Soruk <soruk@bitbucket.eridani.co.uk> wrote:

>On 2009-07-02, Mark <mark_news@ymail.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:12:17 +0100, 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
>>
>> This may help:
>>
>> http://www.ertyu.org/steven_nikkel/cancellsites.html
>>
>> Basically only Rogers has a GSM network* and operates on 850/1900 MHz
>> so you would do well to take a quad-band phone. Check the Rogers site
>> for 2G coverage.
>>
>> In Vancouver last year we had great coverage on a Moto Razr V3 on the
>> Rogers network.
>
>The other GSM network there, Microcell/Fido, got bought by Rogers a few
>years back, and in about 2005 they were merging the two networks
>together and turning Fido into a virtual network on Rogers.

Thanks all, appreciate the replies.

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK