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I will be released from my Rogers account in October and Wind Mobile will get my business...no contract....no BS system access fee...no BS911 access fee.....decent monthly plans for both voice and data...it is a no brainer...Wind Mobile is the = to Clearnet that started up 12 years ago and was quickly swallowed up by Telus....rather than compete Telus bought them out and then used their advertising ideas....to be blunt.....cell phone users in Canada get bent over and fucked in the ass with regards to everything....the contracts are long....the rates for airtime and email/data are high.....in the USA you get 5 X the airtime and if you dont use it it rolls over on a month to month basis.....we dont get that from ANY carrier in Canada.....all because as customers we take it in the ass and dont speak up.....I for 1 will be speaking with my wallet and will not take the "free phone" upgrade from Rogers that I have constantlly been offered for the last 4 months.....I will wait till my contract expires and switch to Wind Mobile....yeah I may have to buy the phone but at least I will be dealing with a company that WANTS to take care of it's customers and not rape them for cash.
On a funny note...well everybody I have mentioned it to found it funny......My Cell contract lasted longer than my marriage LOL
Just my .02
SR
You're in the West, Telus is your best bet for service and coverage (especially with the new network).
You can call them throughout your contract and based on usage they will recommend switching phones. Rogers are bastards, they will never do that.
Still, shop around , make them work for it, if you know anyone who works at Telus try to get a referral through their "friends and family" site.
First call Rogers and inquire about the procedure of disconnecting while keeping your number, highly likely they will transfer you to a loyalty and retention agent who will offer you a good deal. Haggle, Squeeze the best deal and then say you need to think about it. Don't call them again, they will not improve.
Then check out what Telus has to offer.
You can call them throughout your contract and based on usage they will recommend switching phones. Rogers are bastards, they will never do that.
Still, shop around , make them work for it, if you know anyone who works at Telus try to get a referral through their "friends and family" site.
First call Rogers and inquire about the procedure of disconnecting while keeping your number, highly likely they will transfer you to a loyalty and retention agent who will offer you a good deal. Haggle, Squeeze the best deal and then say you need to think about it. Don't call them again, they will not improve.
Then check out what Telus has to offer.
How the hell do you get a bill that large, change your plan, i have unlimited data, messaging, and long distance on my bb, use it all the time as the only phone i have, and pay about $250.00 per month.
Just thinking to get rid of my home phone # and use a cell only. Right now I'm useing a 7-11 cell. How about buying the phone right out will this help the haggle? Amie xoxo your right i will be bent over.
Correct, they do and shared the cost of developing the new network.
However Telus will fight tooth and nail to preserve market share in the West as it will want to grow the client relationship to home service (phone, ADSL and TV).
With many thousands of employees in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton surely you can find someone in your network who knows an employee that can get you a deal!
I have a question. If I buy the cell right out what kind of deal would i get, Such as a waved start up fees? The new BB 9800 is about $550.00. and get the other half a iPhone at the same time. I was looking on http://http://www.comparecellular.ca/ the start fees are so high! I have not had a contract with a cell phone company for over 15 years now (old guy)
Than you for your help!
Than you for your help!
I advise you to check out Wind Mobile.....I have been a customer since late September and I am loving it....no contract and very reasonable rates...the Shout Canada plan is $45 a month and includes unlimited Canada wide calling/voicemail/call display/call forwarding...no charges for long distance....no system access fee....basically no nickle & diming you to death each month...I have not had a call dropped yet but I have lost contact with the 3G network...the places I lost contact were Symons Valley and west of 85th St sw in Aspen Stone.....and I lost contact with the latter with Rogers.
Wind Mobile is a new start up company that is charging out of the gate fast....as a company they offer a wicked alternative to the BIG 3 and will only improve...thus far the company has raised 900 million in start up capital and they are not going to go away or get bought out by the BIG 3...yes you wont get service in the stix but who cares....they created a good start up coverage zone with the major population centres of Vancouver/Calgary/Edmonton/Toronto/Montrea/Ottawa and they will grow those networks over time.
Thus far Rogers has responded to the competition from Wind with Chatr.....though they dont mention that Chatr is owned by Rogers or that is on a 2G network...same thing goes for both Telus and Bell.
Just my .02
SR
I live in Coquitlam out of the Wind Zone maybe later this year. I will take my time with this....
Take your time and go month to month with Rogers...you take the new phone and you get roped in for 3 more years...break that contract and you get GREEKed.....like it or not you will get fucked over if you break the contract unless you can unload your phone and the contract onto someone else.
The Wind network is expanding.....but it is expanding slowly...cant build Rome in a day.
SR
How the hell do you get a bill that large, change your plan, I have unlimited data, messaging, and long distance on my BB, use it all the timeas the only phone I have, and pay about $65 per month.........with WIND.
I the end i went with the iPhone4. Bought it out right from Apple (unlocked ) and is with telus mobile month to month and not tied down to a three year contract.Fido sim for the ladies and a telus sim for regualar calling!
