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What Cell Phone Company Do You Use? (pg. 2)
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| smuncky |
| quote: | Originally posted by Misanthrope
really eh? i have really bad reception with my fido. |
read some reviews on ur phone and see if other people have the same problems as you have. googling it might bring up reviews with other carriers, unless u find some in the fido section of howardforums.
btw, here are 2 good threads for learning somethign about retention plans.
Fido Retention Plans
Rogers Rentention Plans
also, here is the link for the Canadian Carriers Forum at HoFo.
hope these help some people. |
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| FunkyCrew |
| quote: | Originally posted by smuncky
signed up with fido last year. no real problems. reception has been great and the calls are nice and crisp. for those people who mentioned that they have bad reception, the problem can be with your phone and not the network as some phones have better reception than others.
when my contract ends this coming oct., ill prob go to prepaid with fido, since i don't use up that many minutes. |
unless your phone is 4-band phone, the reception won't be perfect, and Fido's reception in particular is crap - where Rogers has full reception bars, Fido has 1 or 0 |
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| mickmack |
| quote: | Originally posted by Provocative_boi
I appreciate your advice dood.
Theres no limits with the # of minutes used here, as long as its in the GTA area your monthly bill will be 45 bucks plus taxes :P |
oh, i'm not saying to get rid of that plan.. if it works for you, keep it. but there is a huge percentage of the population that has way more minutes then they will ever use, and can make some serious coin from selling their plan, and going with a basic $20/month plan. |
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| mickmack |
| quote: | Originally posted by FunkyCrew
unless your phone is 4-band phone, the reception won't be perfect, and Fido's reception in particular is crap - where Rogers has full reception bars, Fido has 1 or 0 |
a fido quad-band phone will give you the EXACT same reception that a rogers quad-band phone will give you. a fido tri-band phone will give you the EXACT same reception that a rogers tri-band phone will give you. they share the same network.
the only difference is that if you are outside of fido's calling area, you will pay extra per minute to use the phone. you pay $5 a month for rogers extended coverage. in most cases, paying the $5 is cheaper then it would be to go with rogers because fido is billed by the second. |
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| Provocative_boi |
| quote: | Originally posted by FunkyCrew
unless your phone is 4-band phone, the reception won't be perfect, and Fido's reception in particular is crap - where Rogers has full reception bars, Fido has 1 or 0 |
I kinda disagree beacause,when i had the sony ericsson z600 phone my reception was really ty in sum areas plus zero reception in the basement,now im using the sony ericsson k750i its really guud reception wise everywhere even the basement.Even though the plan for the both phones were the exact same one.
So i think its more of a phone thing,not the service provider. |
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| FunkyCrew |
| quote: | Originally posted by Provocative_boi
I kinda disagree beacause,when i had the sony ericsson z600 phone my reception was really ty in sum areas plus zero reception in the basement,now im using the sony ericsson k750i its really guud reception wise everywhere even the basement.Even though the plan for the both phones were the exact same one.
So i think its more of a phone thing,not the service provider. |
no this is a known fact, 4-band phones with 850 band are the only phones which will work the best, where normally we lose reception - buildings, basements, subway... and its nothing to do with the plan lol |
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| spitty |
I'm with fido, and have been happy with them. they've screwed up a couple times, but have made up for it
my only complaint is they have no long-distance txting package or deal or anything. its costing me a bundle to txt overseas. arg |
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| _EuG_ |
| I have Bell Mobility, i switched from rogers to Bell and i am happy with the service. The service area is bigger then rogers, for example when i go to snowboard in different places where Rogers didnt have service Bell does. I scamed my self into a GREAT rate plan that cant be matched by anyone... not even Bell them selves anymore.. so im happy and im not going anywhere. |
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| urban_legend |
I have been super happy with Fido, expect for their handsets, I usually buy my own and unlock it. Can't beat 7pm evenings and per second billing. Now that the reception is paired with Rogers you can't beat Fido.
BTW Bell blows goats, screwed up my billing, over charged. |
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| me@t k@tie |
| quote: | Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~*
I was with Bell for a year when I first got a cell phone. I had to call them monthly to fix my bill. I know numerous people that have had problems with them. Cale got ed quite a few times by them last year. Warning: don't trust Bell. |
You are absolutely correct. I signed up with Bell in July (I have a three year contract), and I am so pissed off with them. I gave them my new mailing address, yet my bill ends up at the wrong place EVERY month! And because I don't see my bills, I don't know how much I owe, which usually ends up with my service getting cut off for a week at a time.
The good things are:
- unlimited texts
- free incoming calls
- free unlimited local calls on evenings and weekends
- 100 free anytime minutes
Also, I hate my ring tones. And I can't download any good ones onto my phone. Grrr. |
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| exstasie |
| quote: | Originally posted by me@t k@tie
You are absolutely correct. I signed up with Bell in July (I have a three year contract), and I am so pissed off with them. I gave them my new mailing address, yet my bill ends up at the wrong place EVERY month! And because I don't see my bills, I don't know how much I owe, which usually ends up with my service getting cut off for a week at a time.
The good things are:
- unlimited texts
- free incoming calls
- free unlimited local calls on evenings and weekends
- 100 free anytime minutes
Also, I hate my ring tones. And I can't download any good ones onto my phone. Grrr. |
yeah, Bell is famous for screwing up bills...you'd think they'd want you're money. Last summer I remember I didn't get billed for 3 months for some reason, then they lump summed my bills together and charged me interest or something for being late..i don't think so!
But I have an awesome plan which I don't want to get rid of...thats the only crappy part. I have unlimited everything pretty much, I even have unlimited Internet browsing and downloading! I sometimes just download for the hell of it..i think its like $50 normally for 1mb of downloading and I sometimes download like 5mb just for the hell of it, cause its free :D
Maybe if bell offers me a rediculously nice phone for free w/ the same package I might keep it... |
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| rabbitjoker |
| quote: | Originally posted by jennypie
I'm with Bell and I've never had a problem. I like my rates, and I like their service. I guess I'm one of the few who's had nothing but good experiences with them...that includes getting through almost immediately every single time I've ever called customer service. |
Same story here. I've had my phone with Bell Mobility since the mid-90s and have not had any problems at all.
My only complaint with Bell Mobility is the lack of cool handsets. |
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