So, it dawned on me a couple of days ago that even on fairly small local
rides, we rely hevily on our mobiles (cell phones) to keep in touch
with the other riders if we get split up, or to arrange the exact
meeting point. I can imagine that during Ride The Lobster this is
going to be im****tant on a much higher scale.
My mobile is a 3G tri-band thing that should work in pretty much any
part of the world. However, the cost of using it to make or receive
calls abroad is a small fortune. Therefore us UK riders (and most
other nationalities too), could do with a cheaper alternative.
Here in the UK you can walk in to pretty much any mobile phone shop and
pick up a Pay As You Go SIM card for a couple of pounds, then load it
up with, say £10 of credit and it'll last ages. Coverage is very good
for 99% of the country, with only a couple of pockets of poor/non
reception.
I know that the US is a couple of years behind us technology wise, but
I have no idea about the Canadian market. Will such a thing be an
option? Would we need a Canadian address to register the SIM card to?
What is the reception like around Nova Scotia?
Any advice from Canadian (or better still, Nova Scotian) residents will
be much appreciated.
STM
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