Re: [Paddlewise] Advances in Digital Devices

From: Robert Livingston <bearboat2_at_comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:28:24 -0700
Be careful if you cross over into the Gulf Islands.



The Canadian cell company (Rogers) will charge you more than the cost  
of your iPhone for not that much access time. The rates are  
astronomical. You may be used to the fixed rates that you get with  
AT&T here but cross the border and it is a different story.

There is more awareness of this problem now, and the iPhone itself can  
be set not to grab data in Canada, but the first time I used my iPhone  
in Canada I naively got on-line to read the newspaper and download a  
couple pictures while in a long border crossing line up.


It cost hundreds of dollars.



On Apr 24, 2009, at 06:48 PM, Craig Jungers wrote:

> But by using my new Apple iPhone I can create a wireless network  
> between the
> iPhone and my notebook computer (which I also use as a navigational  
> tool
> loaded up with digital charts and the appropriate softw
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