Canada contract + operators

[vdKarel]

Hi,

I'm moving to Canada (Calgary) in February next year for 8 months approx. I was planning on keeping my Dutch contract to be available in case of emergencies. I have sold my TP2 and am using an old Nokia. Can I use it there or will I get in trouble with different bands used?

And I am also planning on getting a phone + contract (no data) for over there. It is best to take a contract or do a prepaid? What are the operators? Should I buy a cheap 2nd hand phone and take SIM only? Or perhaps a dual sim phone for my dutch sim card.

Thanks for helping me out cause I really have no clue on how the phone market is over there.

[stepw]

Check out
http://www.mobileincanada.com/
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_mobile_phone_companies

[vdKarel]

Thanks! I'm checking it out now.

[mma123]

For simple prepaid voice, you may want to look at 7-11 wireless speakout.