[kwlug-disc] cell phone plans

[William Park]

Well, I can tell you, my Samsung Galaxy S3 works with Freedom Mobile $5 
prepaid plan.  It used to work with Rogers $5 prepaid plan, so I don't 
see why it shouldn't work with other "Rogers" vendors.

Freedom Mobile is also offering promos on Cable Internet.  But, after 
the promos, CarryTel (my current ISP) is cheaper.
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On 2024-11-22 08:11, CrankyOldBugger wrote:
> 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 <mailto: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> <http://
>     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!