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Old 04-18-2013, 12:48 PM   #10
Phil Fill
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Originally Posted by kolive View Post
The remote cruising areas are definitely an issue for Internet access and AIS. This was a convenient app for US coverage I already have. Canadian coverage I do not know about be ause data charges are very high for my cell plan.

True when we are in Canada we will have to have a different plan. With Verizon you can buy coverage in foreign companies for an additional fee. Our Sales employees that travel into Canada have an additional cost for Canada. When sale employees travel to Europe I have to activate the international coverage for that area/country. So you have to manage your coverage. In some countries, China/Indonesia/Japan, its better to buy a temporary/throw away phone to use in that country.

We have radar and before we head out will also have a back up radar, so we are not going to rely on just AIS. The biggest concern is very few pleasure boats, 50+ ft, can send AIS. They mostly received.
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