[kwlug-disc] cell phone plans

[CrankyOldBugger]

Thanks to all the guys who replied to my questions..

This Zoomer looks interesting.  They have "couples" plans that are less
than half of what I'm paying now.  I will investigate further.

Thanks all!

On Sat, 29 May 2021 at 12:42, Colin Mackay <zixiekat at gmail.com> wrote:

> Check out Zoomer Wireless.  My wife, child and parents are on their
> $45/month plan.  6GB data, unlimited texting and calling across Canada.
> They run on CitiFone network, which is just Rogers.  They do have cheaper
> plans as well as bring your own phone options.
>
> You might still be able to get a $5.00 discount by signing up for Zoomer
> magazine too.  Heheh.
>
> https://www.zoomerwireless.ca/
>
> On Sat, May 29, 2021 at 12:20 PM CrankyOldBugger <
> crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It's that time of the decade when I sit down and decide that I'm paying
>> waaaay too much for mine and Wifeski's cellphone plans.
>>
>> So I humbly beseech the experts...
>>
>> What are you guys using for cell phones plans?  What's the coverage
>> like?  Do you still have money left for food after you pay your monthly
>> phone bill?
>>
>> Our situation is that Wifeski uses some data and texting, but only a wee
>> bit of voice calls, whereas I only use call forwarding on my phone (to
>> forward my personal calls to my work phone).  My phone literally sits on
>> the charging dock 24/7, and has been there for a few years now.  Once a
>> year I take it out and laugh at the scam texts I got over the year, then I
>> put it back on the docking station...
>>
>> We are currently with Virgin Mobile.  We got Wifeski's phone on the
>> 2-year contract which has long since run out.  I'm paying $106.00 plus
>> taxes for what seems to be a fairly basic plan:
>>
>> For Wifeski:
>> 500 Anytime minutes (she uses much less than that for daytime calls)
>> Voicemail 3
>> Unlimited evenings & wknd from 5PM
>> Unlimited Incoming Text
>> plus your usual call waiting/call display jazz...
>> Also included is 3GB of data each month for free when we took the
>> contract (I doubt she uses half of that)
>>
>> My plan is very basic: BYOP 45 100MB for $45/mon, I only use it for call
>> forwarding to the work phone. (that $45 is part of the grand total $106..
>> the $106 was a hell of a lot less when we started on this plan, as you can
>> imagine...)
>>
>> What do you guys suggest?  Obviously we could scale back to a smaller
>> plan for Wifeski as she isn't a big user of voice or data, so that's an
>> option..  I really only care that the reception is good out in the country
>> (as we're more likely to be in the Back 40 than the city), and that it's
>> not Bell (some of you have heard of my hatred for Bell..)
>>
>> Thanks for any suggestions!!
>>
>>
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