Number portibility starts tomorrow! FUCK YOU TEL-ASS!

[MC Hammered]

I have been waiting for this day for a long, long time.

Fuck your crappy customer service and rate plans Tel-ASS :finger:... after 10+ years of holding me hostage you can suck my dick as I'm going GSM!

[kiMMie]

WNP UNITE! :y:

Have been on Rogers for years. Never once had a problem :)

[scue]

Is this something telus decided to introduce or is it a law?

[thechix0r]

Law. You can move to whatever service provider you want

[LeeBrat]

im with rogers...(i also work at rogers video)
but i haven't had a problem

[MC Hammered]

WPN = Wireless number portability

In a nutshell it means you own your phone number and you can take it with you to any wireless provider you want.

The US has it, Europe has it but the major carriers in Canada opposed it because they want to ass rape you with their shitty plans.

Once my contract is over I'm buying an unlocked GSM Treo and going to Rogers.

[thechix0r]

It was also put in because it's easier for the government to track people

[beedub]

Richard Branson of Virgin was on "The Hour" last night and it was said that he was the guy that pressured the government to get us number portability. Which he said was available in other countries for a long time already so we were in the dark ages.

Other news articles recently indicate we pay a lot more than other countries for cell service.

My Fido contract is just about up. I bet they will be offering me deals. I pay my bill every month, they like that! Plus I roped in a few other suckas for them. Got to be worth something.

[prozac]

ugh.

so glad I'm leaving this industry...

[Silverwinged]

Originally Posted by prozac

ugh.

so glad I'm leaving this industry...

speaking of the industry you're going into, any infor for me ;)
theres a beer in it for you tomorrow!

[Ashley*Dawn]

I am not a fan o WNP.... mainly because I work in the call center at Bell and I'm the person that has to deal with bringing in number...
P.S COME TO BELL!!!!

[miss.myra]

Originally Posted by MC Hammered

WPN = Wireless number portability

In a nutshell it means you own your phone number and you can take it with you to any wireless provider you want.

The US has it, Europe has it but the major carriers in Canada opposed it because they want to ass rape you with their shitty plans.

Once my contract is over I'm buying an unlocked GSM Treo and going to Rogers.

Errr it's WNP :P

and it's wireless to wireline and vice/versa, although not many people are dying to get wireline these days.

Also it should be noted that the decision to implement WNP is not the decision of the carriers, it is the decision of the CRTC and pretty much all carriers have been pushing for this for years.

[BongMan]

debating a switch from rogers haven't decided yet, I heard there may be fees for switching numbers over. If so that would be utter bullshit..

[prozac]

The only fees (at least with Telus) are the standard activation fee that would occur with setting up any new account ($35) or if you are cancelling your contract early, you would obviously have to pay those fees as well.

[Pussy*Kat]

^ Same with Bell :)

Activation and Early Termination costs.

[thebobman]

Originally Posted by Ashley*Dawn

I am not a fan o WNP.... mainly because I work in the call center at Bell and I'm the person that has to deal with bringing in number...
P.S COME TO BELL!!!!

Um, nothing personal or anything, but Bell is utter shit. I'm sure you're very good at your job, but Bell spends a fraction on customer service compared to Telus, or any of the other carriers for that matter. One only has to take a look at the Bell section at HoFo to see the enormous amount of complaints against Bell. Speaking from experience Telus is the best wireless provider in BC. In BC. In BC. In BC. If you're going to go outside of BC with your mobile phone don't get a stupid CDMA Telus phone, get a modern, GSM phone from Rogers. The rest of the know world abandoned CDMA ages ago and adopted GSM as the wireless standard. Keep in mind you'll pay dearly if you ever have a problem. Roger's customer support is nearly as bad as Bell's

The most important recommendation I can give to anybody who has/is planning to get a cell phone is to do your research. I recommend HowardForums.com. There's a huge user base and people are generally pretty helpful. Just don't act like an idiot and start a new thread without searching first.

Actually, scratch that... Just don't get a friggin' Bell Cellphone. Sorry Ashley*Dawn, your employer sucks balls...

[rustybob]

I don't get why there's always so much hating towards Telus. They've been nothing but good to me in the two years I've been with them. I've never had any billing problems, nor have I had any suppport issues. I guess I'm definitely one of the lucky ones.

With that being said, for whatever reason, the signal for Telus and Bell in my new place is total crap. I'm lucky if I get one bar, and more often than not I just get no signal at all. As such, I'm spending the $200 to buy out my Telus contract and I'm going to Fido. The whole number portability thing just makes this switch that much easier. Considering I'm only spending $200 to buy out my contract after they gave me a free camera phone and $25/month off for the first year, I think I got my money's worth out of them.

[LLaaUUrrYYn]

I hate telus.

I hate fido.

I hate bell.

I guess rogers is my only option.

[lithe]

i've gone through... 3? 4? numbers in the last few years. wish i'd kept my 604. :(

[MC Hammered]

Originally Posted by rustybob

I don't get why there's always so much hating towards Telus. They've been nothing but good to me in the two years I've been with them. I've never had any billing problems, nor have I had any suppport issues. I guess I'm definitely one of the lucky ones.

With that being said, for whatever reason, the signal for Telus and Bell in my new place is total crap. I'm lucky if I get one bar, and more often than not I just get no signal at all. As such, I'm spending the $200 to buy out my Telus contract and I'm going to Fido. The whole number portability thing just makes this switch that much easier. Considering I'm only spending $200 to buy out my contract after they gave me a free camera phone and $25/month off for the first year, I think I got my money's worth out of them.

I never had any problems with them but their phones are crap and so are their rate plans.

I used to be able to use 3rd party handsets and now I had to threaten them that I'd take my business elsewhere just so they would activate a Treo 650 without a data plan.

Stupid CS rep asks 'why would you want a Treo if you don't want to surf on it?'

If Telus gets their act together before my contract is up in a year and warrants me to stay then I'd consider but the way they have been bleeding money and the stupid decisions the new CEO of that company makes I am amazed they haven't folded already.

[guido]

bell is shit in bc because they have a contract with telus that the two share towers, but if you're standing right next to a telus tower with a bell phone, and it can get even one bar of reception from a bell tower instead, it will seek that bell tower. the same is true for telus phones back east. bell is absolute shit here, as is telus back east.

[Kraig]

Originally Posted by Ashley*Dawn

I am not a fan o WNP.... mainly because I work in the call center at Bell and I'm the person that has to deal with bringing in number...
P.S COME TO BELL!!!!

No offense... but Bell sucks ass.

[rawb]

RAWB DEMANDS CHEAPER DATA PLANS WERE IN THE STONE AGES HERE PEOPLE

[Gusto]

just get more money

[MC Hammered]

Originally Posted by rawb

RAWB DEMANDS CHEAPER DATA PLANS WERE IN THE STONE AGES HERE PEOPLE

Unlimited data plans are everywhere in the US.

The carriers here just milk us for everything.

I'm thinking of activating a Verizon North America plan based in New York and just do a Vancouver VOIP call forward to that number.

http://mobileoptions.vzw.com/interna...ing_plans.html

Call anywhere in North America for one monthly fee!

It'll take Tel-ASS 20 years to clue into how to do that.