| How much is your cellphone bill a month?? | |
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| Ash | Oct 12 2014, 03:17 PM Post #16 |
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Most cell phone plans over here are horse shit bordering on being illegal at the best of times. I pay $70/mo for unlimited calls and texts, but with only 1 GB of data (or maybe it's 2...). Ridiculous. The only good provider in this area is Wind who offer something like $40/mo for unlimited everything, but you need to own your phone outright to get service through them. |
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| best80smovierad | Oct 12 2014, 03:23 PM Post #17 |
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After your post, I was curious what the price was for my internet without the grandfathered price and it's supposed to be $105. I cant see myself changing unless they start capping internet here. I guess that isnt too bad even at $105 really considering what you are saying you pay |
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| best80smovierad | Oct 12 2014, 03:26 PM Post #18 |
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I just got my iphone 6 on a 2 year contract, so i'm now with them for another 23 months still. Just finished the first month of my contract which would of been at $89 a month. So now i'm expecting to pay $75-80 a month for the next 23 months |
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| spasgur | Oct 12 2014, 04:00 PM Post #19 |
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How much would it be for just the subscription without the phone payment? |
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| Jay | Oct 12 2014, 04:17 PM Post #20 |
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1000 minutes. Oops! It's a rolling contract too. I dunno if you guys have them over there. |
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| best80smovierad | Oct 12 2014, 04:30 PM Post #21 |
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From what I read, had I used a phone with no contract, I would of paid 15 less. So around 65-70 a month, my bill would be |
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| Sofargone | Oct 12 2014, 04:31 PM Post #22 |
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I pay $180 a month for (4) Samsung Galaxy S4's with unlimited everything, no contract. My data roaming worked great in Japan and the Philipinnes. |
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| Refugee Roundhouse | Oct 12 2014, 04:39 PM Post #23 |
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It's due to the population density in our terrific nation. Look at the size of the country we need to build a network for, versus say England, which has double the population and the entire network is likely smaller than Southern Ontario. Add to that the fact that we get faster data speeds than almost anywhere in the world (a fact most Canadians have no clue about), it's pretty pricey to build and maintain such a network. Of course companies like Wind don't have to do that, as government regulation allows them to piggy back on existing providers networks for minimal cost. Still, it's only a matter of time before Wind (and the other micro competitors) are out of business, as they have no intention of actually running a profitable business. Their end game is to sell their spectrum (purchased at a fraction of the cost the big providers were required to pay). Being price aggressive is just their only way to get a customer base, and of course the bigger base they can get pulls revenue away from the big guys (who actually have to pay for the network and spectrum). All that said, our big providers haven't exactly done themselves any favors over the years, being slow to adapt to a new reality and treating customers like they still don't have a choice. By the way, according to the latest reports, Wind recieves approximately 18 times as many complaints per customer as the best of the big three. Despite being the cheapest, they have tremendous coverage limitations and very poor service. Ok, end rant. |
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| Jay | Oct 12 2014, 04:44 PM Post #24 |
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Korea laughs at your shitty mobile data speeds. |
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| TheLegend | Oct 12 2014, 04:49 PM Post #25 |
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What is your data speed? Using an iPhone 5S on 4G I get around 40mbps and on 3G around 4-6mbps |
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| 19nate79 | Oct 12 2014, 04:59 PM Post #26 |
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Depends on your area Here my 30 mb connection is 80 a month and I only get a shitty 3 mb upload |
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| niniendowarrior | Oct 12 2014, 05:05 PM Post #27 |
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I pay $2.5/mo. |
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| TheLegend | Oct 12 2014, 05:08 PM Post #28 |
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Is 3mbps upload not enough for cell phone use? I think mine is lower than that but never seem to get lag on things |
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| Deleted User | Oct 12 2014, 08:45 PM Post #29 |
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$0. Work pays for it. |
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| Ash | Oct 12 2014, 08:45 PM Post #30 |
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I think any of the services provided by Bell/Telus/Rogers/anyone here are depressing. Our Internet is a joke, it's amongst the most expensive on the planet, they're trying to North Korea it here for everyone, cell service is exorbitant in price, cable TV is outrageous as well, and there's basically nothing to stop them from putting the boots to the consumer..... so they keep doing it constantly! And nobody steps in to do anything about it because they line the government's pockets. I feel like we're only a few years off from the point where people's telecommunication bills will rival that of a mortgage which is disgusting to me. Are they really gonna keep jacking prices up until most people are priced out of these services entirely? |
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