Rogers vs. Bell/Telus
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MK4TDI
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Yes bring your own phone, month to month no contract, 400gb between the 2 phones.
i got the same wit bell for 95 a month
105 would be for usa and canada
when i asked them about why a new customer can get a better rate they said thats the way it is. I threatened to leave but then would have to go on a contract
Catman10
Drinking the Doolaid
I am switching to Telus just for the option to push a number to get through to me, I am sick and tired of all the spam calls showing a regular #, Bell does not have such an option and it is a real pain in the ass because as a small business I have to answer all my phone calls, also my buddy got free roaming and calls and texts in the U.S on our 5 day bike ride, Bell wouldn't match their offer, time to switch I say.
mclean
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Yes that is an awesome telus feature. Got rid of 100% of the automated calls for me
BILTIT
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Is that an automatic feature or do you need to activate it etc?
mclean
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It's called call control and you just ask them to add it. Pretty sure it's free of charge.
Koodo (Telus owned) has it for free also.$35/month with 40 gb. Not available on Public Mobile.
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Stg2Suby
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So is there any downside to Koodo versus Telus?
ABMax24
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Koodo plans are 4G speeds, but they can be upgraded to 5G. Koodo doesn't have unlimited data, you do get charged if you go over.
I think they're US services are setup different too.
I think they're US services are setup different too.
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greenthumb
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Telus owns Koodo.
4extreme
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Just sitting here now trying to watch a video on s and m, and it keeps refreshing. Rogers is getting really bad. I live in west end not far from the mall
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All the networks are getting bad, as there all so loaded. On of my employees lives on south side of Edmonton I had to get him a booster as there is very sporadic service and his in a dense populated area. I find side it went to. 5 G it has gotten so much worse. I’m working out in St.Paul and lac la bitche. The service in both towns with Telus is terrible, can get at the best 2 bars. No internet may work at times. Don’t remember it being this bad even worse when I have to make my $534 payments for my corporate account. When you call in to inquire or complain your call gets cut off or the attendant from India could give a ratts a$$. But what do you do, just keep paying and making the best of it.
ABMax24
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Most phones you can turn off 5G, or at least make 4G or LTE the preferred network.
5G works great in a perfect world, but it doesn't pass through buildings like 4g or 3g does, and most places you're too far from the tower for it to be a benefit.
Most times the limiting factor is the cell towers internet connection anyway, I've played around with testing internet speeds on 4g and 5g a few times and wound up with almost identical speeds in the 25-100mbps range everytime.
5G works great in a perfect world, but it doesn't pass through buildings like 4g or 3g does, and most places you're too far from the tower for it to be a benefit.
Most times the limiting factor is the cell towers internet connection anyway, I've played around with testing internet speeds on 4g and 5g a few times and wound up with almost identical speeds in the 25-100mbps range everytime.
Mike270412
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I turned 5G off when my phone was new. Never turned it back on.
smokinD
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Interesting reply, Ron, so with 5G being faster and most likely more peeps playing games would you say that bogs the system down ? Also with a booster does it seem to make a difference if your on 5G or LTE? Been with Telus for ever but in some area's not so good like in/around saunders etc... Was thinking of a booster but common sense tells me that you cannot boost something that is not there to begin with. As for carriers i am sticking with telus cost a bit more but Rogers sux azz as the kids had that and it was terrible skiing for them. Bell is good buddy has that and works quite well around DT country just weird sometimes i guess. Back in the day had a bag phone and got out almost everywhere in the patch or simply just look for a pile of cans/cigs and that's the spot.
What is reccomended for a booster if a guy gets 1?
smokinD
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Always wondered about that, thanks ABmax, good info. Not the hype these Co's say it is, no wonder i have that turned off for a reason works better.
ABMax24
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Interesting reply, Ron, so with 5G being faster and most likely more peeps playing games would you say that bogs the system down ? Also with a booster does it seem to make a difference if your on 5G or LTE? Been with Telus for ever but in some area's not so good like in/around saunders etc... Was thinking of a booster but common sense tells me that you cannot boost something that is not there to begin with. As for carriers i am sticking with telus cost a bit more but Rogers sux azz as the kids had that and it was terrible skiing for them. Bell is good buddy has that and works quite well around DT country just weird sometimes i guess. Back in the day had a bag phone and got out almost everywhere in the patch or simply just look for a pile of cans/cigs and that's the spot.
Lots of guys run these, they're pricey but people seem to like them. Lots of oil patch trucks up here have one mounted.
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wilsonamplifiers.ca
Lots of guys have went to Starlink though, you have service literally everywhere you have a mostly clear view of the sky. Just run WiFi calling and use it over the Starlink, plus you get the benefit of unlimited high speed internet. If the Starlink Mini comes to Canada with it's $50/month plan for 50gb of data that might just be the ticket too.
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