[kwlug-disc] cell phone plans

[CrankyOldBugger]

geesh.. $40 for 1000/50 on CarryTel?  Please tell me that they're reliable!
That's less than half of what vMedia and TekSavvy charge, so I'm suspicious
(and by nature, cynical...)



On Fri, 22 Nov 2024 at 13:29, William Park via kwlug-disc <
kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:

> 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.
> --
>
> 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!
>
>
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