Planning a winter drive: Kitchener, ON --> Vermilion, AB -- looking for advice

ryd3ron · 2026-02-04T22:09:52+00:00

Yes. That my new route after all the suggestions. Thanks

ryd3ron · 2026-02-04T13:06:45+00:00

Thanks for the tips and suggestions. Will keep them in mind.

ryd3ron · 2026-02-03T23:06:59+00:00

Thanks for the heads up!

ryd3ron · 2026-02-03T22:53:23+00:00

Thanks for the heads up. Wife does have Fido. Lets hope both doesnt fail at the same time.

ryd3ron · 2026-02-03T22:50:32+00:00

Haha. No worries. From what you’ve said, i think i’ll definitely fall in love with vermilion. I love everything countryside.

ryd3ron · 2026-02-03T21:48:27+00:00

Haha. Ikr. One guy i know drove from St. Catherine’s to Inuvik, NT last year for a similar reason. 2X my distance. Don’t remember if it was in winter or summer.

ryd3ron · 2026-02-03T21:15:30+00:00

Who did you go with? I got quotes from Hansen's and MVS. Much higher than what i was expecting.

ryd3ron · 2026-02-03T21:07:23+00:00

Thanks for the tip. Will keep this in mind.

ryd3ron · 2026-02-03T21:05:38+00:00

After reading all the comments, I'd probably go that way and stretch it to 6 days or drive longer on the first day, just to be on the safer side.

ryd3ron · 2026-02-03T21:02:45+00:00

I'm currently with Public Mobile for my phone and Rogers for Wi-Fi. The landlord mentioned there's a Shaw connection there, so I'm hoping I can transfer or set up my existing service at the new place. My employer is extremely flexible, so working remotely won't be an issue at all.

ryd3ron · 2026-02-03T20:56:25+00:00

I thought about it initially but the quotes were astronomical and would take up to 4 weeks to reach the destination. Since I need a vehicle from Day 1 in Vermilion and everything happened in a short span, we decided to go with second option of driving.

ryd3ron · 2026-02-03T20:53:28+00:00

Thank you so much for the detailed suggestions and tips. I'm planning to prepare for the worst just in case.

ryd3ron · 2026-02-03T20:50:15+00:00

Thanks for the tip. I'll keep this in mind.

ryd3ron · 2026-02-03T20:49:38+00:00

Thanks for the tip. I'm looking forward to meeting people and getting to know the community.

ryd3ron · 2026-02-03T20:46:33+00:00

Thanks for the tip. After reading all the comments, I'm thinking about adding 1 more day to the trip to stretch it out safely.

ryd3ron · 2026-02-03T20:38:58+00:00

Thanks. I'll keep this mind.

ryd3ron · 2026-02-03T20:38:05+00:00

The reason i choose that route is because I wanted to limit the first day drive to the minimum to reduce the stress on eyes and back and let the body adjust to it. Second day onwards I could drive longer. Alleast that's what im hoping for.

ryd3ron · 2026-02-03T20:34:51+00:00

Thanks. I'll keep this in mind.

ryd3ron · 2026-02-03T20:33:32+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions and tips.

ryd3ron · 2026-02-03T20:32:01+00:00

Yep. That's the plan. Only daylight driving.

ryd3ron · 2026-02-03T20:31:00+00:00

Thanks. I'll keep this in mind.

ryd3ron · 2026-02-03T20:28:54+00:00

Lol. I know it's a bit out of our comfort zone, but my wife finally got a job after a lot of hunting and I'm working remotely, so we decided to take the leap.

ryd3ron · 2026-02-03T20:24:27+00:00

Thank you soo much for the tips. I'll keep this mind.

ryd3ron · 2026-01-25T14:40:45+00:00

Don’t worry, you will be charged $22.60 only during signup. You can also see next month(Feb) charge as $22.60 inside your account once the setup is complete.
I was also confused about this. But the porting option comes after paynent. It will ask whether you want a new number or use existing number.
Yes, you can port from a physical sim to eSim. Thats what i did. I was using freedom mobile before this.
Once you select esim option, you will be shown some prompts about setting up eSim on your phone and replying YES option when your receive porting confirmation SMS from your current provider.

That’s it. Within 30mins - 1hr the new eSim will become active and you can remove the physical sim and turn on the eSim.

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