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10:58 pm
So I got all excited didnt do my reading so well...got a nice tri band phone free with 100 minutes...and realized im charged for incoming calls also...i was outraged i expected this to be one of those pay as u go incoming free phones...what a rip off...ur better off with a plan then cuz u get evenings and weekends free and the same minutes for a lot less.
i think they should change and make incoming free...!!!
11:15 pm
You should have done your research beforehand, and crunch the numbers to see if would make sense for you to go with SpeakOut. But I do agree with you...
"i think they should change and make incoming free...!!!"
... but not gona to happen.
A lot of people are light cell phone users, and SpeakOut is way to go.
12:29 pm
Mooki said:
i was outraged i expected this to be one of those pay as u go incoming free phones
Umm, can you tell me where you've ever seen a prepaid phone that has free incoming calls without any sort of monthly plan? This has more to do with ridiculous unrealistic expectations than with this being a "rip off."
12:30 pm
March 31, 2007
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Yes, unfortunately in Canada we are behind most of the developed world in terms of quality of cell phone choices...
1:57 pm
what a rip off...ur better off with a plan then cuz u get evenings and weekends free and the same minutes for a lot less.
If you make a lot of calls, especially eveings and weekends, then the SpeakOut offer may not be appropriate for you.
OTOH if you can find a basic cellphone and service plan for less than $8/month the first year and $2/month after that, then please tell us about it.
7:49 pm
i was traveling internationally ...places like israel...u get a sim there..so incoming calls and text messages are free...u just pay outgoing.
9:09 pm
Mooki said:
So I got all excited didnt do my reading so well...got a nice tri band phone free with 100 minutes...and realized im charged for incoming calls also...i was outraged i expected this to be one of those pay as u go incoming free phones...what a rip off...ur better off with a plan then cuz u get evenings and weekends free and the same minutes for a lot less.
i think they should change and make incoming free...!!!
GUY/GAL, that's how prepaid works. If you don't like it, don't answer your phone or sign up for a monthly plan.
Geesh!
10:18 pm
Mooki said:
i was traveling internationally ...places like israel...u get a sim there..so incoming calls and text messages are free...u just pay outgoing.
This has nothing to do with SIMs. SpeakOut is a GSM-based service too so your phone will have a SIM. It's just that in Canada, with most prepaid and postpaid plans you have to pay for incoming.
By contrast, in Europe you pay for outgoing landline local calls by the minute but in NA you can make them for free. Does that make European landlines a rip-off?
