Hello everyone. What would be the BEST cell service/provider/plan for only international texting and calling? (Fiance is a U.S. soldier deployed abroad. We want to communicate everyday but it is VERY costly. Need solution ASAP.)

Hey Ravrr!! I've missed you! It's awesome to see you, and it's been entirely too long. I hope you've been doing well :D

I don't know the answer to your question. I'm sorry. I just wanted to drop a line to wish you well! You have a fiance? Congratulations!

This isn't a smart-aleck answer, so please don't take it as one.

The best advice I was given, when I entered the USAF in 1968, was, "Make sure your 'best friends' are in the Signal Corps."

The Signal Corps is composed of soldiers who have total control of all COMMUNICATIONS, and they know how (for their friends and the top brass) to place FREE PHONE CALLS anywhere on Earth.

If your fiancé has "connections" (no pun intended) with any of THEM, he can call you often, and it would be FREE, for BOTH of you.

Also, you can use "MARS," which is the "Military Affiliate Radio System" utilizing the Amateur ("Ham") Radio Service frequencies to keep loved ones "in touch."

What happens is, a "Ham" radio operator in the country where your fiancé is stationed, contacts another "Ham" radio operator in your city, and that one calls you and routes the 2-way radio conversation over the telephone lines to you.

In such a set-up, you must remember to always say "OVER," when you are done speaking, so switches can be thrown and you can hear the other person speaking. When he says "OVER," it is your turn to talk.

It's cumbersome, but it WORKS, and it is FREE.

Good luck!

I dont know what other providers charge but you can go on verizonwireless.com and click the international caller link and see the actual costs for them.