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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / Fido / January 2004International Text Messaging
Start Date : December 23, 2003 End Date: Ongoing International Text Messaging Now you can TXT around the world! Now you can send a text message to someone around the world just as easily as you would to someone across town. International Text Messaging is a fast and inexpensive way to communicate friends and family overseas that also have a text messaging-enabled phone. So go ahead and surprise someone overseas with a text message today! A FAST AND INEXPENSIVE WAY TO COMMUNICATE OVERSEAS a.. Text messages sent overseas are FREE until February 2 2004 b.. Beginning February 3 2004, sending an international text message will only cost 20? each c.. Receiving international text messages is FREE! d.. Many countries, and local wireless operators, are supported - and new ones are continuously being added. e.. Check rogers.com/internationaltxt for a complete list of supported countries and dialing instructions for each wireless operator. Customer Offer Benefits: a.. Customers can now enjoy the convenience of text messaging to instantly stay in touch with family and friends overseas - just like they do at home. b.. International text messaging is a low-cost alternative to long distance calling c.. Customers can try international text messaging FREE until February 2 2004 Eligibility & Restrictions: a.. Service available in select overseas countries/networks b.. All text messaging capable TDMA and GSM phones can exchange international text messages c.. All International Text Messages sent will cost $0.20, delivery cannot be guaranteed. d.. International text messages are not included as part of Text Messaging plans (costs are on a pay-per-use basis only) - however, receiving international text messages are no charge. Beila Sales > Start Date : December 23, 2003 > End Date: Ongoing Spamcop confirms: report to abuse@rogers.com.  Signature"Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from malice." What the hell is this sh.t? What's she/he posting this crap here for? Are we all suppose to drop Fido and rush to Rogers?? : Start Date : December 23, 2003 : End Date: Ongoing [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] : : Beila Sales Especially since Fido has been doing this for years (since the beginning of Fido?). Fido only charges 10cents, not 20. But it is nice that Rogers is improving their GSM service. PS. Thank you Rogers/FutureShop for the $30 Nokai 3595 that I'm using with Fido :-). > What the hell is this sh.t? What's she/he posting this crap here for? > Are we all suppose to drop Fido and rush to Rogers?? [quoted text clipped - 61 lines] > : plans (costs are on a pay-per-use basis only) - however, receiving > : international text messages are no charge. > Especially since Fido has been doing this for years > (since the beginning of Fido?). Fido only charges > 10cents, not 20. Which is interesting since you can send 1024 characters for 0.03 on GPRS while Fido still charges 0.10 for 160 characters. Fido is pushing people away from SMS and instead pushing them to send an email to the other handset since it is cheaper to send an email via GPRS than to send an SMS, even though sending an email from a handset to a FIDO phone (received vis SMS) consumes far more resources than sending SMS-SMS. : Which is interesting since you can send 1024 characters for 0.03 on GPRS while : Fido still charges 0.10 for 160 characters. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] : send an SMS, even though sending an email from a handset to a FIDO phone : (received vis SMS) consumes far more resources than sending SMS-SMS. That only works for those that have an email addy associated with their phone. My cousin in Croatia has no email, so I have to send him an SMS. I can't send an ICQ SMS to him since ICQ doesn't support his carrier. >> Especially since Fido has been doing this for years >> (since the beginning of Fido?). Fido only charges [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >send an SMS, even though sending an email from a handset to a FIDO phone >(received vis SMS) consumes far more resources than sending SMS-SMS. How does one send e-mail via GPRS? > How does one send e-mail via GPRS? Newer handsets have a built-in email client that sends email to an smtp server, and retrieves emails from pop (or imap). Or you can plug in a laptop to do the same at which point your handset acts as a router/modem. I'm still ticked that those in the west, Vancouver didn't have this offer available to them. :-( : Especially since Fido has been doing this for years : (since the beginning of Fido?). Fido only charges [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] : PS. Thank you Rogers/FutureShop for the $30 : Nokai 3595 that I'm using with Fido :-).: What offer? The FS $30 one? I'm in Vancouver and I ordered it on the website. I was at FS downtown Boxing Day morning and never bothered checking for the phone but I assume it was also $30 since it was advertised in the flyer. > I'm still ticked that those in the west, Vancouver didn't have this > offer available to them. :-( [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > : PS. Thank you Rogers/FutureShop for the $30 > : Nokai 3595 that I'm using with Fido :-). I dont recall seeing it. In fact, I went after the fact and did a search. For other products sold on boxing day, it would indicate "sold out". The 3595 was regular price, I think over $100 Where was it located, which section, webpage (clearance, etc)? So, I know for next time. Thanks : What offer? The FS $30 one? I'm in Vancouver and : I ordered it on the website. I was at FS downtown : Boxing Day morning and never bothered checking for : the phone but I assume it was also $30 since it was : advertised in the flyer. > I dont recall seeing it. In fact, I went after the fact and did a > search. For other products sold on boxing day, it would indicate [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > know for next time. > Thanks It was in no special section. The website changes the price when it is applicable. They also add any mail-in rebates when it is applicable. The 3595s were going like crazy on the website. You had to have been looking at the site the first couple of hours they had the deal or replentished the stock or you are SoL. Even after Boxing Day, they were selling the for $50 and they did have some stock for awhile. Next year, be sure to hit the site Dec 24, around 2000-2100 PST. Just check out this 71 page thread for the futureshop.ca Boxing Day wackiness: http://www.redflagdeals.net/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=1&t=57351&hl=&s=53a5be3c7a 6325dd3f0c825a411bbe5e > : What offer? The FS $30 one? I'm in Vancouver and > : I ordered it on the website. I was at FS downtown > : Boxing Day morning and never bothered checking for > : the phone but I assume it was also $30 since it was > : advertised in the flyer. : It was in no special section. The website changes : the price when it is applicable. They also add any : mail-in rebates when it is applicable. Bastards! ;-) : The 3595s were going like crazy on the website. You : had to have been looking at the site the first couple : of hours they had the deal or replentished the stock : or you are SoL. That's why. : Even after Boxing Day, they were selling the for $50 : and they did have some stock for awhile. That was withOUT a contract, right? : Next year, be sure to hit the site Dec 24, around 2000-2100 PST. Will do. : Just check out this 71 page thread for the futureshop.ca : Boxing Day wackiness: http://www.redflagdeals.net/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=1&t=57351&hl=&s=53a5be3c7a 6325dd3f0c825a411bbe5e Cool link. Thanks > : Even after Boxing Day, they were selling the for $50 > : and they did have some stock for awhile. > > That was withOUT a contract, right? Yep, the only price you pay was $30/$50 + tax and the phone is yours. Unlock it and pop your Fido card in :-). I dont recall seeing it. In fact, I went after the fact and did a search. For other products sold on boxing day, it would indicate "sold out". The 3595 was regular price, I think around $179. Did they just sell the phone without any plan or contract for that price? Where was it located, which section, webpage (clearance, etc)? So, I know for next time. Thanks : What offer? The FS $30 one? I'm in Vancouver and : I ordered it on the website. I was at FS downtown : Boxing Day morning and never bothered checking for : the phone but I assume it was also $30 since it was : advertised in the flyer. > Especially since Fido has been doing this for years > (since the beginning of Fido?). Fido only charges > 10cents, not 20. > > But it is nice that Rogers is improving their GSM > service. About a year and a half ago, Rogers promised me that international text messaging would work, and it would be $0.10 per message. They were full of sh.t. It never worked properly. That's the main reason I switched back to Fido... although I was pleasently surprised to find MUCH better reception on Fido (with the same phone). And just *what* is relevant about this posting in the fido newsgroup? This is about *Rogers.* In case you hadn't noticed Fido and Rogers are different companies. >Start Date : December 23, 2003 >End Date: Ongoing [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] > >Beila Sales - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - remove NO from .NOcom to reply |
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