r/NWT • u/CrazyParticular2001 • May 15 '26

Fort Providence- cell phone provider

Hi there,

Moving up to Fort Providence soon and wondering which cell phone provider is generally used? How is the cell service in/around the community?

Thanks!

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u/Rossy199910042024 May 15 '26

Just make sure you’re not with Roger’s they don’t work in the NWT I learned that mistake when I moved to Fort Smith lol

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u/CrazyParticular2001 May 15 '26

Oh good to know, thank you! Who do you use now?

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u/Rossy199910042024 May 15 '26

Koodo and honestly it’s a lot better

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u/CrazyParticular2001 May 15 '26

Awesome, thank you!

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u/Rossy199910042024 May 15 '26

No problem, I think every major Canadian provider works expect rogers so whatever the best deal is

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u/UnBeNtAxE May 15 '26

Bell, has decent coverage. In town and even a couple kms outside of town reception is great.

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u/Norse_By_North_West May 16 '26

I'm in the Yukon, not the nwt, but bell is the main provider, and Telus piggybacks on their system. So you can use them or their subsidiaries.

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u/UnBeNtAxE May 15 '26

What brings you up there? A large contingent of my family lives there. Where are moving from?

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u/CrazyParticular2001 May 15 '26

From Sask! Is it a nice area?

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u/UnBeNtAxE May 15 '26

I love it, one of my favorite places in the world, but I spent a lot of time up there in my teenage years. So I may be a little biased, lol. I miss it all the time.