<div dir="ltr"><div>I hear you about Rogers (and for that matter, Bell), but I don't see what other choice we have but to go with a 3rd party reseller.</div><div><br></div><div>Currently I'm with vMedia, paying $90/mo for 300/30 cable. So you can imagine my excitement when I saw the 1000/50 cable for $55 (yes, I did see the 3 months special, but neglected to mention it in my earlier email).</div><div><br></div><div>So far my cable experience has been fair. But at the same time, I drive around my neighbourhood and see coax cable running from the little node boxes that are strung up trees, over neighbours' homes, along the ground, you name it. So I wonder if it's Roger's in general that's bad, or just the cable guys running around doing half-baked installs.</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 22 Nov 2024 at 15:17, Ron Singh <<a href="mailto:ronsingh149@gmail.com">ronsingh149@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">$40 for the 1st 3 months, $55 thereafter.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">A word about Rogers, for what it's worth, my dad(Westwave area in Waterloo) has had 9 services calls in 4 years due to cables deteriorating, cable terminations suffering from moisture ingress and an attenuating module going bad in his house. </div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">Shaw(owned by Rogers) cable in Saskatoon suffers from the same issues. </div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">I have Sasktel Fibre in my home in Saskatoon, no issues, spendy though at ($90/month for 150/75). </div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">A number of neighbours complain bitterly about their Shaw service. <br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">Seems like a common theme with Rogers and all they touch.</div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">I ditched Rogers 19 years ago as we just don't watch TV at all but back then the service was stellar.</div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">Not sure why the many issues with them, but I would be reluctant to use any of their services.</div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">A brotha in the Eastbridge(Waterlloo) area has had the same spotty service from Rogers since he went with them some 7 years ago, albeit, only 6 service issues.<br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">I don't mean to defecate on Rogers/Shaw, but man, their record of quality service leaves a lot to be desired.<br></div></div><div><br>Ron S.<br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Nov 22, 2024 at 2:29 PM CrankyOldBugger <<a href="mailto:crankyoldbugger@gmail.com" target="_blank">crankyoldbugger@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>geesh.. $40 for 1000/50 on CarryTel? Please tell me that they're reliable!</div><div>That's less than half of what vMedia and TekSavvy charge, so I'm suspicious (and by nature, cynical...)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 22 Nov 2024 at 13:29, William Park via kwlug-disc <<a href="mailto:kwlug-disc@kwlug.org" target="_blank">kwlug-disc@kwlug.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Well, I can tell you, my Samsung Galaxy S3 works with Freedom Mobile $5 <br>
prepaid plan. It used to work with Rogers $5 prepaid plan, so I don't <br>
see why it shouldn't work with other "Rogers" vendors.<br>
<br>
Freedom Mobile is also offering promos on Cable Internet. But, after <br>
the promos, CarryTel (my current ISP) is cheaper.<br>
-- <br>
<br>
On 2024-11-22 08:11, CrankyOldBugger wrote:<br>
> I went to Wind/Freedom (it's really Rogers) in the mall, told them my <br>
> story, and they told me that the S3 won't work on their network <br>
> anymore. I think he was full of it, but who knows, maybe the network <br>
> isn't as backwards-compatible as I had hoped.<br>
> <br>
> The Samsung Galaxy S3: not quite a Nokia, but pretty close!<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> On Sun, 3 Nov 2024 at 11:15, William Park via kwlug-disc <kwlug- <br>
> <a href="mailto:disc@kwlug.org" target="_blank">disc@kwlug.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kwlug-disc@kwlug.org" target="_blank">kwlug-disc@kwlug.org</a>>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> I'm also using Samsung Galaxy S3 with cracked screen. Hey, it still<br>
> works. I was with Rogers $5 prepaid plan, but Rogers is discontinuing<br>
> their prepaid service in mid-Dec. So, I signed up with Freedom Mobile<br>
> $5/month prepaid plan (it's $10 regular, but $5 off promo). Activation<br>
> was simple, and phone number transfer was quick. But, to get that $5<br>
> promo ("Digital Discount"), I had to call in.<br>
> <br>
> They have other "postpay" and "prepaid" monthly plans, which seems<br>
> to be<br>
> the same to me, and yearly plans. Check them out.<br>
> -- <br>
> <br>
> On 2024-11-02 10:23, CrankyOldBugger wrote:<br>
> > It's been a few years since I last posed this question, but what<br>
> are you<br>
> > folks using for cellphone plans, and how deliriously happy are<br>
> you with<br>
> > them?<br>
> ><br>
> > The reason I ask is that our current provider, Zoomer (aka<br>
> Cityfone) is<br>
> > being eaten by Rogers. I have Rogers SIM cards that came in the<br>
> mail as<br>
> > part of their "welcome to the machine" plan (not the actual plan<br>
> name),<br>
> > but I'm not a fan of either Rogers nor Bell.<br>
> ><br>
> > What we currently have for a plan is simple: two people (Wifeski<br>
> and I)<br>
> > share the minutes and data. Plan costs $60 a month. She's on<br>
> the phone<br>
> > 23 hours a day, either talking or texting or reading Facebook. <br>
> My phone<br>
> > sits on the shelf and forwards any calls to my work phone. So all I<br>
> > need, really, is call forwarding, while she needs the unlimited<br>
> data and<br>
> > voice. Thankfully she's on the home wi-fi most of the day so<br>
> that helps<br>
> > with the data charges.<br>
> ><br>
> > According to <a href="http://www.planhub.ca" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.planhub.ca</a> <<a href="http://www.planhub.ca" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.planhub.ca</a>> <http://<br>
> <a href="http://www.planhub.ca" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.planhub.ca</a> <<a href="http://www.planhub.ca" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.planhub.ca</a>>>, my cheapest options<br>
> > are with either Public Mobile or Fizz. Basically $23 per months<br>
> gets<br>
> > you unlimited calling and 6GB data, for one person. You can see<br>
> why I<br>
> > like the idea of shared voice/data plans. But between the two of<br>
> us,<br>
> > 6GB data should do it.<br>
> ><br>
> > We would like to keep our current phones, although mine is an<br>
> antique<br>
> > Samsung Galaxy SIII, while hers is cracked, so if we're forced to<br>
> get<br>
> > new phones then so be it.<br>
> ><br>
> > Does anyone have any suggestions for new cellphone plans?<br>
> ><br>
> > Thanks!<br>
<br>
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