Boys, if you can score a fido city talk plan, thats the way to go. I sign up before fido went down, and i pay about 55 bucks a month. unlimited 24/7. Well, to local numbers, but still, i dont make long distance calls n-e-way. The only thing it that its hard to find this plan around now. I signed a 2 year contract, and then extendend it for another 2 years. Plus, rogers bought out fido, so its not too baddd.
maybe i could get a sick US based plan with low roaming and then reduce my Rogers plan to the minimum and have all the calls forwarded to my US number…
at $80 usd per month plus say $30 cdn per month that would be sweet, it woudl cut my monthly bill in half
Sorry, I mean have two numbers: One for you US clients, and one for your canadian clients.
It’s an investment, that’s for sure. With my rogers and t-mobile plans, I pay $67/month including taxes, fees, etc. total.
I probably don’t talk as often to the US as some of you guys, but it works for me.
hmm…
i use 1800 minutes in Canada every month, prolly only 100 - 200 are US calls, the rest of the minutes are in canada or from canada.
if i reduced my rogers plan to $30 a month and forwaded all my cdn calls to that phone i could just use the US phone but it looks like roaming is 49 cents a minute = not cool.
i used to have a bell plan at $30 a month + 10 cents a minut elong distance which was usually $140 a month or so, but i use the phone almost twice as much now.
thing is, my fiance is in a different area code, but wont be soon, so we wont need as many minutes or as much long distance.
oh what to do…
I’m in the same boat…
I use about 1600-2000 minutes a month within Canada, I have access to free long distance by other means, but I haven’t been able to find a very good plan in Canada.
My last phone bill was $120. I think Rogers has a plan which includes unlimited incomming calls which I’m considering switching to, otherwise our plans are pretty shit.
Now that I look at the rates online, I notice prices have gone up significantly since I got my plans.
I think it’s worth investigating. Especially if you both are using the phones for business, and are able to write them off.
If you guys have any questions about my current US plan, etc. feel free to PM me.
Renny
Bing, just because you’re Chinese doesn’t mean you’re no good at buying phones. No need to hate.
Really though, go to howardforums.com. It’s TO based, so most people are local, and you’ll find the phone you want at a really good price.
i got ripped off by a dude on howard forums for the treo…
but then i scored a fantastic deal on another V60…
almost evens out but not quite
Bing, be sure to leave feedback about the ripoff. If/when I buy on Howardforums, I make sure to check the feedback of the seller. I wouldn’t want to buy from a person who doesnt stand behind their product.
Thanks,
Renny
What benefit is to buying a Cell Phone that has no contract? You must buy a contract to operate it anyways right? If I bought a GSM phone that was unlocked and from someone on HForums.com how would I be able to use it if it has no contract? Anyways thanks for your help.
you never have to sign a contract.
i pay $250 + per month on my cell plan and refuse to sign a contract because if i get pissed off i switch immediately… i’ve done it twice.
i also cancelled with rogers 2 months ago and wound up with a $245 credit because they see i am not on a plan and spending mad $$$ so they take that shit seriously.
when you buy a new phone you get a discount when you sign up for 3 years but that shit is ghey… they can do whatever they want to you when you are locked in for 3 years.
but i dont wanna go back with bell because my sim card has too much $hit on it now…
we desperately need cingular and verizon up here…
my buddies in the US pay like $50 a month for unlimited calling anywhere in the US… that shit is bonanza
I have a T-Mobile sim which on a “pay as you go” plan. It costs me less to use it from Canada than the long distance on rogers, even with a T-Mobile roaming charge.
If you deal with the States a lot, you may want a US plan that can roam in Canada. It may be cheaper for you.
but it would be more expensive for people calling me
I’ve looked into this as well.
Basically, it worked out to about $80 a month for unlimitted calling anywhere in North America, but I would have a US number.
I’m still debating whether or not it would be worthwile to do.
Boys, if you can score a fido city talk plan, thats the way to go. I sign up before fido went down, and i pay about 55 bucks a month. unlimited 24/7. Well, to local numbers, but still, i dont make long distance calls n-e-way. The only thing it that its hard to find this plan around now. I signed a 2 year contract, and then extendend it for another 2 years. Plus, rogers bought out fido, so its not too baddd.
maybe i could get a sick US based plan with low roaming and then reduce my Rogers plan to the minimum and have all the calls forwarded to my US number…
at $80 usd per month plus say $30 cdn per month that would be sweet, it woudl cut my monthly bill in half
Sorry, I mean have two numbers: One for you US clients, and one for your canadian clients.
It’s an investment, that’s for sure. With my rogers and t-mobile plans, I pay $67/month including taxes, fees, etc. total.
I probably don’t talk as often to the US as some of you guys, but it works for me.
hmm…
i use 1800 minutes in Canada every month, prolly only 100 - 200 are US calls, the rest of the minutes are in canada or from canada.
if i reduced my rogers plan to $30 a month and forwaded all my cdn calls to that phone i could just use the US phone but it looks like roaming is 49 cents a minute = not cool.
i used to have a bell plan at $30 a month + 10 cents a minut elong distance which was usually $140 a month or so, but i use the phone almost twice as much now.
thing is, my fiance is in a different area code, but wont be soon, so we wont need as many minutes or as much long distance.
oh what to do…
I’m in the same boat…
I use about 1600-2000 minutes a month within Canada, I have access to free long distance by other means, but I haven’t been able to find a very good plan in Canada.
My last phone bill was $120. I think Rogers has a plan which includes unlimited incomming calls which I’m considering switching to, otherwise our plans are pretty shit.