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Asif Husain - 07 Aug 2005 09:56 GMT

Fido no longers offers any stand along data plans as of Aug. 3.

I was going to set it up on Aug 5 and they will not allow me!

So long $50 unlimited data with North America free roaming.

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DevilsPGD - 07 Aug 2005 09:59 GMT

>Fido no longers offers any stand along data plans as of Aug. 3.
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>I was going to set it up on Aug 5 and they will not allow me!
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>So long $50 unlimited data with North America free roaming.

This isn't surprising. Unfortunately, but not surprising.

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Men are from Earth. Women are from Earth. Deal with it.

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RdR - 07 Aug 2005 14:34 GMT

What happens to existing Plans with added GPRS options? I have a 35 dollar
voice plan plus paying the $50 for unlimited GPRS?

Thanks,

RdR

> >Fido no longers offers any stand along data plans as of Aug. 3.
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Harry Eugene Ly - 08 Aug 2005 02:01 GMT

I have a monthly voice plan with the $50 unlimited GPRS added also. I'm
undering the same thing. My monthly plan is on a contract for 2 years... is
the $50 unlimited GPRS included in this contract?

> What happens to existing Plans with added GPRS options? I have a 35 dollar
> voice plan plus paying the $50 for unlimited GPRS?
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Robert Brown - 08 Aug 2005 22:22 GMT

I just got off the phone with customer service. I was told existing
subscribers can keep receiving the $50 unlimited GPRS service, "for now".
If you cancel you won't get it back.

Rob

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2004TL.NBP - 01 Sep 2005 22:02 GMT

> I just got off the phone with customer service. I was told existing
> subscribers can keep receiving the $50 unlimited GPRS service, "for now".
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RdR/Harry,

Robert here is right! You'll be "grandfathered". Fido, and even other
providers do that. People who signs up to any plans or options, even
promotional ones, can keep those plans/options for (almost) as long as
they want even if providers have stopped offering those plans/options.
But as soon as you give it up (cancel or switched to a different plan
or option) you won't get it back anymore.

Me and my wife still have FidoPro - for $8 we get CID, VM & Unlimited
SMS (sent to any N/A subscribers). I think Fido has stopped offering
this option in 2001 or 2002.

Cheers.

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