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12-15-2017, 07:45 AM
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Anyone know if the places offering the iPhone 8 on the $85 upgrade plans will let new customers in on it?
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12-15-2017, 08:10 AM
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Not really happy with Fido.
Remember last year when Public Mobile had this sweet deal, and Fido and Rogers were trying to match. $40/4gb. My wife missed out on the PM deal so she went with Fido. Then not even a year later, they bait and switch and bumped up the price already.
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12-15-2017, 08:51 AM
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Koodo is offering the same 10gb deal as well. Wouldn't be surprised if Telus does next. Rogers deal looks kinda shitty now since half your data expires after two years.
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12-15-2017, 09:15 AM
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#29 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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I typically don't buy a phone on contract these days but the Pixel 2 128GB with the 10GB plan seems really good? Less than retail and it's not a shitty plan I have to lock into.
Currently on the $48 5GB plan
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12-15-2017, 09:38 AM
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#30 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Originally Posted by !LittleDragon  After 10 years, I gave up my personal line and I'm just sticking with my work line. We have 3gb and about 800 lines. Our data is pooled so I have virtually unlimited data  | I just did the same this year after carrying 2 phones for the past 10 years.
However, I still kept my personal SIM active as it's only $20/month and includes unlimited data, so I'm going to hold on to it for a while...
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12-15-2017, 09:51 AM
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I'm with Fido and it's bullshit. Seems that the $60 deal is only for new activation's. If you are an existing customer you have to upgrade your phone and go on a $85 a month plan.
I'm paying $50 a month now with only 1gb of data... but don't need a phone upgrade.
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12-15-2017, 09:53 AM
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#32 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by Liquid_o2 I'm with Fido and it's bullshit. Seems that the $60 deal is only for new activation's. If you are an existing customer you have to upgrade your phone and go on a $85 a month plan.
I'm paying $50 a month now with only 1gb of data... but don't need a phone upgrade. | If you don't mind switching from Fido, you should be able to port into any other carrier offering the 10GB for $60
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12-15-2017, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by 68style Screw these dicks, lure you in and then jack the price like they did with the $40/6GB plan....
Bell is matching it apparently... they might have more scruples than Rogers/Fido do. | F--K Rogers/Fido
This is not even a deal.
5GB will expirein 2 years
They will jack up their price in 1 year. (You witness it from $40/4GB plan last year)
Go with other provider
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12-15-2017, 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by MarkyMark Koodo is offering the same 10gb deal as well. | Friend that works at koodoo says the deal is permanent, no changes after a period of time. Also offering -$10 for the first year.
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12-15-2017, 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by ForbiddenX If you don't mind switching from Fido, you should be able to port into any other carrier offering the 10GB for $60 | But then would have to purchase a new phone, as my current one is locked to Fido?
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12-15-2017, 10:02 AM
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From the sounds of it only Koodo is offering 10gb that doesn't expire, Rogers and Bell is 5+5. Telus has their plan coming tomorrow but I'm not sure if it's 10 or 5+5.
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12-15-2017, 10:03 AM
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#37 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Originally Posted by Liquid_o2 But then would have to purchase a new phone, as my current one is locked to Fido? | Get it unlocked, Fido has to give you the code by law now.
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12-15-2017, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by MarkyMark Get it unlocked, Fido has to give you the code by law now. | Right... forgot that it just happened.
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12-15-2017, 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Bender Unit F--K Rogers/Fido
This is not even a deal.
5GB will expirein 2 years
They will jack up their price in 1 year. (You witness it from $40/4GB plan last year)
Go with other provider | Curious, for people who got the $40 plan last year how much is it now?
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12-15-2017, 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by winson604 Curious, for people who got the $40 plan last year how much is it now? | It's now $45 per month for the 4GB plan
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12-15-2017, 10:45 AM
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#41 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Koodo could jack the price up $15 to what my current Rogers plan is now and it would still be better.
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12-15-2017, 10:49 AM
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If I'm a current Bell customer with a few months left on contract, you think I can call in and get this deal?
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12-15-2017, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by jjson It's now $45 per month for the 4GB plan | They actually secretly bumped the price up to $50 on my wife in Sept. We weren't paying attention until last month and noticed it. So we called in to complain and now they knocked it down to $45...  | |
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12-15-2017, 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Hakkaboy I just did the same this year after carrying 2 phones for the past 10 years.
However, I still kept my personal SIM active as it's only $20/month and includes unlimited data, so I'm going to hold on to it for a while... | i'm close to doing this as well -- good idea of just keeping it active though. i'm literally wasting money every month carrying around my personal phone that I rarely use.
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12-15-2017, 12:31 PM
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Can I guess that I can't combine the Koodo deal with a 0 dollar Pixel 2?
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12-15-2017, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by CorneringArtist Can I guess that I can't combine the Koodo deal with a 0 dollar Pixel 2? | Hmm yea doesn't look like it. I didn't realize it was BYOP.
Best is probably to do 2 lines, one with this plan, the other to cancel right away to get it the Pixel 2 for just $504
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12-15-2017, 12:47 PM
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Okay lots of information floating about.. let me clarify the details.
I was a 10 year Rogers Customer on their corporate 350 plan 5gb for 50 bucks flat. Been on this plan for 6 years now never had a price bump or never had any issues.
I just went to Bell, got myself the S8+ (plus) 64gb in black, paid ZERO dollars and am enrolled in a 85 dollar per month plan. The plan includes 10gbs and unlimited everything else including Canada Wide calling on their fastest network LTE.
I paid zero dollars because I traded in my S7. Had I kept the S7 I would of gotten the exact same plan above 10gb for only 60 dollars per month. There is no expiration or end date for this plan its continuous.
I am paying an additional 25 bucks (totaling 85 per month) because I wanted the hardware s8+. This hardware = I am bound to a 2 year contract.
If you went without the hardware and did 60 bucks per month (bring your own device then its NO contract).
After my 2 year contract, unfortunately I still pay 85 per month. It will NOT drop down to 60 per month. But I will probably renegotiate my contract at that time.
So if you have your own device it's better to get the 60 per month because it remains 60.
If you go with Rogers or Fido you can get the same 60/month for 10 gig. However you only get 10gig for 2 years. After 2 years you still pay 60/month but you only get 5gbs.
So today I walked out paying zero dollars upfront, got an s8+, paying 85/month for 10gigs indefinitely. Hope that helps.
Edit: the Manager said this deal was not advertised, effective today, and is on for 48 hours, to his knowledge. Just relaying what he told me.
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12-15-2017, 01:37 PM
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#48 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Originally Posted by carisear i'm close to doing this as well -- good idea of just keeping it active though. i'm literally wasting money every month carrying around my personal phone that I rarely use. | I had the opposite problem of only using my only personal phone and rarely my work phone other than for work emails.
Anyways, what I ended up doing was call-forwarding my personal line to my work line, use a SMS forwarder app and then used my personal number for my whatsapp installed on my work phone
With the sms forwarded, you can still get the SMS validation codes that whatsapp/google/fb sends you for 2-factor authentication
But you will need a spare phone plugged in 24/7 for that sms forwarder to work
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12-15-2017, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by ForbiddenX Hmm yea doesn't look like it. I didn't realize it was BYOP.
Best is probably to do 2 lines, one with this plan, the other to cancel right away to get it the Pixel 2 for just $504 | I'm hearing that it's theoretically possible to get a Pixel 2 with Rogers' 5+5 plan from a friend, but then again it's sort of a worse deal by comparison. However, the thought of a new phone is attractive.
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12-15-2017, 02:25 PM
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i got the gs8+ at the samsung store in richmond for $250, no trade in, on the $85 plan. good deal IMO
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