Making calls in Canada - pre-paid

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On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 19:44:01 -0400, John Brandt
<john.brandt88@verizon.net> wrote:
>Last summer while visiting the Canadian Maritimes, I was not able to
>make outbound calls on my VZW pre-paid phone (FreeUp service). I kept
>getting a message that the call could not be completed as dialed.

Some Canadian cellular companies make you dial a '1' before the area
code. It's a real pain in the a**, given that my address book entries
only have the 10 digits. Could that have been your problem?

>In-bound calls were fine and I seem to remember were billed at the
>regular roaming rate of 99 cents per minute.
>
>When I posted this last year, someone had some recommended solution
>which I have since misplaced. I am heading back next month and want to
>be able to use the phone in an emergency.

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On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 22:28:50 -0400, John Brandt
<john.brandt88@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>>Some Canadian cellular companies make you dial a '1' before the area
>>code. It's a real pain in the a**, given that my address book entries
>>only have the 10 digits. Could that have been your problem?
>>
>That was my guess, but I won't be certain until I get there. Hopefully
>someone on this NG will have a definitive answer.

Call Verizon and ask if your pre-paid phone (FreeUp service) should work
in Canada.

--
Bob Scheurle | "There's nobody getting
njtbob@X-verizon-X.net | rich writing software."
Remove X's and dashes | -- Bill Gates, March 1980