Brian wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 22:09:56 -0700, Susan wrote:
>
>
>>Hi All:
>>
>>I am leaving on an Alaskan cruise in about 5 days. Does anyone know if
>>cell phones work on the ports?
>>
>>Thanks, Susan
>
>
> Cingular and Verizon did.
> Incidentally, our plans allow for calling from anywhere but we weren't
> sure if it included Alaska and Canada. My wife called both carriers
> and was told by both that it would be roaming from both places.
> It turned out that Canada was roaming but Alaska wasn't; it was free
> under our plan. We would have utilized it more if we had been given
> the correct information.
>
It makes sense, since the National plan is only for US calls, at least
for Cingular. Not everyone using Cingular subscribes to their National
plan, so it would not apply to everyone. The good thing was that it was
free when we called from Puerto Rico and USVI during our cruise. |