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Mister Macys posted:I live in one of Wind's unlimited service areas (London Odd. They're pretty nice in Vancouver.
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CLAM DOWN posted:I'm in a suburb of Vancouver and am in the "planned expansion" area White Rock/Pitt Meadows are marked as expansion but there is currently service there. They're pretty conservative with their map now, compared to before where they'd suggest service but it'd be spotty. My parents house is a decent distance from the coverage map, simply Away (with no planned expansion) but I get 4 bars there. less than three fucked around with this message at 07:19 on Jun 26, 2012 |
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Misanthrope posted:I'm pretty much local to Calgary 95% of the time, but if I do travel I wouldn't mind being able to take the phone without having to fear about some massive roaming/data charge on my bill... if I went with Wind, can someone give me an idea how bad the Rogers roaming charges would be? Are you on a Koodo long distance-included plan? WIND's roaming rates are basically equal/lower than basic overage/long distance rates from the big three. 20c/min voice 15c/msg text $1/mb data If you set your phone to disable data roaming, the amount you save on WIND easily surpasses the few roaming calls/texts you send. I'm paying $40 instead of $80 now, and do like $1/mo roaming in Vancouver.
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Misanthrope posted:Thanks for the breakdown. My roaming is done occasionally in North East Abbotsford, where WIND doesn't advertise coverage. I do get 3 bars there on average, but sometimes it turns off for a bit and I have to use Rogers. I assume they're configuring towers in the area or something. In Vancouver/Burnaby/New West proper where I usually am, I never do any roaming.
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OilSlick posted:I seem to recall hearing that some American carriers charge to receive texts and that was one of their original ways to "justify" the whole thing. I never actually checked to see if it's true but even if it is it's no less bullshit. At one time the carriers switched from 15c/sent message to 10c/sent 5c/received. Note this kept prices the same, splitting it between the two customers. In Canada they just added a 15c/receive to the 15c/send, essentially doubling the rate. That was a few years ago, though. Now US carriers charge to send and receive just like Canada. But who needs PPU when you can get 500 daytime, unlimited E+W, unlimited mobile-to-mobile, 2GB data, Caller ID/VM/forwarding for $49.99 (Or same w/unlimited voice for $59.99) 
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Goddamn posted:What do you guys think of Primus? (and/or Searsconnect, looks like pretty much the same thing) Seems like a budgety Rogers re-seller, though that does mean that bullshit service fee. I'm mostly curious about their unlimited web browsing add-on since it's cheap. What are your specific needs for voice. Smartphone or feature phone? What price range are you looking for?
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Goddamn posted:Depends on what's a good deal I guess, I haven't used a smartphone yet but it'd be nice if there was a good thing going for that. I'm married and mostly use voice to talk to my husband, he mostly uses it for that and his parents. It's a kind of chicken and egg thing though, we kind of fell into that because our plan is crap. We text here and there. Having voicemail and/or caller ID is pretty important for me, and it'd be great to be able to look poo poo up on the internet whenever, as long as it doesn't mean paying ridiculously more than I would be otherwise. http://www.videotron.com/residential/mobile/mobile-plans/infinite-urban-zone-plans/infinite-urban-zone-data $45 for unlimited voice, 500mb data, call display/VM, 125 messages. http://www.videotron.com/residential/mobile/mobile-plans/infinite-urban-zone-plans/all-inclusive-infinite-urban-zone $50 unlimited talk/messaging plus call display/VM.
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:Anyone tried the prepaid phones/service they offer at 7-11? I rarely use the phone, so I'm thinking prepaid might be the way to go, since buying something like 100 minutes for $25 could last me for months. It uses Rogers, so if you're fine with mediocre urban service and lovely rural service, go for it. That's really the only downside.
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A Jupiter posted:I'm about to get a new phone in the next month, and was just about to take the advice from the Android thread to buy a Galaxy Nexus from Google Play, and then I realised I lived in Canada. Yeah, no reason not to get the WIND one on the tab.
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What carrier? Honestly all the reference numbers and CYA doesn't matter, if they gently caress it up you'll be blamed for it and you'll be on a painful trek to fix it. For Bell, I wouldn't touch the plan, only features.
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Brekelefuw posted:I am trying to find a new phone plan and phone, and the lack of options is driving me crazy. Koodo has 100m, 7pm E/W, CDP/VM, unlimted messaging and 2GB for $55. If you really use no minutes you can chop $5 by going to 50 anytime minutes. Long distance is included for both.
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terriyaki posted:Hmm that doesn't sound too bad and it's slightly better than my 200 local minutes, unlimited text, caller id, vmail 3 and 6GB through Telus plan for $65 + tax. Yes. Koodo is just Telus in disguise.
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D C posted:I found it as an additional option for the big 3, I travel too much to go on one of the new companies. Koodo is Telus and has nationwide long distance.
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Kolta posted:Way back when I use to work for Bell they had an add on that wasn't charged to the account and would auto credit border city roaming. Maybe they got rid of it or maybe your friend can just call and ask if it's available in his province, because from what I could remember not all border cities were eligible for the add on. The feature was for CDMA devices only.
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The competition bureau is suing the Big Three for $10 million a piece for misleading customers over premium text messaging services. Drop, meet bucket.
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the talent deficit posted:I'm going to switch from Rogers to WIND, is there anything I need to know about porting my number? I'm assuming I have to call Rogers after and cancel? Nope. After you port Rogers will cancel you and try to bill you for 30 days additional service. (If you notify them in advance you'll be porting you can complain to the CCTS about the practice.)
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teethgrinder posted:Ugh. Anyone know much about using (unlocked) Canadian phones in the US? HSPA devices from Canada will work on AT&T (3/4G) and T-Mobile (2G, 3G in some areas) They will not work on Sprint or Verizon.
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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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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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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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Vintersorg posted:How the gently caress do the people in Regina have LTE and us here in Winnipeg have poo poo, loving goddamn Rogers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Canada's glorius, reliable, Captive Market network.™ less than three fucked around with this message at 23:46 on Nov 24, 2012 |
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mediaphage posted:Also not trying to be a dick or anything, but GVoice is still working great on my Wind phone. They must be testing a rollout for soon, or something. Are you using a 403 number?
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FISHMANPET posted:Is there any way I can get my American Google Voice number to redirect to a Canadian cell phone? I'll be travelling and it would be nice to have my existing GV connect to the phone number I'll have in Canada. Only if it's a 403 number. And then only maybe. Depending how long you'll be gone, you can get a Callcentric DID for like $5 plus 4c per minute.
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Shofixti posted:So what's the deal with Orascom buying out the rest of Wind? An article on the Globe speculates about a possible sale to Rogers. I know "industry sources" doesn't necessarily mean much, so does anyone have any insight? This combined with Rogers trying to buy Shaw's LTE spectrum would give them control of basically the entire 1700mhz spectrum. 
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The CCTS draft wireless code is done. http://consultation.crtc.gc.ca/read-draft-code A few nice gestures such as a cap on roaming and devices must be offered an unlock after 30 days, plus clarity on additional fees and a limit on termination fees. Nothing about contract length. The top 100 liked comments on the draft are all variants about the 36 month term. less than three fucked around with this message at 00:53 on Jan 29, 2013 |
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OilSlick posted:Is there any likelihood of this being implemented, or is it basically just a wishlist by an organization that represents concerned consumers? It was commissioned by the CRTC and it won't be law, they will have to voluntarily abide by the code if they so choose. As for "a great deal of those terms are already being implemented by many carriers already," while that may be true I think we can all agree that letting them self regulate is a terrible idea even if they are heading in the right direction at a glacial pace.
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jonathan posted:So I got Telus to give me 10% off since I'm using my own phone, and $5 off for combined billing with my Optik TV/internet. H is HSPA. LTE would be faster, what phone do you have?
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OilSlick posted:I don't know why either, all I know is when Bell first got HSPA coverage that was one of the first things they told us. Some phones don't allow changing APN depending on the carrier. But the voice/SMS only thing is mostly a holdover from CDMA, where it was genuinely a bitch to make anything other than those two work on a foreign network.
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Geektox posted:Yeah, Koodo (Telus) and Bell used to be CDMA but they all switched to GSM a few years back. They switched to HSPA. A GSM-only phone will not work on their network.
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Mak0rz posted:Oh, uh. One thing I forgot to mention is that I started this plan on the east coast and it has a number for that region. I will not be keeping it. Even better. Set a cancellation for the last day of your billing cycle with TELUS. Go into Koodo the day before and sign up with a new phone number. No porting or giving of TELUS account info required.
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Martytoof posted:I just got a text message from Rogers (?) telling me I can get a free Kindle Paperwhite 3G if I upgrade my phone and re-up my plan or something. I don't need one, but is this a legit thing they're doing, or just some sort of scam SMS? Looks legit. http://mobilesyrup.com/2013/04/01/rogers-offering-up-a-free-kindle-paperwhite-3g-to-those-who-sign-a-3-year-contract/
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