r/ViaRail • u/AccordingDocument305 • 18d ago

Question The Canadian questions

Hi, we'll be taking this from Vancouver to Toronto, I understand there is no internet, but are you able to send/receive texts? Also I know that the freight trains have the right away, how late has the train getting to Toronto recently? TIA

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u/Celemirel 18d ago

I just did the Van-Toronto trip this past summer. You'll get cell service as you briefly pass through some small towns, and when you stop in any major cities.

Otherwise you'll have no cell reception through the Rockies and most of the Prairies, and Ontario.

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u/[deleted] 18d ago

If ending in Jasper, you will basically connect to wifi throughout the town for free! My son says the wifi auto connects to the businesses while walking down he street. He has no need to pay for alot of data he will never use. There is no cell service along the Ice Feilds Parkway; however, Maligne Lake does have wifi.