New Prepaid Gsm Canada

[PhotoJim]

Originally Posted by adam917

Does anyone know if SIMple Calling will roam on Bell or Telus when in Canada now that their network is live? Last time I was there (mid-September, Montreal) it could sometimes find 302-880 (Bell/Telus shared) during a scan but never register. This was before the new network(s) launched. If it can roam on the new network, that could mean great news if the coverage mirrors or betters existing CDMA coverage, where Rogers never got around to covering (such as all 3 territories, all of Newfoundland outside the St. John's area, all of Labrador, virtually all of rural Canada, etc.).

It took me three hours to drive from St. John's to Clarenville and I still had Rogers coverage, so this is a little inaccurate.

Now, mind, 10 minutes north of Clarenville I did lose signal. But Rogers covers the Avalon Peninsula quite well and then west and north to Clarenville. More is needed, I agree.

[adam917]

Originally Posted by PhotoJim

It took me three hours to drive from St. John's to Clarenville and I still had Rogers coverage, so this is a little inaccurate.

Now, mind, 10 minutes north of Clarenville I did lose signal. But Rogers covers the Avalon Peninsula quite well and then west and north to Clarenville. More is needed, I agree.

Oh I didn't know Clarenville was that far from St. John's. I did see the place on a Canadian tower map a while ago and based what I wrote earlier on the drivable distance from the North Sydney ferry that runs year-round. The majority of that distance (905 km, plus the ferry ride from North Sydney, Nova Scotia) Rogers users are without service. Most of the Newfoundland still doesn't have Rogers coverage.