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- 06-12-2005, 06:44 PM #1Guest
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????
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- 06-13-2005, 09:39 AM #2MikeGuest
Re: Travelling to Montreal
On Sun, 12 Jun 2005 20:49:42 -0700, Joseph <[email protected]>
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.)
- 06-13-2005, 09:47 AM #3MikeGuest
Re: Travelling to Montreal
On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 11:39:58 -0400, Mike <[email protected]> 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.
- 06-13-2005, 01:17 PM #4www.simcard.me.ukGuest
Re: Travelling to 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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- 06-13-2005, 02:22 PM #5Mij AdyawGuest
Re: Travelling to Montreal
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????
>>
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> Take a unlocked triband phone and buy a sim card there
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- 06-13-2005, 09:05 PM #6Jack HamiltonGuest
Re: Travelling to Montreal
Joseph <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 11:39:58 -0400, Mike <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 12 Jun 2005 20:49:42 -0700, Joseph <[email protected]>
>>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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- 06-14-2005, 04:46 PM #7MikeGuest
Re: Travelling to Montreal
On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 17:13:50 -0700, Joseph <[email protected]>
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.
- 06-14-2005, 09:23 PM #8Steve SobolGuest
Re: Travelling to Montreal
Mike wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 17:13:50 -0700, Joseph <[email protected]>
> 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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- 06-20-2005, 08:41 PM #9Guest
Re: Travelling to Montreal
thanks. I checked with Sprint and my phone willwork.I'll just need to
make a few calls. Thanks!
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