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exstasie
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Registered: Jun 2006
Location: Toronto/Sauga, Canada

quote:
Originally posted by monishb
read it carefully buddy we give away 400$ phones for free based on promos. its also based on how much you spend. thats why they back it up


Is Telus going to be having any promos during this joyous occasion? This is there chance to gain some loyal customers, so they should be offering some great promos...if they were smart.

Shop around guys! I'm sure there will be some great promos and packages to be had.


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TrickDaddE
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Registered: Dec 2003
Location: Toronto, Canada

quote:
Originally posted by monishb
read it carefully buddy we give away upto 400$ phones for free based on promos. its also based on how much you spend. thats why they back it up

and they credit your account if more than 1% of your calls are dropped.


Buddy I dont need to read it carefully! The point is you claim it's a free phone for being a loyal customer i.e every 3 years, but is its not free if you got to commit for another 2-3 year term!
Furthermore the $400 phone I can buy un-locked GSM for $200-$250.


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monishb
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Registered: Mar 2002
Location: Vancouver-Toronto-Dubai-Mumbai

quote:
Originally posted by exstasie
Is Telus going to be having any promos during this joyous occasion? This is there chance to gain some loyal customers, so they should be offering some great promos...if they were smart.

Shop around guys! I'm sure there will be some great promos and packages to be had.


you see as per the WNP training i had, we dont scrounge for every last customer, unlike rogers and fido and bell on 20-35$ plans a month, we know we have a good coverage and good price and all our customers are willing to pay the price!

we saw the churn rate results as far as WNP goes, rogers 3-4% has the highest cancellation risks , then comes bell at 2% and lastly telus with a mere 1%

We know customers who are loyal and we already managed to keep them.

We dont need promos to bring customers into telus but yes we always have new activations promos going on.

Old Post Feb-23-2007 02:37  Canada
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exstasie
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Who's going to be selling the iPhone? I heard someone say that Rogers was going to be selling them in the summer or something


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monishb
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quote:
Originally posted by TrickDaddE
Buddy I dont need to read it carefully! The point is you claim it's a free phone for being a loyal customer i.e every 3 years, but is its not free if you got to commit for another 2-3 year term!
Furthermore the $400 phone I can buy un-locked GSM for $200-$250.


Yes if you use the service then why not commit? your not paying anything extra??

GSM is great but it also have its pros and cons. Unlocking the phone doesnt guarentee you to use it virtually any part of the globe. but i see your point.

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FunkyCrew
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Registered: Feb 2006
Location: Soul Shakin'

guys honestly - if you buy phones through providers, at least get it cheaper with a contract, please don't waste that ridiculous amount of money on phones which are considered old elsewhere

on related note, Mum's new baby stealing this whenever i get a chance!


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exstasie
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guys honestly - if you buy phones through providers, at least get it cheaper with a contract, please don't waste that ridiculous amount of money on phones which are considered old elsewhere


Thats why you don't get a phone w/ your contract and import a phone from Asia...


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FunkyCrew
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Registered: Feb 2006
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quote:
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Thats why you don't get a phone w/ your contract and import a phone from Asia...


ditto
or Russia
or Ukraine

Korea is the best for all brand new electronics


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exstasie
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quote:
Originally posted by FunkyCrew
ditto
or Russia
or Ukraine

Korea is the best for all brand new electronics


I think Korea's the best for everything...


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Registered: Dec 2002
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Typical of MSNBC to ignore one of the most important reasons for not having the best cell phone networks: our landlines don't suck. In Europe they have to use their cell phones for this stuff.

Not the only reason, sure - there's definitely a bit of an "if it ain't broke don't fix it" attitude (which is sad in Canada, because here, it done broke). It's a chicken-and-egg problem, though. Here, people trust their land lines and don't trust cell phone carriers. Why then should a carrier try to improve their network quality when people don't trust them anyway? And as a consumer, why would you ever trust a cellular carrier knowing that this is how they think?

It was easy to get people to switch in Europe because they never trusted the land lines in the first place. North America, not so simple.


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Jem_hadar
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Registered: Nov 2003
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quote:
Originally posted by DigiNut
Typical of MSNBC to ignore one of the most important reasons for not having the best cell phone networks: our landlines don't suck. In Europe they have to use their cell phones for this stuff.

Not the only reason, sure - there's definitely a bit of an "if it ain't broke don't fix it" attitude (which is sad in Canada, because here, it done broke). It's a chicken-and-egg problem, though. Here, people trust their land lines and don't trust cell phone carriers. Why then should a carrier try to improve their network quality when people don't trust them anyway? And as a consumer, why would you ever trust a cellular carrier knowing that this is how they think?

It was easy to get people to switch in Europe because they never trusted the land lines in the first place. North America, not so simple.


interesting insight. wasnt aware.


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Cosmic Fur
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Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Mississauga, Canada

quote:
Originally posted by DigiNut
Typical of MSNBC to ignore one of the most important reasons for not having the best cell phone networks: our landlines don't suck. In Europe they have to use their cell phones for this stuff.

Not the only reason, sure - there's definitely a bit of an "if it ain't broke don't fix it" attitude (which is sad in Canada, because here, it done broke). It's a chicken-and-egg problem, though. Here, people trust their land lines and don't trust cell phone carriers. Why then should a carrier try to improve their network quality when people don't trust them anyway? And as a consumer, why would you ever trust a cellular carrier knowing that this is how they think?

It was easy to get people to switch in Europe because they never trusted the land lines in the first place. North America, not so simple.


What do you mean by *trust* a landline/cellphone provider?


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