Hi all
about to fly to Alaska. found out none of my GSM phones works there (can't believe it! a U.S. state !! i have taken my phones to Ethiopia, Kenya Tanzania & Uzbekistan without a problem...)
please tell me Where & Which !

thanks

aby

so... guess i'll use Telepathy

seems i haven't defined my question properly:
WHERE can i find a local SIM in Alaska?
WHICH do you recommend?

Alaska mostly CDMA with very little GSM coverage. It appears (but I can't confirm) that Cellular One (Dobson) is GSM and has a roaming deal with TMobile at 850.

But the U.S. in general is behind the curve on GSM phones -- it's not like you can pick up a SIM card on every corner, unfortunately.

http://www.gsmworld.com/cgi-bin/ni_map.pl?cc=us&net=dc

buy a pre paid phone card- that's what I do in areas my ohone won't work.....

I have a Tracphone and it never failed me. I used it all over Alaska. The only time it failed was when in BC on the way home and we were in a extremely remote area.

Thanks
i'm still studying your answers

mooselywild - a prepaid phone card means i have to put a looong code on every call or just once (or maybe not at all?)?

Maybe Alaska was set aside for intervention and recovery for cell phone addicts.

Thank you Jorr, this is how I feel about it too.

Well, yes, usually- but by the 3rd or 4th call, you probably have the # memorized

And is Alaska a vacation?? How many calls will you need to make? Jorr- LOL! Yeah, aby, think of this as a chance to leave modern complications behind........

I never bring my cell phone on my vacations. I go on vacations to get away from it all.

Get the phone card. Mine is only 5 cents per minute. If you have to find a public phone and dial in three complicated numbers per call it will limit your erge to call. Cell phone rehab 101.