<div dir="ltr">On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 9:37 AM, CrankyOldBugger <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:crankyoldbugger@gmail.com" target="_blank">crankyoldbugger@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">
<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>What recommendations for non-Bell and non-Rogers cellphone providers do you guys have?</div>
<div><br></div><div>She is a low-volume cellphone user, mostly just calls home like "how do I find Suchandsuch Street?" She texts a little bit as well. Data is optional, but not necessary.</div></div></blockquote>
<div><br></div><div>I have Rogers pay as you go and I am keeping it. <br></div><div>You pay $10 a month, and get a la carte usage. You pay for every call and every text message. But if you pay $100, you get 12 months AND your balance never expires!<br>
<br>For a low volume user, it is good.<br><br>They have other plans on Pay As You Go, here <br><br><a href="http://www.rogers.com/web/content/wireless-products/plans?cm_sp=wireless-_-pay_as_you_go-_-plans_banner">http://www.rogers.com/web/content/wireless-products/plans?cm_sp=wireless-_-pay_as_you_go-_-plans_banner</a><br>
<br>For data, you enable it on the phone and Rogers sends you a text message with your options ($1 for 10MB for a day, or $5 for $60 for a week), and you click a link and it gets withdrawn from your balance.<br><br></div>
<div>There is also the 711 cell plan.<br><a href="http://www.speakout7eleven.ca/">http://www.speakout7eleven.ca/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Virgin Mobile had some good plans when someone in the family was looking into it a few months ago.<br>
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<div>She'd like to keep her current cell phone as she likes the slide out keyboard.</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div>You can get her phone unlocked for $10 to $40 (depends on make and model)<br></div>
<br>Whatever you do, decouple the phone from the cell provider. This is how the rest of the world does it, and this is how it should be. <br><br></div><div>If needed, go on Kijiji and buy a used unlocked phone that you like.<br>
<br></div><div>This bundling culture is so ingrained here and it has to be eliminated. We have choices, and we should know about them.<br><br></div><div>And by the way, she can keep her cell number ported.<br></div><div> <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>I'm on Telus myself, so there's an advantage to having her account merged in with mine, but I'm open to suggestions on a smaller provider like those guys who have kiosks in the mall if they have an unbeatable deal.</div>
</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Seems like a viable option and may give you free family calling.<br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div>I've gone through the various company websites and I'm familiar with the pricing structures, etc., but I was wondering if you guys had really good or really bad experiences with any of the smaller companies like Koodoo, Solo or Wind or whatever.</div>
</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>For Wind, see my other email. Coverage is the issue.<br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div>By the way, now that the satellite TV is gone, I'm seriously considering Western Digital's Live TV box for Wifeski's TV. It looks pretty good, and as far as I can tell it's the best device for streaming the stuff I have already downloaded to my servers, whereas devices like Roku or Chromecast seem intent on selling you monthly subscriptions to Netflix, etc. I'll keep you guys informed as this progresses.</div>
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