allowed to carry laptop ?

[Kirtan1]

I m going through Air India ,
just curious to know whether m i allowed to ship my laptop to canada? 
 
and does Air India allows us to operate laptop during flight ? 

and what about mobile phone?  should i carry it to canada ?   

[ad singh]

you can carry both... no hassles at all..  

however as regards operation of portable devices during flight may be restricted during certain times in flight..like take off.. turbulence ..or landing or any other time which the flight crew informs...

have a safe flight.. 

[Kirtan1]

you can carry both... no hassles at all..  

however as regards operation of portable devices during flight may be restricted during certain times in flight..like take off.. turbulence ..or landing or any other time which the flight crew informs...

have a safe flight.. 

thanx bro for the nice info . 

[enfield]

I m going through Air India ,
just curious to know whether m i allowed to ship my laptop to canada? 
 
and does Air India allows us to operate laptop during flight ? 

and what about mobile phone?  should i carry it to canada ?   

Hi,

Your Indian mobile is of no use in Canada. It shall not work in Canada.

For how to buy a new mobile with connection, check out one of Rhasan's post. It's very informative.

[ad singh]

some indians phone do work there.... no doubt about that...

many smart phones work there... i have nokia e 63 and i surfed net to find..that it works in canada... i phones also work... needless to say blackberry works too..as blackberry is itself  a canadian company..

[enfield]

some indians phone do work there.... no doubt about that...

many smart phones work there... i have nokia e 63 and i surfed net to find..that it works in canada... i phones also work... needless to say blackberry works too..as blackberry is itself  a canadian company..

Hi,

It's very informative,

www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/-t86333.0.html;msg1071570#msg1071570

[READorDIE]

These gadgets are a must when you travel man.
Otherwise ...where else can one store their *censored word* collection.

[rhasan]

If you have a world phone (like iphone/galaxy series/blackberry (not sure about bb though)/etc.), you can use it in Canada. Some of the phones (like my friend brought an N82 which was a quad band phone) theoretically should have worked but at the end didn't (his one didn't even work with Fido, which is one of the few GSM brand network with the supported frequency of n82). The network technologies over here are a bit different. Like they all talk about HSPA and LTE instead of 4G and stuffs. So even if the phone is compatible, it might not work. It's north america after all. Everything is the other way round (starting from the switch to driving seat)

[ad singh]

well the million dollar question for me is that will my nokia E 63 WORK there in Canada ... its quad band and 3 G ...

I SURFED the net and it said that it works there..but i don't know its right or not as rhasan said some phones have only theoretically possibility to work.. but i really want it to work ..

[Kirtan1]

well the million dollar question for me is that will my nokia E 63 WORK there in Canada ... its quad band and 3 G ...

I SURFED the net and it said that it works there..but i don't know its right or not as rhasan said some phones have only theoretically possibility to work.. but i really want it to work ..

just check out the band frequency in ur mobiles manual .   canada works on  GSM  850 / 1900 frequency  AFAIK . 

i also cancelled carrying mobile , there r cheap mobiles available in canada from craiglist .     

[ad singh]

just check out the band frequency in ur mobiles manual .   canada works on  GSM  850 / 1900 frequency  AFAIK . 

i also cancelled carrying mobile , there r cheap mobiles available in canada from craiglist .     

the frequency of e 63 is Operating frequency: E63-1 Quad-band EGSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 900/2100; E63-2 Quad-band EGSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 850/1900 ...

[rhasan]

Well you can bring your phone and try it with networks like fido/rogers/wind/mobility. They are gsm based networks. Most of the Canada's king operators uses CDMA (bell/virgin/telus). There are three king companies over here for network:
1. Bell (very bad rep for hidden cost).
2. Telus (quite expensive)
3. Rogers (most expensive)

Others like virgin (which I use and their service seems to be quite good compared to all the complains I heard regarding other networks) uses Bell's network, fido uses rogers network and so on.

And like I said, the theoretical values MIGHT not work but you can always bring your phone and check it

[ad singh]

Well you can bring your phone and try it with networks like fido/rogers/wind/mobility. They are gsm based networks. Most of the Canada's king operators uses CDMA (bell/virgin/telus). There are three king companies over here for network:
1. Bell (very bad rep for hidden cost).
2. Telus (quite expensive)
3. Rogers (most expensive)

Others like virgin (which I use and their service seems to be quite good compared to all the complains I heard regarding other networks) uses Bell's network, fido uses rogers network and so on.

And like I said, the theoretical values MIGHT not work but you can always bring your phone and check it

THANKS RHASAN  ..

[rhasan]

No problem
Trust me, this mobile thingy is a pain in north america.

[Baloo]

Well you can bring your phone and try it with networks like fido/rogers/wind/mobility. They are gsm based networks. Most of the Canada's king operators uses CDMA (bell/virgin/telus). There are three king companies over here for network:
1. Bell (very bad rep for hidden cost).
2. Telus (quite expensive)
3. Rogers (most expensive)

Others like virgin (which I use and their service seems to be quite good compared to all the complains I heard regarding other networks) uses Bell's network, fido uses rogers network and so on.

And like I said, the theoretical values MIGHT not work but you can always bring your phone and check it

People should not need to wonder why those companies are known as "ROBELLUS".
Canada is one of the most expensive counties in the world on at least two fronts:
Internet charges and mobile phones/contract.

Be warned.