Travelling to Montreal

would like cell service when in montreal for a week. I don't think my
Sprint PCS phone will work, right???? I guess I could buy a GSM phone
here and some sort of SIMcard up therre??? I pretty unfamiliar with
this. Any guidance????

On Sun, 12 Jun 2005 20:49:42 -0700, Joseph <JoeOfSeattle@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>Get an unlocked GSM phone and buy prepaid SIM from either Rogers or
>Fido. (Approximately C$25 for the SIM card and then refills usually in
>amounts $10 to $50. The larger denominations are a better deal.)
>Some Fido cards have per minute rate of 15 cents/minute with shorter
>expiry time.

While that may be a good idea, I wonder if Sprint PCS DOES work in
Canada. There are two major CDMA carriers up there, and Verizon
Wireless works on them in Canada. (I've used them frequently.)

On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 11:39:58 -0400, Mike <inundated9@yahoo.com> wrote:

>While that may be a good idea, I wonder if Sprint PCS DOES work in
>Canada. There are two major CDMA carriers up there, and Verizon
>Wireless works on them in Canada. (I've used them frequently.)

Just checked - Sprint PCS does roam in Canada, with the existing CDMA
networks and existing phone, for 65c/minute. Check their website for
more info. The OP might have to have International Roaming set up -
the number they give is 1-888-226-7212.

Check the website for coverage area, but it seems to be fairly
extensive.

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> would like cell service when in montreal for a week. I don't think my
> Sprint PCS phone will work, right???? I guess I could buy a GSM phone
> here and some sort of SIMcard up therre??? I pretty unfamiliar with
> this. Any guidance????
>


Take a unlocked triband phone and buy a sim card there


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Why bother if SprintPCS will work in Montreal?

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>> would like cell service when in montreal for a week. I don't think my
>> Sprint PCS phone will work, right???? I guess I could buy a GSM phone
>> here and some sort of SIMcard up therre??? I pretty unfamiliar with
>> this. Any guidance????
>>
>
>
> Take a unlocked triband phone and buy a sim card there
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> http://uk.ebid.tv/stores/experimentalist
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Joseph <JoeOfSeattle@yahoo.com> wrote:

>On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 11:39:58 -0400, Mike <inundated9@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 12 Jun 2005 20:49:42 -0700, Joseph <JoeOfSeattle@yahoo.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>Get an unlocked GSM phone and buy prepaid SIM from either Rogers or
>>>Fido. (Approximately C$25 for the SIM card and then refills usually in
>>>amounts $10 to $50. The larger denominations are a better deal.)
>>>Some Fido cards have per minute rate of 15 cents/minute with shorter
>>>expiry time.
>>
>>While that may be a good idea, I wonder if Sprint PCS DOES work in
>>Canada. There are two major CDMA carriers up there, and Verizon
>>Wireless works on them in Canada. (I've used them frequently.)
>
>You have a point there, but I'm not sure what it is. Unless your home
>carrier is *giving away* roaming and long distance getting local
>prepaid is almost always cheaper in the long run.

But he's not there for the long run - he's there for a week.

For me, it was much less expensive to switch to VZW's North America's
Choice while I was there.



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On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 17:13:50 -0700, Joseph <JoeOfSeattle@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>>While that may be a good idea, I wonder if Sprint PCS DOES work in
>>Canada. There are two major CDMA carriers up there, and Verizon
>>Wireless works on them in Canada. (I've used them frequently.)
>
>You have a point there, but I'm not sure what it is. Unless your home
>carrier is *giving away* roaming and long distance getting local
>prepaid is almost always cheaper in the long run.

Unless you're only gonna make a couple of calls. It'd be kind of
silly to buy a phone and a prepaid SIM if you only intend on making
2-3 calls. (I can't remember what the OP said about how much he
wanted to use the phone, though.) 2-3 minutes of phone time roaming
on Sprint PCS would be under $2, and I doubt he could get a phone and
a SIM card for that much And it appears as if Sprint PCS includes
LD for that 65c/minute rate.

Now, if he's planning to talk a lot in that week, it becomes a whole
other story.

Mike wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 17:13:50 -0700, Joseph <JoeOfSeattle@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>>>While that may be a good idea, I wonder if Sprint PCS DOES work in
>>>Canada. There are two major CDMA carriers up there, and Verizon
>>>Wireless works on them in Canada. (I've used them frequently.)
>>
>>You have a point there, but I'm not sure what it is. Unless your home
>>carrier is *giving away* roaming and long distance getting local
>>prepaid is almost always cheaper in the long run.
>
>
> Unless you're only gonna make a couple of calls.

Or you need to be reachable at your US phone number.

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thanks. I checked with Sprint and my phone willwork.I'll just need to
make a few calls. Thanks!