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grack posted:All signs point to yes - http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_razr_maxx-4666.php By the way this was directed at the guy asking about battery life.
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keyframe posted: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 Telus wouldn't sell me one outright either. I had to pay out my old contact and re up. The only real loss is the 50 dollar cancellation fee if they start dicking me around. The phone is amazing, and in amazed at how widespread their lte network is. I didn't know they covered red Deer but they cover almost the whole hwy 2 corridor from Edmonton to Calgary. And even grande Prairie. It shouldn't take them long to blanket the province. Rogers doesn't even have all of Edmonton or Calgary yet.
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Powershift posted:Telus wouldn't sell me one outright either. I had to pay out my old contact and re up. The only real loss is the 50 dollar cancellation fee if they start dicking me around.
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keyframe posted: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 I bought mine full price from Rogers, without contract. I already have a contract with Rogers though. Not sure if Any of the bands available on Rogers network will work with Wind. I ordered October 30th in the Morning, and Got mine on Nov 7th in the mail. Of course it is locked to Rogers, but you can get the phone unlocked for around $50. Might be worth checking out for those who are on another carrier and cannot buy the phone outright from them. Hamelekim fucked around with this message at 19:36 on Nov 8, 2012 |
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Nov 8, 2012 19:34
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Hamelekim posted:I bought mine full price from Rogers, without contract. I already have a contract with Rogers though. Not sure if Any of the bands available on Rogers network will work with Wind. As an aside, I was really looking into the Note 2 and getting mildly excited about the stylus, but the Nexus 4 is just too damned cheap not to get.
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mediaphage posted:I don't think any of the others will have the unlocked AWS bands, though. It all depends on what you want in a phone. The size of the screen and the features of the Note 2 were what I was looking for in a phone. It has LTE as well, which is a big thing. When I can get 22Mbps download and 16Mbps upload while on the go, that's pretty sweet. Also, Wikipedia says that the version that Rogers/Telus/Bell uses supports AWS. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_Note_II You might have to do some more research on the XDA forums under the AT&T sub forum with regards to AWS, but they use the same model as we have here on Rogers/Telus/Bell, just with an M suffix. Hamelekim fucked around with this message at 22:43 on Nov 8, 2012 |
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Hamelekim posted:It all depends on what you want in a phone. The size of the screen and the features of the Note 2 were what I was looking for in a phone. It has LTE as well, which is a big thing. When I can get 22Mbps download and 16Mbps upload while on the go, that's pretty sweet.
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So the Nexus 4 is ridiculous, and is going to make me get my first smart phone. Can I just get a simcard from any of the major providers, plug it in and get it working? edit: loving hell, i forgot how bad canadian cell plans are. This is why I've used a pre-paid since I moved here Alctel fucked around with this message at 23:59 on Nov 9, 2012 |
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Nov 9, 2012 23:56
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Alctel posted:So the Nexus 4 is ridiculous, and is going to make me get my first smart phone. The specs I've seen say that it's pentaband, so yes. It will work with all of our providers. Obviously you won't get LTE data from those providers that have it.
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Nov 10, 2012 00:18
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Alctel posted:So the Nexus 4 is ridiculous, and is going to make me get my first smart phone. You'll also want to make sure that you are getting a MicroSIM, not a normal SIM. And yes, plans are terrible.
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I'm going to be in Canada (Vancounver) for about two weeks in December/January (hopefully) with a Nexus 4. I'd like to get a prepaid sim for the trip, possibly with data. Who should I look at?
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Nov 10, 2012 03:59
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FISHMANPET posted:I'm going to be in Canada (Vancounver) for about two weeks in December/January (hopefully) with a Nexus 4. I'd like to get a prepaid sim for the trip, possibly with data. Who should I look at? Hah, with data? You sir, are an optimist.
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Nov 10, 2012 04:05
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Koodo will give you 500mb prepaid for $25. http://koodomobile.com/en/bc/plansandboosters.shtml
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I decided to actually read the OP, and checked out Telus, Bell, and Rogers. First of all, holy poo poo you guys have got it bad, especially for prepaid. Prepaid just gives you the right to use minutes, and the minutes are really expensive. Telus and Bell both want to charge out the rear end for data, but Rogers charges a "reasonable" $45 for 500MB of data, which would be enough for two weeks (that's usually what I use per month in the glorious homeland  ), but the footnote says it's only for social networking?gently caress, ignoring data, what would I do if I just want a burner phone so someone can get a hold of us in an emergency/if we have an emergency?
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FISHMANPET posted:I decided to actually read the OP, and checked out Telus, Bell, and Rogers. Bell/Telus/Rogers hate prepaid clients and would rather they just fall off the face of the earth. Look at Koodo as posted above, or WIND where you can get 50mb for $5.
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There definitely prepaid flip phones you can buy at Best Buy and Future Shop. Also, Koodo is just Telus, so their prepaid plans are pretty good and will get you good coverage. Virgin Mobile (Bell) is also worth looking into.
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Yeah, Koodoo looks pretty good. $15 base + $25 data + $5 voice, that's doable. E: Virgin looks even better, $35, and there's a Virgin store 2 blocks from my hotel? But if I to use minutes or go over the 250mb data, do I have to put a few extra bucks in my prepaid account for that to happen, and then forfeit whatever I don't use when I leave? FISHMANPET fucked around with this message at 05:21 on Nov 10, 2012 |
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Can't you prepay for all of Wind's plans? I'd get one of their unlimited data deals.
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ZShakespeare posted:Can't you prepay for all of Wind's plans? I'd get one of their unlimited data deals. They don't list that $40 under their pay your way plan, so I have no idea how I would go about getting it. I'd really like to just walk into a store and walk out with a SIM for my Nexus 4.
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FISHMANPET posted:They don't list that $40 under their pay your way plan, so I have no idea how I would go about getting it. All of Wind's plans can be done on prepaid. "Pay your way" is just their pay-as-you-go plan, for their monthly plans ask for the "pay before" option in store. Then you just top up your account each month to keep your account active. But Wind does charge $25 for a sim card though, so yeah they kinda rip you off there.
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WIND doesn't have micro (nano?) sims for the nexus 4 as far as I know so you'll have to cut your own from one of their regular sims. It also has limited coverage outside Vancouver so unless you're spending most of the trip in the city you might want to go with koodo or virgin instead
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the talent deficit posted:WIND doesn't have micro (nano?) sims for the nexus 4 as far as I know so you'll have to cut your own from one of their regular sims. It also has limited coverage outside Vancouver so unless you're spending most of the trip in the city you might want to go with koodo or virgin instead I think they must since they're offering the Galaxy Note II.
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the talent deficit posted:WIND doesn't have micro (nano?) sims for the nexus 4 as far as I know so you'll have to cut your own from one of their regular sims. It also has limited coverage outside Vancouver so unless you're spending most of the trip in the city you might want to go with koodo or virgin instead They do, my Wind Galaxy S3 has a microsim in it.
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Wind also doesn't work on Vancouver Island, poo poo. Guess its Telus/Rogers/Bell for me 
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You get Koodo at least. Also WIND is lighting up Victoria right now.
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less than three posted:You get Koodo at least. That's where I am - but its not showing on the coverage map
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Alctel posted:That's where I am - but its not showing on the coverage map It works in parts. They're really slow at adding to their coverage map.
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I've been with Virgin Mobile for a while now. Renewed my contract about a year ago but kept the old phone (Samsung Vice) because hey, it still worked. However, now it's starting to crap out. I still have the opportunity to switch to a new phone, and I was wondering what the 2012 equivalent to the Samsung Vice is, in terms of durability/reliability. I only use my phone for texting and the occasional call. Don't really want any bells or whistles.
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Mahler posted:I've been with Virgin Mobile for a while now. Renewed my contract about a year ago but kept the old phone (Samsung Vice) because hey, it still worked. However, now it's starting to crap out. I still have the opportunity to switch to a new phone, and I was wondering what the 2012 equivalent to the Samsung Vice is, in terms of durability/reliability. I only use my phone for texting and the occasional call. Don't really want any bells or whistles. The Gravity Touch looks like it has QWERTY
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Alctel posted:That's where I am - but its not showing on the coverage map They lit up my town 2 years ago and it's still showing as "future coverage".
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This is the third call I got from them. At first at thought it was a error because I don't owe any money. Here is the message they left. "Yes, this is Mr. Cole. We have your contact number regarding a matter in our office. If you would please contact us as soon as possible, it is very important. Our number here is toll free 866-421-4920, again that number is toll free 866-421-4920. I am require to inform you that this is an attempt to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose." All I have is a phone number no company name. I looked up the number and a bunch of people received the exact same message. It just looks like some kind of scam so I haven't called back, Plus I live in Québec their message is only english. It's weird. How do I deal with this ?
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Monsieur N posted:This is the third call I got from them. At first at thought it was a error because I don't owe any money. Here is the message they left. Ignore it or call block it. If you call them back, the best case scenario is that it's some sort of mistake. The worst-case and more likely scenario is that it's a scam and they'll start calling you more.
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That's "Dynamic Recovery Services", a skeezy debt collector that does a lot of payday loan recovery. They like to spoof their caller ID to make it harder to screen them out. As long as you don't actually have an unpaid payday loan, you can ignore them. Some douchebag took out a payday loan and gave your phone number, and there is no point in trying to explain that over the phone to a collection agency because their job is to shout at you and threaten you until you pay up.
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Great, so that's two calls to Rogers to order a nano sim and in which the CSR has profusely agreed they know the difference between nano and micro, and two UPS deliveries each with a micro sim. I'd call back to explain the error yet again, but I know they'll just end up sending another micro. edit: I'm honestly amazed the network functions at all.
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Lexicon posted:edit: I'm honestly amazed the network functions at all. My buddy had a 1 year contract job @ Rogers. For the entire duration of this contract they couldn't seem to get the phone working at his desk. This was the norm for many employees there, in their head office.
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Scudworth posted:My buddy had a 1 year contract job @ Rogers. For the entire duration of this contract they couldn't seem to get the phone working at his desk. This was the norm for many employees there, in their head office.  It's not quite "the cobbler's children go barefoot"; more like "the cobbler's children go barefoot; also the entire town hates the cobbler, and the shoes are overpriced, and it's a goddamn nightmare to even try and buy a pair"
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Lexicon posted:Great, so that's two calls to Rogers to order a nano sim and in which the CSR has profusely agreed they know the difference between nano and micro, and two UPS deliveries each with a micro sim. Is it really worth the trouble? Can't you just get one at a store?
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OilSlick posted:Is it really worth the trouble? Can't you just get one at a store? Apparently it's not worth the trouble. I hate their stores even more than I hate calling, but at least I can be sure I've got what I need before I walk out the door. I guess that's the new plan.
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So am I really losing out if I don't have LTE? I'm with Telus, and looking to get a new phone. I was thinking of a Win8 phone originally, but Telus is only getting the Samsung ATIV it seems. The best of the bunch (i.e. Nokia 920) is Rogers only apparently, and nothing can convince me to go back to that hellhole of a company. So that would mean getting it unlocked at $600. That's making the $300 Nexus 4 look sexy as hell. Given that I seem stuck with my 500mb a month (so its not like I can stream media over cell), will LTE really do anything for me?
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Mr Luxury Yacht posted:So am I really losing out if I don't have LTE? No, I have lowly HSPA and it's still fast as hell, and way better on battery life than LTE.
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