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I'm back from my AK trip now. We weren't able to get a normal Verizon service anywhere. By normal, I mean where it says "Verizon wireless" as the carrier. There were several places where we got an "Extended Service" message for the carrier identification. I think this means roaming and that we could have used it for a higher charge, and maybe a connection fee. Possibly someone else can describe the costs associated with using Extended Service. We didn't have an emergency so we just waited until Seattle to make our normal "checking in" calls to friends and family.I did see a clerk (presumably a local) trying to use her cell phone in Ketchican. She had Verizon as her carrier and said that sometimes it works and sometimes not. Her's wasn't working then and neither was ours.
I'm back from my AK trip now. We weren't able to get a normal Verizon service anywhere. By normal, I mean where it says "Verizon wireless" as the carrier. There were several places where we got an "Extended Service" message for the carrier identification. I think this means roaming and that we could have used it for a higher charge, and maybe a connection fee. Possibly someone else can describe the costs associated with using Extended Service. We didn't have an emergency so we just waited until Seattle to make our normal "checking in" calls to friends and family.
I did see a clerk (presumably a local) trying to use her cell phone in Ketchican. She had Verizon as her carrier and said that sometimes it works and sometimes not. Her's wasn't working then and neither was ours.
