CANADA
| Useful things to know: |
| Prefix: |
+1 |
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| Money: |
1 CA$ = 0,743904392 Euro |
| Electricity: |
120V - 60Hz |
| Time Zone: |
GMT-5.00 to -8.00 |
National GSM & 3G Operators
| Rogers Wireless Inc. |
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Prepaid Card Name: |
Pay as you go |
| Activation Fee/Credit included: |
CA$ 60.00/20.00 |
| Card Validity after activation: |
30 days |
| Net Frequency: |
GSM 850/1900, WCDMA 850/1900 |
| Logo, Net Code: |
Rogers, 302 72, 302 37 (Fido) |
| Coverage Map: |
official site |
| Prepaid offer: |
click here |
| Last update: |
19/04/13 |
| Bell Mobility Inc. |
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Prepaid Card Name: |
Prepaid |
| Activation Fee/Credit included: |
CA$ ???/15.00 - € ???/9.66 |
| Card Validity after activation: |
120 days if your credit goes to zero |
| Net Frequency: |
WCDMA 850/1900 |
| Logo, Net Code: |
Bell, 302 64, 302 88 (shared with Telus) |
| Coverage Map: |
Official Site |
| Prepaid offer: |
click here |
| Last update: |
19/04/13 |
| TELUS Communications |
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Prepaid Card Name: |
Prepaid |
| Activation Fee/Credit included: |
CA$ 59.99/50.00 - € 38.53/32.11
Activation is free online, CA$ 35 in the shop |
| Card Validity after activation: |
- |
| Net Frequency: |
WCDMA 850/1900 |
| Logo, Net Code: |
Telus, 302 22, 302 88 (shared with Bell) |
| Coverage Map: |
Official Site |
| Prepaid offer: |
click here |
| Last update: |
19/04/13 |
| Globalive Wireless LP (WIND) |
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Prepaid Card Name: |
no specific brand |
| Activation Fee/Credit included: |
- |
| Card Validity after activation: |
- |
| Net Frequency: |
WCDMA 1700 |
| Logo, Net Code: |
Wind CA, 302 49 |
| Coverage Map: |
Official Site |
| Prepaid offer: |
click here |
| Last update: |
19/04/13 |
Since the acquisition of Microcell by Rogers, Fido and Rogers customers share the same network. By now Canada has actually
one single GSM national network operator, which is Rogers combined with Microcell, plus 5 WCDMA networks.
There are three more GSM network operators, with regional coverage, which are:
- Ice Wireless, Whitehorse area.
- DMTS Mobility, Northern Ontario.
- Sasktel, Sasketchwan.
Other GSM brands
| Fido (by Rogers Wireless) |
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Prepaid Card Name: |
Fido Prepaid |
| Activation Fee/Credit included: |
CA$ 30.00/0.00 |
| Card Validity after activation: |
60 days |
| Net Frequency: |
GSM 850/1900 |
| Logo, Net Code: |
fido, 302 37 |
| Network: |
Rogers |
| Prepaid offer: |
click here |
| Last update: |
19/04/13 |
Solo Mobile (Bell) and Koodo Mobile (Telus) are other two prepaid brands which offer only monthly-based prepaid plans which we are not listing here.
Mobile Virtual Network Operators
| Petro-Canada Mobility |
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Prepaid Card Name: |
Prepaid Plan |
| Activation Fee/Credit included: |
CA$ 10.00/2.50 |
| Card Validity after activation: |
180 days |
| Net Frequency: |
GSM 850/1900 |
| Logo, Net Code: |
Petro-Canada, 302 72 |
| Network: |
Rogers |
| Prepaid offer: |
click here |
| Last update: |
19/04/13 |
| 7-Eleven, Inc. |
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Prepaid Card Name: |
Speak Out |
| Activation Fee/Credit included: |
only phone kits are available |
| Card Validity after activation: |
365 days |
| Net Frequency: |
GSM 850/1900 |
| Logo, Net Code: |
SpeakOut, 302 72 |
| Network: |
Rogers |
| Prepaid offer: |
click here |
| Last update: |
19/04/13 |
