Phone Coverage FAIRBANKS...

Hi, I'm travelling from Australia and cruising from Vancouver to Whittier then land tour to Kenai, Denali & Fairbanks, flying to Seattle (24 hours) and back to Vancouver. I need to purchase a SIM card for text messaging, local calls (taxi etc) and data use (email, google search, messenger etc.) Will 1 company and 1 SIM cover all my needs or do I need a seperate SIM for Canada? Can I organise this in Vancouver (if so where?) or do I need to wait until I cross into USA? Is the phone coverage good in and around Fairbanks, and up to Chenna Hot Springs? In Australia we need to fill in a contract with ID etc and activate the plan which takes some time. Is this the same and if so, how long does it take to activate? Any information appreciated. Thanks :)

The one and only time I was in Chena Hot Springs, the only coverage thy had was Verizon. I would contact them and verify what cell phone coverage they have.

DON

Thanks Don - good advice to contact them directly. I did and found out Verizon and ACS Alaska are the only 2 cell phone networks, though I can purchase internet for $8 for 24 hours. It seems Verizon has to be the most coverage across Alaska.