Mobilicity now operates on both old HSPA and the new Rogers 3G network
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- cfanalyst
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- cfanalyst
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Population of Ontario ... 13.6mil
Population of the GTA ... 6.1mil
just under 50% of Ontario lives within the gta.... so.... yeah.
and the size of area to cover is much smaller, thus why they localize.
- danieltoronto
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850Mhz of Rogers has a lot more wall penetration character than that of Mobilicty (even assuming same speed)iglorypeace wrote: ↑It would be possible if the tower was under stress or rogers just throttles the speed. For me, I don't see a difference in speed between old mobi and new rogers. At least at my home I don't see any differences.
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- SQUIRRELMASTER
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- Nov 13, 2015
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- Toronto, ON
GREAT NEWS!!! Mobilicity will be lowering the $25 plan to $20 and including FREE VOICEMAIL with it. Adding unlimited data for $10 will then cost $30 (instead of $35). This deal will occur on November 16th for anyone interested in joining up with Mobilicity.
- iglorypeace
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- Feb 8, 2013
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- Vancouver, BC
Yes that is true. With mobi I get 13-15 asu at home, and with rogers I get 22-24 asu. A couple of years ago mobi's signal was an issue and the reason I left, but since Sept when I switch back to Mobi, I was quite surprised to see the signal bar is full. Now I just hope I can get lower ping (I get 150+ ping in Vancouver) and keep the price.danieltoronto wrote: ↑850Mhz of Rogers has a lot more wall penetration character than that of Mobilicty (even assuming same speed)
- alissah
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- Oct 17, 2013
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must be tragic to be a wind mobile user
- tabishz
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I haven't read terms of service for other providers, but this new terms and conditions sound like bullying.jasonadrianjason wrote: ↑Are these plans grandfathered? So if I go for the $ 25 plan + $ 10 - 6 GB Data add on , will it be guaranteed for life, or can they increase the price, whenever they want ?
To the best of my knowledge they can't change the price of the monthly plan after you sign on i.e that will be grandfathered for you. But the $ 10 - 6GB Data Add On they can change the price whenever they want. The Add on packs are not considered to be an inherent part of the plan and can be changed, if the carrier wants with say a 60 day notice.
coming from here: http://mobilicity.ca/media/files/docume ... ns_2_2.pdf
We may change the agreement, fees, rates or plans from time to time by posting it on our website at http://www.mobilicity.ca/. If you do not agree to the changes, you can contact us to discontinue the Services.
You agree that we may change the Services at any time including changing our coverage areas, changing roaming arrangements, placing restriction on the calling and receipt of certain phone numbers or area codes, suspending, terminating, restricting or setting conditions on the Services, at our sole discretion and without notice to you.
WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT, BLOCK, RESTRICT, SUSPEND OR TERMINATE YOUR SERVICES OR ANY PART OF YOUR SERVICES FOR ANY REASON AT ANY TIME.
IF YOUR SERVICES ARE TERMINATED, YOU WILL HAVE FORFEITED ANY REMAINING BALANCE IN YOUR MONTHLY FEES ACCOUNT, MULTI-MONTH FEES ACCOUNT AND YOUR MY WALLET ACCOUNT. IN ADDITION, WE MAY REASSIGN YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER TO SOMEONE ELSE.
- tabishz
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- Jun 26, 2009
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I just switched to Rogers 3G network on my OnePlus Two, and even though speeds on speedtest app are almost the same as before, but browsing seems slower.
- bobbytomorow
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I stuck my Mobilicity sim into an iPhone 4 I have kicking around, its from Fido and I get sim invalid. So I guess phones from companies within Rogers still need to be unlocked? That sucks
- ManCaveGamer
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oh no! who merged the threads and moved it out of hot deals? silly mods... you guys get paid by Rogers don't you?
also OP's thread title is wrong, as Mobi doesn't operate on old HSPA anymore and moved over to only Rogers 3G network now.
also OP's thread title is wrong, as Mobi doesn't operate on old HSPA anymore and moved over to only Rogers 3G network now.
you always need to unlock if switching carriers, even if it uses same towers.bobbytomorow wrote: ↑I stuck my Mobilicity sim into an iPhone 4 I have kicking around, its from Fido and I get sim invalid. So I guess phones from companies within Rogers still need to be unlocked? That sucks
- weedb0y
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I guess, it's time to port out of Public Mobile!!ManCaveGamer wrote: ↑the big news today is now Mobilicity on the Rogers network! (see here: mobilicity-now-operates-both-old-hspa-n ... k-1852175/) i confirmed it by putting my SIM in my GFs iPhone 4S.
you get the $25/mo for Unlimited Starter + $10/mo Unlimited Data add-on, so it's only $35/mo for Unlimited Calling and Data on Rogers network!
get better reception anywhere now, get faster data speeds, use any phone (!!) ... this is a HOT DEAL!
http://mobilicity.ca/plans/
go get yourself locked in before Mobilicity maybe raises their prices. (i bet they will)
- CatDog
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We are not comparing Rogers 4G to Mobi 4G.
It is Rogers 3G.
The coverage is much more dense and reliable.
But, it is slower. I use Google Music regularly within the GTA and never had a problem with Mobilicity when using the premium data addon. Netflix a bit.
I don't need LTE, as long as I can stream those 2 services. I'm sure this move is for the better, but my point is, if you're one who cares about being on a fast network, this is not it, premium addon, or not. It is SLOW.
- herman987
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How about the unlimited zone
Is it still applied?
Is it still applied?
- weedb0y
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- weedb0y
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I used to be on Rogers HSPA (to conserve battery on my Note with my corp line), it was very usable. This seems to be a butchered up version of it for Mobi network. With that being said, how's social networking, fb, web surfing, and spotify?CatDog wrote: ↑We are not comparing Rogers 4G to Mobi 4G.
It is Rogers 3G.
The coverage is much more dense and reliable.
But, it is slower. I use Google Music regularly within the GTA and never had a problem with Mobilicity when using the premium data addon. Netflix a bit.
I don't need LTE, as long as I can stream those 2 services. I'm sure this move is for the better, but my point is, if you're one who cares about being on a fast network, this is not it, premium addon, or not. It is SLOW.
- iglorypeace
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- Feb 8, 2013
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- Vancouver, BC
No, not yet. Currently both network are active, at least my phone sees both. I need to manually select CDN Roaming to get on Rogers and a reboot goes back to mobilicity.ManCaveGamer wrote: ↑OP's thread title is wrong, as Mobi doesn't operate on old HSPA anymore and moved over to only Rogers 3G network now.
- SuspectOnTheRun
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- Nov 19, 2010
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Has coverage expanded or is there virtual zones?
- eugene188
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- Sep 10, 2010
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Yup, I go in and manually select the network. But my phone is acting up so sometimes it just keeps searching and displays 2 Mobilicity networks.
In Ottawa, been with Mobilicity for about 3 years. I feel the service/reception has been pretty decent even before Rogers. Depends how far out you live...but since it is going to Rogers you might be more coverage.anzvietboy wrote: ↑What's about Ottawa. Does anyone be able to get the this service in Ottawa
I would love to jump over this right now
Thanks
I was wondering about this myself..I felt my games that access an online server felt a little slower. But the speedtests def show it can go faster, altho I didn't remember to compare the ping values.
- Rogido
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A lot of Fido phones, especially older ones, will not work on Rogers. You'd have a much higher chance with a Rogers phone working with your Mobi sim without unlocking.bobbytomorow wrote: ↑I stuck my Mobilicity sim into an iPhone 4 I have kicking around, its from Fido and I get sim invalid. So I guess phones from companies within Rogers still need to be unlocked? That sucks
- bobbytomorow
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- Aug 5, 2007
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That phone is quad band so it will operate on any network in North America, you are good to gooicthat2013 wrote: ↑I'm Mobilicity user since before Rogers took it over. Do I really need to get another cellphone or can I keep using my AWS phone? It's a Samsung T989