How much do you pay for your cellphone bill?

[Ogata]

I am planning to switch from a Prepaid to a monthly plan from Fido. The rep I spoke to sounded as if I was annoyed when I was asking him questions relating to the plans online. Regardless, how much do you all pay in a month? I find myself refilling $30.00 + tax a month on my airtime minutes and sometimes twice within a month. I know some of us use their cellphone as their homephone but just thought I'd see what our mobile expenses are =) Any suggestions / thoughts would be appreciated.

[towelsnap]

I get 450mins early nights and weekends (6pm or 7 lol), unlimited data, unlimited picture/text , caller ID , voice mail, call display, fav 5 calling. I think that's it I'm with bell and only pay $60 a month.... yelling at someone in a call center FTW

[Gizzmo_jr]

Rogers and Fido should have the same EPP plan
$17.50
250 daytime, evening and weekends starting at 6pm.
Then tack on data and extras and your golden.

[stormin84]

I pay $0, the perks on having a company pay for your phone bill

[mazdabetty]

Yeah I also get 450 minutes, free after 5pm, UNLIMITED INCOMING (which is a dream come true), call display, voice mail 3, fave 5 International (so long distance), and an extra 100 minutes of long distance on top of that. $53/month with Telussss!!! *heart*

OH and no contract. Month to month. And they've never changed any plan I've ever had with them in my 5 years of being a customer :) They also promise to keep my unlimited incoming and 100 long distance if I switch to an iphone. Talk about loyalty! (sort of :chuckle)

[Ogata]

Rogers and Fido should have the same EPP plan
$17.50
250 daytime, evening and weekends starting at 6pm.
Then tack on data and extras and your golden.

I called them and the rep told me to check their website as the plans are all they have. Sorry for asking but what is EPP?

[crystal8484]

I just switched from Bell to Rogers because Bell are a bunch of ***tards.


300 daytime minutes
unlimited incoming/outgoing after 6pm
Unlimited text messages
Call ID
Voicemail
Call waiting all that crap
500 MB of data
No access fee.

Comes to $80 a month taxes incl. However I'm going to switch to the Rogers EPP as TD Bank has one with them which I only found out a few days ago haha.

[crystal8484]

I called them and the rep told me to check their website as the plans are all they have. Sorry for asking but what is EPP?

employee purchase plan. (corporate plan basically)

your company has to have a deal with them.. most times they do... as I posted below, I'm with TD Bank and they have a deal with Rogers for a corporate plan.

[Nextmod]

City Fido Unlimited any time, Unlimited Text, Unlimited US/Canada calls, 6G Data Plan, I think I pay like $140 or something

[aris]

Bell are a bunch of ***tards.


+1


I'm with Rogers i can't rember my exact plan but i pay $47 a month

[Thrizzl3]

$120/mo for unlimited everything...I think that's too much but my plan is 2 yrs old so maybe I can change it around so its cheaper...

[stevenma188]

I'm with Solo, paying $21 after taxes and service charge for:
1. 100 Daytime
2. Unlimited Evenings & Weekends
3. 50 free outgoing text, unlimited incoming

I added a $9 package for Caller-ID, Voicemail, and Call waiting.

[EvilEric]

Yeah I also get 450 minutes, free after 5pm, UNLIMITED INCOMING (which is a dream come true), call display, voice mail 3, fave 5 International (so long distance), and an extra 100 minutes of long distance on top of that. $53/month with Telussss!!! *heart*

OH and no contract. Month to month. And they've never changed any plan I've ever had with them in my 5 years of being a customer :) They also promise to keep my unlimited incoming and 100 long distance if I switch to an iphone. Talk about loyalty! (sort of :chuckle)

I read that the grandfathered "special" features would be removed if you change to "clear" which is what is required on the Iphone?

[S.F.W.]

I'm with Bell, corporate plan, that ultimately get's covered by my company each month.
1000 Day Time minutes, evenings after 6 & weekends, text messaging, confre calling, all those added items, Unlimited Data on the Crackberry.
$80 a month including all fee's.

[cwp_sedan]

Rogers
275 min, unlimited eve starting at 6/weekends
100 Canadian long distance
Rogers2Rogers
500MB data
iPhone bundle - unlimited txt & picture messaging/call display/visual voicemail/etc

$43 after tax

[MAZDA Kitten]

employee purchase plan. (corporate plan basically)

your company has to have a deal with them.. most times they do... as I posted below, I'm with TD Bank and they have a deal with Rogers for a corporate plan.

Not necessairly. If you have an Air Miles card they will take that as an EPP plan

Keep in mind that the EPP plan is not compatible with the $5 1000 LD plan

[mazdabetty]

I read that the grandfathered "special" features would be removed if you change to "clear" which is what is required on the Iphone?

Hmm I'm not quite sure what "change to clear" means, like switching from your regular phone to a smart phone which requires a data plan right?

I called Telus and asked them this, he did say that the company is being strict with them regarding the new iphone plans, and that there isn't much 'wiggle room' as far as adjustments to pricing goes. But I argued that I'd like to stay loyal to Telus and I've always paid my bills on time so he agreed and said those were the only features he would be able to keep. Which is still pretty good! I can't live without unlimited incoming, why should I have to pay for wrong numbers and telemarketers? :chuckle

[MAZDA Kitten]

My plan with Rogers:

Retention plan
250 weekday/unlimited evenings weekends/unlimited Rogers to Rogers $20
iPhone Value Pack and Visual Voicemail $20
6 Gig data plan $30
1000 minutes LD $5

Plus a bunch of magazines subscriptions ($1 each), SAF, taxes
$15 credit/month for 3 years


~$90 a month

[thanu31]

Im getting
450 daytime mins
free after 6
free incoming
free rogers to rogers
Caller ID
1000 Cdn Long distance

$38 taxes in

Rogers hustling ftw:)

[Riftler]

I'm with Rogers:

Corporate Business Plan
1GB Data Plan
Unlimited Text
Unlimited Evening/weekends
Voicemail+caller id

=$80

[FONZ]

Rogers.
250 mins. unlimited eve starting at 6-weekends
Unlimited text messages
Call ID
Voicemail
Call waiting - all that other stuff
unlimited picture/video messages
free incoming
6Gigs of Data

= $65 taxes in.

[SilentJay]

Telus, regular customer:

1500 Daytime minutes
250 North American LD minutes
Unlim telus-to-telus
Unlim incoming
Unlim data
Unlim texting
CallerID, Voicemail, Call waiting, Call conferencing
MyFaves10 North America

$68/mo taxes in

[SpeedBaby]

Rogers here:

750 daytime mins
Free Early evenings/weekends
Unlimited incoming
Unlimited Network calling
Caller ID, VM, Call Waiting etc..
150 txt msgs
1GB Data

~$80 tax in

[optiklenz13]

Rogers.

250 daytime minutes
Free early evenings/weekends
Unlimited Incoming/Network
Caller ID/Call Waiting/VM/Who Called
2500 text messaging
6GB data

$86 taxes in.

[-RJ3-]

$120, for the wifey and I.

We have unlimited calls and 2500 text messages.
We saved money by cutting off voicemail and call display.

[Junior]

unlimited local calling, unlimited picture and text messages
voicemail, call disp, call wait, conf, whocalled, visual voicemail
6 gb/mnth data

$120 month

[Krazy]

Old Plan:
250 mins
Unlimited evening (from 6)
Unlimited incoming
Unlimited Rogers to Rogers
6gb data
iphone visual voicemail
1000 mins long distance
unlimited texting
caller id

paid $83

New Plan:
250 mins
Unlimited evening (from 6)
Unlimited incoming
Unlimited Rogers to rogers
MY10
500mb data
100 text msgs
caller id

(i thing it was student bb plan)

pay $80

[STeeLy]

$55/Month with fido.

100 Weekday minutes, Unlimited evenings and weekend, Unlimited Texts, Unlimited Canadian long distance. Call Display, Call Waiting and Voice messaging, 15% discount on bundling with Rogers.

[poke65]

Don't have a cell phone so $0

[optiklenz13]

Old Plan:
250 mins
Unlimited evening (from 6)
Unlimited incoming
Unlimited Rogers to Rogers
6gb data
iphone visual voicemail
1000 mins long distance
unlimited texting
caller id

paid $83

New Plan:
250 mins
Unlimited evening (from 6)
Unlimited incoming
Unlimited Rogers to rogers
MY10
500mb data
100 text msgs
caller id

(i thing it was student bb plan)

pay $80


i think the old plan is better, no?

[el_rodento]

Telus
- 50 anytime minutes
- voicemail
- caller ID
$20/month taxes in

[MAZDA Kitten]

i think the old plan is better, no?

LOL thats what i was thinking too

[dentinger]

300 anytime minutes, unlimited evenings and weekends, unlimited texts, call display, voice mail, and possibly a few other things that i cant remember.

$50.85 taxes in/month with Fido
however, i think i might lower my anytime minutes, and save a few bucks, cuz i've never come close to 300 minutes.

however, after being with fido for 2.5 years, i will never be going back to them. far too many complaints with them.

[Thrizzl3]

Telus, regular customer:

1500 Daytime minutes
250 North American LD minutes
Unlim telus-to-telus
Unlim incoming
Unlim data
Unlim texting
CallerID, Voicemail, Call waiting, Call conferencing
MyFaves10 North America

$68/mo taxes in

WTF!!!! im getting ripped..

[ShortBus]

$120+ taxes for country fido and unlimited data.

[SilentJay]

WTF!!!! im getting ripped..

:P I've been with them since 96 though... I forgot to put early evenings and weekends starting @ 5PM too :winner

[mazda_gurl]

employee purchase plan. (corporate plan basically)

your company has to have a deal with them.. most times they do... as I posted below, I'm with TD Bank and they have a deal with Rogers for a corporate plan.

Ha Ha!

Im with TD too :)

I tried to get the TD plan however everytime ive dealt with rogers, there is a BS excuse about how it cant be used with data or something.

Gonna call rogers again tonight cause my phone bill is too high and im not getting enough value services for them.

[Hives]

$35 month (Telus)
- 350 day min
- unlimited incomming
- free evenings and weekend from 6pm
- unlimited text
- voicemail 3
- call display
- call waiting

[PCLoadLetter]

$50/m tax in

200 weekday
unlim. eve/wknd @ 6:00
call display
voicemail
unlim. txt
500mb data

[mazda lover]

Don't have a cell phone so $0

Me to ^^ Looks like you and me or should it be you and I are the only ones with no phone. Had one few years ago but was a waste of money never really used it. Wonder how much people are paying for the phones? or do most of the monthly charges include the phone?

[Krazy]

i think the old plan is better, no?

Also old plan I used Iphone.. new plan I use BB bold now.

With BB's it's hard to go over 500mbs.

Also, I only call certain people. So it seemed better as I call from Waterloo to Toronto a lot. MY10 is nationwide.

[hatthi]

Rogers and Fido should have the same EPP plan
$17.50
250 daytime, evening and weekends starting at 6pm.
Then tack on data and extras and your golden.

Not sure about Rogers but Fido hasn't had the EPP package for quite a while.

If you want to stay with Fido and are spending $30 a month on prepaid you might like the $25 plan.

100 min billed per second
ultd eve & wkends from 7pm to 8am
ultd text mess
call waiting
conference call
no exta monthly fees, just tax.

[Ogata]

man.. you guys are paying top dollar for your plans...and to think I was paying too much on $30 refills on a 20 cents per minute anytime plan.

[Soyabean]

300 daytime
unlimited evenings and weekends after 6
unlimited text message
unlimited mobile browsing
free bell-to-bell
voice mail
caller id

20+tax or 22.60 taxes in per month

With Bell. Crappy CDMA phones but hell of a plan

[crono06]

Damn, you guys are all ballers.

I'm paying $35/month (taxes in), and wishing that those foreign companies would get here sooner.

250 day time mins.
Unlimited evening/weekends
Early evenings starting at 6
Call display
250 texts out

[Alan]

65 tax inc with Rogers

250 daytime
Free evenings at 6pm/ weekends
VM
Caller ID
500MB data
unlimited texts
10,000 MMS
free incoming calls
Rogers-to-Rogers

[poke65]

Me to ^^ Looks like you and me or should it be you and I are the only ones with no phone. Had one few years ago but was a waste of money never really used it. Wonder how much people are paying for the phones? or do most of the monthly charges include the phone?

Ya I used to have one too but if ppl need me phone me at home.
Most phones are free if you sign your life away for 3 years :chuckle

[jaimie08mazda3]

Before I left
With Virgin Mobile
1500 Minutes
Unlimited incoming calls
Unlimited Texting
BB messaging
Complete Internet package
Caller ID
Call Waiting
VoiceMail
4 Gig harddrive(don't think this matters but whatever lol)
Total cost of it all was 87$

[-cj-]

725 minutes, 6GB data (real data, not wap :P), unlimited rogers/fido calling, $15 iphone valuepak, 5PM early evenings, unlimited evenings and weekends.

$75.62 taxes in =) My company ends up paying for it, but it's my personal plan which I get to take if I change jobs...

[JohnyGT]

50+tax.

Rogers My5 with 500MB Data Plan.

MY5 Canada-Wide : Unlimited Talk, Text, Picture/Video Messaging with up to 5 buddies of mine.

200 Min Free Talk Time, Unlimited Free Incoming/Outgoing Calls after 9PM

[yanky.ng]

old city fido...
unlimited incoming/outgoing anytime
free canada/usa longdistance
local calling area
orillia to burlington
orangevillet to bowmanville
no roaming
65$ including tax