ssthrd
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I have no idea where you are coming from with your PS: statement, but this "old fart" (I guess I'm getting close. lol) has been using computers off and on since the late 60's when it took up a small room, and used Fortran 4 and punch cards.
Good advice except for your last comment.
I stand by what I wrote having been travelling up and down this coast for the better part of 40 years.
Have a great day!
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SideHillSoup
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I haven’t been going up and down the west coast of BC and Alaska either , however I agree with ssthrd, in my 4 cruises, and ferry rides up and down the coast, as we have stayed before it’s very spotty and usually only get cell service close to civilization and I have tried with my cell phone with Telus as the provider.
Oh, I’m old
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PackerBacker
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Let’s keep the references to us ‘old’ folks down. The OP question is a valid one and why there’s a need for cell coverage is not relevant to the OP’s question.
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obgraham
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Been on several Alaska cruises, most recently in '19.
I lost cell signal very soon after leaving the ports -- Ketch, Juneau, Sitka. I dont recall ever picking up a usable cell signal as we "just passed by".
If you need reliable signal, get the package provided by the ship, dodgy and spendy though it might be.
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valhalla360
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ssthrd wrote:I have no idea where you are coming from with your PS: statement, but this "old fart" (I guess I'm getting close. lol) has been using computers off and on since the late 60's when it took up a small room, and used Fortran 4 and punch cards.
Comments that provide some variation of "you don't need connectivity because that's not why you are there" are very old school thinking but common among those without the experience.
As you say back in the 60's, a pretty basic computer would fill a room. Now a cheap off brand phone has 10 times the computing power.
With that power comes the ability to work remotely for many...IF YOU CAN GET INTERNET CONNECTIVITY.
Since 2007, we could have been stuck in cubicles going to work each day with 3-4 weeks vacation or traveling the world. We decided to take advantage of connectivity and travel extensively. We would do it again in a heartbeat.
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