Re: Angry Canadian
 

Right. But the SIM costs $35, too. So $70 (plus taxes) total.

Re: Angry Canadian
 

Those 'extended balances' are bs. I had a 6 month extension fail three months in a row while i was on pay as you go. There is zero customer service w/o a contract with fido. Had I not wanted/needed 3G, I would have stuck with my Telus carryover plan.

Their billing system is also the worst in the industry. Even on contract, I'm constantly getting freebies due to the fact I have to call them every second month for adjustments.

Re: Angry Canadian
 

Sorry, no. $35 for the kit. I activated it myself. No charge.

Re: Angry Canadian
 

They charged me $35 for the kit, and I had to get the SIM activated in a store (because the phone was an "unlocked" device not purchased through Fido).

Believe me, I tried online. The website just said that I couldn't do that, and that I could try again later...

The biggest hassle is getting data on a month-to-month plan with an unlocked phone. They had to pretend that I had an iPhone. Hee hee.

Re: Angry Canadian
 

Ditto here for my gf. Bought the $35 Sim kit at a store; then activated by calling customer service. No charge for that. Stuck it into an unlocked phone and was good to go.

And even though I'm on el-cheapo prepaid, I never had problems with getting to customer support. (Getting COMPETENT customer support, that's a different story, and about 50/50 probability) Even when my balance was cleared because I didn't refill in time, they restored it without much hassle. (I think on my account, they now expect sh*t to happen, and know it their fault, not mine)

I think though that there is an additional charge for activating postpaid plans, maybe that's where the extra charge was.

Still, I will switch as soon as a reasonable alternative appears. At this point in Canada, I think the rule is "Friends don't let friends sign mobile service contracts!"

Re: Angry Canadian
 

Being from montreal, we should organize a "change carrier day"... July 1st? :P
To show them that we do care about competition >:]

Re: Angry Canadian
 

Hmm, maybe because I got a free shitty LG with my contract? I just swapped the SIM out when my unlocked E71 arrived.

Re: Angry Canadian
 

Yeah. And you got a contract. Sign up for slavery, and they'll polish your shoes for free, too.

Re: Angry Canadian
 

I'm confused as to why you think Nokia has stopped all development.

But I'm even more confused why you would say what you did in your first post. In the US that would be an FBI investigation trigger. Just ask my stupid nephew who liked to idly talk in chats about blowing stuff up.

Re: Angry Canadian
 

Heh, actually, the receipt I quoted was a pay as you go activation kit. No phone. I popped the sim into some non-fido phone my brother had laying around, activated it online and gave it to my mom. Now I get to call India every month for fido billing errors on two accounts. Whee.

Only reason I signed a contract was not be raped on data charges. :D Believe me, I miss my Telus pay and go. $10/mo min top up for carry over, vmail, callerid, call forward, call conference all included and not a single billing error in 5 years. Best "plan" I ever had. Then I got hooked on the E71 and just had to go 3g...