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From: Elliott Bray (no email)
Date: Tue Apr 04 2006 - 06:05:38 EDT
We had great VOICE cell phone access in Canada during our trip on the loop
last year.
We changed plans to cover roaming for both Verizon and Cingular.
The catch was:
The Canadian companies don't (didn't) pass on the digital data portions!!!
(info not only by observation but also from Verizon in NY)
Thus NO Verizon Express Network nor Quick-2-Net.......
I suspect you will need to get a phone plan from one of the Canadian
companies.
While the signals don't seem to care where they are, the listeners seem to.
A US example:
We are 500 yards inside the Mississippi border from Tennessee on Pickwick
Lake.
Verizon must not be licensed in this part of Mississippi because while I can
get voice, they won't pass the data portion on to their server. The signal
strength is fine, they respond with "can't find your account" or something
to that effect. The same message I got in Canada.
When I hop in the car and drive 4 miles into Tennessee Verizon is happy and
I can connect.
(Maybe if I disabled the GPS???)
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Elliott Bray in winterquarters in Austin, Tx
M/V Letitia - Gulfstar 44 MC
Resting on Pickwick Lake
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> Message: 9
> Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 08:35:41 -0400
> From: "Jeffrey Siegel" <>
> Subject: Re: T&T: Wi-fi networks
> To: "'ron barr'" <>,
> <>
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> > RE: the new EVDO or 1X networks.
> > The question is how available is this outside of Urban areas
> > and what about Canada which is after all part of North America?
> >
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> From: bv <>
> Subject: Re: T&T: Wi-fi networks (in Canada)
> To: , 'ron barr' <>,
> Trawler World List <>
> Message-ID: <C056A738 dot 788C%bvcom at mac dot com>
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SNIP
> In Canada, for any accurate information, check Telus or Bell
> Mobility for
> CDMA ; Rogers and Fido for GSM.
>
> While in USA, my Telus connection (EVDO and 1x) gives me
> access to Verizon
> network at no roaming charge.
>
> My Rogers telephone gives me access to AT&T at no roaming
> charge if I choose
> the North American plan.
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