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-   -   Cheapest PAYG phone tariff in Canada please? (https://britishexpats.com/forum/maple-leaf-98/cheapest-payg-phone-tariff-canada-please-832151/)

beaujolais Apr 28th 2014 7:03 am
Re: Cheapest PAYG phone tariff in Canada please?
 
Check the network coverage. We live in Canmore AB and although Wind appears to be the cheapest network, they do not cover up here.

Gozit Apr 28th 2014 9:33 am
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Originally Posted by beaujolais (Post 11238021)
Check the network coverage. We live in Canmore AB and although Wind appears to be the cheapest network, they do not cover up here.
Yeah... Wind is not owned by one of the "Big Three" and doesn't have as much money for network spectrum and towers, so therefore doesn't have as good coverage. I would be on their Unlimited Can/US talk text data plan by now if their coverage wasn't so shite. Koodo is a happy medium. Owned by one of the big three (Telus) it has coverage everywhere Telus (and Bell Canada; Telus and Bell have a tower share agreement) does.

:)

beckiwoo Apr 28th 2014 9:45 am
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I've been told wind and mobility only have coverage in downtown areas..?

Partially discharged Apr 28th 2014 9:52 am
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Originally Posted by beckiwoo (Post 11238265)
I've been told wind and mobility only have coverage in downtown areas..?
http://www.windmobile.ca/network-and-coverage/coverage

areas in red are covered under wind. I think the yellow areas are part of a partnership agreement of some kind and may cost extra.

Gozit Apr 28th 2014 10:45 am
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Originally Posted by beckiwoo (Post 11238265)
I've been told wind and mobility only have coverage in downtown areas..?
Yep. Don't get wind when you come out, becki. Go with Koodo if you want a cheaper prepaid/contract option. By far the least ripoff carrier in Canada.

Originally Posted by Partially discharged (Post 11238275)
http://www.windmobile.ca/network-and-coverage/coverage

areas in red are covered under wind. I think the yellow areas are part of a partnership agreement of some kind and may cost extra.
Yep. Yellow areas are rogers coverage area that cost 15c/min, 15c/txt, and 20c/mb EDGE/2G data.

:)

beckiwoo Apr 28th 2014 10:49 am
Re: Cheapest PAYG phone tariff in Canada please?
 
Originally Posted by gozitanguygoinghome99xx (Post 11238318)
Yep. Don't get wind when you come out, becki. Go with Koodo if you want a cheaper prepaid/contract option. By far the least ripoff carrier in Canada.

Thank you :)

Gozit Apr 28th 2014 10:51 am
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Originally Posted by beckiwoo (Post 11238322)
Thank you :)
Notta problem :thumbup:

scrubbedexpat091 Apr 28th 2014 10:03 pm
Re: Cheapest PAYG phone tariff in Canada please?
 
Originally Posted by beckiwoo (Post 11238265)
I've been told wind and mobility only have coverage in downtown areas..?
Not downtown specifically but only in the large metro area's and surrounding area's. I am most familiar with BC, and they have coverage in all of Metro Vancouver out to Abbotsford, and select service in Whistler. (They might be in other regions, but these are the regions I know of.)


If your not travelling around the country and spend most of your time in a Wind zone they are not a bad deal. I had them for a year just because it was 20 bucks a month for unlimited local calling and text which is all I needed, and I spent 95% of my time within the calling area, so there was no need to pay more elsewhere for that 5% I was away from the zone.


I use Virgin which is part of Bell, I found their plans and pricing to be better then Koodoo.

Just gotta shop around to see what suits you best.

Gozit Apr 29th 2014 9:48 am
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Originally Posted by Jsmth321 (Post 11238897)
Not downtown specifically but only in the large metro area's and surrounding area's. I am most familiar with BC, and they have coverage in all of Metro Vancouver out to Abbotsford, and select service in Whistler. (They might be in other regions, but these are the regions I know of.)


If your not travelling around the country and spend most of your time in a Wind zone they are not a bad deal. I had them for a year just because it was 20 bucks a month for unlimited local calling and text which is all I needed, and I spent 95% of my time within the calling area, so there was no need to pay more elsewhere for that 5% I was away from the zone.


I use Virgin which is part of Bell, I found their plans and pricing to be better then Koodoo.

Just gotta shop around to see what suits you best.

Mm - when did you sign on to Virgin? Before or after the new CRTC rulings? (Out of curiosity, not trying to jab :))

Other pro about Koodo though is if you buy a mobile through them they will unlock it for $35 so you can use a UK SIM card whilst back in the UK. (or a x country sim whenever you travel to x country)

Siouxie Apr 29th 2014 10:06 am
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Originally Posted by gozitanguygoinghome99xx (Post 11239894)
Mm - when did you sign on to Virgin? Before or after the new CRTC rulings? (Out of curiosity, not trying to jab :))

Other pro about Koodo though is if you buy a mobile through them they will unlock it for $35 so you can use a UK SIM card whilst back in the UK. (or a x country sim whenever you travel to x country)
Wind unlock phones for $30. https://www.windmobile.ca/my-wind/fa...4-ff0300f64c51
Rogers unlock phones. http://www.rogers.com/web/support/wi...setLanguage=en
Virgin unlock phones. http://www.virginmobile.ca/en/suppor...oResult=failed
Bell unlock phones. http://support.bell.ca/Billing-and-A...hone_is_locked
Telus unlock phones. http://mobility.telus.com/en/BC/Unlo...r_device.shtml

:p

Gozit Apr 29th 2014 2:44 pm
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I know, Koodo is just cheaper ;) (with the exception of Wind, but Wind has crap service, so :p)

scrubbedexpat091 Apr 29th 2014 8:04 pm
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Originally Posted by gozitanguygoinghome99xx (Post 11239894)
Mm - when did you sign on to Virgin? Before or after the new CRTC rulings? (Out of curiosity, not trying to jab :))

Other pro about Koodo though is if you buy a mobile through them they will unlock it for $35 so you can use a UK SIM card whilst back in the UK. (or a x country sim whenever you travel to x country)
November ish is when I switched from Wind to Virgin when I moved outside of the Wind service area.

No clue when the new rules went into affect, so you'll have to figure that one out.

The savings isn't significant, but there was 1 big difference, koodo wanted a deposit, and Virgin did not, so to Virgin it was.

Looking at their websites, the cost per month is basically the same, so there really appears to be no real difference between the 2 companies price wise.

beckiwoo Apr 29th 2014 10:21 pm
Re: Cheapest PAYG phone tariff in Canada please?
 
Originally Posted by gozitanguygoinghome99xx (Post 11239894)

Other pro about Koodo though is if you buy a mobile through them they will unlock it for $35 so you can use a UK SIM card whilst back in the UK. (or a x country sim whenever you travel to x country)
That's good. So it would be best for me to buy my snazzy new phone from Koodo and get it unlocked before I leave (if I leave :p)

So many choices with the providers and phone plans :confused:

scrubbedexpat091 Apr 30th 2014 12:03 am
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Originally Posted by beckiwoo (Post 11240520)
That's good. So it would be best for me to buy my snazzy new phone from Koodo and get it unlocked before I leave (if I leave :p)

So many choices with the providers and phone plans :confused:
Just search their sites, find the one with the best prices and phones to suit your needs and pick that one.

The big 3 and their affiliates all offer good coverage, and at the end of the day, there isn't much difference between any of them customer service wise.

Telus (which owns Koodo)

Bell (which owns Virgin mobile)

Rogers (which owns Fido)

beckiwoo Apr 30th 2014 2:15 am
Re: Cheapest PAYG phone tariff in Canada please?
 
Originally Posted by Jsmth321 (Post 11240653)
Just search their sites, find the one with the best prices and phones to suit your needs and pick that one.

The big 3 and their affiliates all offer good coverage, and at the end of the day, there isn't much difference between any of them customer service wise.

Telus (which owns Koodo)

Bell (which owns Virgin mobile)

Rogers (which owns Fido)
I think it's going to be price mainly and what I can get: data, texts, minutes coverage in case I travel around. Not fussed on international texting/calls as I use whatsapp/Facebook/Skype/email etc

Is it worth getting a plan which includes not having to pay to receive calls as this is an alien concept in regards to UK mobile/cell plans?


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