[SoulCrusher]

Rogers and fido just put out this deal and it seems great. $60 for unlimited calling and 10gb of data. Its only being offered for a few days.

No-term (BYOD),
non-share plan5GB data + 5GB data bonus (bonus data expires after 24 months
Unlimited Canada-wide calling
Unlimited messaging
Roam Like Home
Caller ID, Name Display, Enhanced Voicemail
$25/line connection fee



Rogers, Fido Promo: $60 Canada-Wide Calling Plan with 10GB Data in AB, BC Only | iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource (http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/carriers/rogers/rogers-promo-60-plan-10gb-alberta/)

[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.

[Hondaracer]

they wont budge on mine for sure, we just reupped like 10 months ago on a share everything plan. dont even feel like calling in and trying :/

[murd0c]

I will call Bell tomorrow and find out, I haven't been under contract with them in over a year so hopefully they will give me the deal as well.

[MarkyMark]

I heard this is for new customers only, so if you're on Rogers you'd have to port to Fido or vice versa

[winson604]

Sounds great but I'll keep my $50 for 5GB Government Plan.

[Vansterdam]

Im on the old ass 6gb plan works out to $70 a month wondering if its worth switching over even though they could cancel or change the plan at any given time

also considering you would lose any sort of loyalty if you were with rogers/fido for years with the switch.

[Renthal]

i got a rogers old corp 350 gov plan, 5 gig, they bumped it upto 66$ taxes in recently

think i might switch

[Mr.Money]

wait you're providers match them?....telus doesn't give a fuck if i move over,they'll say okay and hang up the phone.

[winson604]

Im on the old ass 6gb plan works out to $70 a month wondering if its worth switching over even though they could cancel or change the plan at any given time

also considering you would lose any sort of loyalty if you were with rogers/fido for years with the switch.

We all know the years of loyalty rarely mean anything so who cares.

With that said, someone on RFD reporting that Bell is matching the plan which is no secret by now but the 10gb will be for life vs just for 2 years.

[GS8]

wait you're providers match them?....telus doesn't give a fuck if i move over,they'll say okay and hang up the phone.

I've been with Telus Mobility for over 12 years now. I just call their loyalty department and negotiate with them. No issues.

[Ludepower]

Im on the old ass 6gb plan works out to $70 a month wondering if its worth switching over even though they could cancel or change the plan at any given time

also considering you would lose any sort of loyalty if you were with rogers/fido for years with the switch.

6gb doesnt get u far these days. All my friends are easily going over cause of social media and facebook newsfeed videos.

This $60 10gb deal is an amazing deal with NO CONTRACT. So you can keep switching every time ($25 activation fee).

[twitchyzero]

Koodo 7GB/$48 no contract atm :alonehappy:

[Obsideon]

FYI: I've heard friends call in to their current providers with success to match the plan without the hassle of jumping over Fido <> Rogers.

[Ludepower]

FYI: I've heard friends call in to their current providers with success to match the plan without the hassle of jumping over Fido <> Rogers.

I waited 40 mins to get a hold of them only to be shut down. Fido rep even suggested I switch over to rogers.
So i walked into a rogers store and got it done in 10 mins.
Maybe tomorrow they'll smarten up and honor the deal to existing customers.
But it's going to be a gong show for the all carriers in the next couple days trying to match one another.

[striderblade]

Can anyone here confirm that the bell 60 for 10gb doesn't have the 24months expire date.

[hotjoint]

Sounds great but I'll keep my $50 for 5GB Government Plan.

$48 koodo 5GB unlimited everything here :fullofwin:

[chouchou]

Can anyone here confirm that the bell 60 for 10gb doesn't have the 24months expire date.

Correct. Bell is 10gb 'forever'.

Anyone know who rules the coverage and LTE speeds domain? Telus/Bell/Rogers/Fido?

[FN-2199]

I called into Telus for a family member to switch this or something similar. A good 60 minutes and four different customer service reps later, we went from from 10 months left in a contract, 1GB, local calling plus the ridiculous phone insurance for $105+tax to 6GB, nationwide talk and text for $75 AND we are out of the contract.

Still a far cry from my Koodo $50/5GB, but a win nonetheless, as the plan is now month-to-month and we can now switch over to Bell or Rogers without penalty :fuckyea:

[Jaffray]

$39 Unlimited everything back when Freedom was Wind Mobile :fullofwin:

[saveth]

I called Rogers twice today and tried a live chat agent. All agents told me to Port to fido, because they couldn't match the same God damn plan they're offering to new customers - so I did. So I ported my Rogers line and Telus line. My Rogers line ported in 30 minutes whereas my Telus line won't Port because I need to contact their porting department which was closed. Does anyone know why that's happening? I think it's just a ploy to keep my Telus line on Telus and I'm not to happy with them so if they want to keep my service they're going to have to give a little.

[trip]

it's a port out comp loss tactic telus uses for mobile and residential

[!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 :D

[MarkyMark]

You'd think Telus would have to roll out a similar plan soon or they are going to lose a shitload of customers. I like Bells deal because the 10GB doesn't expire, but I really know nothing about Bell.

[winson604]

You'd think Telus would have to roll out a similar plan soon or they are going to lose a shitload of customers. I like Bells deal because the 10GB doesn't expire, but I really know nothing about Bell.

I hear ya, I had one experience with Bell about 4 years ago and it was the most horrible experience I ever had. We literally had zero reception the moment we walked into the house and we live in a regular single family home with no floors sub ground and this was in Vancouver. It got out of control I had to escalate the issue up through CRTC to make Bell let us out of the contract we signed.

[CorneringArtist]

Anyone know if the places offering the iPhone 8 on the $85 upgrade plans will let new customers in on it?

[AzNightmare]

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.

[MarkyMark]

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.

[ForbiddenX]

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

[Hakkaboy]

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 :D

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...

[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.

[ForbiddenX]

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

[Bender Unit]

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

[BIC_BAWS]

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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[Liquid_o2]

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?

[MarkyMark]

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.

[MarkyMark]

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.

[Liquid_o2]

Get it unlocked, Fido has to give you the code by law now.

Right... forgot that it just happened.

[winson604]

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?

[jjson]

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

[MarkyMark]

Koodo could jack the price up $15 to what my current Rogers plan is now and it would still be better.

[Nlkko]

If I'm a current Bell customer with a few months left on contract, you think I can call in and get this deal?

[AzNightmare]

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...

:rukidding:

[carisear]

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.

[CorneringArtist]

Can I guess that I can't combine the Koodo deal with a 0 dollar Pixel 2?

[ForbiddenX]

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

[Gh0st]

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.

[Hakkaboy]

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

[CorneringArtist]

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.

[nsmb]

i got the gs8+ at the samsung store in richmond for $250, no trade in, on the $85 plan. good deal IMO

[Nlkko]

If I'm a current Bell customer with a few months left on contract, you think I can call in and get this deal?

Answering my own question: you can.

I bought out the contract for both me and my wife (still cheaper in a few months) and got both devices on the promo deal. Confirmed 10GB is permanent and not restricted by 2 years period.

[geelaw]

ive been on hold on the phone with rogers for like 3 hours almost. am i even going to get through? LOL

[gilly]

Just switched to Koodo. 10GB for LIFEEEEEEE!

$60/month + tax. "Bring your own device plan" NO contract. Can leave Koodo whenever you want.

- 10gb shock free data
- unlimited canada wide long distance
- unlimited text + mms
- call id / vm
- international roaming for $7 / day, max of $100 in a month
- Additional data $7/100 MB

[hotjoint]

It's now $45 per month for the 4GB plan

Rogers is offering the following plans for pre paid chatr and rogers customers. Was looking to get my step son on the 4gig $40 plan.

- $20 No Data UNL Canada wide talk and text
- $40 4gb UNL Canada wide talk and text
- $50 6gb UNL Canada wide talk and text

Looking at what people who currently have it are saying, they bumped it up to $45, they'll probably do it again right?

[Edison_Chen]

I called Rogers around noon today to get my Rogers plan upgraded to the promo one. The initial rep said they couldn’t match it because it was for new activations only. She said they could only offer 4 GB share data share everything plan over $100 and I politely said no. I told her a few companies were doing the Promo and I would leave a Rogers for them. They transferred me up to Customer Relations and I told that person the same story. She ended up matching the $60 promo.

From start to finish it took about 55 minute (from the customer service rep to customer the relations to getting it setup in their system.

[tiger_handheld]

can they increase the price on these plans after say 1-2 years?

like that $40 4gb plan? it's now $45 for 4gb after a price increase.

[bigzz786786]

^i was on the 40 dollar plan for 4gb on virgin mobile. Never went up in price. I switched to the 10gb plan last night over the phone. I confirmed with them thats its the exact same thing as the 40 for 4gb except this time its canada wide calling vs province wide before. The plan's price and 10gb will never go away as long as you personally dont make changes to your plan.

Bell and Virgin are offering this as perminent 10gb and they both say that the plan price will not go up unless you personally make changes to your plan. Now by changes i mean adding or removing features to alter your monthly payments. It wont be affected if you make changes like adding a line or removing a line under your account or changing your address.

I can vouch for that because the 40 for 4gb, i removed my second line which had the additional 10%off and i changed my address, all the while still only paying 40 for 4gb

[Ride]

Just got word that Fido is now matching the no expiry on the 10gig plan

[MarkyMark]

Switched to Telus this morning after 13 years with Rogers. From what I've read it's less likely that they'll raise the rates after a year like Rogers does.

[wreck]

just spoke to a rogers rep.

i'm currently on a 90$ per month plan (7gb, unlimited everything), month to month with a ip7.

he said i can switch to the new $60 plan no problem, but instead recommended i switch to the new $85 plan (exact same as the $60plan) because the $85 is a "premium" plan and allows a $550 upgrade discount on a new phone whereas the $60 plan offers 0 discount.

if i go with the $60 plan, and decide to upgrade my phone within the next 2 years, i'd have to switch to a newer plan in order to get a hardware discount (which at that point, both the new $60 and $85 plan will be gone, and a similar plan to those would be ~$130). However with Shaw bringing competition to the market, maybe in a year from now that similar $130 plan will only be $80-100.

something to think about for those considering upgrading their phone in the near future..

[Fcukedd]

^ Or buy the phone outright in the future so you keep your $60 plan

[Nabatron]

heard from my buddy who works at mobile shop is rogers and fido changing the $60 plan to be permanent and not change after 2 years like they said before

[Ludepower]

Avoid the "subsidy" phone contract trap. You're paying for it in the end anyways.
Having you own device gives you more leverage negotiating and the versatility to switch carriers instantly.

Just got word that Fido is now matching the no expiry on the 10gig plan

2 year no expiry isnt a big deal. You can renegotiate when the time comes since your not bound by any contract.
And who knows...in 2 years 100gb or unlimited data will become the standard. These crooked telecom companies are the ones throttling the future.

[Gh0stRider]

now that all are offering permanent 10gb, who to switch to? or stay with fido?

[cdizzle_996]

Took me $10 mins via Chat last night to get the $60 promo with rogers. Was previously on a Share everything with 10GB for $120.

Tried to lure me into the $85/month + $329 for an IPhone 8 so essentially paying $900 for it..

Thanks to the OP for posting this.

[CorneringArtist]

Going with Telus as I've heard that Rogers/Fido love to jack up prices on people. 85 for the deal with a Pixel 2.

[MarkyMark]

now that all are offering permanent 10gb, who to switch to? or stay with fido?

I don't trust Rogers, my last Rogers plan was $60 for 6GB and they raise it to over $80 over the course of a year.

They just said there was nothing they could do.

[Ch28]

now that all are offering permanent 10gb, who to switch to? or stay with fido?

I would go Telus or Koodo.

Rogers, Fido, and Virgin all have history of offering a deal and then jacking up the price afterwards.

[areyez]

thoughts on bell service?

[iwantaskyline]

thoughts on bell service?

Telus/Bell share cell networks

[winson604]

How do you access Rogers Live chat? lol

I keep digging around and see them talking about contacting us and even the chat hours but there's no way to actually activate a chat?

[Nabatron]

switched my $55 6gb unlimited plan to the $60 10gb juan and switched my wifes over as well easy peasy japanesey

[winson604]

switched my $55 6gb unlimited plan to the $60 10gb juan and switched my wifes over as well easy peasy japanesey

Yea, now that Rogers has changed it to 10gb forever and also to existing customers there's no point in my holding onto my Corp 350 plan. No brainer now but volume is high I can't even change my plan online because the changing plan page just keep loading and loading.

[mr_chin]

Avoid the "subsidy" phone contract trap. You're paying for it in the end anyways.
Having you own device gives you more leverage negotiating and the versatility to switch carriers instantly.

That really depends on where you're coming from. If you're currently on like some shitty $60 with 1 or 2 gig, then signing up for the subsidy is worth it. You pay no more or less and you get a device free.

I'm speaking about Freedom in particular. Pretty insane deals going on right now. However, I'm skeptical about their reception.


unlimited data will become the standard.

It's called Wi-Fi.

[TypeRNammer]

Switched one of my lines over to the Koodo 10gb, coming from the $48 5gb SK plan.
Took about 2.5 hours of wait time on the phone

My original line still has an outstanding tab on it. Keeping it as is $55 + $21 8gb Quebec plan.

[JSALES]

How are the line ups at the mall for switching? I've been on hold with Rogers for 40 minutes now out of an estimated 3 hour wait time and I need to leave for work in an hour.. lol

[striderblade]

Apparently if you are existing customers. You have to call in and switch. I went to the mall and they told me they can't do that in store for this plan for existing customer. I'm with bell

[geelaw]

Has anyone tried to upgrade on Fido if you're already with Fido??

[mj_39]

How are the line ups at the mall for switching? I've been on hold with Rogers for 40 minutes now out of an estimated 3 hour wait time and I need to leave for work in an hour.. lol

Was at Tsawwassen Mills earlier. Walked into the Rogers store and changed my plan as well as my wife’s. In and out in 10mins.

Has anyone tried to upgrade on Fido if you're already with Fido??

I believe they are now offering it to existing customers as well. I’m with Rogers and they had no problem changing my plan.

[TOS'd]

Has anyone tried to upgrade on Fido if you're already with Fido??

I did.

11:35 AM connected to Fido Live Chat
1:09 PM someone sent me a message back
1:34 PM finished

Upgraded from $60/6GB BYOP from last year's boxing day. Which lacked access to Fido Roam (Roam Like Home), but had 1000 LD minutes.

So now I'm paying the same amount for 4GBs more and access to Fido Roam. Also has 6 month Spotify premium and that Data Bytes stuff. Wasn't making use of the 1000 LD minutes anyways, so no loss there.

[Groot]

so the roaming feature is free? or it costs $7/day if you use it?

[mj_39]

so the roaming feature is free? or it costs $7/day if you use it?

Roam like home $6/day within US and $10/day international

[Vansterdam]

fido has roam like home too? I thought it was just Rogers.

[Renthal]

Yea, now that Rogers has changed it to 10gb forever and also to existing customers there's no point in my holding onto my Corp 350 plan. No brainer now but volume is high I can't even change my plan online because the changing plan page just keep loading and loading.

yeah i'm on the old corp 350 plan still, now a loyalty plan, and 66 per month taxes in. 5 gigs, unlimited everything else, i'm still kind of hesitant to switch to the new 10 gig plan in case they screw everyone in 2 years.

[TypeRNammer]

yeah i'm on the old corp 350 plan still, now a loyalty plan, and 66 per month taxes in. 5 gigs, unlimited everything else, i'm still kind of hesitant to switch to the new 10 gig plan in case they screw everyone in 2 years.

That's why switch to the Koodo 10gb plan, they won't compromise customer service over those type of issues

EDIT: I've been in out of province plans for the last three years, and Koodo hasn't said or mention anything about it when I call into customer service.

Rogers and Fido on the other hand will push and shove you into a corner, forcing you into a in market plan. Or to tell you to suck it up cause they're jacking up the monthly service fees.

[CorneringArtist]

Went to Willowbrook Telus. In and out in 30 minutes with a Pixel 2 in hand. Need to fix my online credentials though, for some reason I can't attach the account to my existing login because it was signed up as a corporate account.

[FerrariEnzo]

If you can get access to someone who works at Freedom Mobile, you can get the 10GB for $32.50... the coverage and signal is better then before.. so its improving... you also get access to Shaw Wifi hotpots, if you arent currently a shaw customer...

[Blah_Teggie]

How are the line ups at the mall for switching? I've been on hold with Rogers for 40 minutes now out of an estimated 3 hour wait time and I need to leave for work in an hour.. lol

Went to Koodo at Richmond Centre. No wait at all. Everything changed from Public to Koodo in about 10 mins.

[Verdasco]

That really depends on where you're coming from. If you're currently on like some shitty $60 with 1 or 2 gig, then signing up for the subsidy is worth it. You pay no more or less and you get a device free.

I'm speaking about Freedom in particular. Pretty insane deals going on right now. However, I'm skeptical about their reception.




It's called Wi-Fi.

girlfriend has it

garbageeeee......... cant compare to my signals in the same exact location

she barely has any bars in certain spots.

and please dont take the $85 10gb plan for a free phone, its a rip off. Get your own phone and keep the BYOD $60 plan

[Click]

For those of you who switched to the $60 promo plan, were you guys still tied to a contract with the company or contract free? Would they switch your plan to the promo plan if you still have 9 month left on the contract with them? TIA

[van19]

I bought my S8 outright from Samsung and since I was a Fido customer before switching, my device is locked to Fido. I am now switched to Rogers.

Who is responsible for providing the network unlock code? Is it Rogers?

[JDMDreams]

Does anyone know what bells deal includes? I'm currently on a 6gb corporate plan for $65. But I don't have Canada wide calling or mms

[keifun]

Current Fido customer here and I switchedtoday @ the Fido kiosk inside Lougheed Mall.
No lineups and was out of there in 5 mins.

The sales rep did try to upsell me by getting a Pixel 2 phone for free if I take the $85/month plan but I quickly declined. I knew it was coming.

I also double checked with the rep that the Fido version of this plan is 10GB permanently like Bell's. The documents still say 5GB + 5GB (24months expiry). I told him to add in that it is now permanent, just in case they somehow decide to change it.

[E.D.C.5]

I did.

11:35 AM connected to Fido Live Chat
1:09 PM someone sent me a message back
1:34 PM finished

Upgraded from $60/6GB BYOP from last year's boxing day. Which lacked access to Fido Roam (Roam Like Home), but had 1000 LD minutes.

So now I'm paying the same amount for 4GBs more and access to Fido Roam. Also has 6 month Spotify premium and that Data Bytes stuff. Wasn't making use of the 1000 LD minutes anyways, so no loss there.

currently on the exact same boat as you, in terms of the previous Fido plan. Going to try to live chat w/agent first thing in the morning. wish me luck lol.....otherwise i'll just port over to Bell (largest LTE network?)

[Mikoyan]

I bought my S8 outright from Samsung and since I was a Fido customer before switching, my device is locked to Fido. I am now switched to Rogers.

Who is responsible for providing the network unlock code? Is it Rogers?

Fido. Only the Original Carrier has the unlock code.

[chin3se604]

Rogers is offering the following plans for pre paid chatr and rogers customers. Was looking to get my step son on the 4gig $40 plan.

- $20 No Data UNL Canada wide talk and text
- $40 4gb UNL Canada wide talk and text
- $50 6gb UNL Canada wide talk and text

Looking at what people who currently have it are saying, they bumped it up to $45, they'll probably do it again right?

did anyone get the $40 4gb plan?

[Ride]

I switched from Fido to Rogers because I wasn't too worried about which carrier to go with because they all have the promo on the 10gig plan. So after switching to rogers I find out rogers only has Canada wide texting in the promo plan and to add U.S and international texting its $5 extra on top where as fido has international texting included in the $60 plan, so I went back and switched back to fido with the $60 plan.

[TOS'd]

currently on the exact same boat as you, in terms of the previous Fido plan. Going to try to live chat w/agent first thing in the morning. wish me luck lol.....otherwise i'll just port over to Bell (largest LTE network?)

You should not have any problems getting this switched over. The agent also confirmed it is now available for existing customers, as it originally wasn't when the promo first started.

An excerpt from my live chat regarding 5+5 being permanent vs. going back to 5 after 24 months:
And you're right! It doesn't go down now after 24 months. That was just changed 2 hours ago.


Here is the full FIDO plan for those curious:
The $60 Data, Talk & Text Pulse plan comes with:

- Unlimited Canada-wide anytime calls
- 5 GB (over usage: $7/100 MB)
- Unlimited text/picture/video msgs from Canada to Canadian, U.S. and international cells
- Call Display (Number only)
- Mini Voicemail (max 3 msgs, can be upgraded to 35 msgs)
- Circle Calling™
- Fido Roam™
- Discover Spotify for up to 6 months
- 5 FREE hours of data (1 hour, 5 times per billing cycle) with Data Bytes™

Not only that, but as a gift for the holidays, we’re happy to give you a 5 GB bonus for free! This is a promotional BYOP plan and as such, any discounts or offers are not compatible and if you wish to get an agreement later on, you'll have to change the plan.

[JSALES]

I got home around 5:30 am from work and decided to call Rogers since their timezone is EST and was on hold for about an hour before speaking to a rep and once the plan was going to be finalized, I think the rep accidentally ended the call meaning I had to wait another hour to get through and the same thing happened with the second rep. Thankfully the second rep I talked to called me back to confirm it went through, fuck lol. Finally going to sleep now

[racerman88]

Does anyone know what bells deal includes? I'm currently on a 6gb corporate plan for $65. But I don't have Canada wide calling or mms



This is what I found for all the carriers:
http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/category/carriers/


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[Renthal]

anyone know if the rogers 10 gb plan includes unlimited picture and video messaging?
searched around and cant find it

[kiwee]

anyone know if the rogers 10 gb plan includes unlimited picture and video messaging?
searched around and cant find it

Talked to live chat this morning around 4am (7am est). Waited 30 min for a rep to come online and switched the plan/confirmed some things and was done in 15min or so. Below is a copy of my plan detail in my online account

My Wireless Package
Talk & Text w/5GB - No Tab

Unltd Text/Pic/Video Messages
Van./Vic. Rate Following
Billed Usage-Invoice Details
Voicemail included in Plan
Call Display
Unlimited Canadian LD
5GB Data the plan will say 5GB, but I made sure to ask about that extra 5GB. Confirmed at 10GB
Call Forwarding/Call Transfer
Name Display
Enhanced VM included in Plan.

Confirmed that this plan is PERMANENT.
If you are to do the live chat, I would recommend to save the conversation for future reference. Remember to ask about it being permanent and that the 10GB is a confirmed item - or you can have them copy and paste the plan in the convo.

[Edison_Chen]

I wonder if they will automatically bump my plan to 10 GB permanently. I called them Friday afternoon for the 5 + 5 bonus for 24 months. Yesterday I figured out that they offered the 10 GB permanently.

[604778]

I hear Rogers and Fido are making it permanent now? No expiry after 2 years.

[badgerx3]

Been on hold w/ Fido's Live Chat for the past 2 hours! Must be a lot of volume calling in and live chat...

[Armind]

To keep public mobile plan or not to.........

[Gh0stRider]

Yes they will bump you up. They should send a txt msg stating so

[winson604]

Talked to live chat this morning around 4am (7am est). Waited 30 min for a rep to come online and switched the plan/confirmed some things and was done in 15min or so. Below is a copy of my plan detail in my online account

My Wireless Package
Talk & Text w/5GB - No Tab

Unltd Text/Pic/Video Messages
Van./Vic. Rate Following
Billed Usage-Invoice Details
Voicemail included in Plan
Call Display
Unlimited Canadian LD
5GB Data the plan will say 5GB, but I made sure to ask about that extra 5GB. Confirmed at 10GB
Call Forwarding/Call Transfer
Name Display
Enhanced VM included in Plan.

Confirmed that this plan is PERMANENT.
If you are to do the live chat, I would recommend to save the conversation for future reference. Remember to ask about it being permanent and that the 10GB is a confirmed item - or you can have them copy and paste the plan in the convo.

Also did it at 4am last night/this morning. Easy!

[mb_]

Ended up jumping ship from Telus to Bell. Had a corporate account with Telus and I couldn't get through the phone

[chin3se604]

I just got this plan for $50 and 4gb $40 for my parents with Rogers
Billed Usage-Invoice Details
Call Display
Call Forwarding/Call Transfer
Van./Vic. Rate Following
Name Display
Enhanced VM included in Plan
Voicemail included in Plan
Unlimited Canadian LD
Unltd Text/Pic/Video Messages
6GB Data

[JDMDreams]

Anyone on bell know does this have to be called in or can it be done in store also?

[Blah_Teggie]

To keep public mobile plan or not to.........

I didn't and I feel a hell of a lot better. Public attracted customers cuz they were cheaper than everybody else. But now they're not, there's really no reason to still use them. Before I had their 90 day 12 gb plan for $120, but the 10 gb for $60 plan is way better plus other companies actually have customer service unlike Public.

[coneZONE]

I went into the kiosk at Lynn Valley Centre and the guy wouldn't do it for me and said I have to call in?

Rogers Kiosk.
He wouldn't upgrade my plan

[cdizzle_996]

I wonder if they will automatically bump my plan to 10 GB permanently. I called them Friday afternoon for the 5 + 5 bonus for 24 months. Yesterday I figured out that they offered the 10 GB permanently.

I'm in the same boat. I plan on calling to confirm his.

[Acura604]

all done... although total hold time between 2 calls were about 1.5hours.

my goals were to:
1. change out my corp plan to the $40/4gig
2. port over a FIDO line to the $40/4gig
3. open up a brand new line for my little kid $20/talktext no data

first try: got a hold of someone sat evening - his 'system' was down and he could not make changes to anything. BUT he told me he would call me back Sunday.

2nd try: called in on Sunday - she could not make changes to my business account and told me to call back on a weekday when they were open. (sigh)

3rd try: went to a retail store at the local mall and was flatly shut down on above goals.

4th try: didnt expect this at all, but the dude from the 1st try called me back and got it all done . sometimes miracles do happen, lol.

[coneZONE]

just jumped onto Rogers online live chat. Hopefully it won't take too long. Currently waiting for initial response

[Gucci Mane]

imo, everyone should avoid rogers/fido like the plague. they will jack your prices up come next year. koodo is the only real solid option. i jumped from the koodo $48/5gb plan to fido $60/10gb plan but now im going to go back to koodo for their $60/10gb plan.

[wreck]

is the $50 6gb also 6gb permanent?

just did the $60 10gb, but thinking i should save the $10 and just go to the $50 6gb since i rarely go above 4gb.

[CorneringArtist]

Ended up jumping ship from Telus to Bell. Had a corporate account with Telus and I couldn't get through the phone

Because I had a corporate with Telus before (I still have a bill credit with that account), it won't let me link my new Telus account because the new account number is a "corporate" account number. No, bullshit, someone fucked up.

Anyone else having this problem after registration?

[chin3se604]

is the $50 6gb also 6gb permanent?

just did the $60 10gb, but thinking i should save the $10 and just go to the $50 6gb since i rarely go above 4gb.

they said yes

i got all my info from RFD. ( [Rogers Wireless] Rogers $40/4GB $50/6GB Targetted thread ) This plan is actually for pre paid chatr/rogers customers looking to migrate

You gotta be patient and persistent. I talked to 4 agents on phone and 3 online. It was brutal but i was able to get 5 lines changed which includes one ported from Fido as well.

Don't be discouraged you have until Dec 31'st to get this.

All i said was i was looking to change to the $40 4gb plan and had the plan number
$40 MIGM42226
$50 MIGM42227

[Hondaracer]

I have a share everything plan with two lines paying approx $180 sharing 8gb of data l, I’m only about half way through a 2 year term

Anyone have a similar situation and change plans without paying out he remainder of contract?

[JDMDreams]

I tried hitting up best buy and bell store but they won't change my plan, even though the girl on the phone said they will. I'm still currently on hold for over an hour already.

[hi-revs]

On hold coming up to an hour....
Don't even know if this is worth it anymore. Haha

Currently I'm on $59 plan. 6gb. Everything else is the same as this $60 10gb plan.
Would be nice to have the extra 4gb. But not needed...lol

[MarkyMark]

I have a share everything plan with two lines paying approx $180 sharing 8gb of data l, I’m only about half way through a 2 year term

Anyone have a similar situation and change plans without paying out he remainder of contract?

Are you still paying off a device? I'd imagine you'd have to pay off the remainder of the balance before they would let you switch.

[JSALES]

Talked to live chat this morning around 4am (7am est). Waited 30 min for a rep to come online and switched the plan/confirmed some things and was done in 15min or so. Below is a copy of my plan detail in my online account

My Wireless Package
Talk & Text w/5GB - No Tab

Unltd Text/Pic/Video Messages
Van./Vic. Rate Following
Billed Usage-Invoice Details
Voicemail included in Plan
Call Display
Unlimited Canadian LD
5GB Data the plan will say 5GB, but I made sure to ask about that extra 5GB. Confirmed at 10GB
Call Forwarding/Call Transfer
Name Display
Enhanced VM included in Plan.

Confirmed that this plan is PERMANENT.
If you are to do the live chat, I would recommend to save the conversation for future reference. Remember to ask about it being permanent and that the 10GB is a confirmed item - or you can have them copy and paste the plan in the convo.

Thanks for clarifying that, when I checked my plan this afternoon the plan said only 5GB and not 10GB

[TOS'd]

Text message from Fido earlier today, I also signed up when it was already 10GB permanent:

Hi, it's Fido: Great news about the plan that you recently purchased! We have upgraded this promotion. You originally signed up for a 5GB plan with a 5GB bonus for 24 months. This will now be upgraded to a 10GB plan with no 24 month end date. Thank you for choosing Fido. We appreciate your business.

[JDMDreams]

I'm 1:45 on hold. Still haven't gotten through. Went to the bell store at Aberdeen and the girl said existing customers can't go for the 60 plan. Only 85. She said she tried to do it for herself and she couldn't even change it. Not sure if she's bsing though.

[Manic!]

I'm 1:45 on hold. Still haven't gotten through. Went to the bell store at Aberdeen and the girl said existing customers can't go for the 60 plan. Only 85. She said she tried to do it for herself and she couldn't even change it. Not sure if she's bsing though.

Not for existing customers according to the guy at BB. Just witch to a different company.

[JDMDreams]

^^ any one can confirm this? If I'm going from bell service which carrier has the best service? The phone line just hung up on me

[boibuddha]

Yeah, I was going to try tomorrow at a corporate store but it sounds like that is going to be a waste of my time.

I've been holding onto my 6GB/$60 for the last 6 years.
An extra 4GB would be nice, but I haven't gone past 2GB the last two months.

Three hours to get something i will never use seems pointless; jumping to another company is pointless because in my experience, Bell has provided coverage for me where Rogers/Telus was unavailable.

[JDMDreams]

I'm thinking of going to koodo? Cuz don't they use bell network?

[Gucci Mane]

I'm thinking of going to koodo? Cuz don't they use bell network?

Bell uses telus' network on the west coast and vice versa on the east coast.

[G0rilla]

I'm 1:45 on hold. Still haven't gotten through. Went to the bell store at Aberdeen and the girl said existing customers can't go for the 60 plan. Only 85. She said she tried to do it for herself and she couldn't even change it. Not sure if she's bsing though.

Not for existing customers according to the guy at BB. Just witch to a different company.

^^ any one can confirm this? If I'm going from bell service which carrier has the best service? The phone line just hung up on me

I managed to get the 10gb $60, been with Bell since 2013 or so, month to month since 2015 or so. They said "my loyalty deserved to be rewarded" and they gave it to me.

I called in, waited, transferred me to a CSR, asked for a callback cuz I didnt want to wait. Got a call back in 45 mins and eveyrthing was done in 5 mins after

[hi-revs]

Been waiting with rogers slightly over 2.5hrs now.
Getting rid of my Rogers corporate plan for this. If they won't do it with existing customers, somebody gonna hurt real bad!!!

[kiwee]

Waited for 2 hours on the fido live chat for my mom and didn't get through. I guess I'll have to wake up at around 5am to be the first couple people online

[Nlkko]

^^ any one can confirm this? If I'm going from bell service which carrier has the best service? The phone line just hung up on me

I switched on Friday and I was an existing Bell customer.

Didn't even need to wait long lol.

Unless they changed/ stopped the promo.

[vash13]

You are better off walking into any other provider store than your own customer service line and switch. Much faster and they all have the same plan.

[coneZONE]

Finally done. It took almost 4 hours in total on Live Chat

[Speed2K]

FWIW, I just went to myRogers online and switched my existing service over to their $60 plan. No wait at all! :)

[racerman88]

Hope this link helps:

http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/category/carriers/


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[racerman88]

I know that Rogers & Fido has made the plan open to new and existing customers


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[Edison_Chen]

I'm in the same boat. I plan on calling to confirm his.


Did you get a chance to call or live chat with them?

[striderblade]

Not for existing customers according to the guy at BB. Just witch to a different company.



I'm a existing Bell customer and I switched to 10gb with no problem. You can't do this in the store. just dial *611 and you get straight into the client service line. Still i have to wait like half an hour after that is like 10mins top.

[mickz]

I've been on Rogers since 2006 and switched to this $60/10gb plan no problem yesterday. I was previously on a $65/6gb plan for 5 years.

My gf is on Fido and the guy at Fido said it wasn't doable in store so she switched over to Rogers as well.

[Ch28]

The other option you guys should do is going to your local Walmart or Superstore and signing up at The Mobile Shop. Significantly less traffic at those cell phone areas within Walmart and Superstore compared to the official stores in the mall

[Vansterdam]

screw calling in or waiting for live chat, this takes like 5 mins

To help alleviate pressure on phone and retail employees, Fido announced earlier tonight customers can now jump on the $60/10GB plan by switching to it themselves via My Account on Fido.ca.

“Make sure to get in on our Holideals while they’re hot! Skip the wait times and stay one step ahead with our self-serve options. Select our $60 5GB BYOP Pulse plan, and a 5GB bonus will be automatically added!”, reads the tweet from @FidoSolutions.

[JDMDreams]

Ughs can't believe I actually woke up for this, on hold with bell again

[winson604]

For those waiting on hold you can simultaneously also try Facebook messenger and text message. I almost had it done via these channels but timing was off and ended up doing it over live chat instead.

*EDIT* this is for Rogers, not sure if other companies have FB and text

[JDMDreams]

Alright gais I finally got this done, change plans on bell, do not waste your time calling *611 and select help about plan change. I called the 1866 number General line, click into technical support and get them to call you back, I called in at about 7:30 and I got a call back within their hour quoted call back time, they changed 3 lines for me in about 25 mins while I was still on the phone on hold with 611 for over an hour. Good luck everyone and thanks for your help

[JDMDreams]

Ps chat for bell actually got back to me while I was on the phone, I guess about 45 minutes later after I started the online chat but I was already talking with technical support and I wasn't staring at the computer the whole time, I actually didn't even hear a notification and my sound was on, I guess you could try that for bell.

[murd0c]

online chat isn't working for Bell right now, I just called and I'm having them call me back between 330-340 today.

[J____]

damn, I've been away from vancouver too long to remember how expensive telecom is. I love my $18/m unlimited country wide LTE data and talk here in shanghai :D

[Hondaracer]

fuck shits a joke.. every number to call just disconnects, online site just drops :/

[Mr.HappySilp]

Been on fido chat for 2 hours lol. They are also no answering tweets....... maybe I should just wall in to bell and port my number out.

[68style]

damn, I've been away from vancouver too long to remember how expensive telecom is. I love my $18/m unlimited country wide LTE data and talk here in shanghai :D

Do you also love your restricted internet and big brother watching everything you do? Lol

[Liquid_o2]

Looks like I was the only one who sweet talked their way into getting a rep at a Fido kiosk to switch their plan. No waiting over the phone... took her 10 minutes :fullofwin:

My account online says 5 GB, but I received a text yesterday saying my 10 GB plan is permanent...

[immorality]

I tried going into a Telus store this morning, the rep said that they can't to the $60/10gb/BYOD plan in store. When I call in, it usually automatically hangs up before the call starts, and when I do get through it hangs up after about 3 minutes.

[The_Situation]

Was on fido chat since 7am. Finally got through and updated to the new plan no problem.

[Rallydrv]

damn, I've been away from vancouver too long to remember how expensive telecom is. I love my $18/m unlimited country wide LTE data and talk here in shanghai :D

with a side of stinky air and pollution free . no thanks

[Hondaracer]

After trying to do it online and trying through facebook chat i finally called the 1866 431 9749 number

got through first ring to a woman who then got me to support directly, I ended up buying out the remaining balance on our 2 devices for approx $450 and got both numbers on seperate $60 plans, so saving approx $70 a month now, but device buyout will be paid off in like 6 months

and now i'll just be buying phones outright, no more BS with rogers.

My buddy also phoned that 1866 number and got through directly after about the 10th attempt, good tip on the last page whoever mentioned the 1866 number thanks!

[Manic!]

I tried going into a Telus store this morning, the rep said that they can't to the $60/10gb/BYOD plan in store. When I call in, it usually automatically hangs up before the call starts, and when I do get through it hangs up after about 3 minutes.

If you are not on a contract go to best buy set up a new account with Telus and then port your old number over. I just got the sim cards from best buy and ported the number myself.

[Gh0stRider]

Instead of waiting for rep, why not just port over to a new provider?

[Acura604]

THERE'S got to be a RS'er who can help out fellow RSers...come on,, one of u must work at the big 3 or whatever and can assist ??? i mean i got mine done but it must be nuts for some of you on eternal hold.

[JDMDreams]

^^ I asked my friends cousin who works for bell, she said she can't do it for me either, change plans, unless I upgrade to $85. But not sure how true is it as the technical support rep that helped me in the phone said they should be able to do it in store as they should have the same authority

[RESN]

Ported from Fido to Koodo at a kiosk and took me 10 min from start to finish.. i would suggest doing that rather than wasting your time on the phone for the same deal at your current company

[TOPEC]

If you are not on a contract go to best buy set up a new account with Telus and then port your old number over. I just got the sim cards from best buy and ported the number myself.

New line activations has a $25 line activation fee n some stores will charge for the SIM card as well.

[vash13]

Koodo charged me 15 for the sim card. Activation fee was waived.

[Acura604]

ROGERS waived activation fees/sim card costs for both of my 2 new lines. crazy times we living in...

[TypeRNammer]

New line activations has a $25 line activation fee n some stores will charge for the SIM card as well.

No activation fees with Koodo
Koodo charges $15 for sim card
Best buy charges $10 for Koodo sim card

[Mr.HappySilp]

lol still wiating on fido chat guess I should port my number out to Telus or Bell now.

[68style]

I dunno why you guys all fucking around for hours with Fido and bell and Rogers I walked up to a koodo kiosk in Oakridge at lunchtime and was done in 3 minutes

[FerrariEnzo]

Not sure why people think its a good deal.. its still $60 plus taxes.. lol

I was thinking about it but I barely use up 2gb... everywhere I go, theres Wifi...

[JDMDreams]

Mainly for Canada wide calling which I didn't have also mms. And I was already paying $65 a month for 6gb on a business plan that is grand fathered

[Hondaracer]

Not sure why people think its a good deal.. its still $60 plus taxes.. lol

I was thinking about it but I barely use up 2gb... everywhere I go, theres Wifi...

This is the best deal since the $60/6GB plan back when the blackberry Bold and a iPhone 3 came out.

Public WiFi in General is pretty shitty and most block apps like Instagram etc. with 10GB you could use your data heavily every day and it’s unlikely you’ll ever go over, never have to worry about connecting to public WiFi.

Also the fact that there is no contract commitment, personally I’m going to come out way ahead next harware upgrade when I buy my phone outright

[fsy82]

I have a 2gb plan and i barely get over 1 gig..lol. I have shaw go wifi in most areas.

[AzNightmare]

I think I need a new battery... lol.
If I'm on data usage all day on a regular basis, my battery drainage would be more inconvenient than having to worry about going over my data limit.

[kiwee]

I've been waiting since 10am..been been more then 4.5 hrs now. Too bad I'm not on my mothers account where I can go into a fido kiosk and try to change the plan there. Do you guys think Walmart or costco would be able to change the plan on the spot?

EDIT: Actually waited 5 hours to get a hold of fido rep

[Ludepower]

For u guys who signed first day of the promotion 5gb + 5gb expiry 2 years.
Did Rogers/fido automatically update ur account to 10gb no expiry? Or do I have to call in again to make the changes permanent?

[immorality]

I tried going into a Telus store this morning, the rep said that they can't to the $60/10gb/BYOD plan in store. When I call in, it usually automatically hangs up before the call starts, and when I do get through it hangs up after about 3 minutes.

Finally got through just after 3 this afternoon. Super painful, but well worth it!

[hi-revs]

Is it suppose to say 10gb or 5gb+5gb on the Rogers app somewhere after switching to this new plan?

Mine only says talk and txt with 5gb- no tab
Under "what's included in the plan" doesn't reference anything about the 5gb bonus.

Is something wrong here?

[murd0c]

called Bell this morning and set up a call back for 3:30 this afternoon, they called me at 3:28 took less then 5mins and I received the deal. Talk about wicked it comes to $67.00 with tax and I didn't have to wait on hold at all.

[winson604]

For u guys who signed first day of the promotion 5gb + 5gb expiry 2 years.
Did Rogers/fido automatically update ur account to 10gb no expiry? Or do I have to call in again to make the changes permanent?

Haven't looked online yet but I got a text message from them today stating the plan has been changed to 10gb with no expire vs 5 + 5 plus expire after 24months.

P.s. I did this Sunday morning through livechat at 4am

[stewie]

Is today the last day for fido for this deal? I could be sworn earlier I saw it saying "offer ends Dec 18" and now I'm seeing Dec 19. Did it just extend a day...or am I confused with a different company??

[FerrariEnzo]

I wouldnt be surprised if they will raise prices, like they did with that $40 4gb promo with 1000min LD calling awhile back..

Sure you can leave, since its no on contract, but there really isnt anything else thats good swtiching too after promos are done.. lol

[Hondaracer]

there are no credits though, so there's nothing to raise or remove to make the bill more expensive

as long as you buy your devices outright, could have this plan forever potentially

[FerrariEnzo]

when they raise of the price of the $40 plan, they didnt have to remove anything.. they just simply said to cover the cost not able to charge anymore for phone unlocking.. and raise the price to $45

[Mr.HappySilp]

Finally after 2 hours at the bell store got the plan. Basically all major network computer are down. When I was singing up with bell their network crash like 3 times lol.

Now I need to port my number to them but I forgot my 4 digit pin code from Fido. Have to go to their store in a few days to reset it.

[Ludepower]

when they raise of the price of the $40 plan, they didnt have to remove anything.. they just simply said to cover the cost not able to charge anymore for phone unlocking.. and raise the price to $45

If they do one of their crooked raise from $60 to $70. It's still a deal for 10gb.

[Gh0stRider]

Is today the last day for fido for this deal? I could be sworn earlier I saw it saying "offer ends Dec 18" and now I'm seeing Dec 19. Did it just extend a day...or am I confused with a different company??

rogers and fido is dec 18

telus, koodo, bell should be 19th

[The_Situation]

I just signed up and got a confirmation email of my account changes with fido, but no where does it say 10gb. Here's what it says

Monthly Services
Fido Pulse 5GB - BYOP
Effective as of 2017-Dec-18
$60.00

5GB Data
Unlimited Text, Picture and Video Messages from Canada to Canadian, U.S. and International Mobile Numbers
Unlimited Canada-Wide Minutes
Call Display
Voicemail
Call Waiting
Conference Call

Anyone else get this for fido? I dont want to go on live chat again for 5 hours

[MarkyMark]

there are no credits though, so there's nothing to raise or remove to make the bill more expensive

as long as you buy your devices outright, could have this plan forever potentially

They can always raise the price of the plan itself, Rogers did that to me a few times even after my credits expired.

[Mikoyan]

rogers and fido is dec 18

telus, koodo, bell should be 19th

Rogers announced they're extending to tomorrow due to call volumes.

Telus and Koodo announced from the start it'd end on the 19th.

[Hondaracer]

They can always raise the price of the plan itself, Rogers did that to me a few times even after my credits expired.

In the 16+ years of being with Rogers I don’t remember once ever just having an increase without it being the result of credits ending etc.

Maybe just didn’t have a good enough plan for it to happen :okay:

I work for one of the companies involved but not in cellular and this type of offer from Rogers fucks with the pocket books harddd of other carriers especially so close to year end and most likely unexpected. To stop dat churn of customers you are forced to match the deal

[Mr.HappySilp]

Rogers announced they're extending to tomorrow due to call volumes.

Telus and Koodo announced from the start it'd end on the 19th.

Is not like Rougers/Fido have a choice. I was on their online chat at 9am. Also message them FB and tweet. Waited till around 2pm when I got up from my desk to grab water literally around a min. Got back to my desk and saw the agent who did the chat couldn't bother to wait and just end chat. No one on FB or tweet reply even posting on their fourms does nothing. Had enough and went to bell.

[mickz]

Is it suppose to say 10gb or 5gb+5gb on the Rogers app somewhere after switching to this new plan?

Mine only says talk and txt with 5gb- no tab
Under "what's included in the plan" doesn't reference anything about the 5gb bonus.

Is something wrong here?

On my Rogers App it only shows the 5gb no tab. But they emailed me two receipts. The first one was switching to this plan and the second was a bonus 5gb. I had it on two separate receipts because they had to manually add the 5gb bonus in-store.

[winson604]

About it not saying 5gb. Chill, it'll happen.

[hi-revs]

On my Rogers App it only shows the 5gb no tab. But they emailed me two receipts. The first one was switching to this plan and the second was a bonus 5gb. I had it on two separate receipts because they had to manually add the 5gb bonus in-store.

How long after signing the contract did u get this receipt?
Did u do it in person? I did it thru the Rogers app, so didn't get a receipt.

One of my friend had a txt from Rogers confirming the plan, but I still haven't received my txt...

[TypeRNammer]

I dunno why you guys all fucking around for hours with Fido and bell and Rogers I walked up to a koodo kiosk in Oakridge at lunchtime and was done in 3 minutes

Brand loyalty?:pokerface:

One of my buddies in the exact same situation. Been on hold with customer service for hours with Rogers, gives up, and then tries in store....eats up more time.

Told him to just sign up for Koodo and carry on with the rest of the day.

[vash13]

Was with Fido for 10 plus years before I switched to Koodo for the deal. Time is money especially for the people who live in Vancouver. I was not going to wait hours on the phone for the deal where I can walk up to any other carrier's kiosk and just port over. Besides, Telus cell signal is just as good as Rogers anyway.

I also tried the live chat for Telus last night around 4pm for the wife. The Cue was 779 people in front of me lol. No thanks.

[Mikoyan]

I also tried the live chat for Telus last night around 4pm for the wife. The Cue was 779 people in front of me lol. No thanks.

Hey that's down from the 1200 average all morning.

[highfive]

Was with Fido for 10 plus years before I switched to Koodo for the deal. Time is money especially for the people who live in Vancouver. I was not going to wait hours on the phone for the deal where I can walk up to any other carrier's kiosk and just port over. Besides, Telus cell signal is just as good as Rogers anyway.

I also tried the live chat for Telus last night around 4pm for the wife. The Cue was 779 people in front of me lol. No thanks.

Same here. 10 years with fido.

Networks is better.

Speed is double of what I got from fido if that matters.

[Rallydrv]

^ same here. 2 lines 10+ years with fido. Telus coverage in West is better than rogers. Plus bundle services, will get more discount. Screw fido /Rogers

[68style]

So I switched over to Koodo yesterday... I live in the middle of Richmond... and much to my surprise, Telus/Bell/Koodo get almost zero signal in and around my apartment building! I remember it being like that 7 years ago when I moved in... apparently nothing has changed! Fuck.

Not sure what to do now.

Was on Freedom and previously with Fido and they both work fine at my place.

[Hondaracer]

In my experience Telus service is not as good as Rogers imo.

Around the Kamloops area there are huge regions of zero Telus coverage and as 68 style says, even in the heart of delta and surrey I’ve run into complexes where customers of Telus cannot get signal within their apartment/townhouse complex.

And that’s with Telus..can only imagine some of the other carriers

[racerman88]

So I switched over to Koodo yesterday... I live in the middle of Richmond... and much to my surprise, Telus/Bell/Koodo get almost zero signal in and around my apartment building! I remember it being like that 7 years ago when I moved in... apparently nothing has changed! Fuck.

Not sure what to do now.

Was on Freedom and previously with Fido and they both work fine at my place.



If you didn’t lock into contract you have the option of trying to switch to Rogers or Fido as today is the last day.


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[MarkyMark]

Saying one company gets better signal than the other really depends where you are most of the time. At my girlfriend's old townhouse in Coquitlam I'd barely get a signal with Rogers and she had no issues with Telus. In Langley at my friend's house I'd always lose LTE and couldn't browse anything with Rogers, so find out who's coverage is best where to spend the majority of the time and stick with them.

[68style]

If you didn’t lock into contract you have the option of trying to switch to Rogers or Fido as today is the last day.



This is true, however Fido has a history of jacking their rates shortly after any deals + I hate them... I also hate Rogers by default due to Fido hatred... plus I lose the $15 on a Koodo sim card if I go that route... dance with the devil or put up with no phone calls at home...............

I will say so far that Koodo seems faster than my old Fido line. Everything is faster than my Freedom service was.

[stewie]

Took an hour off work at 9:30 to head to Brentwood mall. Walked around London Drugs before all the shops opened up, got first in line and I feel sorry for the gal working there all alone. 20 minutes and I'm done. 3 people in line behind me when I got to the counter, about 20 there when I left.

Stewie - 1
Line up - 0

Back to work by 10:45

[Gh0stRider]

Took me an hour today, line up was out the door. Lots of existing customers in the line up upset that they couldn't get through on the phone. They were all turned away lol

[TypeRNammer]

Took me an hour today, line up was out the door. Lots of existing customers in the line up upset that they couldn't get through on the phone. They were all turned away lol

My mind is still blown at the fact that these people could of save so much time by porting out, but only to waste hours on the phone and more hours at their respective physical carrier stores.

[Gh0stRider]

My mind is still blown at the fact that these people could of save so much time by porting out, but only to waste hours on the phone and more hours at their respective physical carrier stores.

They were advised that they could switch providers and it would be the same network. I dont understand why they were all being loyal, cuz loyalty doesn't mean shit.

[Sentinel]

Went to BB Mobile Metro to switch from koodo($48 mb/SK plan) to Telus 10gb plan. Got the confirmation email that my account is active. However my Telus sim card still isn't active yet, my koodo sim card is still active... The manager thinks it's the Telus servers getting overwhelmed and just lagging in the transition.

Been about 1.5hrs now... Telus sim still not working yet.

[Rallydrv]

its not just about staying w/ thr respective providers. grass is always greener.

fido use to give me $5 discount for having multiple lines, they took it away this year, and i have telus internet. so i get $5 for multiple lines w/ telus. and $3 off for multiple services, per service. Plus i go on the island so often, noticed fido service is shitty near ferry terminals and in the middle etc.

that said. rogers/fido/telus had huge lines at lougheed ,, bell not so much. Bell (company i have worked for in the past) will come out as loser in all this/ many negative stories in the news lately, personally they have old think and slow to change, + not so much on customer satisfaction.

[MarkyMark]

Is Bell big back east or something because I know very few people that have them as a provider

[68style]

Is Bell big back east or something because I know very few people that have them as a provider

Yes, huge... they use the Telus network here... Telus uses their network there.

[J____]

Do you also love your restricted internet and big brother watching everything you do? Lol

www.astrill.com

what restricted internet :awwyeah:

[Indy]

I walked into the pepper wireless fido store on Brodway and Cambie on Friday at 11am. it was like a red head convention in there...not a damn soul in sight.

Walked in to the wireless wave in guildford mall around 6pm to switch my wife over and they had 4 agents and we were in line for like 5 minutes, and the whole thing was done in like 15.

why did everybody wait until monday/tuesday?

[strudwicked]

I wonder if this is a one time thing or if this is the start of real competition in cell phone pricing in Canada?

[MarkyMark]

Unless Freedom does something like unlimited data I doubt we'll see anything for quite awhile. They'll be looking for ways to make back money after all the people that switched this past weekend.

[Hakkaboy]

Just curious, but do Rogers/Fido/Telus/Koodo offer callback service?

After dialing *611 on Bell on Saturday, all I had to do was press a button for them to call me back, and then did after 30 mins. I was able to switch my wife's MTM plan within 15 minutes from just the normal service rep. No waiting, no lining up, no need to be transferred to a retention rep.

[TypeRNammer]

Just curious, but do Rogers/Fido/Telus/Koodo offer callback service?

After dialing *611 on Bell on Saturday, all I had to do was press a button for them to call me back, and then did after 30 mins. I was able to switch my wife's MTM plan within 15 minutes from just the normal service rep. No waiting, no lining up, no need to be transferred to a retention rep.

Koodo offers call back service.
But due to the 10gb, callback takes longer than usual

[68style]

www.astrill.com

what restricted internet :awwyeah:

Funny that's the same one I used there too... it works pretty good but man does it slow down things a lot... what a life saver though

[racerman88]

Rogers offered it but stopped it during the madness for the $60 plan


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[Dragon-88]

One thing I like about Rogers is the Wifi calling, if you dont have reception in your suite, Wifi calling changes that.

[Mr.HappySilp]

^^ But Rogers customer service still stinks. Still remember when i was switching to Fido around 10 years ago I specifially ask the rep how much I have to pay. So I pay that amount and next month I got a bill for over a hundred dollars. Basically I call back the CSR on the other end saw the notes but claims that agent was mistaken and he can't do nothing. It seems like whatever they said doesn't really mean anything at all.

Fido was good but over the past few years is getting pretty bad as well.

Let's hope bell is at least better.

[spoon.ek9]

I can't believe how long some of you waited for this deal lol.

I went to BestBuy yesterday at 9pm and was done by 9:30pm which includes 4 people ahead of me. The guy ported me from existing Fido account to a new Fido account and I was finished. No charge for activation or SIM card.

[MindBomber]

I called and was on hold for 1+ hour before being disconnected a couple of times. Anyone had any luck calling in and getting the plan honoured after the promo officially ended?

[J____]

Funny that's the same one I used there too... it works pretty good but man does it slow down things a lot... what a life saver though

yea it's definitely not as fast as a connection in north america, but it's gotten better recently. Streams hd youtube fine now.

[coneZONE]

I've had Rogers for about ten years now, except for one year somewhere in the middle with Mobilicity, which absolutely sucked ass, youd get no signal in basically anywhere behind a wall. Rogers suited my needs pretty well and now i went from an old $23 corp plan with zero data to 10 GB i'm pretty happy