cell phone reception in toronto?

jimbojones1138
jimbojones1138 Posts: 3,640
edited August 2009 in The Porch
wondering if there is good reception or any at all in toronto... i have verizon...

i am planning on meeting up with friends there and someone that will be sitting with me that will be coming in the day before...

any help?
it's largely due to eddie that i liked to jump off of things as a child...
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  • Mudfest
    Mudfest Posts: 1,025
    given toronto is the 4th largest city in north america i would think it will be just fine.

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  • kingmatt
    kingmatt Posts: 121
    dude, its Toronto not the Antarctic. You won't have a problem.
  • Mcam55
    Mcam55 Posts: 1,407
    your phones gonna work but your gonna have to pay roaming charges...u might wanna check with verizon for the rates.
  • jimbojones1138
    jimbojones1138 Posts: 3,640
    Mcam55 wrote:
    your phones gonna work but your gonna have to pay roaming charges...u might wanna check with verizon for the rates.


    yeah this is what i was getting at with my op... just wondering if id have any problems texting
    it's largely due to eddie that i liked to jump off of things as a child...
  • kingmatt
    kingmatt Posts: 121
    that's a totally different story... you definitely won't have a problem doing it. What your bill looks like in September is potentially ugly. :)

    if it makes you feel any better, you'll be much better off vs us Canadians texting from the US. That's borderlne rape.
  • MrMerkinball
    MrMerkinball Posts: 1,978
    When I moved from Pheonix to Toronto, I was on verizon - until I switched to Rogers. Great reception - but you will pay huge for Roaming
  • RazzyLane
    RazzyLane Posts: 146
    jimbojones1138 wrote:
    Mcam55 wrote:
    your phones gonna work but your gonna have to pay roaming charges...u might wanna check with verizon for the rates.


    yeah this is what i was getting at with my op... just wondering if id have any problems texting

    I'd contact your service provider for rates. I'm from the states and heading to Toronto as well, and for mine, I can receive texts and have them count against my text plan, however, any text I send will cost $0.35 (which is higher than the $0.20/text I would pay on any messages that exceed my plan). Also, your provider may offer a service that allows you to call from your phone to find out how many texts you've sent/received so that you can track how much you're spending while you're in Toronto.
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,168
    I got hit with close to $100 in charges after a 4-day weekend in Montreal
    bastards

    add that to your list of expenses for the trip
  • Guitarhero27
    Guitarhero27 Posts: 2,146
    Add the National Plus plan to your verizon plan - it's $60 a month, but it's pro-rated. So if you're in Toronto for 3 days (like I am)...it comes to about $2 a day, and for those 3 days, you get something like 64 night minutes, 29 peak, and 64 mobile-mobile minutes, and if you have a blackberry - adding the data plan (also prorated, at about $2 a day) - data is free.

    Just be sure to cancel as soon as you get back to the states.
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  • pjten77
    pjten77 Posts: 225
    kingmatt wrote:
    dude, its Toronto not the Antarctic. You won't have a problem.


    Besides crazy roaming charges, watch out for the free range Moose and Polar Bears that roam the streets of Toronto while your head is down texting........
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  • RD171825
    RD171825 Posts: 456
    No its not going to work, we don't have cell phones in Canada.
  • edvedr13
    edvedr13 Posts: 241
    I think just to be safe, you should just use our rotary dial phones we have on the corners of each block. They have perfect reception!
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  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,868
    RD171825 wrote:
    No its not going to work, we don't have cell phones in Canada.

    I'm still on these man! :oops: :P

    cellphone_Full.jpg

    Suck's it doesn't do text messaging! :x
  • tvismyfriend
    tvismyfriend Posts: 2,118
    demetrios wrote:
    RD171825 wrote:
    No its not going to work, we don't have cell phones in Canada.

    I'm still on these man! :oops: :P

    cellphone_Full.jpg

    Suck's it doesn't do text messaging! :x
    If anyone tries to mug you though, you could knock them unconscious with that thing. I'd take that over texting any day.

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