World Traveller and US Roaming is extra, but the World Saver add-on (for calls to the UK) is free. I don't go to the US or UK, but it could easily be added on should I do so. (No point in paying for something I'm not going to be using unless I need it).

The 3+2 is for 10 months, accoring to the plan details - I may 'up the ante' after that period. As to over 5Gb, personally I'm highly unlikely to get that high - however, should that happen then I would switch to the higher plan.

There's also a discount of $5 for bringing your own phone, effectively reducing the $35 down to $30 a month - (going up to $35 after 10 months), which is a pretty good deal!

You may need higher if you are browsing the web daily, but perhaps give it a try?

These data usage calculators may give you an idea of what you might use.

Monthly Data Usage Calculator : 3Gstore.com, 3G/4G Routers, Antennas, Boosters, WiFi, IP Switches

https://www.fido.ca/web/content/data...ata_calculator

From Bell:

Videos (streaming): 7 MB/min

Web: 0.2 MB per page

Emails: 0.02 MB per email

Music (streaming): 5.93 MB/min

App usage (including gaming): 6.1 MB/min

GPS navigation: 4 MB per trip

siouxie @ post #106, thanks for that

looked at Best Buy & they have unlocked Moto G & Moto E, there is approx $100 difference in price, lower for the moto E. Is it the E is an older model?

Basic specs for each look similar - 4G LTE 8GB smartphone

Can somepme please let me know if the E is as good as the G & if the E is worth getting?

Thanks

The E is the very VERY budget version of an already-budget phone.

I found this article which outlines the differences quite well: Moto G 4 vs Moto E 2: What's the difference?

In my opinion, you are absolutely worth spending the $100 extra to get the G over the E. The processor in the E is quite an old one, and the storage space is WAY better on the G. If you are wanting to use your phone for pictures, the camera on the G is also significantly better.

The E is fine if you are really, really looking to cut corners, but if it were me, I would be getting the G.

SchnookoLoly @ post #109

thanks for your help & suggestions

techy type question

With the Moto G phone does is it have the capability of having an external larger monitor plugged into it?

Also, could a wireless keyboard be used with the motoG, so that basically the phone becomes a stand alone basic computer?

The Moto G does not have HDMI out via cable abilities. However, you can get something like a Chromecast and then mirror your phone's screen on a television, or open a video on your phone (like on Netflix) and "send" the video to the television and your phone becomes basically a TV remote. We have 3 chromecasts in our house, one on each television, and it's fantastic. Can watch Netflix, CBC Player, local phone videos, etc, all on the TV. https://www.google.com/intl/en_ca/ch...chromecast.com (New ones expected to be announced in a month so don't buy it yet unless you find the current version on sale at BestBuy or whatever. Normal price is $45.

Via Bluetooth, I would think so. Most devices are compatible with bluetooth accessories so I would think yes.

We have the E and it's a less than ideal phone. Pain really due to its limited storage you can't have much on the phone app wise.

I would not recommend it and we only got it as it was the only option at the time we needed a phone in the price range we could pay.

That is really useful to share first-person experience!

My husband has an older version of the G, and my parents have the current G. Great budget phone all around.

I couldn't compare to the E, but Jsmth's experience should be the final point that the G is definitely the better option.

Still with Bell fibre 20/25 for at least another 30 days (price now $49.95/mth no contract) to give me time to do whatever. Maybe wait till 'Black Friday' see what deal I can get on a smart phone with an HDMI socket on it

I have 'Networx' bandwidth monitor which tells me by the hour how much bandwidth I use - a selection of , on BE, simple web page looking, gmails, news web sites, maps & UK newspapers.

https://www.softperfect.com/products/networx/

My browser page is blank, just the address bar, no grahics, Ad blocker on, no pictures - on standby idle, open connected to the internet, I'm using ~300kb/hr bandwidth

As long as I stay away from youtube, any downloading, no videos, images, etc, I'm good to go & can keep within that 20mb - 30mb/hr

Based on my calculations, it would seem that .....

On the basis I am using 30mb/ hr x 5hrs/day x 30 days = 4.5GB, I should be OK with a Wind phone/internet (3GB+2GB) 5GB/mth plan for $30/mth

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Are you saying here that 300kb = 30mb? Or am I misunderstanding?

300kb/hr is in idle mode, internet open, blank page

30mb/hr is when I am doing all kinds such as BBC, BE, gmails, maps, etc, going & switching back & forth constantly between them

If I stay on BE (no images, no pop up, no advertisements) my usage is approx 15mb - 20mb/hr depending on if I'm going from thread to thread, looking at the odd image or picture someone posted, to a lik which I open to see what it is

Using the networx monitor the DL and UL rates vary depending which website I'm on

Will need to look further into this

AH, okay that makes way more sense. Got it.

I assume you are not using Windows 10, which is way more usage-hungry.

yeah, windows XP with 'slimbrowser' for internet. So, maybe the Wind 5GB/mth will work for me

I looked at the bandwidth monitor for the period 10 am - 10:59 am

Average DL rate 4.09 KB/s

Average UL rate 481 bytes/s

Hourly usage 16.9MB

The average hourly DL & UL rates swing & don't know why - maybe its which web pages it is that I'm on?

Some pages will use more, some will use less.

It looks like the 5GB plan would work. I'd keep a close eye on your data for a month and see how it goes, but I'd imagine you'd be fine, especially if you don't leave tethering on 100% of the time. (It's a simple on-off toggle on your phone)