fido vs. rogers? zerogravity?

Posted by t6668i
hey. i am in ottawa. i have a T68i on Rogers...

is Fido really better than Rogers? if so, how? i'll be looking to change service in 3 months....

what about Zero Gravity? (www.zerogravity.net)

i bought a Ready4U Motorola C332 GSM phone for $59 ($39 off as a grand opening special at my Rogers store) and got my T68i for xmas. just popped the sim in my T68... with the $20 mail in rebate thats four months of service for $39... not bad.

thanx

Posted by fijbert
rogers is a dump
fido is by far the best thing to be offered in canada in my opinion

t68i with a rogers chip gvs u like half the amount of reception u cld actually get..
it's a scientific fact that rogers sim cards are made by monkeys...

Posted by Prom1
Matteus, can you post here, in a new thread or just email me step by step instructions 2 pair & setup wap and web browsers for Tungsten and T39m? Thanks. Prime@myrealbox.com

Posted by Prom1
Sorry but that last post was for another thread. Still got some good reasons 2 in for Fido ill post later.

Posted by potok
Zero??what i was told there are 2 canadian gsm operators only

Posted by Prom1
Fido! 1st of 2 posts. First off i can send and receive email directly thru email client of my T39m. So u can on your T68, WITHOUT wap like Rogers. Havent tried sending pics via email & MCA-25 but should work.

Posted by Prom1
Fido! 2nd of 2 posts.also i can change status of divert,accept calls, change call waiting directly thru my phones menu.Rogers u must type in arcane codes 4 each feature separately by making cell calls. Not good when daytime minutes r being used, cant b done when no signal but GPRS signal is present.

Posted by Prom1
Fido! Even with LongDistanceSuperSaver option ur still paying 5 cents more per minute on long distance calls in Canada, and much more and less coverage in USA! phones may be more expensive but on contract 2 rip u off! Better reception 2, but this last 1 is just my opinion.

Posted by jeffo
Hi,
I'm currently using Fido GPRS, by all means, it kicks butt... I'm using t68i, Billionton USB BT Dongle and my VAIO laptop and my Visor Handheld, when I'm travelling from Windsor (near US border) to Toronto and was surfing the net, connection was flawless, even though I didn't download anything (3cents/k is quite expensive), respone was quick, so if you like to GPRS surf (both on palm/PC), fido kicks!!
I use a pay per use plan... but perhaps consider a $50/month for infinite access --> 24/7 stay on!!

btw, Rogers does not offer GPRS.. so its pointless to join Rogers ... they do offer GSM internet.. 14.4k, not enough to load a webpage quickly

Posted by t6668i
zero gravity uses microcell's network. is microcell fido's "master" company?

ss

Posted by Prom1
Microcell is Fido's parent company. rOGERS does use GPRS but its overlayed on TDMA network.Fido impresses me with coverage were its supposed 2 b and were its not. Trust me used 2 work 4Rogers and can never say the same 4 them.

Posted by JwY
i'm using rogers at the moment,
but i think fido is better overall.
well, rogers is stupid, they hire ppl that are dumbasses, i mean super incompetent.
i remember calling them about my t68i
and they were like "a t-sixty what?"
and when u ask them about flashing they dunno what your talking about.

Posted by Prom1
JwY, I RESENT THAT. Lol. I was way ahead of the game thats why they fired me. Rogers sucks i know, always taking \"we dont sell phones but the service\" cliche. Duh cant use one without the other.

Posted by t6668i
yeah, some rogers support people were clueless... some were alright.

i was just wary of fido as i heard they were in financial trouble and may not be around for very long (the downtown ottawa store closed up just before xmas) i figured rogers had longevity.

i'll consider switching to fido when my four months are up if the signal is that much better.

thanx for all the input

shawn

Posted by JwY
haha if only u were on the other line with me prom, heh.
it's such a hassle with a t68i here with rogers tho,
there's only one service place, and it's in newmarket!
it'd take them weeks if not a month to do something.

yeah rogers does have longetivity!
they're trying to control all our communication in this area!
i mean first with cable tv, then cable internet, and now wireless.
oh yeah, they're really stupid with cable internet too.

Posted by Prom1
t6668i
I wish I could work there again just to help out clients like yourself.
Longevity is only because of the Radio and Television industry that Ted Rogers had rolled over on us!
Longevity, maybe but I remember when First Ontario then Quebec then BC with almost all of Canada GSM & TDMA Users had no service but 911 on their cell phones Caribanna weekend in 2001 (late August). Their only answer was to get $34 credit to ppl whom called in and complained to ICC--customer service department *811 on your cell. It was so bad, millions of customer NO service, that NOT even their HEAD of TECHNICAL Support and Network Support couldnt give an Answer. Check Toronto Star and The Sun on the Monday that ended that weekend. LMAO.

Cheers

Posted by JwY
i dont really remember any of that!

well, i use rogers since i'm on a family plan so it's cheaper,
dunno if anyone else has it.

Posted by JwY
oh yeah Prom,
what did they say to u when u got fired?

Posted by Prom1
Last august they didnt like my ideas for supporting Palms, T68i, T39m and pocketpc users 4 higher data income, and a new niche market of 175k potential users.they fired me 4 being late 2often, my fault, and 4getting mad at a manager 4not helping me on a call when that is their job. Oh well, but my call performance was better than expected.

Posted by JwY
oh damn,
so what do u do now?

Posted by Prom1
Personal Taxation, accounts payable clerk.

Posted by JwY
that's not bad,
i thought u were a bum hanging around here,
haha.