Posted on: 06-04-10 17:35:23
Heloo everyone
i m goin to be the new CD on the block and i have too many question to be answered please help me ..........
First about myself.....
I am from new Delhi going to join Brock University,Saint Catharine's,Ontario for my MBA I will be arriving on 25th of april 2010.
Now my questions????
1)Will my Phone work ?
as i can see that the 3G band are different in Canada the phone we have here is GSM Quadband & 3G 900/1900/2100............... i think voice calls will work but as far as 3G is concerned will it work as the Canadian operators have band frequency for 3G as 850/1700/2100. shall i bring my cell phone or not?
2)How to go to Saint Catharines After Arriving on Toronto Airport. Please Guide step Wise as i have searched so many website and i am totally confused with the system( sorry for being Dumb). If there is any CD from Saint Catharines please help me with residence.
3)Where should i Buy laptop from Canada or from Dubai as in dubai it is Tax free....which will be cheaper.
4)What things should i bring along with me please list the items.
I would appreciate for your pain taking in answering all of my question as i m really trying to figure out form the websites about all these but still i m clueless...
Thanks Once again
If your Phone is Quadband it will work ( it should be unlocked though ) .
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Originally posted by ishfanatic
Heloo everyone
i m goin to be the new CD on the block and i have too many question to be answered please help me ..........
First about myself.....
I am from new Delhi going to join Brock University,Saint Catharine's,Ontario for my MBA I will be arriving on 25th of april 2010.
Now my questions????
1)Will my Phone work ?
as i can see that the 3G band are different in Canada the phone we have here is GSM Quadband & 3G 900/1900/2100............... i think voice calls will work but as far as 3G is concerned will it work as the Canadian operators have band frequency for 3G as 850/1700/2100. shall i bring my cell phone or not?
2)How to go to Saint Catharines After Arriving on Toronto Airport. Please Guide step Wise as i have searched so many website and i am totally confused with the system( sorry for being Dumb). If there is any CD from Saint Catharines please help me with residence.
3)Where should i Buy laptop from Canada or from Dubai as in dubai it is Tax free....which will be cheaper.
4)What things should i bring along with me please list the items.
I would appreciate for your pain taking in answering all of my question as i m really trying to figure out form the websites about all these but still i m clueless...
Thanks Once again
From Air port to St Cstherines is a long way. There are more than one ways to get there : other members can suggest which is best option :
1. take GO bus from airport to st catherines. http://www.gotransit.com/publicroot/en/travelling/citylocations.aspx
or
2. look up or post in rides section of few web sites that u need ride on this date , at this time, and someone can quote u.
classified in canadian desi under ride option
or under craig list...
Plan of Campus: http://www.brocku.ca/webfm_send/1367
Students Union: Join them and fire your questions away to the students body:
http://www.busu.net/
MBA Materials: http://www4.samford.edu/catalog/2009/0910-FD_Business.pdf OLD
International Students are paying mega bucks for tuition, you have a special help group to contact in case you have questions: http://www.gradschools.com/Program/ON_Canada/MBA-International-Student-Program/215909.html
Experience Broc: http://www.brocku.ca/liaison/tour.php
Air bus to Brock. Book in advance and get 10% off : http://niagaraairbus.net/ About $80 - Pearson to Brock. Look for their address to plug in their forms.
Maps in the field, in case you get lost on the campus. Their locations: http://www.brocku.ca/maplibrary/
OFF Campus Hosing. Spend the summer on the campus from April 24th and find a suitable accommodation AND the transport : http://www.brocku.ca/webnews/displaystory.phtml?TEMPLATE=och.html&sid=1412
ON CAMPUS Living: https://butler.brocku.ca/webnews
Some trivia on the You tube: /displaystory.phtml?TEMPLATE=och.html&sid=1785
http://www.youtube.com/brockconferencectr#p/a/f/0/akXX-D23B8Y
Off campus in detail.
https://butler.brocku.ca/ocl/
Brand new computers in Dubai were more expensive than in Canada. But when the taxes are added, it will be closer to the Duty free stuff. But the 12 month warranty you will be getting here will be better here than the one from Dubai. You will have to do the analysis right on the spot there at the Airport and take your chances. Refurbished ones are half the price currently. But they might be slow in coming to the display shelves. Post the request for one with specs here.
The phone query has been answered. You will have to find the G3 or the WiFi areas after you land here and test it out.
What to Bring: St.Catherines is the Garden City of Ontario. You will be living in the Banana Belt. Summers are great. So also winters. This year was good. But you always get a lot of help from Buffalo in the winters. They get buried DEEP. So expect a lot of the white stuff drifting from your Southern neighbor. Bring in warm clothes to take care of yourself.
Your Passport, The Student Permit to study. The funds in Canadian Dollar to support you for the duration of studies. If you have paid the fees already, then the proof of payment. Your Birth Certificate. All your educational papers and awards in the Original form. Your medicines that you take, in a see through Plastic Bag with a prescription from your Doctor. Prescription for your glasses, if you wear them. Any medical records that you might need here, in case of exigencies. If there are any goods to follow, then copies in duplicate and the shipping mode with way bill. Your contact list and references, if any, at both the ends. Anything sentimental that you cherish, having an item from back home. A suit to wear for formal occasions and your National Garb for special occasions. Also An introduction from your local banker. If you drive, the Driver's License and if you are a member of IAA, then an international Driver's License. (IDL) Please validate it at your end from the DTO/MTO. Office.
Contact the Brock University and get the exact details needed from you for the enrollment. Don' forget to bring them too.
Freddie.
If you have any "Business" Calculators, and one with Black Scholes formulae you will find it very handy. They expect you to still do the cramming of the formulae in the initial stages.
thx for the detailed explanation 
some body plzz help me with the 3G compatibility problem.
