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Every part of my Rogers plan is grandfathered in some way, I'm going to pissed as gently caress if they start increasing the rate of various parts, this had better not be some kind of precedence. Goddammit Rogers you goddamn fuckers.
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Guys, it's called inflation. Bits and bytes are getting bigger every year. Wavelengths aren't getting any cheaper either. Just be thankful to our government's hard work at promoting cellular competition, otherwise rates might be going up even higher.
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Jun 9, 2014 20:55
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Does anyone else remember when that video emerged of the "technical director" or something from Bell I think it was didn't even know what a bit was, etc.
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Jun 9, 2014 20:57
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CLAM DOWN posted:Does anyone else remember when that video emerged of the "technical director" or something from Bell I think it was didn't even know what a bit was, etc. Dear god please find this. I must see it.
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Jun 9, 2014 20:58
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Didn't he come pretty close to the "series of tubes" declaration at one point? I remember something about that, vaguely.
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Jun 9, 2014 21:02
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Lexicon posted:Sadly they've woken up to the fact that the only thing that matters now is cellular data. I've noticed Koodo has really been tightening the screws - on their newest plans, the marginal cost for data is now a shocking $5 per $250MB. It used to be $10 per 1GB. gently caress Telus. Actually, gently caress all of them that isn't Wind. I wish I could get wind. 
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Jun 9, 2014 21:16
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eXXon posted:Guys, it's called inflation. Bits and bytes are getting bigger every year. Wavelengths aren't getting any cheaper either. Just be thankful to our government's hard work at promoting cellular competition, otherwise rates might be going up even higher. How much bigger can the bits even get before they don't fit in the wavelengths any more? It's going to be a real problem when we reach peak data
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Jun 9, 2014 22:19
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CLAM DOWN posted:I just saw on MobileSyrup that Rogers customers with the 6GB/$30 plan from years ago are going up $5/month gently caress it. My contract's up at the end of July. I'm leaving for MTS. I don't care that they throttle you after 15GB/mo, that's still two and a half loving times what I get from Rogers and the whole plan will wind up being cheaper since they'll let me dial back on the talk plan.
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Jun 9, 2014 22:39
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neongrey posted:gently caress it. My contract's up at the end of July. I'm leaving for MTS. I don't care that they throttle you after 15GB/mo, that's still two and a half loving times what I get from Rogers and the whole plan will wind up being cheaper since they'll let me dial back on the talk plan. I don't have that option. Tried Wind for a month, don't get reception at work or if I go inside a building (in New West BC), every carrier is poo poo, gently caress everything.
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Jun 9, 2014 22:42
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Sucks. On the plus side, you don't live in Manitoba!
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Jun 9, 2014 22:43
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CLAM DOWN posted:Does anyone else remember when that video emerged of the "technical director" or something from Bell I think it was didn't even know what a bit was, etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUX2IhwVKhg&t=53s
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Jun 9, 2014 23:09
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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Inspect Your Gadgets > Canadian Cellular: Quite frankly, I have no idea what a kilobyte is
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Jun 9, 2014 23:14
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Take a page from the Freep thread: It always costs more, and it is always worse.
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Jun 9, 2014 23:29
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That video made me put my head in my hands in absolute disbelief.
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Jun 10, 2014 04:15
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I ended up going with Virgin Silver with a 750mb/1000 min plan for $49, incl taxes and fees. Dude at the cell booth was shockingly confident, knew his stuff and didn't try to up sell a drat thing.
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Jun 12, 2014 17:58
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slidebite posted:I ended up going with Virgin Silver with a 750mb/1000 min plan for $49, incl taxes and fees. Dude at the cell booth was shockingly confident, knew his stuff and didn't try to up sell a drat thing. I can't remember what precious metal my plan was but I only get 400mb/400min for $50 on Virgin. Did something change in the last 5 months???
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Jun 12, 2014 20:09
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There are plans that cost more money for less features that you're required to take if you get a larger device subsidy. For example, the equivalent of slidebite's plan in the "Gold" category is $60/month, not including taxes. So yes, they have changed plans slightly as they seem to do every 3 months, but you also could be in a different tier that provides larger subsidies in exchange for more expensive plans. DarkJC fucked around with this message at 21:20 on Jun 12, 2014 |
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Jun 12, 2014 21:18
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DarkJC posted:There are plans that cost more money for less features that you're required to take if you get a larger device subsidy. For example, the equivalent of slidebite's plan in the "Gold" category is $60/month, not including taxes. Oh yeah that's probably it, I think I got the nexus 4 I'm on free with my plan. Makes sense.
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Jun 12, 2014 21:54
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Anyone ever get calls from numbers with the same area code and first 3 digits but different last 4 digits? I've gotten 3 in the last month from xxx-xxx-yyyy, where x are the same as my phone number. All reverse lookup says is that they're numbers from Mobilicity, so I guess they own all of the numbers in the xxx-xxx block. I can't find anything searching about this. I guess I'll call Mobilicity if this is a thing nobody has ever heard of.
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Jun 14, 2014 03:15
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Yeah, I've been getting those every week or two for the last few months. I called Rogers and they said it was probably due to caller ID spoofing by telemarketers. They offered to give me a new phone number (thanks I guess???). The calls always go missed before the first ring finishes but I'm pretty sure my number is getting spoofed too because sometimes people call me back like "WHY DID YOU CALL ME???". They always have the same area code and first three digits too. I've stopped answering those calls and I hope it doesn't get any worse.
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Jun 14, 2014 03:45
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I don't bother answering unknown numbers anymore. I figured if it's important they will leave a message.
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iLikeMidgets posted:I don't bother answering unknown numbers anymore. I figured if it's important they will leave a message. This gets really tiring after the fifth unknown call in a day. Of course,the alternative is to pick up every unknown call and that is much more tedious
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Jun 14, 2014 19:09
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Anyone ported out of Rogers recently? Is it still necessary to go through that song and dance of "notifying" them 30 days ahead of time, so you can get the CCTS onside when they inevitably try to bill you for a month of service beyond the port date? (I'm on an old contract - signed in 2012 if that matters. I'll have an ETF to pay, which is fine - I just don't want to pay for service they can't deliver)
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Lexicon posted:Anyone ported out of Rogers recently? Is it still necessary to go through that song and dance of "notifying" them 30 days ahead of time, so you can get the CCTS onside when they inevitably try to bill you for a month of service beyond the port date? Rule of Thumb: Expect Rogers to try and gently caress you over one way or another. Check my post history in this thread for my last experience dealing with their customer service.
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grack posted:Rule of Thumb: Expect Rogers to try and gently caress you over one way or another. Check my post history in this thread for my last experience dealing with their customer service. Yeah, I know. I'm confident that my deft bureaucracy-navigating and outraged-consumer-prose skills will result in getting out of the [absurd] bill for the final 30 days - I'm just trying to minimize the hassle of the thing.
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acetcx posted:Yeah, I've been getting those every week or two for the last few months. I called Rogers and they said it was probably due to caller ID spoofing by telemarketers. They offered to give me a new phone number (thanks I guess???). Ohhh...well good to know it isn't just me. Annoying thing is, its my work number that's getting these calls and its goddamn irritating. Suddenly the weird call I got last week where they called me and asked why I called them, and I was like"...what? I was driving. My phone was in my pocket." makes a lot of sense.
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Jun 16, 2014 23:38
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Lexicon posted:Anyone ported out of Rogers recently? Is it still necessary to go through that song and dance of "notifying" them 30 days ahead of time, so you can get the CCTS onside when they inevitably try to bill you for a month of service beyond the port date? If you are not a part of the WCOC regulation that went into effect last year, then they'll still make you do 30 days. If you change your rate plan (or have done so within the past several months), that should make you a part of the WCOC regulations. You could try switching your plan to anything and then cancel, but make sure they don't re-sign you into a contract if you do that (they probably won't. I don't think they can. But I don't work for them, so who knows)
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Lexicon posted:'And so began the era of Rogers 3.0 Rogers One' Oh man, I missed this gem from around a month ago, from the new and totally different Rogers CEO: Rogers CEO doesn't think a fourth carrier can be viable. quote:“Industries such as ours are hugely capital intensive and traditionally in a lot of countries they can support different brands but only three major carrier groups,” he said. “I’m not saying the government is wrong. I’m not saying that they should change their policy. My personal view is that it’s difficult to see a scenario where a fourth carrier could be successful.” Smaller carriers can offer gimmicks like unlimited usage for literally everything you do with your phone, but what about the tangible experience of choosing a more expensive and limited rate plan that's right for you?
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eXXon posted:Smaller carriers can offer gimmicks like unlimited usage for literally everything you do with your phone, but what about the tangible experience of choosing a more expensive and limited rate plan that's right for you? It's like I've been saying: Carriers literally believe that they offer great service and are generally the best. Hence the "justification" for their pricing structure. It's no less insane, but there it is.
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Is there any hope for Wind one day getting better spectrum? Or was missing out on the 700mhz auction the end of any hope for good signal strength inside buildings?
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neongrey posted:gently caress it. My contract's up at the end of July. I'm leaving for MTS. I don't care that they throttle you after 15GB/mo, that's still two and a half loving times what I get from Rogers and the whole plan will wind up being cheaper since they'll let me dial back on the talk plan. Yeah, once the new iPhone's come out im jumping ship to MTS. gently caress Rogers for all this bullshit. Is there anything we can do to stop this poo poo? Rogers is loving EVERYTHING up and it seems like we're stuck.
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Just buy the phone you want unlocked and keep your plan. It's probably cheaper than being forced into an $80+ share plan over 2 years, not to mention the savings of an unlocked phone if you ever travel anywhere else.
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Shofixti posted:Is there any hope for Wind one day getting better spectrum? Or was missing out on the 700mhz auction the end of any hope for good signal strength inside buildings? They're gonna get bought out by one of the Big 3 eventually and everything is gonna suck (more).
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Yeah I just got an N5 from Google specifically for the purposes of jumping ship. I'm sick of Rogers' BS.
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You'll love it. Yeah, Wind may not be wi-fi fast, and HD streaming may cut out indoors, but it isn't loving Rogers, and that's what counts. Rogers delenda est.
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yellowcar posted:They're gonna get bought out by one of the Big 3 eventually and everything is gonna suck (more). That's what I figured. God bless our wireless industry  Well I'll hold onto Wind for as long as I can. I'm sure I'll have to jump ship someday.
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DarkJC posted:Just buy the phone you want unlocked and keep your plan. Do all carriers force you to get one of their new-style plans if you upgrade your phone through them? I heard recently that Rogers still lets you carry over your old plan, but Bell and Telus don't.
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DarkJC posted:Just buy the phone you want unlocked and keep your plan. It's probably cheaper than being forced into an $80+ share plan over 2 years, not to mention the savings of an unlocked phone if you ever travel anywhere else. This is the only way to roll in Canadian wireless now, especially so with these new horrible 2 year plans. Yes, even if you want an iPhone.
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Have the carriers gotten any better at rolling out new iPhones? After the rigmarole I went through to get an iPhone 4 from fido I resolved to only buy them unlocked from apple in the future. So much easier/faster.
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Was in a Rogers corporate store today looking at a Samsung S5. Noticed that all of the home screen icons are burnt in to the display after a month. G'work Samsung.
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