Steve_

I think they both sucked (and TELUS) and then when the smaller carriers came in and the CRTC started changing the rules they both improved. But you only have to look at all the swanky office buildings they're putting up to know you're being ripped off.

If you spend any significant time in the US it's better using a US carrier, imo.

caretaker

Sasktel's Ultimate 65 plan gives me unlimited internet on my phone anywhere in Canada, unlimited talk in my area and with any Sasktel Mobility phone in Canada and unlimited text in Canada plus 150 long distance minutes in Canada and US. You can buy a variety of pre-paid long distance cards at the grocery and they're typically 2 to 4 cents/minute for Canada and US but since I got the plan haven't used them. You'd probably want the international ones. If you go into the US and start web surfing they probably hit hard for roaming but that's to be expected. I've found the real-time highway cams and road reports to be a big help driving through the mountains. My bill is about $73.

ultrarunner

And they all ganged up on T-Mobile or was it Verizon in their attempt to buy into the Canadian mobile market

ultrarunner

Thank you...exactly my intended point. I guess some people just need that extra explanation

Rich...are you clear now, or you still don't have the foggiest?

djlucy

I think the short answer is: if you want to hold on to cellular date on your iPad, be prepared to be ripped off.

I've found that once you start adding data to any mobile plan the price rockets up. It's very different to the UK where you can get huge data plans for low prices. There's no way around paying big prices for data here.......yet!

Oink

This is Canada. You'll be lucky to find landline phone service in some places.

neilcumming

I had Rogers when I first arrived in Canada,what a pain in the ass ,they used to call me asking when I was going to pay the bill and I hadnt received it yet and could I pay it at their video store ,WTF! I got rid of them pronto.Im fed up with these mobile phone companies now ,I limit my calls ,use pre-paid phones ,I use a Trac-Phone in USA cost me $20 and $20 for 120min air time ,only use for breakdowns .I use the wifi at Flying J ,save up my loyalty points so its free and use skype to talk to my gf.In Canada I have a pre-paid Telus.Its works for me as my company gives me $40 for cell use and we use qualcomm for despatch.

headingwest

Like many things in life its how you view them. I too had chest pain and couldn't seem to breathe when I saw the cost of 3g data in Canada. It quickly broke me of my ways. I used to be a terrible "phone fiddler" in the UK with cheap data plans. I now use 7/11 payg and spend a few $ at most a month on mobiles and don't have a data plan.

neilcumming

You learnt like me,its just a license to print money!

The4BellsLondon

Hope you don't use this right hand IPad whilst trucking ? Wouldn't want to hit a cyclist whilst not full concentrating on the job .

neilcumming

Wow,do people still ride bicycles in cities lol

Steve_

Absolutely, weather forecasts are hopeless for the mountains, webcams and the radar imagery are about the only way. Often they have deck sensors on the bridges too.

I remember one time several years ago I was driving down I-15 and the weather forecast for Butte was something like 4 C, chance of snow and Idaho Falls was 8 C, chance of snow/rain and in the Monida Pass it was a frigging nightmare. Full on zero visibility blizzard. And that was at the end of April!

MikeUK

As many have said on here, unless you have wads of money, or a generous employer, you'll switch off your data and use the available wifi hotspots when you find them...

This cheap mobile data is a novelty to me after 10yrs in the void...