Long Distance Minutes or Unlimited Text Messages

[EnchantedPlague]

So my current plan for my iPhone is as follows:

250 anytime minutes
Unlimited Incoming/Evening/Weekends (E/W at 7pm)
100 long distance minutes
2500 text
Caller ID
Voicemail
6GB data


For no extra cost, I could change it to:

Unlimited Incoming/Outgoing
Unlimited text
Caller ID
Voicemail
6GB data

What do you guys think, keep my plan or change it (both are $55 a month)?

 

[Mlrollin91]

So my current plan for my iPhone is as follows:

250 anytime minutes
Unlimited Incoming/Evening/Weekends (E/W at 7pm)
100 long distance minutes
2500 text
Caller ID
Voicemail
6GB data


For no extra cost, I could change it to:

Unlimited Incoming/Outgoing
Unlimited text
Caller ID
Voicemail
6GB data

What do you guys think, keep my plan or change it (both are $55 a month)?

Well how often do you use long distance calling? For the same price your getting unlimited minutes and unlimited texting. I don't really use minutes I text more but it seems to be the better deal if you are a talker and even a heavy texted.

 

[SilvorX]

Are you Canadian? as this seems to be a very Canadian-sounding plan. If you're with Rogers, I'd get the 1000 Canadian LD minutes, keep 2500 SMS and see if they'll budge and give you the 1000LD for free? As your plan is basically what I have, only $5 cheaper (and with the 1000LD minutes)

If not, do you generally get close to your 2500 SMS limit every month? Make many long distance calls? I would personally stay with original plan depending on usage - as for me I never go over daytime minutes ever, but unlimited local incoming/outgoing is still really sweet.

 

[EnchantedPlague]

Are you Canadian? as this seems to be a very Canadian-sounding plan. If you're with Rogers, I'd get the 1000 Canadian LD minutes, keep 2500 SMS and see if they'll budge and give you the 1000LD for free? As your plan is basically what I have, only $5 cheaper (and with the 1000LD minutes)

If not, do you generally get close to your 2500 SMS limit every month? Make many long distance calls? I would personally stay with original plan depending on usage - as for me I never go over daytime minutes ever, but unlimited local incoming/outgoing is still really sweet.

Haha yea it is a Canadian plan, with Fido. I usually do reach the 2500 texts every month. I was also thinking that since skype works with the iPhone (and i subscribe to the phone service) I could just use that for long distance.

 

[iApples]

So my current plan for my iPhone is as follows:

250 anytime minutes
Unlimited Incoming/Evening/Weekends (E/W at 7pm)
100 long distance minutes
2500 text
Caller ID
Voicemail
6GB data


For no extra cost, I could change it to:

Unlimited Incoming/Outgoing
Unlimited text
Caller ID
Voicemail
6GB data

What do you guys think, keep my plan or change it (both are $55 a month)?

I would say to go with the second plan. 100 minutes isn't a lot for long distance. I have Bell as a landline and they have a special service (I forgot the code for long distance but you can search it online) and they charge $0.03 a minute. For 100 minutes it would only cost you $3 and you only get charged if you actually use the minutes. If not it doesn't cost you anything. Not sure if you have Bell for a landline, or at all for that matter, but if you do.. This could be one thing that you could think about while making your decision.

 

[SilvorX]

Haha yea it is a Canadian plan, with Fido. I usually do reach the 2500 texts every month. I was also thinking that since skype works with the iPhone (and i subscribe to the phone service) I could just use that for long distance.

Skype could be a good idea for just long distance, if so, get the unlimited local! You can always bug Fido's retentions/cancellations department and bs like how Wind/Mobilicity are offering much more (if you're in their coverage area).

 

[Interstella5555]

Whoa, are you serious? The last time I worried about paying "long distance" was almost 10 years ago in college, I don't even think that concept really exists in the US anymore.

 

[iApples]

Whoa, are you serious? The last time I worried about paying "long distance" was almost 10 years ago in college, I don't even think that concept really exists in the US anymore.

And he's not from the US.. Very helpful post.....

 

[Pink∆Floyd]

Unlimited txts

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[Rajani Isa]

And he's not from the US.. Very helpful post.....

My appologies for my (apparent) countryman(?) - but I think Interstella there was just expressing shock at a cell phone plan with "Long Distance" on it. In the USA it's been several years, i think, since cellphone minutes became both local & National long distance minutes for us. Still have to pay International Long Distance.

 

[acfusion29]

And he's not from the US.. Very helpful post.....

the US is the only country in the world.. duh

OP, speak with retentions (cancellation department) and tell them you'd like to cancel and go somewhere else. they will be more inclined to give you what you want at a reasonable price if you work with them. good luck.

 

[iApples]

the US is the only country in the world.. duh

I know seriously... Some American's are so full of it. Nothing else exists but where they live. I'll bet half of them don't even know where Canada is.

 

[anonymous6237]

I know seriously... Some American's are so full of it. Nothing else exists but where they live. I'll bet half of them don't even know where Canada is.

Of course we do. It's our hat. We could never forget that

 

[iApples]

Of course we do. It's our hat. We could never forget that

 

[Interstella5555]

My appologies for my (apparent) countryman(?) - but I think Interstella there was just expressing shock at a cell phone plan with "Long Distance" on it. In the USA it's been several years, i think, since cellphone minutes became both local & National long distance minutes for us. Still have to pay International Long Distance.

Thanks, I could have worded that a little better, but that's what I was going for.