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Technology (Help, Discussion): Iphone: Potential User Question(s)

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    • CommentAuthorKirbySings
    • CommentTimeFeb 5th 2010
     
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    I have seen a bunch of Iphone related threads recently, so I hope I'm no imposing too heavily to add another.

    I'm wondering what rate plans you 905'ers are on, and in turn, what you are averaging for a monthly bill?

    • CommentAuthorTheMikesmith
    • CommentTimeFeb 5th 2010
     
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    I know I'm getting completely bent over right now cause I haven't called in in over a year to see what kinda new deals they got going on. But my bill is consistently at $110 - $120. And I don't hold back whatsoever on usage. I call long distance, I text all day long, 3g data all over the place..... I really should look into updating my plan.

    Things I know I have and am paying more to have them:
    -visual voicemail
    -my 5
    -100 anytime long distance minutes
    -free evening and weekends starting at 5pm
    -6gigs data a month.

    • CommentAuthorMammoGraham
    • CommentTimeFeb 5th 2010
     
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    i'm pretty much exactly in the same boat as mike smith, except i have 500mb data. i also don't hold back on useage, and should also probably look into updating my plan. i think my bills are somewhere around what hes paying too.
    i've only ever gone over my data plan once, and they let you know when you are getting close/going over. the only reason i did that was because i was working at a store by myself with no wifi. go super bored so was just downloading tons of stupid shit. the next day i asked my boss if i could install my wireless router at work. never went over my 500mb since.

    • CommentAuthorevisonjames
    • CommentTimeFeb 5th 2010
     
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    i have

    my 10
    450 anytime minutes
    free evening and weekends from 6pm to 7am
    6 gigs
    unlimited data
    visual voicemail thing a jig

    90 a month

    • CommentAuthorwesbos
    • CommentTimeFeb 5th 2010
     
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    6 gig AND unlimited Data? wooow

    I've got 300 anytime mins, voicemail, 2000 txt messages, caller ID and 1 gig of data for $55 a month after taxes. I pay $3 a month for a skype account that I can call anywhere in North America for free, I can even use the app on my iphone.

    • CommentAuthorcarchase
    • CommentTimeFeb 5th 2010
     
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    I'm with Fido and have

    100 minutes per month
    Free evening and weekends starting at 5 pm (I work until 5 so this works out fine)
    Unlimited text
    Call display/voicemail
    6gb data
    Per second billing (this is the best feature)

    usually around $80+

    • CommentAuthorHades
    • CommentTimeFeb 5th 2010
     
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    200 minutes
    unlimited evenings and weekends
    evenings start at 6pm
    10,000 text
    500mb data
    visual voicemail

    My bill rings in at $62.xx all in.

    • CommentAuthorPaulAitken
    • CommentTimeFeb 5th 2010
     
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    hades that's a sweet one. Mine's the same except my minutes are 250, my evenings start at 5 and my texts are 2500. I also don't have visual voicemail. My bill is 69 after tax.

    • CommentAuthorTheMikesmith
    • CommentTimeFeb 5th 2010
     
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    Hades an paul, what carriers are you guys with?

    BTW I'm with Rogers. I'm gonna call and threaten to change soon cause my bill looks to be the worst.

    • CommentAuthorHades
    • CommentTimeFeb 6th 2010
     
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    My bad, I clearly should have posted my carrier. I am with Rogers.

    • CommentAuthorPaulAitken
    • CommentTimeFeb 6th 2010
     
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    fido

    • CommentAuthorrogerthat
    • CommentTimeFeb 8th 2010
     
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    Did you have to pull some strings to get that rate or is that regular?

    • CommentAuthorSnaX
    • CommentTimeFeb 8th 2010
     
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    yo hades, post a pdf of your bill so I can take it when I negotiate a new deal.

    • CommentAuthorTheMikesmith
    • CommentTimeFeb 8th 2010
     
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    Yeah I'd LOVE to be able to have something like that as back up! Block out any names numbers or adresses that would tell them it's you if ya like....

    • CommentAuthormattman
    • CommentTimeFeb 8th 2010
     
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    Hades:200 minutes
    unlimited evenings and weekends
    evenings start at 6pm
    10,000 text
    500mb data
    visual voicemail

    My bill rings in at $62.xx all in.

    I have a blackberry but my bill is very similar (also with Rogers)

    250 Daytime minutes
    unlimited evenings and weekends (evenings at 9)
    unlimited incoming
    unlimited texts
    call display
    call waiting
    voicemail
    500mb data

    bill is about 63ish a month.

    The key is to call customer retentions and ask for things. When I upgraded to my newest blackberry (that I got for free by saying I needed it for work, which I actually did) I said I wanted to upgrade my data without paying any more per month. I had to call twice but eventually found somebody who was willing to help me. Persistence is key.

    Unfortunately this only works with Rogers I believe as they have a dedicated Retentions department. They are the only ones that can give these deals.

    • CommentAuthorBAG
    • CommentTimeFeb 9th 2010
     
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    Mattman makes a good point, being persistent really does help. I had a corporate phone with Bell before getting my iPhone, I never had a data plan or even a smartphone. At first Bell wanted me to accept there only contracts with the iPhone; faveb five, so many text messaging and local minutes, which I thought was a horrible plan for the phone. But after talking to like 3 different people I was able to negotiate a great deal with them. Now I get:

    200 local minutes
    unlimited incoming
    unlimited weekend/holidays and evenings after 8
    unlimited text messaging
    call display/waiting
    voicemail
    1 gb of data

    Total bill, comes out be less than $80 a month

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