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Cell Phone Plans

Jimmy
edited March 2010 in General
Hey guys, I was in whistler with my buddies these past couple of days and the conversation of cell phone company and cell phone bill/feautures came up.

So im just curious now with the rest of the world who you with? and what features you have with your cell phone at what price per month?

Im with Telus on a EPP Talk 25/200 EW 6pm plan
Features include:
# 200 daytime minutes
# 50 free minutes,
# Unlimited E/W at 6pm - 8am
# US Roam Air @0.95
# SPARK Sampler
# Canadian LD @ $0.25PK/$0.05EW
# US Roam Toll @ $0.50 Cdn
# Free Local Birthday Calls
# Extended Evenings & Weekends
# Canadian LD @ $0.25PK/$0.05EW
# Voice Mail 3
# Message Waiting Indicator
# Conference Calling
# Call Forward
# Call Waiting
# Outbound Call Display On
# Call Forward Immed
# Free Caller ID
# Unlimited Text messaging

All for the price of $35+ service charge/911 charges= ~$48-$50 a month

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  • Iran1988
    edited April 2008
    City Fido

    I think I pay ... 40? a month? I'm not sure I don't get the bill.
  • siuying
    edited April 2008
    i use a $25 fido-fido plan which includes:
    200 daytime
    unlimited weekends
    unlimited text msgs with fido customers only (0.15 for each sent text to ppl other than fido)
    call waiting/forward
    caller display

    totalling to about $32-35 per month which is more than enough for me.. the only thing i can't live without is texting.. esp during boring lectures..
  • buflibufli
    edited April 2008
    pay as i go broke
    20$/month
    20c/min

    caller id
    voicemail (tho not setup cuz im lazy)
  • flo-ra
    edited April 2008
    $20 Bell plan
    200 daytime
    Unlimited evenings and weekends
    Call waiting/forward
    Call display
    Voicemail

    Totals about $35 each month
  • Ether
    edited April 2008
    I use a pay-as-you go deal from Virgin.

    I don't talk that much so I usually only end up paying about $15 per month. Sometimes I can even stretch the $15 up to 45 days before it expires.
  • Shi2
    edited April 2008
    I use the fido $10 pay as you go vouchers. So $10 every month for me.
  • nicole
    edited April 2008
    Telus! Spark 25, unlimited texting, 1000 evening/weekend minutes, 100 weekday minutes, voice mail, caller ID, etc etc.
    Works out to about $45-$50 a month.
  • imelting
    edited April 2008
    i have a killer cheap plan lol

    after taxes and fees = 24.79 per month

    150 daytime
    unlimited incoming calls
    unlimited evenings and weekends (starts @ 7)
    call display/waiting/forward
    100 txt msgs
  • vaka
    edited April 2008
    nicole;27885 said:
    Telus! Spark 25, unlimited texting, 1000 evening/weekend minutes, 100 weekday minutes, voice mail, caller ID, etc etc.
    Works out to about $45-$50 a month.
    wow we pretty much have the same plan with the spark package:omg:


    hate telus nonetheless.. argh, one more year for my contract to be over
  • illicit
    edited April 2008
    imelting;27887 said:
    i have a killer cheap plan lol

    after taxes and fees = 24.79 per month

    150 daytime
    unlimited incoming calls
    unlimited evenings and weekends (starts @ 7)
    call display/waiting/forward
    100 txt msgs
    very similar to mine, in terms of cheapness

    250 anytime minutes
    free calling within rogers network, incoming and outgoing
    unlimited early evenings and weekends
    250 sent texts
    100 canadian long distance
    caller id

    25$+service fees.
  • imelting
    edited April 2008
    is yours 25 before or after the saf and taxes tho

    my total bill after all the charges and taxes is under 25 bucks O_o
  • Jimmy
    edited April 2008
    hey illict and imelting were u guys with your provider for a long time to get a deal like that?
  • imelting
    edited April 2008
    art of persuasion and negotiation haha

    i had been a fido customer for a long time, but my current # they have on file for me is only about 3-4 years old

    just gotta call into customer retentions and negotiate a better deal
  • Cinnamon
    edited April 2008
    Rogers $31 total

    250 Daytime Minutes
    Unlimited Evenings and Weekends from 6
    Rogers to Rogers
    Call display
    voice mail
    125 text messages
  • Magnificent_BastardMagnificent_Bastard
    edited April 2008
    I found out today about our special employee plan at TELUS, which actually sounds tempting.

    350 anytime minutes
    100 Canadian Long Distance minutes
    Unlimited Text messaging
    TELUS to TELUS calling
    Caller ID

    All for the low low price of $0/mth

    Of course, I still have to pay the SAF and 911, but even so, for unlimited text and the long distance, it's well worth it.
  • nicole
    edited April 2008
    Have any of you looked into Koodo? They're by Telus, so I'm assuming the reception will be the same...and their plans look super cheap. I wonder if the phones in store are better than the ones they show online...
  • Jimmy
    edited April 2008
    Magnificent_Bastard;28109 said:
    I found out today about our special employee plan at TELUS, which actually sounds tempting.

    350 anytime minutes
    100 Canadian Long Distance minutes
    Unlimited Text messaging
    TELUS to TELUS calling
    Caller ID

    All for the low low price of $0/mth

    Of course, I still have to pay the SAF and 911, but even so, for unlimited text and the long distance, it's well worth it.
    how does one go about acquiring this plan!!!!!
  • siuying
    edited April 2008
    ^ you become the negotiator.. =P

    how long have you been a customer of telus jimmy?
  • buflibufli
    edited April 2008
    most of the "good" plans are for non gsm phones... go figure ;)
  • baby e
    edited April 2008
    I'm with Telus. No idea what i pay since my parents pay it. No idea what the package is....unlimited texting or something like that cuz i do that a lot.
  • Jimmy
    edited April 2008
    siuying;28116 said:
    ^ you become the negotiator.. =P

    how long have you been a customer of telus jimmy?
    2 years of 3 year contract
  • vonnie
    edited April 2008
    Why would you get a plan with phones that can't have a SIM???

    Anyways, I'm with Rogers.

    100 weekday / 1000 Eve/Weekend Plan
    50 Minute Call Bonus
    Unlimited Network Calling (Rogers2Rogers, Rogers2Fido, Fido2Rogers)
    Free Incoming Texts

    Basic plan for $25/month

    + Communication Pkg $10

    125 Texts
    Call Display
    Voice Mail

    $35 / month + taxes, and some other fees... so around $40 / month.

    I'm gonna chop the extra pkg soon because I don't text much anymore, and I don't need voice mail.

    I need the network calling though, for sure. That's the whole reason why I have the plan. All my friends are either Rogers/Fido, as well as my BF, so it's worth it.
  • siuying
    edited April 2008
    Jimmy;28122 said:
    2 years of 3 year contract
    well after you're done with the contract.. you can bargain for a better plan before signing with them again.. =)
  • IVTIVT
    edited April 2008
    as far as i know:
    700 daytime, unlimited evenings/weekends
    free rogers-rogers
    voicemail, caller ID

    i think i've used 700 mins total since August LOL

    i have no idea how much it costs
  • buflibufli
    edited April 2008
    vonnie;28124 said:
    Why would you get a plan with phones that can't have a SIM???
    thats why i said most of the tempting and good plans are for non GSM phones... because,
    1. they can charge when u want to switch phones to move all ur crap over or swap numbers etc. i know this for a fact since TELUS tried to rip my ex off in this fashion
    2. With a non GSM phone if u decide to leave the country they can charge u w/e the wish for roaming and there is nothing u can do about it (with a GSM phone if u have 1/2 a brain u buy a new simcard from the country ur in drop 10$ on it and talk foreveeeeeerrr)

    in conclusion ... PPL STOP BUYN NON GSM PHONES! aka from telus, virgin, etc..etc.. (non sim card phones)
    why? cuz its a shttier technology and it’s not employed in most of the world heck TELUS even considered switching into the GSM market...
  • vonnie
    edited April 2008
    ^ It's outdated. Period. You're stuck with the same crappy phone for 3 years, even if it breaks you can't change it.
  • randomuser
    edited April 2008
    siuying;28142 said:
    well after you're done with the contract.. you can bargain for a better plan before signing with them again.. =)
    huh???????

    so when my contract expires i can threaten to go somewhere else and they will bend the rules??
  • imelting
    edited April 2008
    ^ u can even do it b4 ur contract runs out
  • imelting
    edited April 2008
    bufli;28149 said:
    thats why i said most of the tempting and good plans are for non GSM phones...
    if u speak of just advertised plans from retail outlets, then maybe

    but the best plans are prob from rogers and fido through their retentions department
  • vonnie
    edited April 2008
    imelting;28157 said:
    if u look around, the best plans are prob from rogers and fido through their retentions department
    What's the retention dpt?

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