LC> Do deactivated cellulars work in Canada?
 JS> They don't work anywhere.
Actually, they do work, in many places.  
Deactivated phones in many areas, even ESN's marked negative for
fraud, will work just fine.
After dialing a number, your call is intercepted, usually by a company
like the American Roaming Network, who will complete your call after
you give them a credit card number.  
They will also let you place collect calls.
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From: PREPAID CELLULAR                                      Time: 05:16pm
\/To: BLAKE BOWERS                                        (Read 6 times)
Subj: R: Deactivated Cellular

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FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 223 CELLULAR      Ref: DAF00000 Date: 06/10/96
From: JOHN SUMMERS                                          Time: 05:37am
\/To: GEORGE ERDNER                                       (Read 8 times)
Subj: data over cell service

George Erdner wrote in a message to Wayne Nocton:
GE> How do you manage to get 12000 baud on a cellular line, when
GE> the absolute maximum baud rate on a regular land line is
GE> only 2400 baud?
Who told you that???
You obviously haven't been keeping up with modern modem technology have you?
John Summers
(jsummers@ultravision.net
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