now I have even more questions :-)) what is the best system in Canada and
the USA if it is not the gsm system ? Didn't know there was another one. So
if I buy my card in Vancouver I will get local call rate in Vancouver and
long distance for example in Banff, is that right ? I won't be giving my
number so won't have to pay for incoming calls at least.

Joanne

"A Mate" a écrit dans le message de news:
...
Fido and Rogers AT&T are the two gsm carriers in Canada. Prepaid sims are
available for Fido certainly - because we used one last year. The Canadian
(and USA) system is quite unlike that used in the rest of the world. The
number you get is location specific! You pay local rates for calls in that
area and long distance for everything else - and callers to you likewise.
You pay for incoming AND outgoing calls.

Lastly - the gsm system is NOT the cell system of choice for North
America -
so gsm netrworks are small with many 'no service' areas.

We still found it worthwhile to get a prepaid sim.



"Jo" wrote in message
...
I am not sure what it is called in north America, it is a sim card in
England. I was wondering if they were easy to buy and if they were
expensive. I have a mobile phone that would work in Canada but would
need
a
local card as to use my own card would be too expensive. Could someone
let
me know if I could buy one and how much the card and the calls would be
?

regards,
Joanne