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Subject:Re: Virginia to Alaska and back--maps, Internet, places to camp, and modifications to the van
From:neil n
Date:Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:17:49 -0800

Just the other day, I was perusing the Sonim on line. Tough but pricey?

I have a SpeakOut (7-11) SIM in an unlocked LG. Works fine, but it
uses Edge network (2G) for data. But. That data plan is only $10/month
"unlimited".

Neil.

On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 12:56 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> Both 7-11 and Petrocanada offer a prepaid sim card service for unlocked phone. Card about 20 bucks, buy time as you need it, no contract. Pretty well same coverage as the big carriers. I'm using it on a  Sonim XP3 (grrr rugged!) and it is working out fine.
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> alistair
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> On 2012-12-14, at 12:25 PM, neil n wrote:

>> Not sure if Rogers et al up offer a prepaid monthly plan or similar,
>> but wouldn't that, and a new SIM card be obtainable w/o a Canadian
>> address?  (hopefully I'm not misunderstanding how the tech works)

-- 
Neil n

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