How do Canadians(and the Swedish) cope with high data plan prices?

[profets]

The name of this thread should be

How do us Americans live with such high prices and data plans?

yeah.. also, dont understand why sweden was mentioned as well. do they have poor data options?

 

[aprofetto]

thats just a pretty well known $45 voice+data plan with a $10 retention valupack. its still around, but the $45 plan has been reduced to 100min, and MY5 option now local instead of nationwide.

the best thing for anyone who wants to improve their plan is by calling retentions directly.

You are correct good sir.

 

[aprofetto]

yeah.. also, dont understand why sweden was mentioned as well. do they have poor data options?

I think the OP just made this thread to really gloat about the 300 gigs of data he has.

We should title this thread... "What would you do with 300 gigs of data?".

 

[profets]

I agree. ATT in US needs a lower data tier for lighter users. $30
is overpriced for a data plan. But Verizon and ATT will not start a price war since between them they own (control) most of the market.

even rogers, does promotion for $30/6gig, otherwise cheapest is $25/500MB

it would be nice to see $10/15/20 options that would give you even 100-250MB, but it'll never happen. Rogers,AT&T or whoever know that 99% of users probably don't even hit 100MB/month a $10 option will result in most data users reducing $20 from their monthly bill.

 

[profets]

I think the OP just made this thread to really gloat about the 300 gigs of data he has.

We should title this thread... "What would you do with 300 gigs of data?".

I would keep the phone tethered 24x7 to a computer running as a router, and download all day. would be better than the BS going on with our ISPs in canada and the 50-60GB caps theyve imposed.

 

[cellocello]

I would keep the phone tethered 24x7 to a computer running as a router, and download all day. would be better than the BS going on with our ISPs in canada and the 50-60GB caps theyve imposed.

the only "BS" here is his "300 gig" phone plan.

Until we see a link or some info on this ... he's just being a kinda trollish.

 

[Leafs]

even rogers, does promotion for $30/6gig, otherwise cheapest is $25/500MB

it would be nice to see $10/15/20 options that would give you even 100-250MB, but it'll never happen. Rogers,AT&T or whoever know that 99% of users probably don't even hit 100MB/month a $10 option will result in most data users reducing $20 from their monthly bill.

uh Rogers does have "$10/15/20 options that would give you even 100-250MB" apparently. Call Retentions....I believe $15 get 150 mb?

 

[aprofetto]

uh Rogers does have "$10/15/20 options that would give you even 100-250MB" apparently. Call Retentions....I believe $15 get 150 mb?

Are these options for everyday consumers or something only available through retentions?

 

[Leafs]

Are these options for everyday consumers or something only available through retentions?

retentions only i believe

 

[acfusion29]

I'll end up getting an iPhone next year, probably when the next update is released. I'll end up going with Fido since I'll get:

$35 Voiceplan
- 350 Minutes, billed by the second
- Unlimited Evenings and Weekends starting at 7PM
- Unlimited Text Messages Sent
- Text Messages received are free
- No System Access fee/911 fee
- Call Waiting
- Conference Calling

$30 Data Plan/6GB per month (they should have this deal again)

That doesn't seem to bad to me for $65 a month.

You mean, $74 a month (taxes + 911 fee).

 

[milani]

My plan includes 6GB of data per month.

Me too.

Quite honestly I think AT&T in the US is far worse overall. We (in Canada) were given tethering (for free) the day Apple released the update. We also got MMS out of the box. Rogers is also pretty reliable (granted, it has poor coverage when you're outside of a city, but contrary to popular belief we're not all farmers, fishermen, or from rural Quebec!).

More generally, I'm starting to think this thread was made simply to troll...

 

[acfusion29]

Me too.

Quite honestly I think AT&T in the US is far worse overall. We (in Canada) were given tethering (for free) the day Apple released the update. We also got MMS out of the box. Rogers is also pretty reliable (granted, it has poor coverage when you're outside of a city, but contrary to popular belief we're not all farmers, fishermen, or from rural Quebec!).

More generally, I'm starting to think this thread was made simply to troll...

Na... Rogers is far worse... actually cell phone company's in Canada are the worst in the world, PERIOD.

Think about all that money we get charged just to call to another city, it's ridiculous. We can't even call within the same PROVINCE without being charged stupid 'long distance' fees, and in the US they can call anywhere in their country and it's not long distance.

 

[JohnFa]

I'm Swedish and I have an unlimited data plan that costs me $25 a month. That's pretty cheap I think.

 

[idesign245]

I'm on fido with $25 voice plan (100 minutes, unlimited texts) and the $30 6GB data plan. I'm happy.

 

[chelc]

I have a pretty decent plan with Rogers.
300 daytime
Unlimited evening&weekends at 6
Canada-wide my5 (unlimted talk and text to five numbers anywhere in Canada)
6GB of data
Visual voicemail
Unlimited messaging
After taxes and saf it comes to about $90.
And 500mb is more than enough for most people, like 80% of iPhones on the Rogers network use under 400mb.

 

[megadon]

I think the op is a little confused

when you factor in that tethering is free in Canada, and the 6gb of data per month, canadians have it better than AT&T,

my plan is free after 5pm
free weekends
750 daytime minutes
free network to network calling ( Rogers or fido)
no system acess fee
that's comes to under 50 bucks including tax

then for 30. Bucks a mont I get 6 gb of data, and 2500 text msgs..

Ve never gone over my minutes

and this is all Canadian dollars which is even cheaper

and Rogers has better coverage than AT&T