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wcjeep
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Jan 14, 2017

Alcan Hwy Alaska Cell service?

What works best along the Alcan Highway? Verizon? AT&T? T-Mobile?

A friend is going up there for a Willy's Jeep event.
  • I don't know if it's still an extra charge in Canada, but years ago the charge was outrageous.
  • If you have Verizon, go to a Verizon store before you leave CONUS and tell them you want coverage for Canada. When you get to Alaska, you can do the same and tell them to cancel coverage. You will only be charged a few dollars for the time you were in Canada and for any phone calls you made. Much cheaper than just making a call from Canada and paying their sky high rates. Also remember that if you make a call from the US while very near the Canadian border, you may end up on a Canadian tower and get charged for a Canadian call even though you never out of the US.
  • so hate to ask but what is CONUS.. ??

    OK so I guess continental US.. how about just saying lower 48..then everyone will know just sayin.. got out of military and decided not to do acronyms.
  • ORbiker wrote:
    I don't know if it's still an extra charge in Canada, but years ago the charge was outrageous.


    It depends on your plan. I have a Verizon plan that includes Canada and Mexico at no additional charge but plans vary widely.

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