[jason9900]

Hey CrackBerry, happy Passport owner here. I recently bought out my Z10 contract for $190 and got a 2 year plan with Telus for $90/month with unlimited voice, sms, caller ID but only 2gigs of data. The PassPort cost $199 so this whole switch over ended up with a cost of about $400. However now looking back, the fact that I was buying out my phone contract and essentially free to walk over to any wireless carrier that would offer me a good deal, makes me think I could have bargained for a much better deal. In fact I know so, and to many here I probably look like a fool lol. Perhaps I could have received more data, or maybe instead of paying $90/month I would pay $70. This list goes on.

Reading around on CrackBerry I see people touting the fact they have 6 gigs of data but only pay $50/month for example. I know that there are many on these forums who are much better negotiators than I am or are more knowledgeable when it comes to this stuff. So I guess this will be good to know for the next time BB releases their next device, but what is the best way to get a good phone plan? How do you negotiate with carriers and what is "ACTUALLY" the best they can do?

[ozdezignr]

Most plans now seem to be all about data as so many offer unlimited everything else....

Z30 144GB

[JWWDUKE]

$55

200 daytime minutes
Eve/weekends @ 6pm
Caller id
Voice mail 3
6GB data

It was a promo they had a few years ago and I will keep it as long as I keep buying phones off kijiji/crackberry. If I ever buy a subsidized phone from Telus I will lose the data and pay alot more. So I will just keep bringing my own phones and keep my data. Always always always talk to the loyalty and retention department and be a nice, reasonable person is the way I have gotten my best deals with them.

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[Aljean Thein]

I'm with the Mobile Share plan with the family. $240 with 6 lines.

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[Prem WatsApp]

Australia. So my input won't help you much.

Optus "$2 days", the original plan on 3G+ with unlimited data though. No longer available. Now it's up to 500MB daily, if you go over you can get up to a GB (4G/LTE), but they'll take another $2 off your balance. Not bad, I'd say. If it's not used one day, you won't get charged !!
Max. ~$60/month

BOOST UNLTD. with 2GB data on 3G+, but Telstra's superior network (coverage wise). $40/30days

Both prepaid plans. I don't do contracts / plans anymore. Phone outright. Almost always has been. Since the Nokia 7110.

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[stevovr]

UK 3mobile 20 pounds/month unlimited voice, messaging, data and unlimited tethering. 12 month sim only

[Carjackd]

Unlimited Can/US calling, unlimited text, 6 GB data, 69 bucks taxes in...on Rogers

"Official International Accountant of the Peevishlicious Crew " via my Canadian Passport!!

[Tammybaggins]

I'm in the UK so I don't know if it's of any interest. But just so you can see how we price things differently over here.

I didn't pay anything for my Z10 upfront. I'm on 24 month contract.

200 anytime cross network minutes
5000 texts (which is classed as unlimited)
Truly unlimited 4G data.

All for �19 a month

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[Mike88888]

$35/month with WIND Mobile Canada

Unlimited data (throttled speeds after 5 GB)
Unlimited calling 24/7
Unlimited text, picture, and video messaging
Caller ID
Voicemail

Didn't have to do anything special to get this plan. Just went to a WIND store and got it. They have great plans.



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[madcat72]

I'm with Rogers, 3gb data and everything else is unlimited Canada wide, for $70.

[jpvj]

$21 + VAT for the first account and $14 + VAT for the remaining.

10 hours/month. 5 hours can be used to call 70 named countries.
4 GB data
(data and talk hours can be mixed, e.g 5 hours talk and 7 GB. The numbers just have to add up to 12).
LTE network
Unlimited text/SMS
Voicemail
Free music streaming from 24.000.000 songs
1 free movie pr month

Extra SIM for data sharing on e.g. iPad: $4 + VAT

VAT is 25%


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[jason9900]

$35/month with WIND Mobile Canada

Unlimited data (throttled speeds after 5 GB)
Unlimited calling 24/7
Unlimited text, picture, and video messaging
Caller ID
Voicemail

Didn't have to do anything special to get this plan. Just went to a WIND store and got it. They have great plans.



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Is it true what people say about the awful coverage?

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[JWWDUKE]

Is it true what people say about the awful coverage?

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I don't know anything about them. Do they have their own network or do they share a network with Robellus?

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[spoonman9696]

$50 per month unlimited call, text, mms within Canada, 2500 minutes call forwarding,

Data is 10gb for $85 shared between 4 phones and an ipad

Carrier is Rogers

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[rexxenex]

In Manitoba. On MTS. My plan is from 5 years ago. I keep buying phones outright since it's cheaper with this plan and I'm not stuck on a contract. It just keeps going. And I get a discount for having my own personal phone on it.

250 weekday minutes
Caller ID
Voicemail
Call waiting
Unlimited data
Unlimited texting and free local mts to mts phones.

I pay 55$. A new plan with just unlimited data is 62.99$ I believe so no use getting anything new. Only thing I don't get is LTE and where I live it isn't offered. So no big loss!
I usually use around 8-10gb a month so unlimited is a must

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[Jaiden]

1000 daytime minutes
Free evenings/weekends
Unlimited texting
6 GB data
Voice-mail
$66.00 Bell small business plan

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[MobileMadness002]

3gb data
Unlimited national talk
Unlimited national messaging

How did I get it. I asked for it as it is their basic plan.

Z30, Z30STA100-5/10.3.1.1016, I missed you.

[bakron1]

T Mobile USA unlimited data, voice and messaging and the rates are great. Been with them for years and I am not changing anytime soon.

Set from my lovely Passport on T Mobile USA

[bbmme]

Unlimited talk and text Canada wide
Unlimited Canada to US talk
Caller ID, voice mail
5gb data
$100 Rogers
Business plans from couple years ago. Can't find something similar to plan/price now

Be proud - BlackBerry by Choice

[yessuz]

Three UK
2000 minutes + 3000 minutes within Three (so, generally - 5000 minutes)
2000 sms
All you can eat data - totally unlimited. 3G/4G, tethering, etc.
+ Home Signal Box for good coverage at home (house is in deadspot)


~18 gbp/month 12 month SIM Only plan (will end in January)
imho not available anymore.

[canadian nick]

Free member to member calling nation wide
Unlimited sms
Voice-mail
Caller id
2gb shareable
Free local calling after 6 and weekends
65$ a month on northern tel (bell aliant/bell)
Add an extra 10gb for 85$ in the summer for the cottage, wife has matching plan. I wish we had unlimited data!


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[BK_NY_RAY]

$25 (plus tax, grrr) for unlimited talk, text, 2.5GB LTE and unlimited 2G (or is it 3G?) if you use up all LTE on T-Mobile Family Plan for four.

Best value IMO. Metro offers four lines for $25 each flat but only offers 1GB of LTE I think and doesn't have as good coverage as T-Mobile. Sprint has four for $100 too and gives 3GB of 4G but their service sucks.

Oh, and T-Mobile comes with free unlimited music streaming.

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[woofster]

Unlimited Can/US calling, unlimited text, 6 GB data, 69 bucks taxes in...on Rogers

"Official International Accountant of the Peevishlicious Crew " via my Canadian Passport!!

I'm with Rogers, 3gb data and everything else is unlimited Canada wide, for $70.

Wow, those are some pretty good plans with Rogers. Whereabouts are you guys located? I've been a Rogers wireless / BlackBerry customer since 2007 and I usually get some pretty good retention plans. For my Passport, I opted for a 2-year term so I had to sign up with a current wireless plan. I did get a slightly better rate and increased data over what is advertised on their website when I called in though.

I'm now on Rogers' Share Everything plan with just 1 phone. $75/month for 1GB data, unlimited Canada-wide calling, unlimited messaging, call display, voicemail, call waiting, group calling and 2500 call-forwarding minutes.

[jvinp]

Rogers. Unlimited everything, 1 gig of data, $86 / mo. It's okay. I'd trade talk time for gigs.

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[JWWDUKE]

Data is where us canadians are getting raped. All the current plan offerings are outrageously priced for the amount of data that is given.

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