nextel on ncl ships

[brovol]

i tried to post this earlier, but something went wrong. do nextel phones work on ncl ships? what cost is added above the regular provider rate? do trac phones work? any help will be appreciated.

[brovol]

i'm not feeling the love here. come on, help a friend.

[jemrtt]

we just got back yesterday. My husband did not have any service outside of miami.(Nextel) I am with verizon I had service in the middle of the ocean! well, it was "roaming" but I was able to call home once while in cozumel

 

Hope this helped.

[salty dingo]

I think Nextel requires a different type of technology than is found on the ships, so it won't work at sea. Not sure if any ports of call have this service either. Best bet is to take a regular cell phone if you must have one.

[brovol]

thanks for the input folks. i thought ncl had cell phone service through he ship.

[linwood77]

thanks for the input folks. i thought ncl had cell phone service through he ship.

 

They do, they call it Freestyle cellular. However it only supports GSM and CDMA. Nextel uses iDEN. Check out the following links for more info.

 

http://164.109.173.140/PDF/freestyle_cellular_service.pdf

 

www.cellularatsea.com

[Sparkylok6]

They do have cell service through Cellular at Sea. I have Nextel and Verizon and the Nextel never worked on the ship or in any of the ports. I think they have to sign up with Cellular at Sea to get the service and you have to have a specific type of phone to be able to use it. Check out their website for more info. http://www.cellularatsea.com

 

Good Luck.

[JWestShuh]

Has anyone had any luck with Sprint?

[brovol]

They do have cell service through Cellular at Sea. I have Nextel and Verizon and the Nextel never worked on the ship or in any of the ports. I think they have to sign up with Cellular at Sea to get the service and you have to have a specific type of phone to be able to use it. Check out their website for more info. www.cellularatsea.com

 

Good Luck.

 

 

thanks for the link. looks like i am out of luck.

[Sparkylok6]

Has anyone had any luck with Sprint?

 

 

That is a very good question....since now Nextel has those hybrid phones...nextel for direct connect and Sprint for Cell service.

 

I guess I will find out in April. My husband and son have those type of phones.

[SPman00]

I left my cell phone on while at sea and received a few text messages, I'm very scared of seeing the phone bill!