[kwlug-disc] cell phone plans

[CrankyOldBugger]

I went to Wind/Freedom (it's really Rogers) in the mall, told them my
story, and they told me that the S3 won't work on their network anymore.  I
think he was full of it, but who knows, maybe the network isn't as
backwards-compatible as I had hoped.

The Samsung Galaxy S3: not quite a Nokia, but pretty close!


On Sun, 3 Nov 2024 at 11:15, William Park via kwlug-disc <
kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:

> I'm also using Samsung Galaxy S3 with cracked screen.  Hey, it still
> works.  I was with Rogers $5 prepaid plan, but Rogers is discontinuing
> their prepaid service in mid-Dec.  So, I signed up with Freedom Mobile
> $5/month prepaid plan (it's $10 regular, but $5 off promo).  Activation
> was simple, and phone number transfer was quick.  But, to get that $5
> promo ("Digital Discount"), I had to call in.
>
> They have other "postpay" and "prepaid" monthly plans, which seems to be
> the same to me, and yearly plans.  Check them out.
> --
>
> On 2024-11-02 10:23, CrankyOldBugger wrote:
> > It's been a few years since I last posed this question, but what are you
> > folks using for cellphone plans, and how deliriously happy are you with
> > them?
> >
> > The reason I ask is that our current provider, Zoomer (aka Cityfone) is
> > being eaten by Rogers.  I have Rogers SIM cards that came in the mail as
> > part of their "welcome to the machine" plan (not the actual plan name),
> > but I'm not a fan of either Rogers nor Bell.
> >
> > What we currently have for a plan is simple:  two people (Wifeski and I)
> > share the minutes and data.  Plan costs $60 a month.  She's on the phone
> > 23 hours a day, either talking or texting or reading Facebook.  My phone
> > sits on the shelf and forwards any calls to my work phone.  So all I
> > need, really, is call forwarding, while she needs the unlimited data and
> > voice.  Thankfully she's on the home wi-fi most of the day so that helps
> > with the data charges.
> >
> > According to www.planhub.ca <http://www.planhub.ca>, my cheapest
> options
> > are with either Public Mobile or Fizz.  Basically $23 per months gets
> > you unlimited calling and 6GB data, for one person.  You can see why I
> > like the idea of shared voice/data plans.  But between the two of us,
> > 6GB data should do it.
> >
> > We would like to keep our current phones, although mine is an antique
> > Samsung Galaxy SIII, while hers is cracked, so if we're forced to get
> > new phones then so be it.
> >
> > Does anyone have any suggestions for new cellphone plans?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> >
> >
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