I am planning a Canada trip this coming season and wanted to see how I could get reasonable wifi via my cell phome while in Canada I have Verizon 3G data and phones I realize that I can sign up for the NA plan for voice and remember from prior trips that data access was priced unreasonably. I do have an on-board wifi booster and antenna and can get shore based signals. What about Virgin Mobil and Virgin Mobile Canada = Any experiences Any updates on availability ? Greg and Susan Han USCG 100GT Master, Near Coastal Key Biscayne, FL Allegria -- Krogen Whaleback #16 Lying at Key Biscayne YC, Florida

Hello Greg, I work on the St. Lawrence, and live on the Rideau. Unsecured private wi-fi is not unusual, but less prevalent than a few years ago; however, there are many more free public hotspots. (restaurants, libraries..) My cell is Virgin. They use the Telus and ATT towers, and provide good coverage and I have had good success tethering my phone into my laptop. Enjoy your visit! (were you not in Kingston recently?) Steve On 10-12-13 3:55 PM, Gregory Han wrote: > I am planning a Canada trip this coming season ..... > I do have an on-board wifi booster and antenna and can get shore based .... > signals. > > What about Virgin Mobil and Virgin Mobile Canada = Any experiences > > A

Last year on the loop in canada, we had verizon cell and aircard(internet) plans and considered them reasonable. Voice was the north american plan (with reduced minutes) and internet was something called global access all in all if I remember correctly, the cost was $120 a month for internet (approx. $60 over our normal) and $20 more for voice but only for the 3 months in canada . We changed back to our normal plan when we reentered the US. We wanted the connectivity and figured the cost for having it canada was $80 above our US plan per month total toll for our canadian cruise was $240 for the 3 months. Joe Carolyn Ann GH N-37 On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 4:55 PM, Gregory Han <hangreg@gmail.com> wrote: > I am planning a Canada trip this coming season and wanted to see how I > could > get reasonable wifi via my cell phome while in Canada > I have Verizon 3G data and phones > I realize that I can sign up for the NA plan for voice and remember from > prior trips that data access was priced unreasonably. > > I do have an on-board wifi booster and antenna and can get shore based > signals. > > What about Virgin Mobil and Virgin Mobile Canada = Any experiences > > Any updates on availability ? > > Greg and Susan Han > USCG 100GT Master, Near Coastal > Key Biscayne, FL > Allegria -- Krogen Whaleback #16 > Lying at Key Biscayne YC, Florida > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop > > To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, > unsubscribe, etc.) go to: > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/great-loop

I used my aircard in Canada last year. Prior to going I had inquired at the local Verizon office if there was a data plan for Canada. They said No and (at that time, anyway), I could not find anything on the web for such a plan. When we got to Canada, I was still getting a signal, so I continued to use the aircard (more secure than WiFi !) on my computer. By the time I got home, I had a $600+ bill for "roaming" for the month ! When I talked to billing they advised me of the "North America plan" or whatever its called. I was able to negotiate the bill down to what the plan would have been...".if only I had known"! So....just because you're able to log on doesn't mean your not on a different "Plan". Brian Deans __OCEANUS --- On Mon, 12/13/10, Joseph Pica <joseph.pica@gmail.com> wrote: From: Joseph Pica <joseph.pica@gmail.com> Subject: Re: GL: What is latest on Cell based WIFI in Canada To: "Gregory Han" <hangreg@gmail.com> Cc: "T-GL" <great-loop@lists.samurai.com> Date: Monday, December 13, 2010, 4:41 PM Last year on the loop in canada, we had verizon cell and aircard(internet) plans and considered them reasonable. Voice was the north american plan (with reduced minutes) and internet was something called global access all in all if I remember correctly, the cost was $120 a month for internet (approx. $60 over our normal) and $20 more for voice but only for the 3 months in canada . We changed back to our normal plan when we reentered the US. We wanted the connectivity and figured the cost for having it canada was $80 above our US plan per month total toll for our canadian cruise was $240 for the 3 months. Joe Carolyn Ann GH N-37 On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 4:55 PM, Gregory Han <hangreg@gmail.com> wrote: > I am planning a Canada trip this coming season and wanted to see how I > could > get reasonable wifi via my cell phome while in Canada > I have Verizon 3G data and phones > I realize that I can sign up for the NA plan for voice and remember from > prior trips that data access was priced unreasonably. > > I do have an on-board wifi booster and antenna and can get shore based > signals. > > What about Virgin Mobil and Virgin Mobile Canada = Any experiences > > Any updates on availability ? > > Greg and Susan Han > USCG 100GT Master, Near Coastal > Key Biscayne, FL > Allegria -- Krogen Whaleback #16 > Lying at Key Biscayne YC, Florida > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop > > To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, > unsubscribe, etc.) go to: > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/great-loop _______________________________________________ http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.) go to: http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/great-loop