How much are you paying for your smartphone?

[Devils'Advocate]

I plan on going out tomorrow and getting the iPhone 3G-S. I currently have a first generation iPhone and am off contract so I'll be going with the subsidized phone + 3 year contract.

But if I am locking myself into a 3 year contract, I want to make sure I'm not overpaying.

My current deal is that I'm paying about $90/month.

$30 for the 6GB data plan.
$15 for the My5 (I live in Ottawa, but family is in Nova Scotia, friends scattered across Canada)
$7 system access fee
$30 voice plan (200 weekday minutes, unlimited evenings)
$10 Every Call Value Pack (Callerid, Voicemail)

Now I've been with Rogers wireless since late 2007 or early 2008... so my 1 year contract is definitely up. Can you negotiate any of these things? If I walk into a Rogers Wireless retailer they can't negotiate like the retention people on the phone, eh?

[photon]

Yeah I've heard that retentions are the only ones that can give a good deal.

http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/s...gers+retention

There's a huge thread with people saying what they've got through retentions.

[ah123]

Retentions is the way to go -- don't even bother talking to the "regular customer service person", they really can't give you anything special -- another link with what people got from retentions: http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=859401

[Devils'Advocate]

Okay, but how does that work? Do I call retention, work out a deal and have them mail me the new iPhone?

[GoinAllTheWay]

I pay around $65/mnth for unlimited data, 200 anytime minutes, call display, call waiting, free evenings & weekends and paid extra to have the free evenings start at 6 instead of nine. Never bothered with voicemail on my cell, I can tell who called by the call display and call them back if nesecarry. This is for the HTC P4000 through telus.

[mykalberta]

I remember the days when evenings and weekends started at 7 by default. I didnt think 29 was that old

[Nammer403]

im with rogers and im payin 65 for the blackberry bold

500mb data...rogers to rogers, unlim txt/pic message, caller id, wall waiting, voicemail evenings starting at 6, 200 daytime +50

[FanIn80]

Voice Plan: $20
250 Anytime minutes
Unlimited incoming calls
6PM Evenings and weekends

Data Plan: $30
6GB/month

Addons: $20
Unlimited SMS
Unlimited MMS
Call Display
Visual Voicemail

Total: $70/month

[CRXguy]

This is what I have for Rogers on a Blackberry Bold.

$17.50 EPP voice plan:
200 daytime mins
Unlimited evenings/weekends @ 6pm

$30 Blackberry Value Pack:
500MB data
Caller ID
Voicemail
10000 sms/mms

Add on SAF and GST and my bill comes out to $57.xx.

Before you call them, write down what you want for voice/data and any other add-ons that you want. Keep a price in mind, but don't tell the rep in retentions and see what's the best they can offer you. If you feel the price they give is not what you have in mind, try again in a few hours or the next day.

[photon]

Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate

Okay, but how does that work? Do I call retention, work out a deal and have them mail me the new iPhone?

You might have a problem if you are trying to get a deal through retentions if you are trying to get a 3GS... I tried when I got the 3G iPhone and retentions flat out said they were not doing anything for the iPhones at that time, I called back a few times same thing.

Any other time would have been fine I'm sure, but calling retentions from the lineup in the mall to get a 3G iPhone probably shows I wasn't serious about canceling.