yeh – that would really tick people off – hopefully SO Canada made the decision to increase local calls from .20 to .25 (for $25 & $50 topups) whereas SO US decided to increase 911 rates – who knows what's happening in the background with each of their network carriers & cost structure.

Below is an extract from wikapedia on Speakout comparing US vs Canada

7-Eleven Speak Out Wireless Rates (USA) Denomination
$10 $25 $50 $100
Minutes Per Card up to 65 up to 165 up to 332 up to 665
Rate Per Card 15¢ 15¢ 15¢ 15¢
Long Distance 15¢ 15¢ 15¢ 15¢
Text Messages 5¢ 5¢ 5¢ 5¢
Monthly 911 Fee $2.14 $2.14 $2.14 $2.14
Expiration Period 365 days 365 days 365 days 365 days

7-Eleven Speak Out Wireless Rates (Canada) Denomination

$25 $50 $75 $100
Minutes Per Card up to 100 up to 200 up to 376 up to 500
Rate Per Card 25¢ 25¢ 20¢ 20¢
Long Distance 45¢ 45¢ 36¢ 36¢
Text Messages 5¢ 5¢ 4¢ 4¢
Monthly 911 Fee 99¢ 99¢ 99¢ 99¢
Expiration Period 365 days 365 days 365 days 365 days

If this doesn't come out lined up properly – here is the link to the Wikapedia site – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7…..t_Wireless