[kwlug-disc] Leaving Bell

[Chamunks Arkturus]

I can also vouch for Enoc he will do the Unlock Code purchase and
installation himself and will take your cash.  I trust him.


On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 3:34 PM, Brian Bentley <bhbentley at gmail.com> wrote:

> Try
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> http://kw-pc.ca/
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> Brian
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> On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 3:19 PM, CrankyOldBugger <
> crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Just an update.. as you may recall, we are on Phase 5 of 5 in our plans
>> to eliminate Bell Canada from our home.  The last piece of the puzzle is my
>> wife's cellphone, currently under contract with Bell.
>>
>> We tried to get Bell to unlock the phone, but they insist that we phone
>> the unlock guy and give him $50 by credit card.  I know it's probably safe
>> since it's Bell... but I refuse to give a complete stranger my credit card
>> number over the phone unless I absolutely have to.
>>
>> But because we actually called Bell and asked what the procedure is to
>> unlock the phone (then secretly run down to Koodo and let them activate the
>> phone), Bell has been phoning us constantly, asking us why are we so
>> unhappy with them???  And they keep phoning the cell phone despite the fact
>> that we told them repeatedly to call the house (Wifeski doesn't carry her
>> cellphone with her around the house all day).
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>> We like the cellphone model so we wanted to unlock it and keep it with
>> the next carrier (probably Koodo, as I mentioned).  It's hard to find
>> phones with slide out keyboards anymore, outside of BlackBerries.
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>> So I'm at the point now where I think I will just cancelled the account
>> outright, pay whatever the early termination penalties are, take a boat to
>> the middle of the Atlantic and toss the phone overboard, then go start a
>> new account at another carrier, even with a less desirable phone.
>>
>> Why? Because Bell is infuriated us to the point where we are running out
>> of colourful adjectives to throw at them.  How in the FSM's name do they
>> stay in business???
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