Subj : rogers/telus cutting off
To   : Rob Mccart
From : August Abolins
Date : Tue Aug 05 2025 21:35:00

Hello Rob!

** On Tuesday 05.08.25 - 08:38, you wrote to me:

 AA>> Then, a little while later, there was a $29/mo option, for
 >> 25GB.  So, I switched to that.

 RM> Was that a full phone plan, unlimited everything in
 RM> Canada, and the Data?

Yep.. the full enchilada.  Actually, the $29/mo plan was only  
intended for new customers, and they had accidentally included  
it for existing customers to pick. BUT.. they had the "error"  
in place for nearly a month! ..so, I'm not too sure if that was  
a mistake.  Anyway, I had a friend who I encouraged to take it!  
...but he waited into the 4th week of the listing.. but by then,  
the 29$/mo plan was removed for existing customers - he said  
the agent claimed that the $29/mo plan was only for new  
customers and that it was an error to list it for existing  
customers.  So, go figure.

I gladly registered 3 of my SIM devices to the $29/mo plan,  
down from the $40 one!


 RM> I checked out some of their better sounding plans last
 RM> year but most of the really good ones were just for new
 RM> customers.

Yep.. Lucky still seems to disfavour existing (long-time)  
customers!


 RM> I did manage to get my unlimited in Canada 4G plan with 16
 RM> gig of data  (with loyalty bonuses and such) for $35. That
 RM> was good enough for me so I haven't even checked for new
 RM> plans there since.

Lucky recently dropped and USA calling from their base plans.   
Now, USA calling is an "extra" minimum $10/mo.


 AA>> I use a ZTE MF279T that serves phone [thru my regular
 AA>> household wiring] and data via wifi. ...

 RM> My sister has a system like that. I still actually have a land
 RM> line here (wireless hand sets). It only costs me about $29 a
 RM> month so I've held onto it. Most people pay over $40 for that
 RM> and if mine goes up to that I'd probably drop the land line
 RM> and use my Cell for everything like most people do these days.

Yep.. I had a couple landlines to my house, and they were  
around $25-$29 before tax too.  I was surpised that the minimum  
for *new* Bell landline customers was $60-$80!  ..so I hung on  
the landlines.  But the constant reoccurrence of buzz and hum  
twice a year (sping and fall - two very wet seasons) started to  
drive me crazy. As soon as I learned that a landline phone can  
be "ported" to cell (ie. without losing the original number) I  
went for it!   But now at $29/mo I get unlimited canada-wide  
calling, +vmail + callforwarding, callwaiting.. etc, that the  
landline did not have.
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  ../|ug

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