ask dr "canadian cellphone" LJ

[rmd]

So, I'm planning to go to worldcon. It's in canada. I have an ATT networked non-jail-broken iPhone with a fairly boring cellphone-plus-iphone-data plan.

What's the most affordable way for me to use my phone in Canada? Should I just turn the thing off at the border to avoid getting hit with huge fees and go cellphoneless? Should I get some kind of Canadian prepaid rental phone (if there is such a thing)?

I'd like to at least have basic cellphone capability, although full-on data would be great to have as well.

thoughts?

Comments

[thespian.livejournal.com]

Virgin has prepaid cellphones in Canada, but they're pricey; $40 for the non-contract stuff. There's not a lot else up there. You can sell if after, though.

Since you have an iPhone, have you considered Skype? Then you can make the call from anywhere you can get a local (free) wireless connection.