Speakout: August Promos, Bonus $25 with $100 airtime AND 50% off any phone

[rrraven]

EDIT: Now confirmed. The promotions described are now active. https://www.speakout7eleven.ca/prepaid-phones-promotions

I just topped up one of my family's four Speakout phones, and got an email immediately afterward from speakout inviting me to take advantage of two promotions: Bonus $25 with $100 airtime AND 50% off any phone. It indicates clearly that both can be used together. However, the links do not currently lead to this promotion. As today is July 29, I'm guessing they put the August promo email into the system too early. This is not guaranteed, though. It might be an old one that never got removed. However, they have typically had great promos like this for the August/September back-to-school period so I'm betting on that.

Usually these bonus $25s are tied to when you activate NOT when you purchase -- so if you have a code, or were thinking of topping up, yo may want to wait till August 1 and see if I'm right!

FINE PRINT FROM THE EMAIL:
$25 bonus top up available only with the purchase of $100 SpeakOut top up. Plus applicable taxes. Offer subject to change without notice. Cannot be combined with any other offer. $100 top up must be activated by 4/30/2012 to automatically receive the $25 bonus. Edit: Must be activated by September 30, 2012.

† For a limited time only, purchase a $50 or more top up voucher and receive $20 off any SpeakOut Wireless phone. That’s a Nokia 1616 for only $19! $25 bonus top up and 50% discount only available with the purchase of $100 SpeakOut top up.

[rrraven]

Speakout Pay as You go offers a great option for low usage customers.

Minutes last 365 days (even if it's only a $25 topup) so you can have an emergency phone (or a guest phone if you have frequent international visitors, or a kid "yes I made it to school/the library/my friend's house" phone) for as little as $25/year.

Calls are 25c/minute, which sounds high until you think of it compared to a typical "basic" monthly fee of $30. For $30 you get 120 minutes on Speakout. So how long would it take you to go through 120 minutes? If it's less than a month, you are probably better off with a monthly plan! But if you use it for just a few minutes a week, that might be six months worth of calls... and you don't have to pay any monthly fee (except the mandated tiny 911 fee). There are other RFD threads about the merits of Speakout. We've been using them for years, very happy. Currently we have five phones activated, for four family members and visiting American family & friends.

[ZTELKR]

Not quite as promising as I'd thought, but unless you have a reason not to, probably still worth waiting the two days. :)


Must have missed the massive $50 airtime for $30 thread and group buys.

http://forums.redflagdeals.com/speakout-7-11-50-prepaid-card-only-33-ymmv-1205945/


Although this is a legit promotion and not manipulation of a misprint.

[entity]

well, hope this is true.. need to top up my account.. and seems that the group buy might have run out..

[utfrazier]

Speakout Wireless (7-11) has the $25 bonus top up promo when you buy $100 air time again. Here is website link:

http://www.speakout7eleven.ca/prepaid-phones-promotions/25-bonus-top-up

http://www.speakout7eleven.ca/asset/upload/image/speakoutPromotion/120-detail-25off-08-w2-920x400.jpg

Hope it helps some people! It is available till end of September 2012.

[Sepharite]

Not bad at all. But the Triad group buy is a much better deal, if he still has more, that is.

[lightsout56]

Not bad at all. But the Triad group buy is a much better deal, if he still has more, that is.

I agree....but i think that is done. I tried a pm days ago and got no reply :(

I will buy one $100 card now and one at the end of September. You can purchase this promotion online (well at least you could in March/April).

[Kurtz7834]

Not bad at all. But the Triad group buy is a much better deal, if he still has more, that is.

Yup, but that is a price error, the few people who got in on it are lucky. This buy $100 get $25 offer is a legitimate deal that everyone can easily take advantage of.

I need smaller topups, the $25 one is the sweet spot.

[althetrainer]

Unfortunately, I need two $50 ones so this deal is not for me! :(

[GeneticFreek]

SIM cards for Speakout seem rare in the Fraser Valley...I'm having trouble finding one.

[kwanyeung20]

SIM cards for Speakout seem rare in the Fraser Valley...I'm having trouble finding one.
you can order it online now

[Cheapster]

Just purchased Pin plus phone at the Pickering Petro Canada Gas station that just happens to have a 7/11 store.

Triad had a great deal. But I had to purchase a phone to get the SIM Card(None in the GTA).

In addition I also got a bonus of Petro Canada points.

[Sash[DSL]]

SIM cards for Speakout seem rare in the Fraser Valley...I'm having trouble finding one.

You can buy a petrocanada SIM for $5 and activate it with speakout. Done and tried. Very easy, just tell them you don´t have an activation code, have them activate it by the 20-digit SIM card number.

[glalonde]

you can order it online now

Yes I just noticed that too. I think that must be new, great feature. I'll be good for another six months.

[Cheapster]

I tried the Petro Canada SIM Card and the SO CSR said I can't do it.
Unfortunately for me I told them that I had a Petro Canada Sim card. Hence the reason to just buught a new phone just to get a sim card. BTW got $5.00 for activating new phone.
I also read somewhere that it was hit and miss. In my case a miss.

[devilsknight]

Thanks OP bought some extra air time online for the wife's phone. Can never go wrong with some bonus $$$ for the top up !

[sfrancis]

Thanks, OP. Hope they have such promotion regularly.

[khulit]

Last december they had the same promo (buy $100 get $25 extra top up) but it comes with a free Nokia phone and SIM... with that promo, you can probably sell the phone and the SIM for $20 or $25 bucks, and you basically got $50 for your $100 which is much better...

[GeneticFreek]

Quote Originally Posted by kwanyeung20 View Post
you can order it online now

Thank you! That is new as of the weekend as that was when I last looked. :-0

[rrraven]

This is now confirmed. And yes, I did see the group buy/Western misprint. Chances are the $25 bonus applies to that "promotion" as well, if activated after Aug 1... as the bonus has in the past been confirmed to apply based on activation time and NOT purchase time. Not guaranteed of course. Would only work with a $100 topup, though, and not two $50s (I believe, based on past experience), and if I read the groupbuy right that was just done with the $50s (since at the time it seemed two $50s were as good as a $100).

[ZTELKR]

This is now confirmed. And yes, I did see the group buy/Western misprint. Chances are the $25 bonus applies to that "promotion" as well, if activated after Aug 1... as the bonus has in the past been confirmed to apply based on activation time and NOT purchase time. Not guaranteed of course. Would only work with a $100 topup, though, and not two $50s (I believe, based on past experience), and if I read the groupbuy right that was just done with the $50s (since at the time it seemed two $50s were as good as a $100).
Confirmed to work on 2 x $50, and I imagine 4 x $25 as well.

[toysareforboys]

If this isn't the right thread to post this then please let me know.

I want to switch from Wind to Speakout (understand it uses Rogers tower, probably will need a new phone), because I get too many dropped texts with Wind.

The speakout site is confusing.

I need it only for text messaging (and the occasional picture message). It says I have to have $12 in my account to use the $10 text message package???

In a perfect world here is what I would like to do. Pay for a year's of text message service (SO: $120) and have it just take the $10 out of the balance each month. All other features are locked from removing money from the balance (if I try and call, data, etc. no go).

Is this possible with Speakout?

-Jamie M.

[alanbrenton]

Did they push through with 50% off phones?

[Triad]

Never rec'd from you xD...

I agree....but i think that is done. I tried a pm days ago and got no reply :(

I will buy one $100 card now and one at the end of September. You can purchase this promotion online (well at least you could in March/April).

You know me and ZTELKR still has ;).

Yup, but that is a price error, the few people who got in on it are lucky. This buy $100 get $25 offer is a legitimate deal that everyone can easily take advantage of.

I need smaller topups, the $25 one is the sweet spot.

I sell SIM cards cheaper than 711 online.

SIM cards for Speakout seem rare in the Fraser Valley...I'm having trouble finding one.

I believe you need to have $2 extra or they won't renew your features.

If this isn't the right thread to post this then please let me know.

I want to switch from Wind to Speakout (understand it uses Rogers tower, probably will need a new phone), because I get too many dropped texts with Wind.

The speakout site is confusing.

I need it only for text messaging (and the occasional picture message). It says I have to have $12 in my account to use the $10 text message package???

In a perfect world here is what I would like to do. Pay for a year's of text message service (SO: $120) and have it just take the $10 out of the balance each month. All other features are locked from removing money from the balance (if I try and call, data, etc. no go).

Is this possible with Speakout?

-Jamie M.

[kwanyeung20]

If this isn't the right thread to post this then please let me know.

I want to switch from Wind to Speakout (understand it uses Rogers tower, probably will need a new phone), because I get too many dropped texts with Wind.

The speakout site is confusing.

I need it only for text messaging (and the occasional picture message). It says I have to have $12 in my account to use the $10 text message package???

In a perfect world here is what I would like to do. Pay for a year's of text message service (SO: $120) and have it just take the $10 out of the balance each month. All other features are locked from removing money from the balance (if I try and call, data, etc. no go).

Is this possible with Speakout?

-Jamie M.
You need to pay $1.25 911 fee! that's why they required you to have $12.

[Jimboski]

If this isn't the right thread to post this then please let me know.

I want to switch from Wind to Speakout (understand it uses Rogers tower, probably will need a new phone), because I get too many dropped texts with Wind.

The speakout site is confusing.

I need it only for text messaging (and the occasional picture message). It says I have to have $12 in my account to use the $10 text message package???

In a perfect world here is what I would like to do. Pay for a year's of text message service (SO: $120) and have it just take the $10 out of the balance each month. All other features are locked from removing money from the balance (if I try and call, data, etc. no go).

Is this possible with Speakout?

-Jamie M.


You need to pay $1.25 911 fee! that's why they required you to have $12.

This :arrowu:!

[Triad]

Some things came up and decided to not keep what I have now in PINS and let others benefit from the $25 bonus promo. Instead of keeping it til next promo :).
Me and Ztelkr have spare pins available to take advantage of an extra $25 bonus promo when using 2x $50 vouchers that we have.
This is a good way to double dip by saving!

[rrraven]

Last december they had the same promo (buy $100 get $25 extra top up) but it comes with a free Nokia phone and SIM... with that promo, you can probably sell the phone and the SIM for $20 or $25 bucks, and you basically got $50 for your $100 which is much better...

Depending which phone you want, this version can be the better deal. If you just want the cheap basic phone (of which I have about 7 from past promotions, LOL!) the other is better, but it is $39 off any phone (making the cheapest one free, if you can find one). This version of the promo is 50% off ANY phone, which is better if you want one of the more expensive phones (like the C3).

A promo of this kind seems to come around about 2x a year.

[Anatomy]

Some things came up and decided to not keep what I have now in PINS and let others benefit from the $25 bonus promo. Instead of keeping it til next promo :).
Me and Ztelkr have spare pins available to take advantage of an extra $25 bonus promo when using 2x $50 vouchers that we have.
This is a good way to double dip by saving!

Thanks for the pins. You were super fast, they all worked as promised and I got the bonus $25 credits as well. I love it when everyone wins!

[Jimboski]

Triad, YGPM! I mean Email!

[shocknawe]

If a Petro Canada SIM card can be activated on SO, can a Rogers SIM card be activated too? I have a few unused ones.

[Jimboski]

If a Petro Canada SIM card can be activated on SO, can a Rogers SIM card be activated too? I have a few unused ones.

Try It!

[chimp]

Depending which phone you want, this version can be the better deal. If you just want the cheap basic phone (of which I have about 7 from past promotions, LOL!) the other is better, but it is $39 off any phone (making the cheapest one free, if you can find one). This version of the promo is 50% off ANY phone, which is better if you want one of the more expensive phones (like the C3).

A promo of this kind seems to come around about 2x a year.

Unless you really want the SO phone(which IMO is no good as they locked hard), the christmas promot is better. I sold my SIM and the 1616 on craigslist which net me more saving :-)

So I would wait out for that as I only need 100 a year because of the 25 bucks credit :-)

[mikeye9]

you can't activate Petro on SO anymore, trust me I've tried too...

[Jimboski]

you can't activate Petro on SO anymore, trust me I've tried too...

Tried what?

[mikeye9]

Tried what?

I used "too" as also. I tried to activate a petro sim on speakout, and I was rejected. I never mentioned petro, but they found out in the end.

[dishguy1977]

If a Petro Canada SIM card can be activated on SO, can a Rogers SIM card be activated too? I have a few unused ones.

Me too...that would be great if I could use a Rogers SIM. My Rogers SIM cards have 20 digits - does SO use 20 as well or do I have to leave some out?? All 3 of my spare SIM's start with 89302 72040 and the next 10 digits are unique.

[Triad]

Good luck to you guys ^.
Any ways I am most likely out so please purchase from ZTELKR until further notice. :D

[jbfd]

Confirmed to work on 2 x $50, and I imagine 4 x $25 as well.

So how does it work? If I ask to buy two $50 cards, the cashier has to type in a code to printout a free $25 card? Or likewise for buying 4 x $25 cards.

I'm pretty sure the cashiers at the stores in this area will insist I can only buy a $100 card to get the $25 freebie.

[Jimboski]

So how does it work? If I ask to buy two $50 cards, the cashier has to type in a code to printout a free $25 card? Or likewise for buying 4 x $25 cards.

I'm pretty sure the cashiers at the stores in this area will insist I can only buy a $100 card to get the $25 freebie.

Nonononono, You buy from either ZTELKR or Triad If they have stock, You buy TWO $50 TOP UP PINS.
You then go online and use both of the top up there ONTO your account and you should get the $25 bonus.

IF YOU GO In store and buy It you'll have to buy the $100 top-up because they don't know about this trick..

[rrraven]

So how does it work? If I ask to buy two $50 cards, the cashier has to type in a code to printout a free $25 card? Or likewise for buying 4 x $25 cards.

I'm pretty sure the cashiers at the stores in this area will insist I can only buy a $100 card to get the $25 freebie.

The $25 bonus airtime happens at ACTIVATION, not in store. It will occur for topping up $100 (others have reported success with doing that using multiple smaller top-up PINs that sum to $100), however you bought them, whenever you bought them, if you activate during August or September 2012. If you buy now but wait to activate until after Sept 30 you will NOT get the bonus. And if you buy your PINs in the store, don't expect anything special to accompany them - it is just a bonus at activation, when you add $100 to ONE PHONE.

The phone discount DOES take place in the store, and depends on time of purchase rather than time of activation. For that one, you *might* be able to talk a cashier into having it apply to 4x$25 or 2x$50 that you could use on multiple phones, but that's YMMV and if you don't top up a full $100 to a single phone you won't get the $25 airtime bonus.

[ZTELKR]

Good luck to you guys ^.
Any ways I am most likely out so please purchase from ZTELKR until further notice. :D
I only have 4 left unspoken for. The end is near.

[Triad]

Mines is all pending lol, and some may want to back out so I might sell some next week if there is any left...

I only have 4 left unspoken for. The end is near.
This time remember to save some for yourself! Next time you may not be so lucky ;).

Not to mention I have so much feedback to leave afterwards. Jimboski has been pming me everyday since the first day, I should leave him a negative!:twisted: (;))

[tubs]

hey RFD,

just a quick FYI that I was finally able to pirchase a SIM card in GTA. I got one south of Don Mills and Eglinton. The guy said they only got them yesterday.

[Jimboski]

hey RFD,

just a quick FYI that I was finally able to pirchase a SIM card in GTA. I got one south of Don Mills and Eglinton. The guy said they only got them yesterday.

You can order online now If worst comes and people can't find one!

[jbfd]

Nonononono, You buy from either ZTELKR or Triad If they have stock, You buy TWO $50 TOP UP PINS.
You then go online and use both of the top up there ONTO your account and you should get the $25 bonus.

IF YOU GO In store and buy It you'll have to buy the $100 top-up because they don't know about this trick..

Sorry I didn't see your answer before I went to my local 7-11 store and asked them to sell me $100 airtime in either 2 x $50 or 4 x$25 and then provide me with a free $25 card. Clerk called the manager and insisted I had to buy a $100 amount in order to get the $25 free add-on.

My airtime was down to my last $2 and I needed to topup quickly. I bought the $100 airtme voucher and insisted they print me a separate $25 airtime free. Which they did.

End result - two different activation numbers on two separate receipts , one shows $100 and the other $25 My credit card was billed only $117 inc taxes in BC.

I went home and activated the $100 voucher on-line at the Speakout website and it automatically credited me the bonus $25 . My total airtime shows $127

The $25 voucher I was able to activate on my wife's phone and it got her a top up of $25

[Jimboski]

Sorry I didn't see your answer before I went to my local 7-11 store and asked them to sell me $100 airtime in either 2 x $50 or 4 x$25 and then provide me with a free $25 card. Clerk called the manager and insisted I had to buy a $100 amount in order to get the $25 free add-on.

My airtime was down to my last $2 and I needed to topup quickly. I bought the $100 airtme voucher and insisted they print me a separate $25 airtime free. Which they did.

End result - two different activation numbers on two separate receipts , one shows $100 and the other $25 My credit card was billed only $117 inc taxes in BC.

I went home and activated the $100 voucher on-line at the Speakout website and it automatically credited me the bonus $25 . My total airtime shows $127

The $25 voucher I was able to activate on my wife's phone and it got her a top up of $25

So you got a bonus of $25 then!

[jbfd]

So you got a bonus of $25 then!

Exactly what happened. So if you ask the clerk for a free $25 add on voucher at the time of purchase, it's a YMMV situation whether they give you one or not. Nice bonus if they do.

[Triad]

Turns out I have extra $50 pins, speak out now :D

[ditto]

Hi Triad and any knowledgeable people, I have two $50 vouchers and i went to the website to top up my account. I can only enter one voucher code at a time, how do I enter two codes to make the total $100 to enjoy the $25 bonus? thanks.

[Triad]

Enter manually one at a time.

[Sash[DSL]]

Is there a limit on how many 25 dollar bonuses you can receive? If you add 4 50 vouchers will you receive 2 25 bonuses? Please reply only if you TRIED and it worked out. Thanks!

[Triad]

LIMIT: $900 Account total.

;15175435']Is there a limit on how many 25 dollar bonuses you can receive? If you add 4 50 vouchers will you receive 2 25 bonuses? Please reply only if you TRIED and it worked out. Thanks!
I will reply pms later, is out and about.

[Jimboski]

;15175435']Is there a limit on how many 25 dollar bonuses you can receive? If you add 4 50 vouchers will you receive 2 25 bonuses? Please reply only if you TRIED and it worked out. Thanks!

There Is NO limit on how many $25 bonus you can get.. As long as you top up $100 you will receive $25 bonus. It's been confirmed long time ago just a matter of Speakout either changing It or not BUT I doubt It since It's part of the promotion on their site.

http://www.speakout7eleven.ca/prepaid-phones-promotions/25-bonus-top-up
http://www.speakout7eleven.ca/asset/upload/image/speakoutPromotion/120-detail-25off-08-w2-920x400.jpg

[Triad]

The only limit is your account limit which is ~$900.