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[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by Nufy

Anyone else dealing with the 3G network cancellation BS from Rogers...

I was using an older Iphone 5 for my MIL to text / chat with her daughter.

When Rogers announced they were retiring the 3 G network I changed that to a 4G compatible Samsung galaxy...

Now my MIL has decided she no longer needs the number so I am trying to remove it from my account.

3 times I have been online waiting to cancel a number that is no longer used.

Numbers in the 150's or people waiting in the que only to have the chat expire and a useless transcript sent to me.

At this point I might just pull the sim card and leave the number on my account.

What are the shared plans like for Rogers now? Can you change everyone in the family to that and just leave it open for MIL? Everyone else gets to use up the capacity and limit MIL doesn't need?

It's been a while since I looked into it and plans have recently started dropping drastically... But I seem to recall shared plans where with a corporate discount, if it was 5+ lines, it started making a lot of sense, while it was borderline with about 3-4 lines and too expensive if just 2 lines.

[getbak]

It's so annoying looking for a new vehicle (new or used) and for so many, the only colour options are black, white, or grey. If you're lucky, they might have a dark grey and light grey.

[Nufy]

Originally Posted by DoubleF

What are the shared plans like for Rogers now? Can you change everyone in the family to that and just leave it open for MIL? Everyone else gets to use up the capacity and limit MIL doesn't need?

It's been a while since I looked into it and plans have recently started dropping drastically... But I seem to recall shared plans where with a corporate discount, if it was 5+ lines, it started making a lot of sense, while it was borderline with about 3-4 lines and too expensive if just 2 lines.

Not sure...

I still have 5 phones on the old shaw plan for a few more years.

4 phones 25Gb of data each for about 100/month.

The additional one was talk / text only, no data. and was $0 / month.

As its not being used I just want to get it off the account.

[woob]

People who post pictures of a vehicle that are not represntative of it's current condition, in a for sale ad. Came across a nice looking Porsche 924S on Marketplace, and asked for more photos/info. Current condition of the vehicle looks nothing like the one in the ad. FFS.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by getbak

It's so annoying looking for a new vehicle (new or used) and for so many, the only colour options are black, white, or grey. If you're lucky, they might have a dark grey and light grey.

I find it annoying that the only interior colours for a new vehicle are black or grey. What happened to tan interiors?

[Lubicon]

Originally Posted by Nufy

Anyone else dealing with the 3G network cancellation BS from Rogers...

I was using an older Iphone 5 for my MIL to text / chat with her daughter.

When Rogers announced they were retiring the 3 G network I changed that to a 4G compatible Samsung galaxy...

Now my MIL has decided she no longer needs the number so I am trying to remove it from my account.

3 times I have been online waiting to cancel a number that is no longer used.

Numbers in the 150's or people waiting in the que only to have the chat expire and a useless transcript sent to me.

At this point I might just pull the sim card and leave the number on my account.

Just went through this with Rogers and my internet/TV. Log in to chat and then go do other things while it counts down, except that it times out after a unbelievably short amount of time.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Dion

I find it annoying that the only interior colours for a new vehicle are black or grey. What happened to tan interiors?

Almost everyone who liked them are dead now so they stopped making them.

[getbak]

When I was a kid, my grandparents had a Chrysler New Yorker (I think) with a dark red interior and thick padded velour seats. It was glorious.

[puffnstuff]

Chryslers had fine Corinthian leather...

That interior looks the same as an 1980 Olds Delta 98 2 door my uncle had

[Locke]

Originally Posted by getbak

When I was a kid, my grandparents had a Chrysler New Yorker (I think) with a dark red interior and thick padded velour seats. It was glorious.

Its....glorious!

[Johnny Makarov]

The staining must have been terrible! lol

[curves2000]

Originally Posted by Dion

I find it annoying that the only interior colours for a new vehicle are black or grey. What happened to tan interiors?

Fully agree with your statement, a real gear grinder for me. I like some element of colour in an interior. Black looks good but is also boring, people are just so scared of mixing it up colour wise in things! These are the type of people who just know to wear a white dress shirt with a suit all their lives.

[GGG]

It’s more a cost saving measure by the car companies that consumer preference.

[missdpuck]

Originally Posted by woob

People who post pictures of a vehicle that are not represntative of it's current condition, in a for sale ad. Came across a nice looking Porsche 924S on Marketplace, and asked for more photos/info. Current condition of the vehicle looks nothing like the one in the ad. FFS.

I had one of those. On the way home in the middle of the night on the highway I looked at the speedometer and my speed was 110mph. Didn’t even notice.

It’s a heavy little car. In a way it was more like driving a small truck; it was not a luxurious feel, but apparently that is how it’s supposed to be.

[Looch City]

Door to door solar salesmen. I should not have answered the door.

"You're actually the first person I'm speaking with today and your house is perfectly situated"

"Oh your neighbor Dave signed up just yesterday and so did Denise last week"

"Here's our company XTREME SOLAR that's definitely not the same bull#### as the ULTRA SOLAR"

God dammit, why are they all so scam-like and fake?

Seriously I feel icky after that encounter and I was trying to be nice and not slam the door.

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by Nufy

Not sure...

I still have 5 phones on the old shaw plan for a few more years.

4 phones 25Gb of data each for about 100/month.

The additional one was talk / text only, no data. and was $0 / month.

As its not being used I just want to get it off the account.

Seems like best options are like $150 per month for 3 lines, which is OK, but not awesome. You're probably better off canceling the phone as you intend, when you can figure out how. Would mall kiosk be a more effective approach?

Originally Posted by Looch City

Door to door solar salesmen. I should not have answered the door.

"You're actually the first person I'm speaking with today and your house is perfectly situated"

"Oh your neighbor Dave signed up just yesterday and so did Denise last week"

"Here's our company XTREME SOLAR that's definitely not the same bull#### as the ULTRA SOLAR"

God dammit, why are they all so scam-like and fake?

Seriously I feel icky after that encounter and I was trying to be nice and not slam the door.

Out of curiosity, I listed to one guys schpiel, then I told him I already used the greener homes grant on windows. He was crestfallen and agreed I no longer qualified for solar. At first I was annoyed I was wasting a few mins listening to him to be polite, then to see him completely deflate, it was kinda funny, but I also felt bad for him.

[billybob123]

Originally Posted by Nufy

The additional one was talk / text only, no data. and was $0 / month.

This line is guaranteed to have 4ish more years at $0 and its currently 1 gb per month moving to 5 gb when they retire the Shaw Open wifi network. I'd hang onto it, it costs nothing. You can put the Sim into a tablet that has a Sim slot and use it for data only. I have two of these plans in use and wish I had gotten more at the time!!

ETA you also won't have to waste your time with Rogers trying to cancel!

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by getbak

When I was a kid, my grandparents had a Chrysler New Yorker (I think) with a dark red interior and thick padded velour seats. It was glorious.

That would have been grand at the drive-in. Your grandpa had to have the back seat professionally cleaned a few times for sure.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

That would have been grand at the drive-in. Your grandpa had to have the back seat professionally cleaned a few times for sure.

There is a reason the name "getbak" became a family moniker he took on here.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by getbak

It's so annoying looking for a new vehicle (new or used) and for so many, the only colour options are black, white, or grey. If you're lucky, they might have a dark grey and light grey.

White and black are mainstays that will always be widely available and popular. There are jokes on Ford forums about how many shades of grey offered vs other colors. At one time five of the nine available colors for Broncos were simply different shades of grey. I certainly hope that the grey trend fades away as there's a lack of bright and interesting color options.