I need help choosing between fido, Rogers, telus, bell, and possibly others for my factory unlocked iPhone 4? Thanks
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Best Canadian carrier for unlocked iphone4
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I'm here in Canada visiting from the US for a couple weeks and have done the research on all the pay as you go plans, if you were interested in that at all. What I found was the best deal and best quality plan by far for my needs personally are from Virgin Mobile, which offers a monthly plan with unlimited international texting and 6 GB of data for $55 a month, with a $5 fee for the SIM card.
Fido has good retentions if you're an existing customer. I know Bell and Telus are very weak for the most part with that kinda stuff but they can offer some pretty good deals.
Reception-wise I think my brother's Telus iPhone 4 is better than my Fido but it's not something that really bugs me.
I opted for Fido since they have per-second billing and no SAF. Plus I got a pretty good retentions plan because I told them other customers were getting better deals than I was on a similar plan. From what I hear, Fido and Rogers are the best with keeping existing customers happy.
Virgin could be interesting though.
Reception-wise I think my brother's Telus iPhone 4 is better than my Fido but it's not something that really bugs me.
I opted for Fido since they have per-second billing and no SAF. Plus I got a pretty good retentions plan because I told them other customers were getting better deals than I was on a similar plan. From what I hear, Fido and Rogers are the best with keeping existing customers happy.
Virgin could be interesting though.
fido and rogers have the bonus of having edge and slower networks to fall back on in areas where there is no 3g reception. When you're out of a 3g coverage area with bell or telus you get no signal at all.
It depends on where you go, Rogers seems to have great coverage but in some cases it is better than Bell/Telus. But then Bell/Telus also has coverage where Rogers doesn't.
In a big city it doesn't matter, all carriers have great coverage.
So it depends on where you are.
In a big city it doesn't matter, all carriers have great coverage.
So it depends on where you are.
Thanks for all your comments. I've been reading about Telus's 42mbps upgrade later this year. Will that have any any bearings on iphone 4 speeds? Or is it bottlenecked by something else? Also, do any of the carriers support iPhone-only features (such as visual voicemail) on unlocked iPhones? Thanks
yes but don't forget that edge save a lot of battery.... I mean the iPhone 4 can do 14 hours of talk time on edge vs 7 hours of talk time on 3G.... that's a huge difference... let's say someone who don't use data at all that's a big advantage for them... none of that goodness with telus or bell... but their 3G network looks good... like you said it depends where you at...
Well the SIM card costs $5, the rest of it goes into the monthly plan you choose. The $25/month 100 minute anytime plan is the cheapest plan that includes unlimited text messaging, and for a "limited time," this includes international texts. Plans cheaper than $25 only include 50 text messages.
For data, the cheapest is actually the $30, and it normally only gives 500 MB but again, "for a limited time," this plan actually gives an entire 6 GB (curiously, more than the most expensive data plan which is $65/month and only gives 5 GB). So, you pay $5 for the SIM then $30 + $25 = $55/month for unlimited texts, 100 minutes (free evenings/weekends) and pretty much unlimited data (unless you're tethering a lot or something, I don't see how you can top 6 GB too easily).
I'm on bell here in toronto/North York and i compared my 3G speed to my buddys iphone 4 running on Rogers and his is significantly slower. Bell seems to be pretty consistant and a bit quicker and less clogged up. Also no dropped calls at all and I'm constantly on the subway. Also was up in Muskoka for the weekend and had 3 bars while everyone else with Rogers and Fido had no service. I was tethering up at the cottage and making calls like I was in the middle of the city. It was great!