Looking for BYOP Plan

dankup wrote: ↑
Lastly, I live in a basement so reception might be an issue. Currently on prepaid Koodo and have had no problems whatsoever. Would the $19 plan from Freedom be too risky? I could always try it and if it's no good, switch after a month or two.

dankup wrote: ↑ Hi folks,

Looking for some quick insight - I've been out of the cell phone game for a little bit. Here are my requirements:

- Unlimited incoming/outgoing texts
- Between 500mb and 1gb of data
- Between 100 and 200 minutes, unlimited incoming would be nice but not necessary.

That being said, if the offer is a few bucks more (think $3 or less), I would take more minutes/data. Not looking to pay more than $25/month if a plan like that is out there. Don't care if it's prepaid or postpaid.

Lastly, I live in a basement so reception might be an issue. Currently on prepaid Koodo and have had no problems whatsoever. Would the $19 plan from Freedom be too risky? I could always try it and if it's no good, switch after a month or two.

Thank you!

StrangeThings wrote: ↑ Unlimited talk, text, and 1.5 GB of data for $19 on Freedom. Currently limited time offer on their Nationwide network. Theoretically speaking, it shouldn't be a problem, since you can access the other networks if your Freedom signal isn't working.

dankup wrote: ↑ So how does that work? The second my phone doesn't sense the Freedom signal it switches over to a different provider and my texts/calls still come through? Is this called roaming and does it cost money?

StrangeThings wrote: ↑ Yes, it should go through. It will be considered as roaming, but it won't cost money since it is part of this promo plan. I believe this is a special offer, since the original plan is only limited to the Freedom network (particularly for data usage).

dankup wrote: ↑ Good to know. I'm debating between the Freedom $19 or going the Public Mobile route. Sign up for the $15 ($13 with autopay), get the 1gb free add on and 2nd month of free service. The 1gb add on and 250mb a month should last me for 3-4 months and then switch over to the $25 ($23 with autopay) 1gb plan.

Would suck to try Freedom, realize it doesn't work well in my basement/downtown core and then switch to Public Mobile but have all these deals expire

StrangeThings wrote: ↑ You can always sign up for both plans. If the Freedom service isn't good enough, you can just cancel it after your first month and stop paying. It's a prepaid service after all.

StrangeThings wrote: ↑ You can always sign up for both plans. If the Freedom service isn't good enough, you can just cancel it after your first month and stop paying. It's a prepaid service after all.

dankup wrote: ↑ What happens if I cancel the Freedom service after 2 days instead of waiting for the whole month. Do I get 29 days back of my $19 prorated?

GoodFellaz wrote: ↑be carefull with BYOD / BYOP plans, my friend made the switch from a 2 year contract plan to the $65 byop plan 2 years ago for a boxing day special, with rogers. he got 10 gigs, and all, and got to keep his phone, but now his phone broke and they want him to buy a new phone out right, and for him the cost is like close to a grand., a grands a friggin lot of money, no one in their right mind will drop a grand on a phone, are they insane?