Registered: Nov 2002
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Originally posted by dEsidEL
I guess this shouldn't come as a surprise.. what good is 3G and 4G/LTE in Canada if most consumers here aren't willing to pay for the services because they feel it's either unfordable or non-essential?
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Originally posted by VERTiG0
It's because anybody with a head on their shoulders isn't going to pay nearly the same amount as they pay for their home computer internet service to use internet on a fucking 2.4" screen. And it's heavily capped, at that.
Yup! I just got a new smart phone (HTC 6800), and was unwilling to get a data plan with it, because the phone had Wifi. If i REALLY want internet, I will find the nearest condo, grab an unsecured connection, get my info, and be on my way. Bell wanted $100/GB on their data plan, just insane!
Now all i have to do is figure out how to disable the data network, because it always wants to use it, just so I do not get charged anything extra.
Any bell customers here? Do you know if they can just disable data from their side?
Nov-20-2008 21:34
rabbitjoker
aural sadist
Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Toronto, ON, CANADA
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Originally posted by Orko
Any bell customers here? Do you know if they can just disable data from their side?
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Nov-20-2008 21:38
VERTiG0
cunning linguist.
Registered: Dec 2003
Location: no longer Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
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Originally posted by Orko
Now all i have to do is figure out how to disable the data network, because it always wants to use it, just so I do not get charged anything extra.
Any bell customers here? Do you know if they can just disable data from their side?
Also why can't Bell disable data for your account on their end? Rogers did it for me.
Strange... Rogers claimed they couldn't do it for me. One way around it would be to delete all the service books for services that use mobile Data (that's what I did).
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Originally posted by RickyM
you're just a shit version of Moral Hazard. At least he knows what he's talking about.
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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
lol, i love it when moral feels the need to lay the smack down
Nov-21-2008 15:25
exstasie
Hack Attack
Registered: Jun 2006
Location: Toronto/Sauga, Canada
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Originally posted by Moral Hazard
Strange... Rogers claimed they couldn't do it for me. One way around it would be to delete all the service books for services that use mobile Data (that's what I did).
I know for a fact they are able to.
The CSR you talked to might not have known anything. Usually they don't.
Make sure when you call Rogers you call the Data Department CSR. It's a completely different number and they should know how to do it (though it wouldn't surprise if they didn't even know).
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Nov-21-2008 15:27
Rodrico
TA Desperado
Registered: Oct 2001
Location: Toronto, Canada
So what smart phones are coming to canadian carriers this holiday season that are worth picking up? I have Rogers right now, and all I see is the Iphone, but I really would like an HTC Touch Pro or the Sony X1 Xperia (if it comes out in canada?). I like my curve, but id rather sell it and get something useful for browsing the internet with, any suggestions or is the Iphone the ultimate browser phone over the new ones coming out?
Nov-21-2008 15:39
Orko
Digital Hippie
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Originally posted by Rodrico
So what smart phones are coming to canadian carriers this holiday season that are worth picking up? I have Rogers right now, and all I see is the Iphone, but I really would like an HTC Touch Pro or the Sony X1 Xperia (if it comes out in canada?). I like my curve, but id rather sell it and get something useful for browsing the internet with, any suggestions or is the Iphone the ultimate browser phone over the new ones coming out?
No phone comes with a good browser experience. The iPhone is one of the better ones, but if you load Opera on a Windows Mobile, then it is pretty comparable. Plus Opera has some nice customizing features.
