|
|
Rank: Student Body Vice-President
Groups: Member
Joined: 3/5/2008
Posts: 773
Location: toronto
|
the cheapest mobile service- Petro canada!
prepaid plans!- $20 or $50 that expires in 180 days, or $100 that goes for $360 days
.20 cents a minute local.
I don't use it much so it's perfect for me.
I used to have fido prepaid, but their minimum fill-up prepaid card is now $20, and it lasts for 30 days...
so i switched! so far so good.
uw/wlu DD '13
|
|
Rank: Student Body President
Groups: Member
Joined: 3/4/2008
Posts: 1,132
Location: Ottawa
|
GGG wrote:the cheapest mobile service- Petro canada!
prepaid plans!- $20 or $50 that expires in 180 days, or $100 that goes for $360 days
.20 cents a minute local.
I don't use it much so it's perfect for me.
I used to have fido prepaid, but their minimum fill-up prepaid card is now $20, and it lasts for 30 days...
so i switched! so far so good. 7-11 has a very similar service that's slightly better for super occasional use - all top ups last 365 days (as of the last time I checked at least) Virgin Mobile offers a variety of packages good for a wide variety of people but not quite as good on the ultra light/emergency usage end of the spectrum (as their basic per minute rate with no package is higher and top up expiry isn't as good). I think the "cheapest" with them is to buy the $100 card that's good for a year - $8.33 per month for about 27 minutes per month of cell service. With most of the bigger names it seems impossible to get away with spending less than $20-$30 per month - aggressive top-up expiry on pay as you go plans, "system access fees" tagged onto advertised rates, etc. And often at that rate you aren't getting some of the things included with the cheap pay as you go services, like voicemail. Of course, I think it goes without saying that the cheapest phone service for you will be one that's matched to your usage habits. Petro Canada and 7-11 offer services for light users. If you are a heavy user, stay clear. I've looked into the ultra cheap end of the spectrum as a cell phone would be handy every once in a while and even with my landline I'm not a big talker. But I'm extremely cheap ;)
 
|
|
Rank: Valedictorian
Groups: Member
Joined: 3/4/2008
Posts: 607
Location: Mississauga, ON
|
Plus, earn double Petro-Points* on all airtime purchases, and redeem those points for more airtime. so do you just get them at the gas station? Does it use GSM/SIM card or is it on the same network as bell/telus/virgin?
|
|
Rank: Student Council
Groups: Member
Joined: 3/4/2008
Posts: 348
Location: Guelph, ON
|
Bell - 200 min Weekday day time, unlimited after 6PM, caller id, voice mail, 50 txt msg, 4MB of data = $48
UW Math/WLU Business Double Degree 2013
|
|
Rank: Student Body President
Groups: Member
Joined: 3/5/2008
Posts: 1,728
Location: Wilfrid Laurier University
|
My plan is $40/month includes unlimited internet, 100 text messages, 100 minutes long distance, and a bunch (forget how much, never went over) local calling.
-Stringer
|
|
Rank: Student Body President
Groups: Member
Joined: 3/4/2008
Posts: 1,132
Location: Ottawa
|
taishici wrote:Bell - 200 min Weekday day time, unlimited after 6PM, caller id, voice mail, 50 txt msg, 4MB of data = $48 That's not the sort of service being discussed in this thread ;)
|
|
Rank: Student Body Vice-President
Groups: Member
Joined: 3/5/2008
Posts: 730
Location: Kingston and Toronto
|
200 Daytime minutes
Unlimited evenings @ 8PM & weekends
Voice mail
Caller ID
500 text messages
50 picture/video messages
100 long distance minutes
Unlimited Rogers to Rogers calling
$35
Uschi
Queen's '10
|
|
Rank: Student Body Vice-President
Groups: Member
Joined: 3/4/2008
Posts: 957
Location: Alberta
|
I send about 5000 text messages each month.. I'm pretty much screwed regardless of plan.
Taiyab wrote: Is it me, or is Karla Homolka gorgeous!
Lamoid wrote: SHE HAS A KILLER BODY.
|
|
Rank: Senior Student
Groups: Member
Joined: 3/4/2008
Posts: 256
|
NEM99 wrote:I send about 5000 text messages each month.. I'm pretty much screwed regardless of plan. or you could get an unlimited text message plan?
UWO Biomed/Ivey '12
|
|
Rank: Senior Student
Groups: Member
Joined: 3/5/2008
Posts: 167
Location: Toronto
|
I believe the "unlimited" plans have a limit of 2500.
And really, 5000?! That's 166 texts per day....
|
|
Rank: Student Body Vice-President
Groups: Member
Joined: 3/4/2008
Posts: 957
Location: Alberta
|
Josh wrote:NEM99 wrote:I send about 5000 text messages each month.. I'm pretty much screwed regardless of plan. or you could get an unlimited text message plan? I know.. You would think that. But "unlimited" is only 2500 a month. It's ridiculous. hah I know it's so many a day. I figure i must text in my sleep or something..
Taiyab wrote: Is it me, or is Karla Homolka gorgeous! Lamoid wrote: SHE HAS A KILLER BODY.
|
|
Rank: Student Body Vice-President
Groups: Member
Joined: 3/5/2008
Posts: 773
Location: toronto
|
NEM99 wrote:I send about 5000 text messages each month.. I'm pretty much screwed regardless of plan. that's ridiculous. 5000.......
uw/wlu DD '13
|
|
Rank: Student Body President
Groups: Member
Joined: 3/4/2008
Posts: 1,132
Location: Ottawa
|
Perhaps you could ask Virgin if their unlimited texting is really unlimited. They've got a plan that, for $25 per month, unlimited text, unlimited evenings and weekends, 100 anytime minutes. MyText&TalkOr you could, you know, cut back on the crack.
|
|
Rank: Student Council
Groups: Member
Joined: 5/22/2008
Posts: 480
Location: Kingston, ON
|
NEM99 wrote:I send about 5000 text messages each month.. I'm pretty much screwed regardless of plan. Mobile sex line of some sort? Seriously, i'm curious to know what you're doing.
BAH '08 (Queen's) MA'11 (Queen's)
|
|
Rank: Student Body Vice-President
Groups: Member
Joined: 3/4/2008
Posts: 957
Location: Alberta
|
CRAZYBUBBA wrote:NEM99 wrote:I send about 5000 text messages each month.. I'm pretty much screwed regardless of plan. Mobile sex line of some sort? Seriously, i'm curious to know what you're doing. I wish. No, I just seem to have this continual stream of girls in my life who really enjoy texting. So that's sort of like non stop waste of my time with 2 or 3 people. Then my guy friends. Then my mom. It all eventually adds up.
Taiyab wrote: Is it me, or is Karla Homolka gorgeous! Lamoid wrote: SHE HAS A KILLER BODY.
|
|
Rank: Senior Student
Groups: Member
Joined: 3/5/2008
Posts: 167
Location: Toronto
|
Frig, it took my six months to get my friends to start texting me rather than calling me. They kept on expecting for me to pick up the phone and answer during work...
|
|
Rank: Senior Student
Groups: Member
Joined: 3/4/2008
Posts: 257
Location: Toronto
|
texting is awesome.. you can talk during class/boring movies/doctor's office/etc without actually disturbing the silence.
Ryerson 2012
Politics & Governance
|
|
Rank: Student Council
Groups: Member
Joined: 5/22/2008
Posts: 480
Location: Kingston, ON
|
In hate texting, talking is so much more efficent. Who has the time to text everything?
BAH '08 (Queen's) MA'11 (Queen's)
|
|
Rank: Student Body Vice-President
Groups: Member
Joined: 3/4/2008
Posts: 957
Location: Alberta
|
mike_ wrote:texting is awesome.. you can talk during class/boring movies/doctor's office/etc without actually disturbing the silence.
I'm so bad for the drunk text.. Awkward.
Taiyab wrote: Is it me, or is Karla Homolka gorgeous! Lamoid wrote: SHE HAS A KILLER BODY.
|
|
Rank: Student Body Vice-President
Groups: Member
Joined: 3/4/2008
Posts: 957
Location: Alberta
|
Well I couldn't because i'm behaving myself this evening. Tomorrow is aftergrad number 2... i figured i'd give my body a little break.
Taiyab wrote: Is it me, or is Karla Homolka gorgeous!
Lamoid wrote: SHE HAS A KILLER BODY.
|
|
