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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / Fido / January 2008Fido's Internet Usage Bill
consumer beware... my friend got a $950 bill at the end of the month, when he check why, he realized he used fido cell phone to access the internet. it comes up with a warning message that says 5c per 1kb. Now, not many people know what 1kb mean. they think, ah, it's cheap, 5c!. but when you access any site that has images let alone videos on it, you will end up downloading 1mb, which is 1000 which is 1000000 that could amount to $50,000. In other words, your cell phone is a huge liability credit card. I would suggest calling fido and asking them to remove any internet access from your phone. because if you think about it, you might a responsible person, and may be knows what 1kb means, but you might leave your cell somewhere and somebody could use it and screw you up big time. there should be maximum charge legistration for this kind of stuff! mr. t In message <8c269419-fee4-4a74-94ce-5b74a3c0c070@i29g2000prf.googlegroups.com> mr t <tascien@gmail.com> wrote: >I would suggest calling fido and asking them to remove any internet >access from your phone. because if you think about it, you might a >responsible person, and may be knows what 1kb means, but you might >leave your cell somewhere and somebody could use it and screw you up >big time. The interesting thing here is the timing, TELUS has just recently started offering unlimited data, and from what I understand, Bell does too (at least from the phone's browser) Hopefully Rogers will catch up. > The interesting thing here is the timing, TELUS has just recently > started offering unlimited data, and from what I understand, Bell does > too (at least from the phone's browser) > > Hopefully Rogers will catch up. ur not kidding me? my contract with fido is up jan 16. just two more weeks and I am on telus. In message <fa95510d-a1b6-42c9-a200-22c0fe6bfe74@d4g2000prg.googlegroups.com> mr t <tascien@gmail.com> wrote: >> The interesting thing here is the timing, TELUS has just recently >> started offering unlimited data, and from what I understand, Bell does [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >ur not kidding me? my contract with fido is up jan 16. just two more >weeks and I am on telus. http://www.telusmobility.com/ab/business_solutions/connect_megabyte_rate_plan.shtml It's not cheap, but it's an option... it is still expensive. this will only hold down the development and innovation in mobile internet. In message <1d30df43-7c43-430a-b309-72ba67b68408@t1g2000pra.googlegroups.com> mr t <tascien@gmail.com> wrote: >it is still expensive. this will only hold down the development and >innovation in mobile internet. $100 for unlimited tethered data in Canada AND the US? That is probably the single cheapest plan in North America right now. There are cheaper options as an add-on to a phone plan, I think, but I refuse to put a voice phone on TELUS, so I haven't really looked at those. > $100 for unlimited tethered data in Canada AND the US? That is probably > the single cheapest plan in North America right now. Fido used to have it for $45 (or was it $40 ?). Be very very carefull about data plans. Some only apply if yo go via a WAP gateway and access only web sites approved by the network. (aka: only via their own main wap page). I am now on the Fido $5 for 6 meg plan and can confirm I can access the internet with it, as well as use my phone as a thether. I was previously on the $5 for 500k, so this is a 12 fold decrease in price. Excess consumption is at 0.01 instead of 0.03 before, a 3 fold decrease. Still nowhere near what is needed for true surfing on the net, but in a bind, you can do some basic stuff, disable images etc to keep doanloads reasonable. When I changed package, I was told there were other packages available that weren't yet on the Fido web site. (but as of now, the site still only lists the $5 for 6 meg and $10 for 12 meg options. But with Fido now officialy providing 3G service, there is bound to be much bigger data options. (for instance, when you do a Video call, does this use GPRS/data for the video portion ?) >> $100 for unlimited tethered data in Canada AND the US? That is probably >> the single cheapest plan in North America right now. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >Some only apply if yo go via a WAP gateway and access only web sites >approved by the network. (aka: only via their own main wap page). TELUS' plan is aimed at laptop PC cards, so there is no such restriction. >I am now on the Fido $5 for 6 meg plan and can confirm I can access the >internet with it, as well as use my phone as a thether. I was previously >on the $5 for 500k, so this is a 12 fold decrease in price. Excess >consumption is at 0.01 instead of 0.03 before, a 3 fold decrease. Data is *finally* becoming closer to reasonable. >Still nowhere near what is needed for true surfing on the net, but in a >bind, you can do some basic stuff, disable images etc to keep doanloads >reasonable. Indeed. >When I changed package, I was told there were other packages available >that weren't yet on the Fido web site. (but as of now, the site still >only lists the $5 for 6 meg and $10 for 12 meg options. But with Fido >now officialy providing 3G service, there is bound to be much bigger >data options. (for instance, when you do a Video call, does this use >GPRS/data for the video portion ?) Ahh, interesting. Rogers has higher services, but 1GB is still $65... High, but a little better then 20MB for $60. I am planning to give up my unlimited data plan on Fido for $50/month in Canada. And switching to Roger's portable Internet basic for $20 per month for 10 GB. I will get 256K download compare to about 60 KB download average. To bad I can no longer sell it. Everyone they (Fido) take away some thing from the plan. In 2007 it was transferring the plan and US roaming included in plan. Any reasons why I should keep it? Before I give it up? >>> $100 for unlimited tethered data in Canada AND the US? That is probably >>> the single cheapest plan in North America right now. [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > Ahh, interesting. Rogers has higher services, but 1GB is still $65... > High, but a little better then 20MB for $60. >I am planning to give up my unlimited data plan on Fido for $50/month in >Canada. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >Before I give it up? If you can live with needing 120V AC power whenever you're using data, then Rogers' Portable Internet is probably the way to go. TELUS has just started offering unlimited data, this has the potential to start a price war (although with TELUS' offering at $100/month, the old Fido plan is still cheaper, but TELUS' offering is substantially faster) -- TELUS does still offer US roaming though (without any per byte charges) So honestly, if you're fine with the power requirement of Rogers' product, I'd probably look at it. |
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