<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="auto">I've had a few students participate in the pilot, and they say that it's truly unlimited (no limits) too. Not a bad deal for the price ;-)</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757">Sent from my Samsung device running Android (basically Linux in drag)</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div align="left" dir="auto" style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Chris Craig <kwlug.org@ciotog.net> </div><div>Date: 2021-05-30 07:40 (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: KWLUG discussion <kwlug-disc@kwlug.org> </div><div>Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] cell phone plans </div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr">Very interesting! Cat Coode is on the advisory panel, so I can't imagine they're going to be too evil...<br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Sat, 29 May 2021 at 15:29, Jason Eckert <<a href="mailto:jason.eckert@gmail.com">jason.eckert@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex" class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">If you can wait until next year, you can get your phones for free: <a href="https://airo.life/">https://airo.life/</a> <div>Of course, this is provided you are OK with them monetizing your data - it happens anyways, at least this way you get a free phone and data plan out of it ;-)</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Sat, May 29, 2021 at 3:19 PM Znoteer via kwlug-disc <<a href="mailto:kwlug-disc@kwlug.org">kwlug-disc@kwlug.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex" class="gmail_quote">Hi,<br>
<br>
On Sat, May 29, 2021 at 12:19:20PM -0400, CrankyOldBugger wrote:<br>
> It's that time of the decade when I sit down and decide that I'm paying<br>
> waaaay too much for mine and Wifeski's cellphone plans.<br>
> <br>
> So I humbly beseech the experts...<br>
> <br>
> What are you guys using for cell phones plans? What's the coverage like?<br>
> Do you still have money left for food after you pay your monthly phone bill?<br>
> <br>
<br>
I'm in Montreal, so my experience may not be applicable to you. I have a<br>
$35/mo plan with Chatr and a $40/mo plan with Lucky.<br>
<br>
The chatr plan ($35) is unlimited Canada-wide calling, unlimited<br>
International SMS, 2GB data/mo, voicemail. Coverage in my region is fine.<br>
<br>
The lucky plan ($40) is the same with 4GB data/mo, call display, conference<br>
calls, and call waiting. Again, no coverage problems.<br>
<br>
But, it sounds like you maybe only need a cell phone plan for your wife. <br>
You could port your number to <a rel="noreferrer" href="http://voip.ms">voip.ms</a> and configure the account so that all<br>
calls are forwarded. If you want to continue having a laugh a cheesy text<br>
spam once a year, you could set up sms on the number.<br>
<br>
It would cost you (even though <a rel="noreferrer" href="http://voip.ms">voip.ms</a> is canadian they do all their<br>
business in USD so all prices quoted for <a rel="noreferrer" href="http://voip.ms">voip.ms</a> are in that currency, not<br>
CAD) I think $0.85/mo to keep the phone number in your name. After that<br>
it's either $0.009 or $0.0052 per minute for incoming calls (I can't<br>
remember which fee is incoming and which is outgoing). SMS cost something<br>
ridiculously low per/unit also.<br>
<br>
If you don't receive or make any calls in a month, your account will have<br>
costed you US$0.85 and maybe some taxes. Rounding the per minute price to<br>
$0.01 you could talk for nearly 4 solid hours each day for 20 days (5 work<br>
days x 4 weeks in a month) with your current $45/mo plan if you switched to<br>
<a rel="noreferrer" href="http://voip.ms">voip.ms</a> (4hrs/day x 60 min/hr x 20 days x $0.01/min = $48).<br>
<br>
Good deal hunting,<br>
<br>
-- <br>
Znoteer<br>
<a href="mailto:znoteer@mailbox.org">znoteer@mailbox.org</a><br>
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