<html><head></head><body>> I know Bob uses Wind for the unlimited data but has poor coverage.<br>
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To be clear, I only have poor coverage from Wind where I live, in Emira. Coverage in KW and TO is fine. And since I don't need the cell phone at home that suits me fine.<br>
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It's really liberating to have unlimited voice, text and data (for $30 a month!) It changes the whole way you think about using a phone. F'rinstance, when you're running an Ubuntu Hour at a venue with no WiFi it's no burden to turn on the portable WiFi hot spot and share the connection with everyone. <br>
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--Bob, who really didn't mind when that guy downloaded the Ubuntu 15.04 iso... No, really! <br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On June 2, 2015 2:33:08 PM AST, CrankyOldBugger <crankyoldbugger@gmail.com> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div dir="ltr">So a telemarketer from Telus called me at work today to remind me that my three contract with them finishes up this month. Would I like a new phone now? I told him that I was waiting for an Ubuntu phone to come out. He honestly had no idea what I was talking about and he said that he's never heard of Ubuntu. I explained to him that it's an OS. So he said "oh, so it runs on Android?"<div><br /></div><div>Nevertheless... I was wondering what you guys using for cell phone providers? I know Bob uses Wind for the unlimited data but has poor coverage. I recently switched Wifeski over to Koodo and that seems to be working out for her, but she's not a heavy user.</div><div><br /></div><div>I know you're going to ask me just what I need from a provider, so I will tell you now before you ask.... Basically I'm looking for:</div><div><br /></div><div>Ubuntu phones! (yes, I know, I have to wait...)</div><div>not a lot of texting</div><div>not a lot of voice calls</div><div>I used maybe 150-200 meg of data a month on my current plan</div><div>I like the "fav 10" or whatever they call it where there's a list of numbers that I can call for free from anywhere in Canada.</div><div>Since I do occasionally travel to the US, free roaming/calling in the US would be nice, if it doesn't add too much to the monthly bill.</div><div>Other than the numbers on the "fav 10" or US calls, I really don't do a lot of long distance.</div><div>And those of you who know me will know, I don't want Bell!</div><div><br /></div><div>What are you guys using, and are you happy with your provider?</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks!</div><div><br /></div></div>
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