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are cell phones on a US based network (verizon, cingular etc.) compatable with the Canadian networks? is it just like roaming or will it not work at all?

No idea. Course it doesn't help I'm in New Orleans on the Deep South Coast...

Col. Crackpot wrote:are cell phones on a US based network (verizon, cingular etc.) compatable with the Canadian networks? is it just like roaming or will it not work at all?

They are compatible, you just pay an abusrd international fee. I know people who visited Niagra (they are from the US and were on the US side) and used their cell phone. Seems a Canadain cell tower was closer and picked up the call. When they got home they had a massive charge for an international phone call.

Mobile phones don't work in Canadia because they have yet to fully implement the telgram network.

Alyeska wrote:

Col. Crackpot wrote:are cell phones on a US based network (verizon, cingular etc.) compatable with the Canadian networks? is it just like roaming or will it not work at all?

They are compatible, you just pay an abusrd international fee. I know people who visited Niagra (they are from the US and were on the US side) and used their cell phone. Seems a Canadain cell tower was closer and picked up the call. When they got home they had a massive charge for an international phone call.

that sucks. odd though.... Canada really isn't an international call as far as many land line long distance carriers in the US are concerned. Calling Vancouver is like calling California.

I seem to remember my cell working in Vancouver...

The networks are compatible. My cell works in Michigan and New York.

Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:No idea. Course it doesn't help I'm in New Orleans on the Deep South Coast...

Einy, why would you post a reply when you have nothing to say, to raise your post count?

It's probably a network thing, some would rather squeeze more cash out of you or just not accept calls from abroad.

Darth Wong wrote:The networks are compatible. My cell works in Michigan and New York.

is there some kind of international surcharge?

As long as the networks run the same mobile standard, I see no reason why they shouldn't work.
But roaming normally costs little fortunes...

Col. Crackpot wrote:

Darth Wong wrote:The networks are compatible. My cell works in Michigan and New York.

is there some kind of international surcharge?

Yes. IIRC, the size of that surcharge depends on the company whose cell-phone tower you connect to. It won't bankrupt you, but you might be rudely surprised anyway. I think I paid $5 for a one minute phone call once.

It does depend on the network, seeing as there are three different standards in the US (CDMA, TDMA, GSM)

phongn wrote:It does depend on the network, seeing as there are three different standards in the US (CDMA, TDMA, GSM)

It's really irritating that the US market still hasn't decided on one standard, whereas most of the world has...