awesome cell phone plans!!!

[Ray!]

i just talked my cell phone company (rogers)
into giving me $35 a month and i can talk 24 hours a day 7 days a week at no cost!!

[Mc*Phee]

^^^^
What how did u go about this??!!! Is there additional charges for caller id/voicemail etc?. Im with Rogers too and my plan aint that pretty!

[shorerider]

fido has a $40 month plan, sounds hella good IMO

[inkster]

caveat emptor.

[LDUB]

yeah the fido plan does sound really good, but i'm worried about it's service... i mean fido isn't known for having great reception or anything, and they want you to lose the landline -- you could get screwed!

[shorerider]

I have no landline, so it suites me just fine, but the whole brain cancer thing scares me.

[bebu*funfun]

roar.. im one of those girls who dig around til there is a good cell deal kinda person.. since its the only bill i pay.

right now i pay 35 for 100 mins unlim evenings + weekends right now and for personal use its plenty perfect (i hardly get any phone calls).. but when there are tons of raves going on (sadly) my bill can shoot up to 100 a month.. disgusting. and its 35..plus all the other crap fees and my 5 dollars extra for text msging.

im thinkin about pushin it to the fido 40 dollars plan.. but i really dont talk on that phone THAT MUCH.. i have a friend who just changed to that plan and he uses the phone wayyyy more than i do..and it doesn't feel right to have the same plan as him. when some days i dont even get a single phone call.

from another friend there is a corporate bell plan which is only 20 dollars a month 300 mins unlim evenings and weekends.. startin at 8...OUCH. its much cheaper and the minutes are great, BUT that means i have to change companies, buy a new phone and sign a stupid contract. worth it? i duno.

with the fido new unlim plan i get the 50 dollar managment fee waived as well..and on top of the 40 its all the other crap fees (text msging, voicemail, etc)..

arghz im frustrated right now.. it's just because my use of my cell phone changes quite often.

[e_BoY]

the plan i use is for rogers. $20/month 150day mins and unlimited evenings and weekends

[ßaRtEk]

my plan is with telus....well used to be clearnet.....but when they switched over i managed to talk to them so i still have my old clearnet plan......$35/ month 250 mins and unlimited evening and weekends.....plus second billing....apparently they are swtiching it to per minute......but i get to keep the per second billing......

[sNyx]

fido has a rockin plan, and I do think their contract plan is a better quality then their pay-as-u-go

their $40 plan includes unlimited local calls anytime, they advertise it like a house line you take with you.

sadly they charge extra for txt msg, caller id, advanced voicemail. so your still not gunna excape $50 a month bills.

www.cityfido.ca

[narc]

Fido = great if your living downtown, working travelling downtown and within the greater vancouver area, Fido coverage is prone to the dense areas of the country.

Rogers = great if your moving abroad, travelling between cities and not confined to working in the bigger cities.,

Bell & Telus = they have excellent coverage back east.

and for people complaining about reception and other problems... first think about that new phone your getting, don't pick up a cheap ass $50 for with shit RF.

it also matters what band your phone is operating on, 800 / 900 / 1800 / 1900.

btw: Fido is the ONLY provider that has a tower up at SFU.

[MissBehavior]

^Heh...I'm paying $70+ on Fido right now...The new Fido plan makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. :hehe:

[junglequeen]

Ray how do you talk a cell phone company into doing anything?
You must have mad skills

[narc]

Originally posted by Ray!
i just talked my cell phone company (rogers)
into giving me $35 a month and i can talk 24 hours a day 7 days a week at no cost!!

that plan was introduced a couple days ago in retaliation towards CityFido

mad skills

[e_BoY]

Originally posted by sNyx?
fido has a rockin plan, and I do think their contract plan is a better quality then their pay-as-u-go

their $40 plan includes unlimited local calls anytime, they advertise it like a house line you take with you.

sadly they charge extra for txt msg, caller id, advanced voicemail. so your still not gunna excape $50 a month bills.

www.cityfido.ca

$50 is still nothing. The whole idea of fidos new plan is to attack the local telephone market (telus) Basiclly having your home phone with you 24/7 wherever you go. Id say $50 is still a bargain for that.

[Sketchy]

I talked telus into a $20/month deal for 200mins and eve/weekends...

Just have to know which department to talk to...

[Resident FM]

The Fido plan sounds great IMO. I pay 30 a month to Telus for home line and thats with nothing, jus base. So 40 for any time cell phone is a good deal. I'm going to wait tho since other cell companies are going to have to do something to compete to keep buisness, maybe find one for 35 with cheaper phone, etc.

Especially considering Telus is screwed right now, they may have the CRTC lowering their rates because of crappy service. Plus Shaw is really killing them now with the internet.

[narc]

The key thing about CityFido is number portability, which Rogers and Telus cannot provide at this time. With number portability you can take your landline and port it to your cell phone. This great for university students / business people as it allow them to port their home / business number to their mobile phone.

As of now you CANNOT port cellular numbers to another cellular number.

[Ggabe81]

I agree with E-boy, 50 a month is an excellent oppurtunity, only if you get the right amount of min. ANd free nights and weekends is an excellent feature to try and get.

[cerah]

I pay way too much for my phone bills... I always go over my stupid daytime minutes. My bill's anywhere from $100-200/month. I'd switch companies but I didn't like Roger's service... and I wanna keep my number.

How can I talk Telus outta raping my ass???

[e_BoY]

Originally posted by cerah:
I pay way too much for my phone bills... I always go over my stupid daytime minutes. My bill's anywhere from $100-200/month. I'd switch companies but I didn't like Roger's service... and I wanna keep my number.

How can I talk Telus outta raping my ass???

you know whats interesting. In hong kong you can take your existing cell phone # and take it wiht you even if you switch companies. In vancouver that almost happened. Rogers, fido, telus actually all sat down to talk about offering this service to people and Fido and Rogers both agreed and said yes to it. Not so surprising at all Telus said no. thx alot dumbasses!

[cerah]

b00urns!!!

Well my contracts almost up... I'm gonna see what kinda tasty deal they offer me in the new year.

[narc]

Originally posted by cerah
I pay way too much for my phone bills... I always go over my stupid daytime minutes. My bill's anywhere from $100-200/month. I'd switch companies but I didn't like Roger's service... and I wanna keep my number.

How can I talk Telus outta raping my ass???

threaten to leave Telus and move to Fido/Roger for the Unlimited calling plans... ask how much would it cost to cancel your contract etc. if they want your service they'll do whatever it takes to keep you

[MC Hammered]

I have the same problem as Sarah... I've had my current cell number for over 8 years and I'd dump Telus ages ago if it wasn't for the fact I needed the number.

I wonder what my chances would be to get a better plan if I threatened to move?

[Hot Karl]

^excellent

threaten till YOU are as blue as your hair. it works. especially with the new fido plan. it's as simple as "well i see this option here for $40/month. u charge me $60+/month. FIX IT NOW"