Late 2008 I switched from Telus ($40/mth) to Fido because all I needed was basic service without multiple-fee-injection "features." I'm now on a Prepaid plan with $20 monthly refill. This is basic service with 20c / min calls & texting and I'm perfectly satisfied with it. Only caveat: getting the automatic monthly refill to work took a lot of effort -- maybe they've updated that service now.
If you purchased a phone in combination with a subscription, you most likely have been locked-in onto Telus' North-America only CDMA network. I purchased an unlocked GSM phone for use in world-wide service, then bought a Fido SIM card to get on their network. Switching provider SIMs now works like a charm both in Canada and Europe. HTH, Hendrik Dick Angus wrote: > We've had Telus cell service for the past 3 years and not been happy with > them. Our contract is up this month and we are looking at alternatives. We > don't need much, just telephone service. We don't do messaging or hook to the > Internet and seldom use more than 50 minutes a month. We occasionally travel > to the US and would like to make the occasional call down there, so few that > paying for each will be pretty minor. We live in Okotoks and travel around > the > foothills so coverage could be an issue. > > We have a Motorola V710 that does all we need and then some. We've talked to > Solo and Fido so far, but we are not sure where we'll settle in. The point is > that they all tell us that we can't use our Motorola because it's locked to > Telus? Is that true or can I unlock it somehow? Basic service cost is a > factor > and Solo, Fido, and Virgin have $15.00/month monthly basis service that seems > to fit us. Any thoughts gratefully accepted. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying -- Hendrik M. Schaink Chief Consultant "Integrated Business Solutions with Dependable Service" InfoVision Consulting Calgary, Alberta, Canada Phone: (403) 239-0099 _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
