Re: [Paddlewise] Advances in Digital Devices

Craig Jungers wrote:
> This can get you even if you are still in the USA and are in the northern
> San Juan Islands (Stuart, Sucia, and the north side of Orcas). You have to
> watch your phone closely to make sure you are getting the service carrier
> you want because the Rogers cells are often stronger than the US cells in
> these areas.
> 
> Verizon has a plan where you can access their sites up the inside passage of
> BC (or any Canadian cell) but it's not inexpensive. I believe AT&T also has
> something.
> 
> Does anyone know if Rogers has any plan for, say, a summer? Or
> month-to-month?
> 
> Thanks for the "heads up" on this Robert. I hadn't realized it was quite
> that expensive. Talk about gouging the tourists.
> 
> 
> Craig Jungers
> Moses Lake, WA
> www.nwkayaking.net
> 

It works both ways though. It's incredibly expensive for me to take my 
phone into the States and to place calls. I don't know whether the 
excess charges come from Rogers or from the US providers.

Rogers does sell -- and I believe the major others (Bell Mobility, 
Telus and Fido) -- "Pay as you go" cards. But I'm not sure how one 
would apply that to a SIM card already in your phone. You would, I 
suspect, have to pay the "actuation fee", just as if you were a 
Canadian subscriber. I also suspect that you'd need a new SIM card 
(included with the activation fee, I believe) to keep things sorted 
out when you were in reach of both US and Canadian towers.

-- 
   Darryl
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