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Date:         Wed, 31 May 2006 08:48:17 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: US cellphones in Canada, Canadian phones in the US
Comments: To: greg@pottsfamily.ca
In-Reply-To:  <20060531113639.xcjtlyxhce0wg0ww@pottsfamily.ca>
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Sounds good Greg, but you failed to name names! Who is your wife's cell provider, and your Dad's too?

Thanks, Jake

On 5/31/06, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote: > > Hi Paul, > > Excellent advice. > > Some plans are brutal with roaming charges, but there are alternatives. My > employer has me on a plan that would cost $35 every time I pick up the > phone > outside the Canadian border. > > In June last year I travelled to the US on business and my employer gave > me a > loaner phone from another cell co.. I forwarded my number to that one. > Later in > the year I travelled again to the US and our original carrier simply > transferred > me to a different plan for a week. > > When I travel to the US on vacation we take my wife's phone, which has a > reasonable long distance rates and no roaming fees. > > My Dad is on a plan that gives him 300 minutes a month of free long > distance, > and US roaming fees are waived. He has seen some billing issues with > charges > for roaming that were passed along to him by US carriers but AFAIK he was > able > to have those charges reversed by his carrier. > > Happy trails, > > Greg Potts > > > Quoting Paul Guzyk <paullist@GUZYK.COM>: > > > Make sure you call your US cell carrier before you use your cellphone > > in Canada and confirm rates. > > > > Your phone will work fine, but don't be chatty. Rates are often > > $1.00 to $1.50 per minute when "roaming" in Canada. > > > > --- > > > > And BTW, Canadians get hit the same way when they use their > > cellphones in the US. > > >

-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com


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