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Any insight on how to unlock a Rogers phone? Have a spare one that I'd like to use with AT&T until I can get a new phone in 8 months.
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Tank44 posted:Any insight on how to unlock a Rogers phone? Have a spare one that I'd like to use with AT&T until I can get a new phone in 8 months. If it's not an iPhone, you can buy an unlock code off eBay for most models for like $5.
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Jan 13, 2016 01:53
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And if it is, someone with an account with Rogers (preferably whoever bought the phone but it doesn't always have to be) has to call and it's $50.
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Jan 13, 2016 16:37
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Rogers is the devil so I've been with Wind pretty much since they started. Now that they're owned by Shaw is the devil I was thinking of switching to mobilicity. What's the deal with mobilicity using Rogers' network? I read above that they use a different 3G only network but have heard from others that this is only the case with certain phones. My understanding is that Wind and Mobiilcity both use the AWS spectrum and are limited to non-roaming coverage in the big cities. Is there any advantage in switching to Mobilicity from Wind? Will I no longer get dipped for using my phone outside of the non-roaming area? Is it possible to get onto the normal Rogers network through a mobilicity plan? Any other possible advantages? I just want fast, reliable, and ample data without paying loving $80 a month. In short: is there any advantage in switching to Mobilicity from Wind?
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Jan 13, 2016 22:28
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JoelJoel posted:Rogers is the devil so I've been with Wind pretty much since they started. Now that they're owned by Shaw is the devil I was thinking of switching to mobilicity. Wind is not fast or reliable data whatsoever. Their network is actually loving awful, the advantage is the low cost for sure. Mobilicity customers aren't able to use Rogers network directly after the acquisition because of frequency differences, I'm actually not sure how that's being handled going forward.
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Jan 13, 2016 22:31
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Mobilicity is owned by Rogers now sooooooo you're SOL
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Jan 13, 2016 22:32
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I'm aware of the ownership fact and am painfully aware of how poo poo Wind is. I just wanted to know if there was any significant advantage in switching to one evil corp's acquisition over another.
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Jan 13, 2016 22:54
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I have a skewed perspective because I'm on a loving awesome Rogers deal through corporate plans, but their data is worth the extra cost. It's insanely fast, like 150mbps, and I get solid full LTE coverage basically everywhere I go in the area. I can't even complain about their customer service because I get my personal business rep's line to call anytime. Not realistic I know.
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Jan 13, 2016 23:25
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CLAM DOWN posted:I have a skewed perspective because I'm on a loving awesome Rogers deal through corporate plans, but their data is worth the extra cost. It's insanely fast, like 150mbps, and I get solid full LTE coverage basically everywhere I go in the area. I can't even complain about their customer service because I get my personal business rep's line to call anytime. Not realistic I know. Yeah I'm on the same boat. A family member has a stupidly great corporate plan with Rogers available so all of us jumped on it. I still like to check in on this thread once in awhile. I too was once a regular cellphone customer getting boned with market plans.
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Jan 13, 2016 23:45
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CLAM DOWN posted:I have a skewed perspective because I'm on a loving awesome Rogers deal through corporate plans, but their data is worth the extra cost. It's insanely fast, like 150mbps, and I get solid full LTE coverage basically everywhere I go in the area. I can't even complain about their customer service because I get my personal business rep's line to call anytime. Not realistic I know.
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Jan 13, 2016 23:53
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Mine is a corporate plan and they screwed up and gave me an extra $7 off a month. $45 for a regular unlimited talk/text Share Everything plan, with 6gb data. Rogers is great if they make a mistake in your favor.
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Jan 13, 2016 23:55
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Rogers speeds in SK are loving awesome because no one uses it and that's even without LTE+
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Jan 14, 2016 00:08
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Aphrodite posted:Mine is a corporate plan and they screwed up and gave me an extra $7 off a month. I'm on unlimited everything. Talk/CDN long distance/data. $50 
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Jan 14, 2016 00:20
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My corporate plan is unlimited Canada-wide talk/text and 6GB data, paying $55/mo. Not a bad deal at all. Would've been 25/mo if I wanted to stick with the default 1GB data, they made me pay 30 more for the 6GB. Worth it.
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Jan 14, 2016 00:27
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iLikeMidgets posted:I'm on unlimited everything. Talk/CDN long distance/data. $50 I'll take the $5 savings when I use less than 1gb a month now. How ancient is that plan that unlimited data is even an option anyway?
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Jan 14, 2016 14:46
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Aphrodite posted:I'll take the $5 savings when I use less than 1gb a month now. It's a current plan. Just renewed with an iPhone 6S.
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Jan 14, 2016 18:38
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iLikeMidgets posted:It's a current plan. Just renewed with an iPhone 6S. Hateful. I bet it's great, though; at my last job in the States I had a corp line with unlimited Verizon LTE and it was wonderful.
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Jan 14, 2016 18:57
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Got a weird glitch where imgur pages won't load on my phone. Didn't another carrier have this issue recently?
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Jan 19, 2016 01:09
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Prepare your anus.quote:Wireless rates rise with hikes in internet, home phone ahead
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Oh my god I've never been smugger to have my corporate plan we were talking about earlier
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quote:All three telcos also plan to weaken the attraction for bring-your-own-device plans by raising the price of base service. In a sane country this alone would be basis enough to grind up these companies and start pulling spectrum away from them at legislative gunpoint.
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Jan 20, 2016 03:13
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Just do the Koodo MB/SK unlimited talk and text with 5GB for $48 a month.
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shadow puppet of a posted:In a sane country this alone would be basis enough to grind up these companies and start pulling spectrum away from them at legislative gunpoint. Woah, woah, woah. This is just three companies that collectively control 89% of the market raising rates by exactly the same amount on the same day due to market forces. It's not like they're a cartel or anything. 
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Mr. Apollo posted:Just do the Koodo MB/SK unlimited talk and text with 5GB for $48 a month. Does this still work?
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Dillbag posted:Does this still work? I just signed up in Vancouver last month. Steps: 1. Go to Walmart or some other 3rd party reseller. 2. Tell them you're currently with Wind or Mobilicity but are moving to Saskatchewan (be specific about the city), so you want to switch to Koodo with a local number. 3. If you're lucky they'll put you on the $48 plan immediately, then all you have to do is port your number over the Saskatchewan number online. 4. If you're unlucky you'll have to do some other stuff, but I got lucky so I can't tell you about that. McGavin fucked around with this message at 09:08 on Jan 20, 2016 |
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RIP SK Plan. Koodo now has this on the terms for new activations: "Rate plan available for Manitoba and Saskatchewan residents only. Subscribers who move to another province will be migrated to a rate plan available in that province with similar services at the monthly rate plan then available." Which I assume means they'll migrate you to the $90 equivalent plan once you change address or number.
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less than three posted:RIP SK Plan. You reckon current holders are safe?
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Lexicon posted:You reckon current holders are safe? I checked my January bill and there was no mention of the change, so optimistic. In reality they could change it on existing customers knowing that generally the CWTA and CCTS are toothless, and even if 5% of customers file a complaint and keep their rate plan the cost of dealing with that is less than the increased revenue by the other 95% now paying nearly double. Edit: The Conservatives allowing a Telco-paid, official sounding "Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications Services" as a response to abysmal telco practices and customer service basically sums how little faith I have in the industry. less than three fucked around with this message at 07:53 on Jan 26, 2016 |
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Jan 26, 2016 07:41
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less than three posted:RIP SK Plan. They've had that warning since October but no one has been switched that I know of.
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less than three posted:RIP SK Plan. how do they know you have moved? billing address change? phone number port? or actual tower usage? having an sk number isn't really a big deal when you have unlimited long distance having an sk billing address isn't a big deal when everything is electronic and there is no way they'd check tower usage, they warned me they would check when I signed up more than a year ago but i knew that was an empty threat
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It's been a while since I looked at phone rates, since I signed on with Telus 2 years ago and got an iPhone 5S. I'm looking at my plan and going "sheyit I don't need unlimited calling and texting I use MAYBE 20 minutes a month in calling and all my texting is thru imessage. Maybe I'll drop down to unlimited evenings/weekends and keep my 2gb data!" I'm paying $93/mo. Somehow, to change my service to LESS than I currently have will cost me more. What. How.
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MA-Horus posted:It's been a while since I looked at phone rates, since I signed on with Telus 2 years ago and got an iPhone 5S. I'm looking at my plan and going "sheyit I don't need unlimited calling and texting I use MAYBE 20 minutes a month in calling and all my texting is thru imessage. Maybe I'll drop down to unlimited evenings/weekends and keep my 2gb data!" What the gently caress? The budget carriers all have some variant of unlimited minutes + text + 1GB data for $35. Some even have 2GB if you catch them during the right sale. Or did you... sign for a contract? 
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Jan posted:What the gently caress? I had a 2 year contract which is now expired. So I'm free to move. I would absolutely go with a smaller carrier as long as the reception was the same as I'm getting with Telus, which is phenomenal. Anyone have experience with Koodo? I understand they use the same network.
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Koodo is Telus and they use the bell network which is pretty much perfect.
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less than three posted:RIP SK Plan.
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Anyone see/try Sugar Mobile out? http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/sugar-mobile-wireless-1.3423513 quote:You'll need an unlocked phone, but for a one-time startup fee of $29 and a monthly cost of $19, Sugar Mobile customers get unlimited talk, text, and data over Wi-Fi and 200 MB of non-Wi-Fi data. https://www.sugarmobile.ca/ 95% of the time I'm somewhere with wifi anyway...
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Feb 2, 2016 17:41
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200mb data kills the deal, additional data is $19/500mb. If you never use data it is an option.
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The only way I could see that being viable is if you were a Shaw customer and had access to their wifi hotspots. But I'd rather eat my own nuts than give Shaw a single cent of my money.
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I turned my cell data off because I was getting annoyed at it using it when it wasn't supposed to. That 200mb is supposed to cover your voip and poo poo too (?) so I have no real idea how much time it covers (edit: site says up to 600 minutes). I'm kind of curious to try it out because I can't even remember the last time I made a phone call when not at work or home. edit: I might just give the free trial a whirl. I'm spending entirely too much on this cell phone service for what I do with it. odiv fucked around with this message at 19:00 on Feb 2, 2016 |
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odiv posted:I turned my cell data off because I was getting annoyed at it using it when it wasn't supposed to. That 200mb is supposed to cover your voip and poo poo too (?) so I have no real idea how much time it covers. I'd love to hear from someone with experience as a customer. As someone who doesn't need or want the internet to follow them around everywhere this might be perfect for me.
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