Just a warning about Vonage: I regularly call a friend (4x/week) that has
Vonage. Not a week goes by without some problem. Sometimes he can't hear
me, other times I can't hear one. One time, I was broken up. We checked
his internet speeds, and they were fantastic.

Also, Vonage is a pain to cancel. Vonage lost a lawsuit in NY. In that
state (and that state only), it is much easier to cancel.

YMMV, but I'd stay away!

Jon

On Tue, 30 May 2006, Christopher Gronski wrote:

> Hi Joy,
>
> I just picked up a great (but not short term) cell phone alternative,
> the  Vonage WiFi UTStarcom F1000:
>
> http://www.vonage.com/device.php?type=F1000
>
> It is a portable phone that uses WiFi and VOIP instead of cellular
> service. Yes this means you can only make phone calls in wireless
> hotspost, but it has free voicemail and all the perks. Plus you can
> set it up to just about any area code, so you could set it up with a
> 202 area code and use it at the Second Cup in Halifax Nova Scotia and
> talk to anyone in Washington DC for free. Perfect for the traveling
> consultant.
>
> Chris
>
> On 5/30/06, Joy Hecht <jhecht@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > I'm going to be in Canada in my van for around a month this summer.  I've
> > got a verizon cellphone, which works in Canada but they would charge me a
> > serious fortune to use it, no free minutes or anything.
> >
> > I'm wondering if there are any options for getting a short-term cellphone
> > for while I'm in Canada, and how much that might cost.
> >
> > Also, does anyone have any sense of how easy it is to find free wifi access
> > on the eastern side of Canada - basically from Toronto to Newfoundland?
> > Hopefully mostly Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.
> >
> > Other suggestions about travel in that part of the world would be
> > interesting too, of course!
> >
> >
> >
> > Joy
> >
> > ****************************************************************
> > Joy Hecht
> > and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
> >
> > For musings about life and the vanadventures:
> > http://www.joyhecht.net
> >
> > ****************************************************************
> >
>