From: Marcia R. on 16 Jun 2010 17:04 Becca wrote: > On 6/16/2010 2:37 PM, Marcia R. wrote: > > snip... >> My question is, would it save a bunch of time to take a little >> stapler with me to do it before checking in at the pier, or do they >> quickly staple it there? > snip... >> >> From personal experience with any cell phone provider...can you >> usually make cell phone calls from port in Alaska? >> >> Marcia > > Marcia, I'm glad you are here, you ask good questions. About 80 of us > went to Alaska last year in May, and everyone used their cell phones. I > also made calls from the ship while I was on the balcony. We visited > the same ports you are visiting and we were not charged any fees during > the entire trip. > > As far as your luggage tags, I would wait until I got to the hotel and > ask to use their stapler. You can get luggage tags at the pier, but the > pier was a mess when we were there. Our cruise was the 2nd cruise out > of the new pier and it took people forever to get on the ship. Arrive at > the pier early and after the cruise try to do a walk off. > > Becca Thanks Becca, and everyone else. I haven't clicked on the T-Mobile coverage link yet in a previous response, but I will right now. I did try a coverage map a while back, and where there were areas with coverage, it didn't actually list the city names so it was pretty useless trying to figure it out. Marcia
From: Kurt Ullman on 16 Jun 2010 17:05 In article <aYaSn.8069$1Q5.1891(a)newsfe08.iad>, "Marcia R." <Marcia(a)spamlessinlasvegas.net> wrote: > Kurt Ullman wrote: > > In article <jK9Sn.99730$0B5.45923(a)newsfe05.iad>, > > "Marcia R." <Marcia(a)spamlessinlasvegas.net> wrote: > > > >> Plus, if we are in > >> port in Seattle or Alaska, do calls from the ship use towers on land at > >> that point, or do you still go through the ship? > > If you are in a port, then they usually turn off the ship's towers. > > Most likely contract requirements. The easiest thing to do is once you > > get into port, turn on the cell. If it is not roaming go ahead, if it > > is, then decide based on your roaming costs. > > Hmmm, how do I tell if it's roaming? Sorry, but I'm blonde. LOL. > > My phone asks me if I want to roam before it puts it through. That is how I got mine set up. Most phones have some sort of message on the screen if you are roaming. -- I want to find a voracious, small-minded predator and name it after the IRS. Robert Bakker, paleontologist
From: Marcia R. on 16 Jun 2010 17:07 Bert Hyman wrote: > In news:jK9Sn.99730$0B5.45923(a)newsfe05.iad "Marcia R." > <Marcia(a)spamlessinlasvegas.net> wrote: > >> I'm also more interested now is using my cell phone to call home. I've >> already asked T-Mobile about making calls from Alaska. All they've been >> able to tell me is that I won't get charged extra, but they couldn't >> tell me anything about coverage > > http://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/pcc.aspx?WT.z_unav=mst_global_cvg > I tried a coverage map before, and it was really hard to tell where the coverage was. Thanks. I just looked at yours and I still can't really tell, but I'm sure I'll figure it out when I get there. Marcia
From: Marcia R. on 16 Jun 2010 17:07 Bert Hyman wrote: > In news:GCaSn.61514$mi.36835(a)newsfe01.iad "john" > <jcarpenter8417(a)charter.net> wrote: > >> I have AT&T and calls from ports were free (cell to cell) had at least >> 4 bars in all ports. Sitka, Skagway, Juneau, Ketchican > > If the OP's T-Mobile coverage isn't that good, s/he can walk into any > AT&T store and buy a pre-paid phone for less than $30 (I got one for > free simply by walking in and asking questions). They even have a couple > on their Web site for less than $10. Their basic pre-paid plan charges > $0.25/minute for voice calls, with no additional charge for long > distance. > > It's all on their Web site http://www.wireless.att.com/ > > Just checking AT&T's coverage map for Alaska > > http://www.wireless.att.com/coverageviewer/?type=gophone&opt=payg#?type=voice > > it looks identical to T-Mobile's. > Thanks. Marcia
From: Bert Hyman on 16 Jun 2010 17:08
In news:aYaSn.8069$1Q5.1891(a)newsfe08.iad "Marcia R." <Marcia(a)spamlessinlasvegas.net> wrote: > Hmmm, how do I tell if it's roaming? Sorry, but I'm blonde. LOL. If your carrier is T-Mobile, don't worry; they don't charge for it. But, if you're phone's anything like mine, the name of the actual network/carrier will be on the display in the spot that usually says "T-Mobile." Looking at both AT&T and T-Mobile's coverage maps in Alaska since this thread has started, I'm pretty sure that all T-Mobile coverage there is actually roaming on AT&T's network. -- Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert(a)iphouse.com |