Date:         Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:25:15 -0800
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Virginia to Alaska and back--maps, Internet, places to camp,
              and modifications to the van
Comments: To: Harold Teer <teer.vanagon@gmail.com>
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Nice report!

Not sure if Rogers et al up offer a prepaid monthly plan or similar,
but wouldn't that, and a new SIM card be obtainable w/o a Canadian
address?  (hopefully I'm not misunderstanding how the tech works)

The ShureFlo is a nice pump upgrade. I also found a foot switch to be
of great use too.

Thanks for the report on the upgrades.

Neil.

On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 7:22 AM, Harold Teer <teer.vanagon@gmail.com> wrote:



> We carried a Garmin GPS in addition to a Verizon 4G enabled iPad.
> Advantage of Garmin is that it worked in areas where we did not have phone
> service.


>  ....  Since we also wanted the iPad to work with a cellular
> network in Canada, I called Rogers in Canada before we left home.  I
> explained that I was from Virginia and exactly what I wanted to do and they
> said "no problem"  .....  Unfortunately, when we arrived in
> Canada and I tried to activate a plan, I was told I needed a Canadian home
> address before they could activate a plan for me.   .....  What a bummer---so we had a WiFi
> only iPad in Canada.


> Replaced the original faucet with a SHURflo faucet and my wife says this is
> one of the best modifications we have done to the van.

--
Neil n

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