note: Country specific SIM cards can only be used with GSM cellular phones. You will need to rent or purchase one of our unlocked GSM phones designed for overseas use. For the Canada SIM cards, you will need a GSM phone with 1800 MHz compatibility.

Call from the US to your Overseas SIM CARD number at SUPER-LOW RATES with International Calling!

SIM cards that are opened are non-refundable.

Activating Your Service:

To retrieve your Canada cell phone number you can dial 611 from your mobile phone or 1-888-481-FIDO (3436) from a landline. Your Canada mobile phone number is printed on the reverse side of your SIM card packaging and begins (090). From your international cellular phone you can always dial 900 and select option 2 to receive your mobi4u cell phone number.

To start using your service simply:

• Be sure that battery is charged
• Insert the Canada SIM chip into the cellular phone
• Turn on your phone
• Dial 611 to activate and retrieve your Canada cell phone number
• Start calling

Customer service for your Canada Fido prepaid SIM card is available by dialing 611 from your Canada cellular phone.

When calling overseas from the United States to your Canada cellular phone number callers will need to dial 1 and then your Canada cell phone number. To call the US simply dial the 1 area code and phone number to be connected. To call abroad (other then to the US) from Canada you will need to a calling card with a local access number in Canada. Direct international calling is not available with Fido.

Adding Talk Time:

A C$15 airtime voucher has been included with your Fido Canada SIM card. Additional credit is available through the purchase of airtime vouchers, also called reload codes (not another SIM card), in Canada. These airtime vouchers are available in 4 denominations of Canadian dollars:

Canada Prepaid Vouchers
Rate	Cost	Minutes	Days Valid
C$0.15/min	C$15	100	15
C$0.15/min	C$30	200	30
C$0.30/min	C$10	33	30
C$0.30/min	C$25	83	60

Refill your prepaid service account whenever you want. Simply open the prepaid voucher and punch the secret code into the keypad of your international cell phone to apply the respective credit.

Airtime vouchers are available locally in Canada at convenience stores, petrol stations and local Fido authorized dealers.

At any time you can dial *46, free of charge, from your Canada cell phone to check your account balance 901 [send] from your cell phone to find out the remaining call credit balance on your SIM card

Rates:

A C$15 airtime voucher has been included with your Fido Canada SIM card. Additional credit is available through the purchase of airtime vouchers, also called reload codes (not another SIM card), in Canada. These airtime vouchers are available in 4 denominations o Canadian dollars:

Canada Domestic Rates (per minute)
Airtime Voucher	Rate	Minutes	Days Valid
C$15	C$0.15	100	15
C$30	C$0.15	200	30
C$10	C$0.30	33	30
C$25	C$0.30	83	60

Canada International Rates (per minute)
Calls to the US are C$0.33/min

E-mail:

Receive e-mails at an easy-to-remember fido.ca address!

E-Mail Messaging lets you send and receive e-mail messages of up to 155 characters each, right on your handset display. Your e-mail address is easy to remember, because it's your Fido phone number (area code + your Fido number) followed by @fido.ca (e.g.: 4161234567@fido.ca). This service works anywhere in Fido's PCS coverage area and is billed on a per-use basis at 7¢ for every e-mail message sent or received.

Service Life:

If you do not recharge your account within 120 days your Mobile phone number will be recycled and any remaining airtime credit will be forfeit. To get connected again you will be required to purchase another SIM card. The 120-day period starts the day you activate in Canada.

Canada SIM Card Coverage:

Cellular coverage in Canada is excellent, far exceeding typical cellular coverage in the US.

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New Years Eve 2005 in Montreal VIP Special Tour Packages

By: Oren Born - [travel]

Posted 11/07/05

Montreal VIP announces its 5th annual exclusive New Year's Eve 2005 Tour packages. Ring in the new years in style by experiencing the best of Montreal's nightlife at Montreal's top venues and best parties while avoiding inflated hotel rates and long lines with Montreal VIP's tour packages.

Montreal is quickly becoming one of the best places to ring in the New Year with partygoers due to its excellent nightlife reputation. This popularity has placed a premium on New Years with inflated hotel rates and increasing exclusivity to the best parties in town.

While the inflated crowds and prices could make Montreal in December as appealing as its weather, it does not have to be if you are a VIP. Montreal VIP is now offering its 5th annual New Year's Eve VIP packages.

Montreal VIP keeps its prices low while making sure every one of our guests is treated as a VIP, regardless of the time of year. A feat hard to do on December 31st. Guests are given access to the parties without having to wait in any of the lines, making it a success with visitors and locals. Allowing them to offer competitive packages with exclusive access so one can better experience New years in Montreal.

New Year's Eve packages start at $150 and are custom tailored to guest's specifications, and include VIP access to the nightlife every night. Availability is limited.

About Montreal VIP: Started in 2000, Montreal VIP is in the business of providing the complete VIP experience. They specialize in bachelor parties and nightlife events. Guests are given VIP access to Montreal's top nightlife including night clubs, Montreal strip clubs, bars, restaurants, casino, and more. All VIP packages are custom tailored and can include accommodation and all necessities.

Small Town, Big Fishing Problem!

By: Ron Kirstein - [travel]

Posted 11/02/05

Small Town,

Big Fishing Problem!

by Ron Kirstein, edited by Lisa Cole

Port Renfrew is a small Canadian town with a major fishing problem. The problem is the sport fishing is great and only a few people know that.

We arrive in Port Renfrew in late afternoon. Captain Quigley greets us at the entrance to Osprey Cabins. Quigley and his family provide these comfortable cabins in a beautiful rural setting - and there's an outdoor hot tub to boot! Their place is one of the most popular accommodations in Port Renfrew, and their rates are very reasonable.

Captain Quigley is one of the most skilled and knowledgeable guides we've ever met. We've been out with the affable "Capt'n Quigs" before, at his other fishing operation in Sooke, BC. (45 minutes west of Victoria), so we know we're in good hands!

The alarm shatters our solid sleep at 5 a.m. We're on the water by 6:00. The sun is just coming up behind us as we speed westward, heading towards the mouth of the San Juan Inlet. Quigley's boat is fast and powerful. We hang on to our seats as we bounce over the big waves!

We stop just off Camper's Bay, where the West Coast Trail from Port Renfrew meets the "Pacific Ocean" for the first time. The shoreline cliffs were spectacular and carved into numerous huge dark caves.

Captain Quigley points over the port side towards the open Pacific. "Next stop Hawaii, and that way, Japan!"

The water is as calm as it ever gets out here, but the rolling swells are huge. The sun is shining brightly now, but cool dark fog is already rising from the water, cloaking the cliffs. It looks like the trees are suspended in the air far above us.

Captain Quigley tells us we're sure to catch some big ones today. Swiftsure Bank, where Juan de Fuca Strait drops off into the deep blue Pacific, is where halibut and salmon are most plentiful. It's hard to believe we're fishing on the edge of the open Pacific Ocean.

The first one I catch is a screamer! They call it that because it grabs the bait and takes off. The line literally 'screams' as the fish runs. Quigley knows what to do. He puts the boat in gear and chases the fish. My eyes almost pop when I look down at the reel and there are only about 3 wraps of line left! In seconds, the fish has run almost 300 yards of line. I reel as fast as I can until the line's tight again and the fight's back on.

Non-stop excitement, boats all around us are getting strike after strike. On Quigley's radio, we can hear the guides sharing information about their catches - "Double strike, 40 feet down!" They all share their success so everyone else can succeed too.

Even when there's a lull, and the fish aren't biting, Captain Quigley is entertaining us. He teaches us his latest fish-luring chant and the accompanying dance: "Chinook, Chinook - Bite on my hook, my hook!" There's never a dull moment on board.

And when the fish are biting, Quigley is a very patient teacher: "Let him run! That's it.. He's got the whole boat to play with. Let him tire himself out.."

Later, Quigley tells us a story about the biggest fish ever landed on his boat. He had taken an elderly couple on an expedition, and it was turning out to be a disappointingly uneventful day - not one bite! Until they decided to turn back...

Then, all of a sudden, they got a nibble. It was a huge struggle, but with Quigley's help, they reeled it in - a 52 pounder! Now that's a really big salmon. It went on to win several categories in the fishing derby.

We catch our limit long before the charter's over, each fish is in the twenty-pound range. We had about 100lbs of fish on board, enough to feed us all winter! (We were fishing for spring salmon as the Coho and Sockeye fisheries were temporarily closed.)

When I made dinner that night, back in Victoria, one fillet filled the grill on my barbeque! Five people dug in and there was 2/3 left over! We're talking serious salmon here, folks!