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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / Fido / January 2004fido cancelling the fido to fido plan =(
i was on the phone with a fido representative today and they said that fido is cancelling the fido to fido plan as on jan 13.. but rumor has it that fido will have some other plan to replace it What the @#~! Does anyone know the current financial status of Fido right now? Is there something going on that we don't know about? Hmm. I wonder if the new "fido to fido" will have an extra cost associated with it. : i was on the phone with a fido representative today and they said that : fido is cancelling the fido to fido plan as on jan 13.. but rumor has : it that fido will have some other plan to replace it Original Fido2Fido isn't going anywhere, 'same as it ever was'..including price. Things can improve though. > What the @#~! > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > : fido is cancelling the fido to fido plan as on jan 13.. but rumor has > : it that fido will have some other plan to replace it The promotional plan Fido2Fido is expiring on the 13th of january. However, there are rumours of a new Fido2Fido plan to replace it, with a few extras. Stay tuned, we should know more on or around the 13th. CU > Original Fido2Fido isn't going anywhere, 'same as it ever was'..including > price. Things can improve though. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > : fido is cancelling the fido to fido plan as on jan 13.. but rumor has > > : it that fido will have some other plan to replace it > The promotional plan Fido2Fido is expiring on the 13th of january. So, it appears this was just an advertising promotion for christmas season. The marketing was clearly aimed at families. And I suspect that while it may have been a big flop, it provided a low cost excuse for Fido to make waves on TV and show its name without committing to giving new customers anything that costed Fido anything. However, where such a plan might have made sense is a "walkie talkie" plan to compete against Mike and Nextel. (does "Mike" still exist ?) and that would have been more aimed at business. I personally do not see the widthdrawal of that plan as any sign of Microcell's financial status. What will be interesting is whether existimng Fido-2-Fido customers will be grandfathered forever, or if Fido will provide strong incentives to migrate to another plan. Another possibility is that the relatively few people who did take up that plan have been abusing it big time. (were there ant limits on number of minutes you could use between 2 fido phones ?) On the other hand, when you consider CityFido which has unlimited talk time, I guess Fido shouldn't be bothered by a few who abused Fido-toFido. The Fido2Fido plan is not a flop, but it was a promotional package which already been extended in the past, so it's certainly not because it's been a flop, it's very popular. Fido always grandfathered old plans. Rumors says that it will be once again extended, and that something better (but higher priced) will be introduced as well. > > The promotional plan Fido2Fido is expiring on the 13th of january. > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > On the other hand, when you consider CityFido which has unlimited talk time, I > guess Fido shouldn't be bothered by a few who abused Fido-toFido. It would be nice if the Fido to Fido option included if you were phone a Fido sub some where else in Canada... I.e. If I were to phone a Fido sub in Toronto or Out west from here in Montreal... Rgds, TPG > The Fido2Fido plan is not a flop, but it was a promotional package which > already been extended in the past, so it's certainly not because it's been a [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > time, I > > guess Fido shouldn't be bothered by a few who abused Fido-toFido. > > The promotional plan Fido2Fido is expiring on the 13th of january. > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > On the other hand, when you consider CityFido which has unlimited talk time, I > guess Fido shouldn't be bothered by a few who abused Fido-toFido.] Or it could be that every provider has a promotional plan that expires..and that plan has always had in small print that it will expire Jan 13th. Also, it's obviously not a flop if they kept it in for the christmas season, it's very popular. Anyway, you'll just have to wait and see how Fido tops this plan- and believe me..it's going to be great. Anyway, the existing F2F plan will be extended again, but there will also be a new promo plan out. Also, EVERY provider has promotional plans, when the promotion ends..it doesn't mean people who had it have to give it up..they keep it as their normal plan. IT's a simple as that, they never did it before, why would they start? It's not like this was their first promotional plan. Good! : Original Fido2Fido isn't going anywhere, 'same as it ever was'..including : price. Things can improve though. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] : > : fido is cancelling the fido to fido plan as on jan 13.. but rumor has : > : it that fido will have some other plan to replace it > i was on the phone with a fido representative today and they said that > fido is cancelling the fido to fido plan as on jan 13.. but rumor has > it that fido will have some other plan to replace it They are supposidly adding the option to call another fido user no matter where they are located in Canada. Fido 2 Fido unlimited long distance between the two?? I like that.  Signature-----<snip>----- Cut the snippy to reply in email. fido will keep the fido to Fido plan, however it is going to be at $30.00, with a free long distance between fido to fido, that means if u have this plan you will never at any case, but the recepient will if he/she does not have the fido to Fido plan. I think that s a great deal... > i was on the phone with a fido representative today and they said that > fido is cancelling the fido to fido plan as on jan 13.. but rumor has > it that fido will have some other plan to replace it fido will keep the fido to Fido plan, however it is going to be at $30.00, with a free long distance between fido to fido, that means if u have this plan you will never at any case, but the recepient will if he/she does not have the fido to Fido plan. I think that s a great deal... > i was on the phone with a fido representative today and they said that > fido is cancelling the fido to fido plan as on jan 13.. but rumor has > it that fido will have some other plan to replace it Sorry, but I read your message twice and still don't understand what you mean. I understand the part about it going to cost $30 with free long distance between Fido to Fido... but after that what do you mean? I also understand the part about "If you have this plan, you will never"... but from that point on, I'm lost. Please clarify. > fido will keep the fido to Fido plan, however it is going to be at $30.00, > with a free long distance between fido to fido, that means if u have this [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > fido is cancelling the fido to fido plan as on jan 13.. but rumor has > > it that fido will have some other plan to replace it Actually, the 25$ one with local Fido2Fido remians the same and has been once again extended. However there is a new Fido2Fido plan which is the 30$ one with 150 daytime mins, unlimited evenings/weekends and unlimited local AND long distance Fido2Fido calls. > fido will keep the fido to Fido plan, however it is going to be at $30.00, > with a free long distance between fido to fido, that means if u have this [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > fido is cancelling the fido to fido plan as on jan 13.. but rumor has > > it that fido will have some other plan to replace it The long distance option sounds like a good deal... might go for it. I just have to see if my Canadian long distance friends subscribe to either unlimited evenings or weekends or Fido2Fido or Fido2Fido Long Distance so we can chat without worrying about long distance or airtime costs. > Actually, the 25$ one with local Fido2Fido remians the same and has been > once again extended. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > > fido is cancelling the fido to fido plan as on jan 13.. but rumor has > > > it that fido will have some other plan to replace it |
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