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Open Roads Forum  >  RVing in Canada and Alaska  > Boost Phone service in Canada This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  JANETRUPP • View posts Bullhead City, AZ and on the road.. Senior Member Joined: 10/28/2006 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 07/29/10 07:34pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator We are planning next summer to take an extended 3 month trip up thru Alberta and British Columbia. Does anyone know if the Boost phone service works up there? What about an air card. My husband will need to be online occasionaly for business purposes and I don't know if we should get a Boost air card or another. Anyone have any suggestions of what works? Thanks in advance, Janet Loving our life. Hubby and me and Buttons make three (our baby,poodle) Our Baby Buttons is now at Rainbow Bridge Monaco Diplomat 40' 4 slides Honda Civic Tow Tothill • View posts BC Senior Member Joined: 06/15/2007 View Profile Offline Posted: 07/29/10 11:41pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Your best bet it to contact Boost and ask them. In BC cell service tends to exist in and near larger cities and towns, and a bit along major highways. The three main providers are Telus, Bell and Rogers. All sell Air cards but whether you can get one for a short term I do not know. Your other option is to use hot spots and free wifi where it is available. joe b. • View posts Florida Senior Member Joined: 08/24/2002 View Profile Offline Posted: 07/30/10 06:09am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator The Canadian "Internet" system is far better than in the US in rural areas. A number of years ago the Canadian government put Internet into all(?), at least everywhere I have been, small communities. Most are in the community library or town building. Some I have had to go inside to use but most work from their parking lot. Now where there is not a community, no Internet for the most part, one you get away from the more populated areas along the border. If you can't get cell service, then the air cards don't work either for the most part. The most I have ever gone if recent years without Internet service is a couple of days when we are dry camping somewhere in northern Canada or rural Alaska. The bigger towns in both countries have excellent cell and Internet service. Internet is usually free and the cell can get costly depending on your phone carrier. With that said, I turn my cell phone off when we get to the Canadian border, I am on vacation. Anyone that needs to communicate with me can send an email and I will check that every few days. Life does exist without cell/Internet service, I made 9 RV round trips to/from Alaska before the days of "instant" communications. The world kept turning just fine without my input. LOL joe b. Stuart Florida Formerly of Colorado and Alaska Dodge/TCD - Rockwood 8281 SS 5th Whl & 2008 Lance 845 TC www.pajbcooper.com web site Alaska Trip 2011 - now posted. Alaska-Colorado&others, photos "Without challenge, adventure is impossible". 4*phun*2 • View posts Canada Senior Member Joined: 09/24/2008 View Profile Posted: 07/30/10 06:19am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Never heard of Boost. Check with them to see if they have a Canadian Plan. Roaming can be expensive when you cross a border. Glenn & Karen '08 Chevy LT 3500 HD 4x4 CC LB DRW (nice hips) '06 F350 4X4 Lariat CC LB DRW (nice hips) retired '09 Victory Lane 38SRV Toy Hauler '02 HD Road King FLHRCI KRUZN '04 F150 XLT Super Crew Our Toys JANETRUPP • View posts Bullhead City, AZ and on the road.. Senior Member Joined: 10/28/2006 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 07/30/10 09:14am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Thanks for the replies. I believe Boost is an off-spring of Sprint but not sure of that. Like Joe, the phone we can do without but we do all banking and our Mobile Home park in Mississippi is handled alot over internet with our manager. We will be staying in mainly tourist stops ie; Jasper, Banff etc and just need to check it every couple of days. But as suggested I will check with Boost or one of the Canadian companies suggested. Thanks all....you guys are great as usual. Janet Astronomer • View posts Victoria, BC, Canada Full Member Joined: 10/02/2003 View Profile Posted: 07/30/10 08:27pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator For sure, there is network coverage in Alberta and near urban centres in British Columbia (the mountains block the signal from distant towers in BC). So the question is whether you can roam on the Bell/Telus or Rogers networks with Boost, and I think only Boost would know that. 2002 Silverado 2500HD D/A Triple E Topaz FS275TE woodsworth.ca GoneCamping • View posts Chesapeake, Virginia Senior Member Joined: 02/20/2002 View Profile Offline Posted: 07/30/10 08:41pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I do know that Boost uses the Sprint network, not sure if they are actually affiliated with them or just lease from them. I don't know about their coverage into Canada, but suspect if Sprint works up there so shouldn't Boost. But I'd also recommend you contact Boost and find out directly from them... *Cliff* "The American Indians found out what happens when you don't control immigration!" 2000 Ford F-150 2005 Coachmen Spirit of America 300 TBS Chesapeake, Virginia 2gypsies • View posts You're Not Goin' Find Us! Senior Member Joined: 04/02/2003 View Profile Posted: 07/30/10 10:30pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator You might consider just buying a prepaid calling card and using a pay phone to check in with the business. Full-Timers for 16 years 2004 40' Newmar Dutch Star Diesel Pusher 2004 Jeep Liberty This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Open Roads Forum  >  RVing in Canada and Alaska  > Boost Phone service in Canada

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