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- 04-01-2005, 10:59 AM #1Taylor VincentGuest
I have a Telus pay-as-you-go cellphone, used here in the Toronto area.
I'll be visiting the US in a few months, and would like to use the
cellphone there.
Telus doesn't support it, but the salesman said there is some way of using
it; the catch is that they (whoever they are) charge outrageous amounts
per minute - he said $15 / minute wasn't out of the question.
Is there some way of using it in the US that won't bankrupt me?
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- 04-01-2005, 12:08 PM #2Stanley ReynoldsGuest
Re: Using Canadian Cellphone in USA
"Taylor Vincent" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I have a Telus pay-as-you-go cellphone, used here in the Toronto area.
> I'll be visiting the US in a few months, and would like to use the
> cellphone there.
>
> Telus doesn't support it, but the salesman said there is some way of using
> it; the catch is that they (whoever they are) charge outrageous amounts
> per minute - he said $15 / minute wasn't out of the question.
>
> Is there some way of using it in the US that won't bankrupt me?
>
>
I'am guessing your phone is a tri-mode cdma/amps phone, please post your
model number. The high rate is for roamers with unactivated phones calling
collect or using a credit card. The rate is about $2 per minute with a $2-$3
setup fee per call, USD. No incomming calls with this setup. Will you be
visiting all of the US or just one region ? Your best bet would be to pickup
a prepaid phone for use here. Which phone would depend on where and how much
you will use the phone. Check out this site we have had a lot of changes to
prepaid plans here:
http://markson.net/cell_phones.htm
- 04-02-2005, 12:27 AM #3Steve SobolGuest
Re: Using Canadian Cellphone in USA
Taylor Vincent wrote:
> I have a Telus pay-as-you-go cellphone, used here in the Toronto area.
> I'll be visiting the US in a few months, and would like to use the
> cellphone there.
>
> Telus doesn't support it, but the salesman said there is some way of using
> it; the catch is that they (whoever they are) charge outrageous amounts
> per minute - he said $15 / minute wasn't out of the question.
>
> Is there some way of using it in the US that won't bankrupt me?
I doubt it's $15/minute, unles Telus really, really screws over their prepaid
customers. Might be between 50 cents and a buck a minute.
Your best bet might just be to get a US prepay here...
>
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- 04-02-2005, 03:30 PM #4Paul HiroseGuest
Re: Using Canadian Cellphone in USA
"Taylor Vincent" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Telus doesn't support it, but the salesman said there is some way of
> using
> it; the catch is that they (whoever they are) charge outrageous
> amounts
> per minute - he said $15 / minute wasn't out of the question.
I guess "they" would be Nextel. Customers of Nextel's prepaid service,
Boost Mobile, can roam onto Telus for a 20 cents per minute surcharge
according to this chart:
http://www.cellguru.net/prepaid_compare.htm#Boost
But you have the opposite situation, and
I have no idea what the charge would be. Have you checked Steve
Punter's page?
http://www.arcx.com/sites/index.htm
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