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Reboot
Joined: Oct 29, 2002
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fido or rogers AT&T?
who do you think is better?
i know Rogers has better coverage...but they are more expensive...
Who do you use if you are in canada (BC)
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calvin0927
Joined: Mar 11, 2002
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From: Israel
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Just curious--what kind of prices do these providers offer in canada? Are they both gsm?
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Reboot
Joined: Oct 29, 2002
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you cn check those out at
http://www.fido.ca
and at
http://www.shoprogers.com/store/wireless/overview.asp |
rgavinio
Joined: Apr 20, 2002
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From: Canada / Switzerland
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Personally, I hate contracts. And on a month-to-month basis nothing really beats Fido's rate plans (at least in Canada). Been using my T68m with them for about half a year and in general I haven't had any major problems. I'm not familiar with Rogers' coverage so I can't comment on that. Fido seems pretty strong thoughout the Lower Mainland for me. I did take it out to Harrison once and I couldn't get any service...coverage isn't as good once you start hitting the "fringe" areas, so keep that in mind. You can always try either of them out and switch if you don't like the service. |
calvin0927
Joined: Mar 11, 2002
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From: Israel
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I would check them out, but at the moment all i've got is my t68... Can someone just give me a brief rundown plz? Thx
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gshanouda
Joined: Oct 15, 2002
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From: Canada
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my answer to you is I was with fido for 2.5 Years and I never Pick up the phone and called them to make a complain, but one day I switch to Rogers AT&T and it was a mistake that I made. Rogers has the widest coverage in Canada, but in the GTA Toronto they have hard time getting the service to be good, Oposit what Fido they have the Best GTA Toronto Covarage but outside toronot it's really bad. also Rogers you have to have Contract, but Fido it is on month to month basies. But let me tell you something, I was talking to a friend of mine who works for Rogers Wirless, he told me Rogers will be the Strongest Better GSM Service In North America, they have 5 Wirless Engineer who are comming from France next week to fix there GSM Network, so I guess that is good for us.
We just have to wait
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Reboot
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What is this thing i hear about Fido going out of business???
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gshanouda
Joined: Oct 15, 2002
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From: Canada
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that is true they are going out of buisness, but there is a new company buying the MCELL (which they are GSM Provider for Fido). the new company is call SMART SIM, or SIM SMARt some thing like that, they have one branch in the Pacific mall now.
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Reboot
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so will "fido" be a reliable choice???
i don't like contracts like rogers/at&t
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gshanouda
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From: Canada
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well nothing to loose if you get Rogers, because sooner they will be the best, it's like microsoft controling all the PC in the world, Rogers will controll all the GSM Services in Canada, maybe in the North America
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Reboot
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but the contract..........aghhhh |
gshanouda
Joined: Oct 15, 2002
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From: Canada
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who cares man it doesn't kill, trust me...!
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calvin0927
Joined: Mar 11, 2002
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From: Israel
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What kind of contract? What are the prices like, and how do they compare to fido prices?
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gshanouda
Joined: Oct 15, 2002
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From: Canada
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well go to www.fido.ca for fido and www.rogers.com for rogers and you can find out
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Supa_Fly
Joined: Apr 16, 2002
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What? Who in this thread actually lives in canada? First off i used to work for Rogers 4 7 months! Their network is on Ericsson hardware and software for another year since 2000. And from what i've experienced Fido is more experienced! Technicians from Ericsson help setup their network.
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