08-03-2010, 06:26 PM
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#1181
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by FanIn80
$200? Rogers Data ECF is only $100. Man, Telus is just ridiculous.
The other thing I'm not too crazy about either, is their terminology around their 6GB offering. They're just calling it "bonus data" instead of an actual data plan. In other words, if you already have 1GB in your existing plan, then you get 5GB of bonus data. If you have 2GB, you get 4GB of bonus data. 3Gb gets you 3GB, etc etc.
Yes, you still end up with 6GB, but the term "bonus" implies that it can be taken away. Whereas, with Rogers and Bell, it's an actual data plan... meaning the only way you can ever lose it is if you tell them to take it off your account yourself. Even if your contract expires, it will still be there on a month to month basis. Bonus data (like minutes) does not work that way.
You could wake up 6 months from now with an email informing you that the bonus data will expire at the end of the month.
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Yeah I decided it wasn't worth it. My 3GS is a bit slow but I'll live with it for about another year or so when the iPhone 5 comes out or whatever.
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08-03-2010, 06:29 PM
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#1182
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Franchise Player
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3 hour line again today apparently at an Apple store here.
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08-03-2010, 07:00 PM
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#1183
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Scoring Winger
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Can the Apple Store re-up contracts for Telus, Bell, Rogers, ect or do they just sell jailbroken units?
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08-03-2010, 07:05 PM
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#1184
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FCAV
Can the Apple Store re-up contracts for Telus, Bell, Rogers, ect or do they just sell jailbroken units?
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Somewhere somehow the message got lost on its way to you
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08-03-2010, 07:05 PM
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#1185
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GOAT!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FCAV
Can the Apple Store re-up contracts for Telus, Bell, Rogers, ect or do they just sell jailbroken units?
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They sell unlocked units, in addition to performing hardware upgrades and new activations for each of the respective carriers.
As an example, I walked in yesterday and got my hardware upgrade for $159 which was just billed to my Rogers account. I had to wait in line for 90 minutes, but the actual transaction took only 10 minutes.
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08-03-2010, 07:25 PM
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#1186
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by Ducay
Somewhere somehow the message got lost on its way to you
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Meant unlocked.
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08-03-2010, 07:32 PM
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#1187
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Scoring Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FanIn80
They sell unlocked units, in addition to performing hardware upgrades and new activations for each of the respective carriers.
As an example, I walked in yesterday and got my hardware upgrade for $159 which was just billed to my Rogers account. I had to wait in line for 90 minutes, but the actual transaction took only 10 minutes.
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Beauty. Thanks.
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08-03-2010, 08:47 PM
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#1188
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Red Deer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cheerio
So I was reading around the internet and apparently Telus is the only phone company that doesn't have a max for canceling your contract. WTF! Telus is without a doubt the hardest to deal with and greediest out of any of the phone companies in canada.
Edit: so I just got off the phone with customer relations and they said that since I am still within the first year of my contract I would have to pay an extra $200 data fee so they said I would have to wait 3 more months to be able to have any kind of leverage on them. damn.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Acey
My friend was trying to get out of her Pearl contract and $20/month for the 24 months she had remaining would mean a termination fee of $480, yet she said it would cost $400. I've heard several times that the maximum is $400.
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Yeah, and then try to pay them back. The company they use to collect on an account is out of Mississauga. And it is full of the most inept and arrogant representatives I have ever had to deal with. One person called me 'ridiculous' for having waited so long to pay it back, then hung up on me when I asked for another rep. The second one got mad and said "Just say you won't pay this so we have you recorded for court", I told him I couldn't pay it but I wanted to. And he ended the convo for us. And I assure you, I am a very polite and respectful person on the phone...so this was even more shocking.
Long story a little less long, I've been trying to make the final payment for over a month...but the 'rep' they assigned me won't call me back. And all I ever get is voicemail.
I don't know why this is all necassary for $600.
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08-04-2010, 10:26 AM
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#1189
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Calgary
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For the record, Telus' ECF is capped at $400 (and has been for a while). Not $20 x "x number of months" as it once was.
Add $100 ecf if you cancel the data portion of a plan within the first year of signing a contract with data to get a handset subsidy.
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08-04-2010, 01:22 PM
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#1190
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Dances with Wolves
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Section 304
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There is a post in this thread that outlines the $$ savings on buying the phone outright vs. going on a contract. Could somebody help me out with that? Yes I've tried google.
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08-04-2010, 04:09 PM
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#1191
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Calgary
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There's only money savings if you plan on terminating your contract early. Depends on the carrier, what phone you're buying out right, and any subsequent contractual promotions you plan on signing; probably why it's not on Google.
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The Following User Says Thank You to Acey For This Useful Post:
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08-04-2010, 04:28 PM
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#1192
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Sector 7-G
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HotHotHeat
Ridiculous. I'm still working on yesterday's store charge, which was around 70%...At 15% right now. And I'm not using it lightly.
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Hmmm.....I'm working off the initial charge and it looks like this isn't going to last 24 hours.
Usage: 5 hrs 40 min
Standby 17 hours 35 min.
9 min call time
70mb of data.
Current charge 16%.
Wifi off, brightness @ 40% or less, BT off, 2 mail accounts pushed.
Is this normal? I'm hoping for better performance on subsequent charges. Coming from the BB world I'm used to 3-5 days between charges.
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08-04-2010, 05:34 PM
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#1193
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GOAT!
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Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse
Coming from the BB world I'm used to 3-5 days between charges.
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Completely different phones. You'll be charging your iPhone at night and draining it during the day. It's not that big of a deal, really. Just plug it in at night.
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08-04-2010, 08:12 PM
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#1194
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Calgary
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Yeah. You're not going to get 3-5 days out of any of the new powerhouse smartphones, iPhone, Galaxy S, Desire/Nexus One, etc. It's no fault of the iPhone.
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08-04-2010, 08:15 PM
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#1195
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: still in edmonton
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Acey
Yeah. You're not going to get 3-5 days out of any of the new powerhouse smartphones, iPhone, Galaxy S, Desire/Nexus One, etc. It's no fault of the iPhone.
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ZOMG BlackBerry pwns all. 
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08-05-2010, 10:19 AM
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#1196
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Violating Copyrights
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Anyone know if Fido is getting phones in soon?
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08-05-2010, 01:23 PM
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#1197
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GOAT!
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Upgraded to iPhone 4 for $159 on Monday... Sold my white 16GB 3GS for $350 yesterday, four hours after the listing went live on Kijiji for $375.
Not bad, not bad. Didn't quite make the $200 I did last year when I sold my 3G for $400 (after upgrading for $199), but close enough.
Last edited by FanIn80; 08-05-2010 at 01:47 PM.
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08-05-2010, 01:30 PM
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#1198
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Voted for Kodos
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The lineup at the Apple store in Market Mall was still quite long this morning. The poor Apple store employees are being overworked these days I think. The Genius I met with on Tuesday said that that was his 9th consecutive day working.
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08-05-2010, 01:46 PM
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#1199
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GOAT!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
The lineup at the Apple store in Market Mall was still quite long this morning. The poor Apple store employees are being overworked these days I think. The Genius I met with on Tuesday said that that was his 9th consecutive day working.
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Yeah, the one I talked to said a lot of them are working overtime as well.
The trick is learn the pattern of the Apple guys who come around with the bin full of treats for the people in line. Then you just sneak into the back of the line for the free granola bars or chocolate bars!
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08-05-2010, 01:59 PM
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#1200
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CP Gamemaster
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: The Gary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FanIn80
The trick is learn the pattern of the Apple guys who come around with the bin full of treats for the people in line. Then you just sneak into the back of the line for the free granola bars or chocolate bars!
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Are you one of those people who would go to Krispy Kreme for the sample donut and leave? 
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