<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">If you want to just forward your number, fongo.con charges a porting fee (I think$20 one time) and that’s it.. you can then forward the number to anything that’s on their free footprint.<div><br></div><div>You can also get the fongo works which gives you an auto attendant / extensions (forwarding / greeting. Etc) extensions etc. For free<br><br><br><div dir="ltr">Francisco <div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">fxdoming@gmail.com</span></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 29, 2021, at 3:34 PM, CrankyOldBugger <crankyoldbugger@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>A free phone isn't enough for monetizing my data: I want free swag, like an NSA hat or monogrammed FBI handcuff keys...</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, 29 May 2021 at 15:30, Jason Eckert <<a href="mailto:jason.eckert@gmail.com">jason.eckert@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<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">If you can wait until next year, you can get your phones for free: <a href="https://airo.life/" target="_blank">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 dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, May 29, 2021 at 3:19 PM Znoteer via kwlug-disc <<a href="mailto:kwlug-disc@kwlug.org" target="_blank">kwlug-disc@kwlug.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">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 href="http://voip.ms" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">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 href="http://voip.ms" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">voip.ms</a> is canadian they do all their<br>
business in USD so all prices quoted for <a href="http://voip.ms" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">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 href="http://voip.ms" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">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" target="_blank">znoteer@mailbox.org</a><br>
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