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View Poll Results: wich cell provider do you recommend??..
rogers 13 48.15%
bell 3 11.11%
fido 8 29.63%
telus 3 11.11%
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  #26 (permalink)  
Old Nov 29, 06
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CHOOSE CDMA OR GSM
IF CDMA CHOOSE BELL
IF GSM CHOOSE ROGERS

REALLY EASY
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Old Nov 29, 06
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All cell phone carriers can fuck you over in the exact same ways, remember that.

I work for Bell Mobility and I would say go with Bell for sure if you qualify for a corporate rate plan because you save decent money that way. As Rawb said, you really need to figure out first if you want CDMA or GSM technology.

Both have their pros and cons, and you should look up on the web the differences. CDMA is super great because you experience less in the way of dropped calls and you get amazing coverage throughout north america. In addition, both CDMA carriers in BC (telus/bell) have the benefit of the EVDO network, which is basically a data centric network where ideally you can get speeds comparable to DSL/CABLE internet, it's lovely if you have a data device (I've got a RIM7250 and i love being able to find stuff quickly on the web) it's also beneficial to phones that aren't data devices because you can do a lot of stuff 'multimedia' wise - download mp3s fast, view tv/video, etc.

GSM has its benefits too, and I really can't say I'm too qualified to speak about the benefits because I don't know that much..I know that Roger's gets the coolest phones out of any provider (downside, their cool phones do not last a long time). GSM coverage is excellent in a lot of urban areas but does not respond well to landscape (ie living on a mountain, big hill, etc.). Although GSM coverage is not as wide across n. America (you'd only have to be concerned about that if you went way the fuck out there). A big bonus of GSM is that the rest of the world (europe, asia, south america) all use GSM technology (although some countries may be in the process of converting to CDMA due to total network overload). bottom line, you can get a cool phone that you can take places if you ever decide to travel.

As for good phones out there? For Bell I'm partial to just about anything Samsung puts out, their phones take a beating and last a really long time.
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Old Nov 29, 06
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Don't use any providers. quit while you're ahead.
I suggest calling various ones and asking for some sort of signing package
IE: free for the first year or free incoming for a year or whatever.
The free fones they give you are crap.

You gotta be careful, ive had a cell fone for the last 7 years and they'll burn you for as long as you let them.
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Old Nov 29, 06
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john I thought you didn't believe in cell phones...

change of heart?
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Old Nov 29, 06
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the phone service provider i use in the US is Cricket when i'm in phoenix and Cingular in Seattle.
they don't have cricket in canada yet, but watch for it.
probably the best thing to happen to cell phones.
$45/mo unlimited NATION WIDE calling and text plus call ID and voicemail.
i pay $10/mo for 500 international minutes for calling canada.
full digital network in phoenix, no roaming because when you leave the service area the phone quits.
no overages because it's prepaid each month.
i can put money into what's called a flexbucket.
it's for extra things like roaming and mms messages.

the one down side is that i can't text canada, yet.
but i can text mexico.....

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^ The American market is really different from the Canadian market- their phones are cheap, their policies are almost always very customer friendly and their rate plans are amazing because there's a lot more competition in the USA, Canada only has three providers really, all the other ones are just submarkets of the big three here.
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i know.
it's shitty really, i was amazed at the service here.
it was like when fido first came out.

i <3 my cricket phone.
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I'm on a fido city plan.

$40.00 per month, unlimited incoming, unlimited outgoing, voice mail.

Last I checked people were buying plans like mine for around $600.00.

go figure!
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I would say rogers/fido

I personally like the sim card idea and being able to just switch it up when you need to.
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Old Nov 29, 06
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telus rules. that is all, its all about the PERKS. at the end of each month. totally worth it.
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I'm on a fido city plan.

$40.00 per month, unlimited incoming, unlimited outgoing, voice mail.

Last I checked people were buying plans like mine for around $600.00.

go figure!
thats a sick plan, they dont have those anymore, i sure wish i went for that back then.
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Old Nov 30, 06
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I just extended my city fido plan for 2 years!
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Old Nov 30, 06
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thats a sick plan, they dont have those anymore, i sure wish i went for that back then.
no really - were you out of elementary school when that plan came out?
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Old Nov 30, 06
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I'm on a fido city plan.

$40.00 per month, unlimited incoming, unlimited outgoing, voice mail.

Last I checked people were buying plans like mine for around $600.00.

go figure!
Me too minus the voicemail since i never really miss calls m uch, but ya one of the last to have city fido.

Oh yea.
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no really - were you out of elementary school when that plan came out?
umm escuse me? was that supposed to be an insult?

well ill answer it anyways, no im pretty sure i was in grade 11 or 12 at that time.
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Old Nov 30, 06
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umm escuse me? was that supposed to be an insult?

well ill answer it anyways, no im pretty sure i was in grade 11 or 12 at that time.
oh no you dinn't
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lol :)
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Old Nov 30, 06
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nabs ALMOST grew some balls. Almost. Next time, work on your follow-through Nabeel.
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meh, i dont like drama.
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That's a terrible attitude, Nabs. I'm not impressed.
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Old Nov 30, 06
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i wish i had gone with city fido when it first came out, it was $35 back then
i've got the $25 200 daytime and 1000 evening/weekend and i end up paying on average $50 per month with all the extras :(
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Old Nov 30, 06
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Unlimited CityFido Local Calling from Lions Bay to Hope
(no longer offered) $45.00
Unlimited Data Plan
(no longer offered) $50
Business Messaging -CallerId, Enhanced VoiceMail, 1000 LD USA/CAN
(no longer offered) $10
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I'm on a fido city plan.

$40.00 per month, unlimited incoming, unlimited outgoing, voice mail.

Last I checked people were buying plans like mine for around $600.00.

go figure!
I am also one of the lucky bastards to have this plan. You forgot to mention that we also dont have to pay the monthly system activation fee!!
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I just extended my city fido plan for 2 years!
It is awesome that we can just keep renewing and renewing and renewing. I vow to never get rid of city fido!
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Old Nov 30, 06
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^^^I would love to get that plan... people want that plan so much, but what can you do.... 40 bucks is a steal!
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Old Nov 30, 06
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When BC Tel and Telus first merged the plan I got back then was amazing. I think I paid like $40-$45 a month and I had unlimited local calls evening and weekends and free long distance in BC and Alberta (also evening and weekends).
I really miss having that as I make a fair amount of calls to Van when I'm in Vic and to Vic when I'm in Van, it saved me lots of money.
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