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Zarkov Cortez posted:Have a link for that share plan? I was thinking about getting a 32GB Nexus 7 with HSPA+ when they come out. http://redboard.rogers.com/2012/new-to-rogers-the-6-gb-super-plan/ I'm sure there's a million qualifiers and asterixes - I'm almost dreading calling them because of that... but it's mentioned in the second half of that post.
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What is the best (longest battery life mainly) smart phone that wind has? I am with them currently with a pay as you go flip phone and I get good reception where I live (Hamilton, Westdale area).
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Nov 3, 2012 16:55
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Lexicon posted:http://redboard.rogers.com/2012/new-to-rogers-the-6-gb-super-plan/ Here's a fresher source: http://www.rogers.com/web/content/ipad-dataplans#,Accordion1--acc1 Click shared plan. Offers 100 dollar credit with no term, so 2$/month for 10 month, then 12 after that.
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Frank Dillinger posted:Here's a fresher source: http://www.rogers.com/web/content/ipad-dataplans#,Accordion1--acc1 Great, thanks. Do you happen to know if they'll mail you a sim card, or do you have to set this up in store?
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Nov 3, 2012 22:39
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Need some professional advice goons. I was mugged last night; and my phone was one of the items taken. I have 3 (?) years left on plan; so I can't really switch providers. Seeing as my SIM card is gone now, is there any way to just buy a new sim card and a used phone? I really don't feel like shelling out a couple hundred bucks for another phone and want to go on the cheap.
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Nov 4, 2012 19:23
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You can buy a new SIM card and have it connected to your account for $10-15, depending on provider. Pop it into any phone that is compatible with your carrier's frequencies, and you're set.
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Nov 4, 2012 19:25
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MasterBuilder posted:What is the best (longest battery life mainly) smart phone that wind has? I am with them currently with a pay as you go flip phone and I get good reception where I live (Hamilton, Westdale area). From reviews, the Galaxy Note 2, then the Galaxy S III, then the Razr V. The Blackberrys' have decent battery life too, but really who wants a bunch of end-of-lifed Blackberrys.
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Nov 4, 2012 19:30
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Ensign Expendable posted:You can buy a new SIM card and have it connected to your account for $10-15, depending on provider. Pop it into any phone that is compatible with your carrier's frequencies, and you're set. Play up the sob story of getting mugged though and it may not cost anything.
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Ensign Expendable posted:You can buy a new SIM card and have it connected to your account for $10-15, depending on provider. Pop it into any phone that is compatible with your carrier's frequencies, and you're set. So that means I could buy a sim card off the internet for cheap? This is turning out a lot better than I thought
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Evilpiggie posted:So that means I could buy a sim card off the internet for cheap? Yup. Though I'd recommend you just go in person to a store. It's something they can do in basically 15 minutes, and you're guaranteed to leave with a working sim on your account.
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Nov 4, 2012 20:16
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Evilpiggie posted:Need some professional advice goons. I was mugged last night; and my phone was one of the items taken. Do you have homeowners/renter's insurance? Depending on the plan you could be covered...
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Nov 5, 2012 15:20
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Does Virgin Mobile have any sort of special-rate government plans? A friend here at work just got a pretty sweet plan with Rogers, and before I deal with phone support I was hoping to see if it was worth my time. EDIT: In addition is anyone familiar with this Mobile Router? Looking to get one for my Wifi needs where no networks exist (One of my jobs, on the bus/train, etc). fleur_de_leet fucked around with this message at 17:22 on Nov 5, 2012 |
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Nov 5, 2012 16:53
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For anyone who's in the market for a new phone! Google's basically subsidising their new Nexus 4 phone to get it out there. Great specs and unlocked pentaband HSPA+, so it'll work on all carriers including WIND and Mobi. $309 for unlocked 8GB, $359 for unlocked 16GB.
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less than three posted:For anyone who's in the market for a new phone! We've been pretty much allergic to Android in our house, but that's a pretty good price. I'd guess with a contract that'd get knocked down to $0. May have to give that a serious look for the girlfriend, she's still suffering with an old Blackberry.
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BGrifter posted:We've been pretty much allergic to Android in our house, but that's a pretty good price. I'd guess with a contract that'd get knocked down to $0. May have to give that a serious look for the girlfriend, she's still suffering with an old Blackberry. The issue is that the only carrier subsidy is with T-Mo in the States. e: from the Android Phone thread: bull3964 posted:Yup. So it looks like it's possible that some carriers will pick it up but it would be cheaper to buy straight from Google. And even with contract subsidies it probably won't up cheaper than arguably higher-specced phones like the One X+ or S3. Geektox fucked around with this message at 22:22 on Nov 5, 2012 |
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Nov 5, 2012 22:13
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So earlier today I called Rogers and got a tablet data sharing plan added to my account. SIM Card is in the mail apparently. Then tonight, I noticed that my iPhone had no service. I drove halfway across Montreal and back, and all the while: no service. My girlfriend's iPhone, also on Rogers is fine - so it's nothing to do with infrastructure. Moreover, her SIM card works in my phone. I can't help but think this is related to me calling earlier. Unfortunately, it's too late to talk to the business hotline people, but I've logged into my online access and everything looks fine. Anyone have any idea what in the everloving gently caress could be going on with my account? Goes without saying, but my account is in good standing, etc.
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They probably changed the SIM card of your iPhone for the one they're sending you for the tablet. Stupid mistake from them but well... welcome to Rogers !
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TheSadPope posted:They probably changed the SIM card of your iPhone for the one they're sending you for the tablet. Stupid mistake from them but well... welcome to Rogers ! For Christ's sake. They deal with this poo poo day in and day out. Should be a well oiled machine - particularly with all that money Canadians throw at them.  Rogers
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Lexicon posted:For Christ's sake. They deal with this poo poo day in and day out. Should be a well oiled machine - particularly with all that money Canadians throw at them. "They" meaning Rogers as a company does it day in day out. In reality you have a bunch of call centre employees who don't give a gently caress, high turnover and a constant looming of YOU'RE NOT MAKING ENOUGH NEW SALES that they really couldn't care less if it is done properly.
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Geektox posted:So it looks like it's possible that some carriers will pick it up but it would be cheaper to buy straight from Google. And even with contract subsidies it probably won't up cheaper than arguably higher-specced phones like the One X+ or S3. The Nexus 4 is higher spec'ed than either of those phones except memory. It won't have expandable memory.
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grack posted:The Nexus 4 is higher spec'ed than either of those phones except memory. It won't have expandable memory. Storage.  The Nexus 4 has 2GB of RAM, double the S3's 1GB. Full comparison here: http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone2=5048
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less than three posted:"They" meaning Rogers as a company does it day in day out. In reality you have a bunch of call centre employees who don't give a gently caress, high turnover and a constant looming of YOU'RE NOT MAKING ENOUGH NEW SALES that they really couldn't care less if it is done properly. No of course, and I'm not expecting any wage slave with a lovely job and an rear end in a top hat boss to give a gently caress about my first world problems. It's still on Rogers to come up with a system that's not so brittle that adding services can easily cause a loss of service elsewhere.
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I'm probably gonna order the Nexus 4 right from Google. I have to go to a Fido kiosk to switch to a micro sim, don't I? 
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ZeeBoi posted:I'm probably gonna order the Nexus 4 right from Google. I have to go to a Fido kiosk to switch to a micro sim, don't I? Just go up and ask for a sim. Probably a $10 fee.
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Now I see where telus was spending their money. I went from 800-1600kbps in red deer on my "4g":galaxy s2x to this on the lte note 2 I think this is faster than the fibre internet telus offers here edit: yeah, telus's fastest optik internet here is 25/2. Powershift fucked around with this message at 23:40 on Nov 6, 2012 |
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Nov 6, 2012 23:33
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Now you can hit your data cap in a half hour!!! BTW those speeds are gone as soon as people actually start using lte.
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Nitr0 posted:Now you can hit your data cap in a half hour!!! 21 minutes, actually. But it would be an awesome 21 minutes.
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Switched to the Rogers "$58 plan" (before additional fees) 300 min MY10 Unlimited evenings(6pm-7am) + weekends 5GB Voicemail + Caller ID extra. I need to work on getting some account credits.
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MasterBuilder posted:What is the best (longest battery life mainly) smart phone that wind has? I am with them currently with a pay as you go flip phone and I get good reception where I live (Hamilton, Westdale area). Galaxy Note 2 and Galaxy S3.
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Nov 7, 2012 00:55
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Is there a Canadian/World version of the Razr Maxx?
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D C posted:Is there a Canadian/World version of the Razr Maxx? All signs point to yes - http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_razr_maxx-4666.php No idea where'd you get one, though.
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grack posted:All signs point to yes - http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_razr_maxx-4666.php http://www.omegacell.com/products/motorola-xt910-razr-maxx
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Lexicon posted:So earlier today I called Rogers and got a tablet data sharing plan added to my account. SIM Card is in the mail apparently. I really shouldn't be surprised that in addition to the other fuckups - Rogers managed to send me a micro SIM not a nano SIM - despite the guy's insistence that he knew the difference.
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Nitr0 posted:Now you can hit your data cap in a half hour!!! Define "as soon as people actually start using". Both my LTE iPad on Bellus and my LTE phone on Verizon in the States have been getting that for months.
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mediaphage posted:Define "as soon as people actually start using". Both my LTE iPad on Bellus and my LTE phone on Verizon in the States have been getting that for months. He means that once devices utilizing the LTE band become more commonplace you'll start to see some slowdown like how you'll rarely get the advertised "maximum speed" on HSPA these days.
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less than three posted:Storage. The S3 has 2GB of RAM in North America
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I went to wind to change my phone to a Note 2 and apparently it is for new activations only. You can't even buy the thing paying full price, it is retarded
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That makes my blood boil. As a market, we really, really need to sever the link between service and device. Imagine a power provider (e.g. BC Hydro) prohibiting existing customers from buying a particular new brand of toaster. That's essentially what goes on in cellular in Canada. This happened to me once with an early vintage iPhone when they first came out. I wrote a lengthy diatribe to the Fido ombudsman complaining, and they grudgingly made a "special exception". The best part: they forgot to add the device cost to my bill! I walked out of the Apple store having not paid a cent, and it never ever showed up on my bill. Sometimes their incompetence actually works in your favour.
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Nov 7, 2012 22:00
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EAT THE EGGS RICOLA posted:Congrats on stealing a phone I guess. How is it stealing if they didn't bill me? Guy at the Apple store said they would.
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