[kwlug-disc] Cell phone providers
Bob Jonkman
bjonkman at sobac.com
Wed Jun 3 11:09:24 EDT 2015
More pile-on for Wind: They'll unlock your phone after three months of service for $30 (or immediately if you buy the phone outright).
I've rooted and re-flashed the ROM in my phone, but I've never bothered to get it unlocked.
--Bob.
On June 3, 2015 9:06:26 AM AST, Jeff Smith <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
>I think I used that cellunlocker.net back when I had to unlock
>Wifeski's
>phone.
>
>So apparently today is the day that the new law comes into place that
>says that if you're used up 24 out of the 36 months in your contract,
>you can bail without penalties. Of course, with my luck my 36 months
>end this month so no money gained for me.. But I'm interested to see
>what offers the cell providers come up with now to win back customers
>who are suddenly free to leave. The Telus guy told me that he could
>swing a special deal "just for me" and get me $50 off of the purchase
>of
>a new phone. This was just after I effectively told him that he
>doesn't
>sell anything I want (i.e. no Ubuntu phones).
>
>It could be fun to see what happens over the next few months for
>special
>deals, etc.
>
>
>On 15-06-02 06:14 PM, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:
>> If you own the phone (e.g. you bought it outright, or got it used
>from
>> Kijiji), you can unlock it for anywhere between $10 to $30 depending
>> on the model and carrier it is locked to.
>>
>> I have had good service from http://www.cellunlocker.net/
>> You can get a quote from them by entering your phone info (including
>> IMEI).
>>
>> If you are thinking of the carrier unlocking the phone, I am not sure
>> if it is like the USA now where they have to unlock it for you after
>> some time.
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 3:03 PM, CrankyOldBugger
>> <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com <mailto:crankyoldbugger at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> I forgot about unlocking. I suppose I'll have to do that if I
>> want to change providers. Do they still charge for that?
>>
>> On Tue, 2 Jun 2015 at 14:58 Brian Bentley <bhbentley at gmail.com
>> <mailto:bhbentley at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Happy user of:
>>
>> http://www.speakout7eleven.ca/
>>
>> because I use the phone very little. When in my busy work
>> season, I sometimes buy data for a month.
>>
>> For the US, it is looking like
>>
>> https://www.roammobility.com/
>>
>> is the best deal and the best solution. My friend and I
>> recently tested the service for text and data and it worked
>> very well.
>>
>> Our tests using ChatSim ( http://www.chatsim.com/en ) failed
>> miserably. Avoid.
>>
>> We're using Nexus 5s, unlocked of course.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 2:33 PM, CrankyOldBugger
>> <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com
><mailto:crankyoldbugger at gmail.com>>
>> wrote:
>>
>> So a telemarketer from Telus called me at work today to
>> remind me that my three contract with them finishes up
>> this month. Would I like a new phone now? I told him
>> that I was waiting for an Ubuntu phone to come out. He
>> honestly had no idea what I was talking about and he said
>> that he's never heard of Ubuntu. I explained to him that
>> it's an OS. So he said "oh, so it runs on Android?"
>>
>> Nevertheless... I was wondering what you guys using for
>> cell phone providers? I know Bob uses Wind for the
>> unlimited data but has poor coverage. I recently
>switched
>> Wifeski over to Koodo and that seems to be working out
>for
>> her, but she's not a heavy user.
>>
>> I know you're going to ask me just what I need from a
>> provider, so I will tell you now before you ask....
>> Basically I'm looking for:
>>
>> Ubuntu phones! (yes, I know, I have to wait...)
>> not a lot of texting
>> not a lot of voice calls
>> I used maybe 150-200 meg of data a month on my current
>plan
>> I like the "fav 10" or whatever they call it where
>there's
>> a list of numbers that I can call for free from anywhere
>> in Canada.
>> Since I do occasionally travel to the US, free
>> roaming/calling in the US would be nice, if it doesn't
>add
>> too much to the monthly bill.
>> Other than the numbers on the "fav 10" or US calls, I
>> really don't do a lot of long distance.
>> And those of you who know me will know, I don't want
>Bell!
>>
>> What are you guys using, and are you happy with your
>provider?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
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