Cell service (Verizon) between Port Canaveral and Key West

I know my phone will work once I get to Key West (I believe we dock sometime in the afternoon) but I am wondering what the chances are I would have service earlier in that day (around 9:00 AM). I have a work call I would like to join in at all possible.

I don’t normally work during vacation and it’s totally fine for me to miss this meeting. It’s more of a want to participate sort of thing. It’s a gotomeeting so maybe I could also use internet on the ship (but would rather not pay for it).

I just wondered what the chances are we will be close enough to shore that morning for my phone to work.

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Chances are very low you would have service. It doesn't carry that far off shore, especially not well enough to have a reliable connection.

If you are at sea, my guess is that you will have service through the ships tower, which is very expensive per minute.

Thanks! I definitely won't be using the ship's service. I don't want to join this call badly enough to pay for it!

If you DO decide to take the call, it's a business expense...your company should reimburse you for the cost. If you are the owner, it's tax-deductible (or used to be!....who knows now!).