Date: 2009-03-11 02:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tulip-tree.livejournal.com
Yes, Rogers is the company that sells the iPhone here, so I expect that's how you'd be able to roam - but I don't recommend it. In general, crossing the border in either direction with a cell phone means charges of over a dollar a minute (more like $1.50, I think). I only use my phone for very urgent calls and things like "hi, I'm at the terminal, please come pick me up now" when I'm across the border. I would expect that things are no better, and possibly worse, with the iPhone, but I don't have a phone with a data plan, so I've never tried. (And yes, Canadian wireless is indeed monolithic with apparently no incentive to offer reasonable plans... it's quite an adjustment after the US.)

However, plenty of coffee shops in Vancouver have wireless. Blenz is a Starbucks-like chain (but I like it better than Starbucks) which often has free wireless with purchase. As you mention, hotels often do, too.

Have a fantastic time! I love Vancouver.
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