[kwlug-disc] Cell phone providers

[John Johnson]

CBC:

This deal is different [ than a previous, failed deal with Telus ] in 
that Rogers has agreed to sell off some of Mobilicity's spectrum to 
other smaller rivals to keep regulators happy.


On 2015-06-24 12:43, Jeff Smith wrote:
> Let's try this again...
>
>
>
> In the news today....
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> Rogers Communications has purchased Mobilicity for $440 million.
>
> The company says the purchase will "boost speed and quality for 
> wireless customers in BC, Alberta and Southern Ontario."
>
> Mobilicity is a provider of low-cost cellular services to 155,000 
> subscribers in Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver.
>
>
>
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> > Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2015 01:55:56 +0000
> > From: bs27975 at yahoo.ca
> > To: kwlug-disc at kwlug.org
> > Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] Cell phone providers
> >
> > I do this with voip.ms as well, but I also relay it from my DID to 
> my cell. So on a DID text I get a cell txt and an e-mail notification. 
> (I don't do data on my cell.)
> >
> > I do the $3/month txt messaging package on my Rogers Pay As You Go - 
> 30 out, unlimited in. (Since I do the $100/yr card, the unfortunately 
> necessary txt message addon doesn't end up costing me anything.)
> >
> > This has had the wonderful benefit of letting me relay incoming 
> e-mail I consider important to the cell's e-mail id <phone 
> #>@pcs.rogers.com IIRC. I don't read e-mail there, but the txt message 
> (reply read to read) that comes in alerts me that e-mail came in, and 
> from whom. I don't know that there's an @pcs.voip.ms equivalent, 
> haven't looked.
> >
> > One thing to know about voip.ms relay though ... a relayed txt comes 
> through as coming from your DID. If the message content doesn't 
> identify the sender, the only way you'll know whom it was actually 
> from is to check the e-mail. (For the moment, all voip.ms txt'ing is 
> free. When it isn't, apparently it will be 1 cent per message.)
> >
> >
> > >________________________________
> > > From: Herman Gruetzmacher <hgruetzmacher at gmail.com>
> > >To: KWLUG discussion <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org>
> > >Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 7:08 PM
> > >Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] Cell phone providers
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >With my wife using the phone bbm is a better option than text 
> messaging.
> > But I have used voip.ms texting service too, it converts the text to 
> an email so
> > not as convenient.. You do have a phone number associated with a 
> data only plan.
> > I never give it out and don't answer the phone if the tbaytel number 
> rings as
> > that costs about .40/minute if you used the phone
> >
> >
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