Re: Cheapest PAYG phone tariff in Canada please?
 

I did give this link on page 1 of this thread but perhaps you didn't see it?

You can tick boxes (such as free incoming calls, month-to-month) and see how much each company charges and compare them on one page. You need to select Province and Prepaid from the dropdowns at the top.

http://www.cellphones.ca/cell-plans/

:)

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Sorry, yes I remember, I just think there was so much information on this thread on the subject I'm overwhelmed by it and not really sure what I need and concerned that I will be sold something by a dodgy salesman.

That was a useful website, I'll bookmark it.

Thanks

Re: Cheapest PAYG phone tariff in Canada please?
 

Well if you have a plan with, say, 200 mins, any call made or received will come off that 200 mins, thats just how it is. If you have a plan that doesn't include "Anytime minutes" then there is usually a charge of between $0.20 and $0.50 (:eek:) per min.

My advice - Do not go with Rogers prepaid. Their rates are absurd compared to any other provider at 30c a text sent and received, and 50c a min, calls made or received. And yes those are true, recently updated this year. Ridiculous.

Koodo is #1 IMO (couldn't you tell ;)) with Virgin coming in second. With prepaid (with any provider) you will not need a credit check as Jsmth did for his post-paid plan. The rest of them are ripoffs/the coverage is shite.

Re: Cheapest PAYG phone tariff in Canada please?
 

Come on, i'm not on commission becki ;)

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http://www.rogers.com/web/content/wi...d_badge_addons

Text Messaging Packs
Love to text? Add one of these Text Packs to your plan & save! If you're texting without a pack, you pay $0.25 per message sent or received.

:p

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:rofl: Still a ripoff ;)

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What...???!!!! I have to pay to receive text messages....??? Are you serious?

Canadians phone plans :thumbdown:
your going to be in your element if you get to the UK :)

Apologies but I don't quite understand the difference between pre-paid and post-paid.

Pre-paid to me is where you top the phone up with credit and when it runs out you top it up again.

Post-paid (not a term I am familiar with) is where you have a contract/bill and you pay that every month for a set term (eg 2 years) You would have a set amount depending on your plan but if you go over your minutes/texts/dates you lay the additional charge. In the UK you usually need a credit check for these as contracts are usually 2 years. I have a rolling 30 days contract though as my initial plan was up after 2 years and I didn't want another 2 years so I only have to give 30 days notice.

Is this similar to what you are talking about?

Also in regards to the receiving of calls. I know my ex used to receive a lot of marketing calls, which would come off his minutes and annoyed him. Is there any way I can make sure I don't get these calls?

Re: Cheapest PAYG phone tariff in Canada please?
 

Pre-paid is simply you pay in advance and have to top up every month or the service is cut, and be 1 minute late in paying by the deadline and I mean servic is cut, luckily comes on within minutes of topping up.

Each company has various pre-paid plans, anything from pay as you go paying per text, per minute etc, to more normal plans with services bundled for 1 price.


Post paid is when you pay every month, after service has been provided, and this is where contracts become involved if you choose not to buy your phone outright, you can still be on post paid plan and buy the phone outright, in which you'd be on a month to month contract vs a commitment, the commitment comes from getting the reduced or free phone they talk you into.

I am now on post paid, own the phone outright, can cancel at anytime without penalty.

You don't have to sign a contract to get post paid, but they will do a credit check, and even if 1 company says no, another may say yes.

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Thank you :)

That makes a bit more sense to me.

With the pre-paid plans can you set up a direct debit type thing (where they automatically take the money out if your bank account on the 1st if each month)?

I doubt I'll be able to get a post-paid plan initially then as I won't have build up any recognisable credit. Might be something I can look into later on though.

Re: Cheapest PAYG phone tariff in Canada please?
 

The companies I had pre-paid with (Virgin and Wind) both offered auto-top up each month from a credit card, but not sure if they offered it from a bank account though.

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Yes, all right, you can get 30 day rolling contracts too. And ahh yes, the 20 GBP plan with Virgin for Unlimited talk, text and data is just ah so good :cool:
Jsmth's answer was good, they usually do credit cards, sometimes direct deposit but usually not. BUT, when you get out here, check with the bank you sign up with if they have VISA debit. Its like a visa card, but its not a credit card, it takes the $ straight out of your chequing account. Most retailers in Canada accept it, I think including the mobile companies.

And yes you want to make sure you have plans where you can recieve things for free. (Ie its included in the plan)

Marketing calls count against mins too. I know not fun. But there are a select few and once you get the number, just add it to the "block" list on your iPhone and you will be OK.

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Hi, I have a Nexus 5 in UK, will it work with a Canadian sim card?

Thanks.

Will.

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Assuming yo bought it directly from Google, then yes, as it comes unlocked. :)

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Excellent :lol: thanks.