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Re: [84attendees] 2G GSM Phone in Vancouver

"John R Levine" <johnl@taugh.com> Wed, 25 July 2012 14:45 UTC

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Subject: Re: [84attendees] 2G GSM Phone in Vancouver
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> Canada uses the same GSM frequencies as the US, so one needs an 
> international multi-band phone that works in the US.  For 2G GSM, that's 
> a 3-band or 4-band phone that includes at least one of 850 and/or 1900.

Your carrier also needs a roaming agreement with Rogers or Fido in Canada. 
(Some other carriers sell SIMs but I think they're 4G only.)

R's,
John

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