Cheap Cell Phone Plans? - Page 2

Viv1985 · 06-21-2008, 12:52 AM

right now fido have talk unlimit evening & 150 day min each mnth for $20 + free phone

emiiilee · 06-21-2008, 10:27 AM

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If you don't like any of the phones from rogers or fido, luckily they are SIM card enabled so you can buy new or used import phones. Unfortunately telus doesn't offer such phones and you get stuck with the limited selection they have :(

how does this work?

lovebebe. · 06-21-2008, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by BUNT

i just got that 17.30 plan today

future shop is offering it now well as of yesterday apparently

its fits my needs fine

text messages will kill ya though - so if you text a lot look for an add on or a package that has a good text pkg

rogers is offering the apple i phone soon and the rumour is the plan for unlimited data will be $30 on top of a voice plan - which is not bad but still expensive but better than what was thought

its still available?

xplicitbaby · 06-21-2008, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by emiiilee

how does this work?

It's because Rogers & Fido phones have sim cards and Telus/Koodo doesn't. So you can put your sim card into a diff. phone.

VickyT · 06-21-2008, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by emiiilee

how does this work?

A SIM card is basically a very small card that fido/rogers users have when they first get their phone. The card can be used like a memory stick and can be transferred between different phones as long as the phone belongs to the company you originally signed with.It basically stores all your numbers so you don't have to go through the tedious task of re-inputting every single person you know on your new phone. For example, a fido SIM card will work on ANY FIDO phone but will NOT work on Rogers' phone, such as the new IPHONE.

Fortunately, our lovely brothers and sisters in Asia (and Richmond lol) have "unlocking" services in which a Rogers phone (for example) can be "unlocked" from Rogers to be used with a FIDO SIM card.

This works vice versa as well. Companies such as Koodo or Telus have a very limited selection of phones for their customers because there is no "SIM card" to unlock. They simply have a phone, you buy it, if you break it or lose it.... you buy another phone and pay for them to transfer the service on to the new phone. On the other hand, a Fido customer who breaks their phone can just borrow a friends old junk Fido phone, stick their card in it and continue life.

Yes this is very wordy :b hope it helps though!!!

salonstyle · 07-31-2008, 12:37 AM

can't you just have your own cellphone but get a simcard plan...? soo that way you could used your own cell? :/ LOL..i never had a plan before only pay as you go.

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salonstyle Mallvibes Newbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vancouver POSTS: 70 Buy/Sell Rating: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Cheap Cell Phone Plans? can't you just have your own cellphone but get a simcard plan...? soo that way you could used your own cell? :/ LOL..i never had a plan before only pay as you go.

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