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I think I used that cellunlocker.net back when I had to unlock
Wifeski's phone.<br>
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So apparently today is the day that the new law comes into place
that says that if you're used up 24 out of the 36 months in your
contract, you can bail without penalties. Of course, with my luck
my 36 months end this month so no money gained for me.. But I'm
interested to see what offers the cell providers come up with now to
win back customers who are suddenly free to leave. The Telus guy
told me that he could swing a special deal "just for me" and get me
$50 off of the purchase of a new phone. This was just after I
effectively told him that he doesn't sell anything I want (i.e. no
Ubuntu phones).<br>
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It could be fun to see what happens over the next few months for
special deals, etc.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 15-06-02 06:14 PM, Khalid Baheyeldin
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<div>If you own the phone (e.g. you bought it outright, or
got it used from Kijiji), you can unlock it for anywhere
between $10 to $30 depending on the model and carrier it
is locked to.<br>
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I have had good service from <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.cellunlocker.net/">http://www.cellunlocker.net/</a>
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You can get a quote from them by entering your phone info
(including IMEI).<br>
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If you are thinking of the carrier unlocking the phone, I am not
sure if it is like the USA now where they have to unlock it for
you after some time.<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 3:03 PM,
CrankyOldBugger <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:crankyoldbugger@gmail.com" target="_blank">crankyoldbugger@gmail.com</a>></span>
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<div dir="ltr">I forgot about unlocking. I suppose I'll
have to do that if I want to change providers. Do they
still charge for that?<br>
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<div dir="ltr">On Tue, 2 Jun 2015 at 14:58 Brian
Bentley <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:bhbentley@gmail.com" target="_blank">bhbentley@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Happy
user of:</div>
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<div class="gmail_default"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.speakout7eleven.ca/"
target="_blank">http://www.speakout7eleven.ca/</a><br>
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<div class="gmail_default">because I use the phone
very little. When in my busy work season, I
sometimes buy data for a month.</div>
<div class="gmail_default"><br>
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<div class="gmail_default">For the US, it is
looking like</div>
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<div class="gmail_default"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.roammobility.com/"
target="_blank">https://www.roammobility.com/</a><br>
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<div class="gmail_default">is the best deal and
the best solution. My friend and I recently
tested the service for text and data and it
worked very well. </div>
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<div class="gmail_default">Our tests using ChatSim
( <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.chatsim.com/en"
target="_blank">http://www.chatsim.com/en</a>
) failed miserably. Avoid.</div>
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<div class="gmail_default">We're using Nexus 5s,
unlocked of course.</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at
2:33 PM, CrankyOldBugger <span dir="ltr"><<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:crankyoldbugger@gmail.com"
target="_blank">crankyoldbugger@gmail.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
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<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?"
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<div>What are you guys using, and are you
happy with your provider?</div>
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<div>Thanks!</div>
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