Need Advice - Lost Cell Service in Canada

**Staiain** · 05-23-2013, 01:03 PM

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if it's android just go to options, more, mobile netowrks and do a scan

**Razor** · 05-23-2013, 01:06 PM

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Should've called up Virgin Mobile and told 'em to enable international roaming on your plan. Even though you'd be charged for everything, at least you'd have service.

**dAnceguy117** · 05-23-2013, 01:14 PM

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@Razor - guess I should have, huh? Live and learn.

@Stian - yeah, it's Android. I tried Settings -> Wireless & Network Settings -> Mobile Networks, but the only option there is enable/disable data usage. Stupid phone.

**bmah** · 05-23-2013, 07:04 PM

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The ideal thing to do would've been to contact Virgin Mobile and have them set up a travel package for cell service in Canada. You probably would then have to choose a package with a length of time that'd suit your needs. It'd be cheaper than trying to call without such a package in Canada.

Maybe try to go to a mobile service in Canada and set things up from there? idk

**cedolad** · 05-23-2013, 07:14 PM

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Originally posted by MrPopadopalis25

Worse comes to worse you could always head to a Superstore/Loblaws/Wal-Mart/wherever else and get a pay as you go throwaway phone.

Which I think is waayyy cheaper than roaming fees.

**dAnceguy117** · 05-23-2013, 10:39 PM

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You guys read my mind. Definitely gonna grab the cheapest phone I can find and a little prepaid thing.

Thanks all! It's probably easy to tell I've never left the States before. I'll be more prepared next time.

**Tokzic** · 05-26-2013, 04:09 PM

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**dAnceguy117** · 05-4-2014, 10:11 AM

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soo it's this time of year again. I called Virgin Mobile today; they said their USA/Canada stuff is completely separate and that I'd need to buy a Virgin Mobile Canada phone (and probably pay for a month of their service).

I'm probably leaning toward

Originally posted by MrPopadopalis25

Worse comes to worse you could always head to a Superstore/Loblaws/Wal-Mart/wherever else and get a pay as you go throwaway phone.

but still thinking on it. any new ideas, anyone?

**rushyrulz** · 05-4-2014, 10:52 AM

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Depending on how long you're planning on staying, I'd say getting a walmart phone would be your best bet.

**kommisar** · 05-4-2014, 11:30 AM

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we have virgin in canada the towers shouldn't be cutting your service anyways haha

it'd just be roaming

**j-rodd123** · 05-4-2014, 11:46 AM

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ya that's weird, I'm on virgin mobile and I never lose service when I go to the States

**dAnceguy117** · 05-4-2014, 11:48 AM

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Originally posted by rushyrulz

Depending on how long you're planning on staying, I'd say getting a walmart phone would be your best bet.

thinkin' so, ty

Originally posted by kommisar

we have virgin in canada the towers shouldn't be cutting your service anyways haha

it'd just be roaming

I think the person I talked to was saying that the towers aren't compatible with each other basically. there's a chance she didn't know what she was talking about though, I could always try again haha. I specifically mentioned enabling roaming and she said "we can't do that" because blahblahblah.

Originally posted by j-rodd123

ya that's weird, I'm on virgin mobile and I never lose service when I go to the States

ok maybe I'll try one more time lol.

**Arntonach** · 05-4-2014, 06:36 PM

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Seems kinda weird that cell phone companies still think Canada's some bizarre otherworldly land while Mexico just means "stronger cell towers." Also would not like to know how cell phone companies in Europe deal with all dem countries. D:

**arcnmx** · 05-4-2014, 07:34 PM

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Virgin is a CDMA provider (no SIM card) isn't it? For the most part CDMA has been dropped here, makes roaming a bit of a pain for you. I think Bell and Telus still run their networks though, so roaming *should* work, albeit on an old network that might not have the best coverage and performance.

You could try it again, and just buy a prepaid phone if it doesn't work out. If you can't get a roaming plan it'll probably not even be worth trying though.

And yeah, we have Virgin here but they generally run on GSM and are owned by Bell. Not really compatible much, and a completely different company.

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