Bell luring me back..

[Song]

Got a call from a Bell rep today and this is what he's offering:

Home Phone:
$26.78 for the first month and then $39.73 for every month after. This is with their features package that includes call answer, display and waiting. With that I get 2 months of free Long Distance calculated by averaging out the first 4 months of LD so means that I have to be with them for at least 6 months to get this.

Internet:
$20/3 months with high-speed DSL service and then $46.95 every month after.

LD:
The 2 months that I mentioned and the plan that I'm on is the 5cents North America calling one.

So the only thing that really makes me want to switch? He's offered me a total of $250 in credit on my bill (though it's actually only $180 after the $55 reconnection fee and the $15 they charge to send you the internet package).

Right now I'm with primus on their $69.95 DSL internet/home phone/unlimited NA bundle. I figure that if I switch I'll actually save $173.42 over the next 6 months since I've found that I don't really need the unlimited NA calling feature that much.

Anyone have better luck with striking a better bargain with ma bell?? This deal looks very good to me but wondering if others found other negotiating points. This seemed to be the best that the rep could do for me..
Appreciate your comments!

[Jman]

The rubber worm of lures.

[Inno]

Got a call from a Bell rep today and this is what he's offering:

Home Phone:
$26.78 for the first month and then $39.73 for every month after. This is with their features package that includes call answer, display and waiting. With that I get 2 months of free Long Distance calculated by averaging out the first 4 months of LD so means that I have to be with them for at least 6 months to get this.

Internet:
$20/3 months with high-speed DSL service and then $46.95 every month after.

LD:
The 2 months that I mentioned and the plan that I'm on is the 5cents North America calling one.

So the only thing that really makes me want to switch? He's offered me a total of $250 in credit on my bill (though it's actually only $180 after the $55 reconnection fee and the $15 they charge to send you the internet package).

Right now I'm with primus on their $69.95 DSL internet/home phone/unlimited NA bundle. I figure that if I switch I'll actually save $173.42 over the next 6 months since I've found that I don't really need the unlimited NA calling feature that much.

Anyone have better luck with striking a better bargain with ma bell?? This deal looks very good to me but wondering if others found other negotiating points. This seemed to be the best that the rep could do for me..
Appreciate your comments!

Interesting offer. What do you have to give them in return? Sign a contract? If not, switch over for the six months or so, then let Primus talk you into switching back.

I'm not sure, but you might be able to push them to drop the re-connect fee since that doesn't directly benefit you but them. Seems high since all they do is flip a central switch AFAIK. Tell them that is the deal-breaker and see what they say...

P.S. I spent half an hour on the phone with a CS Supervisor at Bell Sympatico complaining about my slow "high-speed" connection. When he tested the line he confirmed that it was 1Meg not 3 to 5! They are rebating me for the difference between HS and Lite for the past six months, sending me a new modem and giving me a break on the fees for the next six months. I am still thinking of switching to your Primus plan since all the extra charges that Bell has for VM, CW, etc. are a rip-off. Will use up my discounts with Bell first though.

[MooNDawG]

Got a call from a Bell rep today and this is what he's offering:

Home Phone:
$26.78 for the first month and then $39.73 for every month after. This is with their features package that includes call answer, display and waiting. With that I get 2 months of free Long Distance calculated by averaging out the first 4 months of LD so means that I have to be with them for at least 6 months to get this.

Internet:
$20/3 months with high-speed DSL service and then $46.95 every month after.

LD:
The 2 months that I mentioned and the plan that I'm on is the 5cents North America calling one.

So the only thing that really makes me want to switch? He's offered me a total of $250 in credit on my bill (though it's actually only $180 after the $55 reconnection fee and the $15 they charge to send you the internet package).

Right now I'm with primus on their $69.95 DSL internet/home phone/unlimited NA bundle. I figure that if I switch I'll actually save $173.42 over the next 6 months since I've found that I don't really need the unlimited NA calling feature that much.

Anyone have better luck with striking a better bargain with ma bell?? This deal looks very good to me but wondering if others found other negotiating points. This seemed to be the best that the rep could do for me..
Appreciate your comments!

If you decide to switch go with Bell Digital Voice rather that regular bell services. I have it and works great, actually no different than a regular bell line.

http://www.bell.ca/shopping/PrsShpVoip_Dv.page


Look at what you get for $35.00 per month.

Standard features:


Voicemail
Call Display
Visual Call Waiting
Three-way Calling
Per-Call Blocking
Enhanced 911 *



Enhanced features:
Voicemail to E-mail
Call Forwarding Plus
Do Not Disturb
Call Screening
Online Account Manager

As for internet access, I would pay more that $34.99 per month.

[ipxxx]

Let's not forget the new bandwidth cap that Bell is implementing on new users. Since you will be techinically a new user this cap applies to you. So how much do you use your internet? That should be one factor that makes/breaks the deal.

[doublejack]

They just reversed a CRTC decision that was preventing them from lowering their prices, so you can expect Bell will start offering some sweet incentives to continue winning back customers. Recently we used to switch about 600 a day in the GTA from Rogers back to Bell, in relation to roughly three times that amount that say goodbye to Bell in the gta daily. With the handcuffs off they will try to stabilize that negative balance.

[bubble.tea]

WOW a LOT of people reading this info.

TELEPHONE:

I wouldn't be so glad about the Landline....I personally have been wireless for THREE YEARS. Cancelling our landline the MINUTE dry-loop was offered., and just got wifey a cellphone.

With unlimited incoming and Rogers2Rogers you can't exactly go wrong. PLUS the price is exactly the same IF NOT cheaper...so WHY??? not have a cellphone for the same price than JUST a landline.

If you REALLY want a landline (per se)., go VOIP., and get the unlimited NA LD calling pkgs if not even the international ones.

INTERNET:

Well nothing wrong with 3 months at 20., but anything over $30 is hwy robbery. 46.xx is GARBAGE.

RETENTION DEALS are where it's at.

[jeeva86]

We've been with bell since day 1, back in '92. I've tried to get deals on the home phone just recently too, (2-3 weeks back), they said they can't do anything and I've already got the best ($40 Digital Voice Pkg), which is bull, because any Joe who is in the coverage area can get that.

[bubble.tea]

We've been with bell since day 1, back in '92. I've tried to get deals on the home phone just recently too, (2-3 weeks back), they said they can't do anything and I've already got the best ($40 Digital Voice Pkg), which is bull, because any Joe who is in the coverage area can get that.

Time-in means nothing. You need to be speaking with the right dept . 8months ago (after 3 years in) I got $265 credited over 6 months for EV & HSE.

[Hybrid88]

Just a reminder that when signing up with services do not give away your SIN #.

[Ceylonboy]

be very careful with bell, make sure you read back all the offeres they are promising over the phone. they screwed me over three times. spent countless hours on the phone!

[zander]

Time-in means nothing. You need to be speaking with the right dept . 8months ago (after 3 years in) I got $265 credited over 6 months for EV & HSE.

What does EV stand for please? Thanks.

[kochi1984]

did you also know that you can also have another 50 dollars in credit with a SPC card, they dotn' confirm with your student id or anything so practically anyone can just punch in thecard number and not get noticed

[ZeroCoolZ]

What does EV stand for please? Thanks.

Express Vu I guess

[zander]

^
D'oh! Thanks Zero.