Cell phone coverage in Alaska?
Hi everyone! Hubby and I are considering taking the motorhome to Alaska late August/early Sept. I haven't read through the 64 page thread on Alaska 2016, wish I had come here sooner to do that! ...
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Hmm, I hadn't thought of coverage in the Yukon. I think Sasktel uses GSM, not CDMA. Not anymore, anyway. I had a long talk with a Sasktel tech about the Verizon thing. Sasktel is pretty responsive to customer feedback. When AT&T abandoned a HUGE swatch of northern Montana and left them with Sagebrush (and thus Sasktel customers with no coverage down there), it wasn't long before Sasktel developed a roaming agreement with Sagebrush. So I figured I would have a chat with them about Verizon, but the hardware is different, so it's not likely going to happen.
Sasktel roams with AT&T and T-Mobile, but not at all with Verizon or Sprint. My iPhone 6 is unlocked, but it's been so squirrelly with tech issues that we would be reluctant to change SIM cards. We have an iPhone 5 that was my husband's, and we no longer use it, but it is unlocked. We would be bringing the 5's with us anyway as backup (that's how much I distrust my 6...I've had to use my 5 already while waiting for Apple to replace a defective 6). If we have to, we could put a prepaid SIM in there and use it.
Sasktel roams with AT&T and T-Mobile, but not at all with Verizon or Sprint. My iPhone 6 is unlocked, but it's been so squirrelly with tech issues that we would be reluctant to change SIM cards. We have an iPhone 5 that was my husband's, and we no longer use it, but it is unlocked. We would be bringing the 5's with us anyway as backup (that's how much I distrust my 6...I've had to use my 5 already while waiting for Apple to replace a defective 6). If we have to, we could put a prepaid SIM in there and use it.
