Verizon cell phone coverage in BC, Yukon, AK

When in Alaska, Verison's phones if 3G, will roam onto Alaska Communications's cell sites and if they're 4G LTE, Verison has their own cell sites in Fairbanks, Anchorage and Juneau. If you have a 4G LTE phone and you can't get a Verison 4G site, the phone will go back to 3G and roam on Alaska Communications. You'll do just fine with a Verison phone in Alaska. Sam's Club, Best Buy and I think Costco a cell them. At the moment Verison doesn't have their own stores in Alaska.

Bill

Don't know about cell coverage in those areas but I have Verizon and it works just fine in Canada. As long as you have the North America plan you won't incur roaming charges.

obgraham wrote:
Stop at a WalMart in Canada and get a pay as you go cheapie.

I have never seen a cell phone for sale at Walmart Canada. I've bought them in the US, but not Canada.

Take a look at www.walmart.ca before you plan on buying one.

Verizon, Sprint and A&T do not exist in Canada.

VintageRacer wrote:
Verizon is a US company so it doesn't operate in Canada. That means zero coverage in BC and Yukon. Verizon doesn't operate in Alaska either. So you will be paying roaming charges. Ask about roaming coverage, find out who Verizon roams with, and look into their network coverage. All carriers post maps on their web sites.

Brian

This is so wrong!

Yes Verizon is a US coverage, but connects with Canadian towers to provide International Roaming for their US customers while in Canada. YOU WILL HAVE USE OF YOUR VERIZON PHONE IN CANADA AND ALASKA!

Stop at a WalMart in Canada and get a pay as you go cheapie.

Verizon is a US company so it doesn't operate in Canada. That means zero coverage in BC and Yukon. Verizon doesn't operate in Alaska either. So you will be paying roaming charges. Ask about roaming coverage, find out who Verizon roams with, and look into their network coverage. All carriers post maps on their web sites.

Brian