Comments on: Best monthly cell phone plans for existing Fido and Rogers customers

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:22:43 +0000

I am looking at purchasing an iphone 4S as a gift for my wife & am unsure which is the best way to go as I am not familiar with all the plans, jargon, etc.: purchase outright & pay-as-you-go or sign up with Rogers, or? Presently, I am w/Rogers & contract has expired. Any suggestions?
Thanks!

Reply from Peter: Getting it discounted on a plan is good if the plan suits you. So it’s a rather large discussion, but you should start by analyzing what her use is going to be. You might discover that you’re under-utilizing what Rogers forces you into by something like $20+ a month, and that adds up quickly over time. Or you might discover that she is in fact a heavy user and thus you’re getting the full value of the plan, with a free or discounted phone as a bonus.

By: h

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:09:34 +0000

hey guys guess what..

I have:
UNLIMITED Local Calling
UNLIMITED Text Messages
UNLIMITED Data
CALLER ID

Why yes..you guessed right!
It’s not with one of those money sucking big 3 companies (Rogers, Telus, Bell, and their other brands Chatr, Koodo, Solo, Virgin)

Ahh…hard to believe I would be stuck with another shitty 3 years Rogers plan had Mobilicity not arrived.

By: Meh

Meh — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:54:45 +0000

Their all the same whining gets you nowhere, data plans and contracts are where they capitalize.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 23:20:44 +0000

I think I got one of the best retention plan for non-smartphone users :

-200 anytime minutes
-unlimited week-ends and evenings (starting at 5:00pm)
-2500 outgoing sms, unlimited incoming
-caller id
-voicemail

$17,50+tax

This should suit a moderate user perfectly! Happy negotiations! =)

By: Rosita

Rosita — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:45:41 +0000

Hello,

I registered with Fido on August 3, 2010 for a 2-year contract. My plan is $20 plus tax. Since I will be attending university in the fall, I want a better plan that allows me to have more texts, caller ID, and voice messaging. Since I have only been with them for about a year, would I still be able to negotiate a cheap, but feature-packed plan? Thanks!

By: Sylvia

Sylvia — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 15:06:57 +0000

I have just renegotiated a 3-year plan with Fido. Been with them for 4 years. My $25 voice plan = 200 daytime minutes with unlimited E/W starting at 5pm, 2500 txt msg, voice mail, call display, F2F, and the other $25 is the 500mb data plan with 250 international txt (I asked for it specifically). Wtih an iphone 4 $159 + tax – my fido dollars ($120 roughly). I was told that in order to get a iphone, you’ll have to pay at least $50 for the plan as per apple stipulation. So my plan is $50, which is a few dollars more than my previous plan but have included data & international txt msg which I want.

The agent was very friendly & helpful!

By: tool

tool — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 22:15:21 +0000

Here what i got from fido.

Iphone4 159-100 fido dollars = $59 dollars

Plan details: 3 year contract
200 minutes +50 bonus min
unlimited incoming
1000 evening and weekend at 5pm
Caller ID
100 text message
6gb data plan

All for 35 plus tax = 39.20

Amazing deal!

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:40:43 +0000

Thanks for the info everyone. My old Ericsson died on me after 3.5 years so I needed a new phone. I was at the end of my contract with Rogers so I decided it was time to renew. Called cust service and they transfered me to retentions on their own without me saying I want to cancel – I just said I wanted a better deal than what they advertised for new customers.

Here’s what I got:
150 min; 6pm eve & unl weekends; unl txt, email, inst msg; Canada My10 plus 100 min ($10 value) & call display ($8 value) for $35/mo. I have to pay for my voicemail ($7) and SAF+911 (>$3 which cancels out with my "better choice bundle"). Got the Nokia N8 for $20 without data plan, but they wouldn’t budge on the $35 admin fee.

I’m happy enough with that, especially since I shaved off $22/mo to get way more than I had.

By: Hockey Mom

Hockey Mom — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:45:13 +0000

I spoke to Fido this morning about getting my son an iPhone 4 without a data plan and was told that yes, you can have a "parental lock" put on the phone, and he can just uses the Wifi capabilities and the phone itself, and keep his current plan of $25.00 month for 100 minutes, etc. I’d have to buy an iPhone outright, at $649 (saw $500 on Kijiji) A guy in Walmart told me to buy the phone through Fido for $169, take the $60 data plan for a year and then cancel the data portion ($25.00 per month). There is no penalty and you then own the phone. Trying to decide which is better.

By: DARK_HOUSE

DARK_HOUSE — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 06:31:08 +0000

ya go to apple and buy it straight out pay $700 $700 something and just use it on voice and the phone will be unlocked so you can use it on any company you want Rogers, Fido, Bell, Telus, so on