Hi there,
A bit frustrating. I've had a long-time account with a carrier here in Canada (Fido); $25/m. for no data, but that's o.k. I just can't bring myself to pay for a data plan. I have to watch my dollars.
Which is why I'm thinking of getting an unlocked iPhone 4S or 5 from the apple.ca store.
It's a ton of money, but if I keep the phone for years, as I intend to, it'll be much cheaper than locking into a data plan.
But when I phoned Fido to see if I could get a new SIM card from them, and put it in an officially unlocked iPhone from Apple, the guy said yes I could... the only thing is, Fido can't guarantee that the phone will work properly.
He said that if I were to get an iPhone from Fido then the iPhone is 'fine-tuned' to work on the Fido network. An unlocked iPhone from Apple will work, but might not work as well. No guarantees.
Is this just the party line at Fido, so people will get their phones from Fido?
Thanks for any help,
malch
A bit frustrating. I've had a long-time account with a carrier here in Canada (Fido); $25/m. for no data, but that's o.k. I just can't bring myself to pay for a data plan. I have to watch my dollars.
Which is why I'm thinking of getting an unlocked iPhone 4S or 5 from the apple.ca store.
It's a ton of money, but if I keep the phone for years, as I intend to, it'll be much cheaper than locking into a data plan.
But when I phoned Fido to see if I could get a new SIM card from them, and put it in an officially unlocked iPhone from Apple, the guy said yes I could... the only thing is, Fido can't guarantee that the phone will work properly.
He said that if I were to get an iPhone from Fido then the iPhone is 'fine-tuned' to work on the Fido network. An unlocked iPhone from Apple will work, but might not work as well. No guarantees.
Is this just the party line at Fido, so people will get their phones from Fido?
Thanks for any help,
malch