Cell Phone While in Vegas

Young Grimm

Hey Guys,

Just wondered what each of you does as far as cell phone while travelling to Vegas? I have a Samsung Galaxy S with Rogers. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Young Grimm

Wetts1012

Young Grimm;354537 wroteHey Guys,

Just wondered what each of you does as far as cell phone while travelling to Vegas? I have a Samsung Galaxy S with Rogers. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Young Grimm

Send a PM to SteveKerr, hes got some sort of plan for this.

JimmyHo

Roam Mobility; get the sim card, unlock your phone, off you go! I bought one of their phones and use it on every US trip. Just don't drop it in the shitter like I did...#beat

BlondeFish

What's the best cell phone plan for only emergency use locally? I had gotten rid of my unnecessary cell phone, but as pkrfce9 pointed out, IF I continue to play live poker, I may as well have a cell phone in the car when driving late at night from Georgian Downs/Mohawk/Brantford/etc. Things keep getting worse at PartyPoker :rage: so I may keep playing live.

Hobbes

If it's just for emergencies get a pay as you go.

moose

^this^

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BlondeFish

Thanks. I'm thinking of buying the $50 cellphone & $10 SIM card at 7-11. With the only monthly fee being $1.25 for 911 service, this emergency-only phone will last me up to 8 months before I have to top up. I have to remember to ask for a 416/647 number instead of 905.

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moose

I believe the phone comes with the sim. You buy the sim card only if you already have an unlocked phone.

westside8

As posted in the other thread, I have a $100 prepaid T-Mobile card that I run the $2 a day on. Pay By The Day Cell Phone Plans | Prepaid Plans | T-Mobile

Steve Kerr uses Roamobility as swears by it.

Young Grimm

So I got the phone unlocked today and got my Roam Mobilty SIM card. There is a promo for activation on July 1st. You get a free plan for up to 7 days with talk,text and data. I will let everyone know how it goes!

MaPoker

This is a secret we've kept for years. Our cell service does not charge for sending or receiving email. It is almost as fast a texting. SHAW has a phone package anywhere in North America almost free. So when we want to chat and one is in Vegas, an email is sent and the one at home picks up a land line and calls the hotel.
Our cell bill dropped from over $400. to less than $10.
But don't let the phone company's know we found a way to out smart them.

Popkorn

I use a prepaid mobile hotspot when I'm in the US. I would stay away from T-mobile, reception and setting up the hotspot is a bit of a pain. But with the hotspot I use tons of free messaging options on my phone (whatsapp, FB messenger, iMessage, wechat, etc) also there are so many free VoIP options for you to phone back to Canada.

JimmyHo

MaPoker;355414 wroteThis is a secret we've kept for years. Our cell service does not charge for sending or receiving email. It is almost as fast a texting. SHAW has a phone package anywhere in North America almost free. So when we want to chat and one is in Vegas, an email is sent and the one at home picks up a land line and calls the hotel.
Our cell bill dropped from over $400. to less than $10.
But don't let the phone company's know we found a way to out smart them.

$3 a day to be able to talk at the table is well worth it imo. saves having to hike back to your room.

Young Grimm

So I must say that this worked like a dream! I unlocked my phone at a place in Guelph(gewtv). Just upstairs in a building on the Norfolk St. The guy is really cool and I actually v sent 4 of my buddies there as well. We all had great signal while in Vegasv it was great to use my phone just like I would at home without worrying about overages. I would highly recommend this to anyone you crosses the border with any regularity. If you have any questions pm me!

BlondeFish

In case anybody else was looking for a backup or emergency cell phone, I'll be getting the free Speakout phone with ~$130 worth of air time for $100.

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moose

Just be aware that speakout does not work in the US.