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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / Fido / February 2004CityFido $45
FYI Just found out the Vancouver CityFido package has increased from $40 to $45 monthly. > Just found out the Vancouver CityFido package has increased from $40 to $45 > monthly. The change is reflected on their website, but wasn't in store when I went in to Willowbrook yesterday. Must have just happened. Still a fair price, IMO.  Signature"Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from malice." > > Just found out the Vancouver CityFido package has increased from $40 to $45 > > monthly. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Still a fair price, IMO. Is this for new users only or does it apply to current subscribers too? Buddee. > Is this for new users only or does it apply to current subscribers too? That's the question, isn't it? I have no idea what the answer is yet... I haven't; been able to find a press release or anything about it. > > Is this for new users only or does it apply to current subscribers too? > > That's the question, isn't it? I have no idea what the answer is yet... > I haven't; been able to find a press release or anything about it. 1 year for existing customers, if you go on a new Fido agreement for 24 months you get it for 2 years ($40 month rate). > Is this for new users only or does it apply to current subscribers too? > > Buddee. I called Fido customer service yesterday and they told me that the $45 rate is for new subscribers. Anyone that signed up at $40 will stay there for 12 months before getting an increase. I can live with this. Wyley :: I called Fido customer service yesterday and they told me that the $45 rate : is for new subscribers. Anyone that signed up at $40 will stay there for 12 : months before getting an increase. : : I can live with this. Hmm, why didn't they grandfather the one's that got it for $40? > Hmm, why didn't they grandfather the one's that got it for $40? They did, for a year w/o agreement. W/ agreement, 2 years. >> Hmm, why didn't they grandfather the one's that got it for $40? > >They did, for a year w/o agreement. W/ agreement, 2 years. That's not grandfathered the way most people interpret it. The way most people interpret grandfathered is that the rate will remain the same for as long as they have the product and don't change any of their terms. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - remove NONO from .NONOcom to reply Goes to show you that they "probably" were losing money at the $40 mark, just like the competition said. : FYI : : Just found out the Vancouver CityFido package has increased from $40 to $45 : monthly. > Goes to show you that they "probably" were losing money at the $40 > mark, just like the competition said. I doubt it. If the difference between $40 and $45 was the difference between loss and profit, I'm sure they'd have gone up to $50 instead. > > Goes to show you that they "probably" were losing money at the $40 > > mark, just like the competition said. Could also be a question of CityFido being bigger succcess than expected and they had to slow its growth because there wasn't enough capacity left on the network. Personally I doubt that network capacity is a problem, although some tweaking is needed in some areas, like my own in Kitsalino. I think a bigger issue is that of opportunity - it is common to use an 'introductory price' for a new product to get the market talking about it. They may also have expected more competition on price, but that has not happened, neither fixed or wireless competitors have tride to compete with CityFido. Further, the current disgust with Telus service has also given them an opportunity to push the price a little more. You don't wait months to get a phone, as is the current case with Telus. Andrew >>>Goes to show you that they "probably" were losing money at the $40 >>>mark, just like the competition said. > > Could also be a question of CityFido being bigger succcess than expected and > they had to slow its growth because there wasn't enough capacity left on the network. Hehe, you obviously don't know what you are talking about. Hint: a company may raise a price for more reasons then cost. > Goes to show you that they "probably" were losing money at the $40 > mark, just like the competition said. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > to $45 > : monthly. > Goes to show you that they "probably" were losing money at the $40 > mark, just like the competition said. No, it goes to show you that they are trying (like a company should) to maximize profits and the fact that the market would bear another $5 for this type of service. When the service was launched it was communicated that the price and features may change, but that the basics of the offering would remain. : > Goes to show you that they "probably" were losing money at the $40 : > mark, just like the competition said. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] : price and features may change, but that the basics of the offering would : remain. Personally, I think the change was rather abrupt. Maybe I am reading into things, but I think there is "more to this than meets the eye" >Personally, I think the change was rather abrupt. Maybe I am reading into >things, but I think there is "more to this than meets the eye" And I found this true also when I was wearing my pointed aluminum hat which receives signals from Microcell's corporate office. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - remove NONO from .NONOcom to reply >Goes to show you that they "probably" were losing money at the $40 >mark, just like the competition said. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >to $45 >: monthly. It don't show diddly. What it does show is your own speculation that hasn't been proven to be true. Anyone can badmouth. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - remove NONO from .NONOcom to reply |
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