Re: [84attendees] Final suggestions on Sim cards WAS(Sim cards)

"Safruti, Ido" <ido@akamai.com> Sun, 29 July 2012 22:18 UTC

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From: "Safruti, Ido" <ido@akamai.com>
To: Jamal Hadi Salim <hadi@mojatatu.com>, Tim Bray <tbray@textuality.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2012 17:18:47 -0500
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FWIW - went to a Rogers store close to the hotel (robson & seymour), and a
sim+activation is at $40 (or $45 can't remember). The $9.99 is for online
orders only, (can't order online and do a store pickup - must be
delivered, so takes timeŠ).
So I guess this option is off (unless I am missing some secret code I
should mention on the store).


On 7/29/12 8:56 AM, "Jamal Hadi Salim" <hadi@mojatatu.com> wrote:

>On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 11:29 AM, Tim Bray <tbray@textuality.com> wrote:
>> I'm a local, typing this on an HSPA phone with one of the Telus SIMs.
>>If you
>> can find one of those, it's a good deal. Not just CDMA.
>
>Good info. So it seems even Bell is now offering HSPA SIM cards.
>For Telus, the $35 plan here:
>http://www.telusmobility.com/en/BC/data_add_ons/add_ons.shtml?INTCMP=ILCq4
>srves5
>SIM card is $10.
>I didnt walk into a store to verify this, so not sure what other
>thievery goes on.
>
>So Telus is a winner if you want to do data and think you'll end up in
>the 100s of MB.
>
>cheers,
>jamal
>
>
>> On Jul 29, 2012 6:39 AM, "Jamal Hadi Salim" <hadi@mojatatu.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> The feature being used as a reference point here is: Price
>>>
>>> 1) Voice+text:
>>>
>>> So i am finding out more about env variable effects:
>>>
>>> a) if you are going to be mostly receiving. Example,
>>> some folks get calls from people in areas where
>>> it is free to call Canada or it is cheaper than what the mobile
>>> company charges. i.e. you signal them via txt or otherwise
>>> they call then you talk for an hour at a time. In such a case
>>> go with Rogers  (thanks to  Michael StJohns for making me
>>> look closer at  Rogers.
>>> You pay $10 for the Sim card + buy the $1/day plan (at $20).
>>> My understanding is unlike the Fido plan, Rogers thievery is
>>> hidden in the $20 you purchase. There is some fee which
>>> is worth about $10 that comes off your $20. If you consider
>>> free nights and free all you can talk today (sunday), then this
>>> $30+tax should last you a week easy.
>>> Remember call out is 30c/min and txt out is 20c/min.
>>> incoming calls and txt free
>>>
>>> b) If you are going to be making calls and receiving calls,
>>> after 6pm Vancouver time, go with Rogers $1/day plan
>>>
>>> c) If you are going to make and receive calls during the
>>> day, go with 7eleven (total cost of $30 +tax for 400 minutes)
>>>
>>> 2) If you are going to be doing some data + go with
>>> Wind.
>>> $25 for the SIM card.
>>> $5 for 50M data.
>>> $1/M additional 10M.
>>>
>>> I heard Telus mentioned and the $30G data plan looked appealing
>>> but didnt look at them because i think they do CDMA.
>>>
>>> cheers,
>>> jamal
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