I've just started a month-to-month deal with Fido. The start-up costs are steep. $35 for the SIM, then $35 to activate it. Whatever. I expected no better.

I'm paying $40 a month, no extra fees: $15 for minimal (50mins/mo) voice, $25 for 500mb data. EDGE seems good enough for basic web surfing on the bus, checking e-mail, IM chatting, and even, if I'm patient, downloading maps.

I don't like talking on the phone anyway, so 50 mins should do me. And I don't see myself getting to 500 MB when I can't really do VoIP or stream media and I just jump on WiFi whenever possible, which is quite often in my usual day.