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My bell plan is 95 CAD and gives 4GB/mo so I’m not sure where your numbers came from. I must have missed that deal

by jammygit 7y ago

Scoundreller 7y ago
Depends on province. Freedom is creating some competition, hopefully they don’t get crushed.
- jammygit 7y ago
  I used to use freedom. My wife used to say it was short for “freedom from service.” There were a lot of dead zones in the town I lived and it was useless on road trips. Good prices and terms at least
  - Scoundreller 7y ago
    They're better than they were: They've got 700MHz spectrum so they can actually penetrate in a building. And they usually include a gb or 2 on Rogers' network. I'm actually tempted to switch, but already on an okay plan from Public where I've learned to ration. Just wish Freedom sold a trial plan or something for a month so I could see what it's like living with them. Paying $50 + $10 SIM + taxes discourages me.
    - geoka9 7y ago
      > And they usually include a gb or 2 on Rogers' network. Is it a relatively new thing? PS. I used to be a customer but switched away because of their very limited coverage.
      - Scoundreller 7y ago
        Maybe. Keeping track of cell phone deals is a full-time job. Meanwhile, residents of other countries just go to the mall, walk out with a plan that'll meet their needs and improves every year, and doesn't think about it again :)
    - djmips 7y ago
      Surely Freedom has a pay as you go / monthly plan that you could try?
      - Scoundreller 7y ago
        They do, but I’d want to test with more than a couple gb. So I’m looking at $70 to do a month’s test.
hogFeast 7y ago
wut...does the CEO come to your house and shine your shoes too? One local provider in my country does 6GB for 12CAD (equivalent), and they have great coverage...I think most unlimited plans are actually cheaper here. I would invest in a carrier pigeon or something at that price. Sending tasty memes by pigeon...the future is now.
- Scoundreller 7y ago
  > does the CEO come to your house and shine your shoes too? No, they buy major-league sports teams with the extra money. What do your telecom providers do? Just provide telecom services? What would you say if your PM/president candidates said they'll cut your cell phone bill if they get re-elected? Ours just did. We only laugh because we don't believe them, not because it's a problem.
  - hogFeast 7y ago
    UK, we have a lot of MVNOs, and (I believe) it is required for owners of physical networks to provide access to MVNOs (I believe this isn't the case in Canada). We have a problem with investment but prices are good.
  - Marsymars 7y ago
    > Ours just did. We only laugh because we don't believe them, not because it's a problem. Yeah, to be believable it would need to be a explicit promise to significantly and permanently reduce the revenue of BCE Inc. - and that kind of promise would have BCE shareholders in an uproar. As far as I can tell, they don't seem too concerned.
    - Scoundreller 7y ago
      I’m not even really upset about what I’m paying, just that it only buys me 4gb and getting 10 would cost another $15-20 per month + tax. And US/international roaming... is so high that I just go without or buy a local SIM.
msbarnett 7y ago
That’s a terrible plan, you should definitely shop around. I’m paying $50 CAD for “Unlimited” (8GB before throttling) with Freedom. The problem with Freedom is that their network is tiny, but even Telus and Rogers are both offering 10GB for $75 right now.
- gpm 7y ago
  $50 CAD = $38 USD, $75 CAD = $56 USD. (In the interest of keeping numbers in a format we can all compare and relate to).
- djmips 7y ago
  The problem with Freedom is there network isn't good enough so people try them and go back to one of the others that has coverage where they travel.
  - msbarnett 7y ago
    In my experience Freedom is just fine if you live in a city with good coverage and don't plan on spending much any time travelling through areas they don't serve. But if you travel much locally it's a non-starter.
    - hi5eyes 7y ago
      In my experience, friends don't get signal in lecture halls in downtown Toronto on Freedom
      - msbarnett 7y ago
        Huh, I haven't had any signal problems like that, but I'm not in Toronto, so I don't know what the network's like there.
gpm 7y ago
I linked my sources, and I didn't shop around at all to find numbers I just used the first ones Google pointed me at. I wouldn't put it past bell to be providing me numbers based on geolocation though. I would point out that 95 CAD is 71 USD though, so you're paying about the same as the verizon line I linked.

My bell plan is 95 CAD and gives 4GB/mo so I’m not sure where your numbers came from. I must have missed that deal

Scoundreller 7y ago

Depends on province. Freedom is creating some competition, hopefully they don’t get crushed.

jammygit 7y ago
I used to use freedom. My wife used to say it was short for “freedom from service.” There were a lot of dead zones in the town I lived and it was useless on road trips. Good prices and terms at least
- Scoundreller 7y ago
  They're better than they were: They've got 700MHz spectrum so they can actually penetrate in a building. And they usually include a gb or 2 on Rogers' network. I'm actually tempted to switch, but already on an okay plan from Public where I've learned to ration. Just wish Freedom sold a trial plan or something for a month so I could see what it's like living with them. Paying $50 + $10 SIM + taxes discourages me.
  - geoka9 7y ago
    > And they usually include a gb or 2 on Rogers' network. Is it a relatively new thing? PS. I used to be a customer but switched away because of their very limited coverage.
    - Scoundreller 7y ago
      Maybe. Keeping track of cell phone deals is a full-time job. Meanwhile, residents of other countries just go to the mall, walk out with a plan that'll meet their needs and improves every year, and doesn't think about it again :)
  - djmips 7y ago
    Surely Freedom has a pay as you go / monthly plan that you could try?
    - Scoundreller 7y ago
      They do, but I’d want to test with more than a couple gb. So I’m looking at $70 to do a month’s test.

hogFeast 7y ago

wut...does the CEO come to your house and shine your shoes too? One local provider in my country does 6GB for 12CAD (equivalent), and they have great coverage...I think most unlimited plans are actually cheaper here. I would invest in a carrier pigeon or something at that price. Sending tasty memes by pigeon...the future is now.

Scoundreller 7y ago
> does the CEO come to your house and shine your shoes too? No, they buy major-league sports teams with the extra money. What do your telecom providers do? Just provide telecom services? What would you say if your PM/president candidates said they'll cut your cell phone bill if they get re-elected? Ours just did. We only laugh because we don't believe them, not because it's a problem.
- hogFeast 7y ago
  UK, we have a lot of MVNOs, and (I believe) it is required for owners of physical networks to provide access to MVNOs (I believe this isn't the case in Canada). We have a problem with investment but prices are good.
- Marsymars 7y ago
  > Ours just did. We only laugh because we don't believe them, not because it's a problem. Yeah, to be believable it would need to be a explicit promise to significantly and permanently reduce the revenue of BCE Inc. - and that kind of promise would have BCE shareholders in an uproar. As far as I can tell, they don't seem too concerned.
  - Scoundreller 7y ago
    I’m not even really upset about what I’m paying, just that it only buys me 4gb and getting 10 would cost another $15-20 per month + tax. And US/international roaming... is so high that I just go without or buy a local SIM.

msbarnett 7y ago

That’s a terrible plan, you should definitely shop around. I’m paying $50 CAD for “Unlimited” (8GB before throttling) with Freedom. The problem with Freedom is that their network is tiny, but even Telus and Rogers are both offering 10GB for $75 right now.

gpm 7y ago
$50 CAD = $38 USD, $75 CAD = $56 USD. (In the interest of keeping numbers in a format we can all compare and relate to).
djmips 7y ago
The problem with Freedom is there network isn't good enough so people try them and go back to one of the others that has coverage where they travel.
- msbarnett 7y ago
  In my experience Freedom is just fine if you live in a city with good coverage and don't plan on spending much any time travelling through areas they don't serve. But if you travel much locally it's a non-starter.
  - hi5eyes 7y ago
    In my experience, friends don't get signal in lecture halls in downtown Toronto on Freedom
    - msbarnett 7y ago
      Huh, I haven't had any signal problems like that, but I'm not in Toronto, so I don't know what the network's like there.

gpm 7y ago

I linked my sources, and I didn't shop around at all to find numbers I just used the first ones Google pointed me at. I wouldn't put it past bell to be providing me numbers based on geolocation though. I would point out that 95 CAD is 71 USD though, so you're paying about the same as the verizon line I linked.