Terry Pinnell <terrypinDELETE@thesedial.pipex.com> wrote:
: I have a Nokia 3210 and I'm using Orange pay-as-you-go for my
: occasional calls. My wife and I are going on holiday in Canada
: (Rockies area, starting in Calgary). I'm woefully ignorant on these
: things so could someone please let me know the status of coverage
: there please? Will I be able to use my phone to call
: - My wife (who has O2 PAYG); she won't necessarily be on same walks
: - Canadian friends
: - My sons back in UK

Firstly the 3210 won't work there - the GSM radio frequencies used in the US
and Canada are different to Europe and you would need a tri-band phone at
least (this cover the two bands used in Europe and the most common one in
Canada/US). Most recent phones do this.

With the correct phone coverage is very good in most towns (Banff,
Lake Louise, Jasper etc.) but you will lose signal for some times when
moving between them.

The prices are high and a pre-paid calling card for payphones will work
out cheaper for longer and non-emergency calls.

See www.orange.co.uk/abroad