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10:39 pm
I am going to get a PetroCan phone instead and you will lose a customer forever.
Both SpeakOut and the PetroCan service are run by Ztar Wireless, so it doesn't really matter. Both offer an excellent deal, especially for light users who have been gouged $30 or more a month on a bell/telus contract.
10:44 pm
7-11 unfortunately doesn't care enough about the clients they get from SpeakOut. If they did, they would update their website at least once a decade.
They don't care about the traffic SpeakOut brings to their stores, or about the SpeakOut clients who, when buying a refill for their phones, will probably also buy a high-profit-margin item like a slurpy or something.
Their loss, PetroCan's gain. Either way Ztar is happy.
10:38 am
Count me in as a current Rogers user that will postpone my speakout purchase until a real promotion comes along.
11:32 am
me too. i am on telus small talk and waiting for SO promo.. else i will go with petroCan.
thanks Peter for this forum.
4:04 pm
another customer lost, ppl would actually pay money to buy just the SIM card, 7-11 just is doing enough for the customers.
6:00 pm
I was waiting for May offer to join sevenEleven speakOut, but now, with no offers, any idea what would be the best alternative deal?
9:02 pm
Even though the May deal isn't that great of a deal, I still think 7-11 Speakout is the best pay-as-you-go plan out there, in general.
The per minute rates are tied for the lowest out there (half the companies charge 20 cents per minute, the other half more) and the airtime doesn't expire for 365 days. As well, they may come out with deals every so often, even though the May deal isn't as good as everyone was expecting.
PetroCanada is similar as it's run by the same company. Their deals are not as good generally, and their airtime only last for 180 days max, but at the moment they seem to be offering a cheaper phone than SpeakOut.
One exception to all this is if you think you'll be using your phone primarily during evenings and weekend. If that's the case, then some other phone companies have lower per minute rates for evenings/weekends (although their daytime rates are a lot more).
And if you use more than, say, 150 minutes a month you may consider going for a monthly plan.
12:43 am
The Speakout USA deal that started in march was much better:
Nokia 1600 or Motorola phone for $19.99 USD with a purchase of any voucher,
USA vouchers start from just $10 and are valid for 365 days, the rate is 15 cents per minute.
7:13 am
If no free cellphone by 7-11 in May-08,I will go to buy my second phone from Petro Canada.Firm
11:56 am
There's a great idea - I'd be plenty happy with a "buy $100 airtime, get a free Speakout SIM" deal,
even with no actual phone. Since Rogers phones work (or unlocked ones of course), that would suffice and would cost 7-11 much less than actually giving away free phones (many of which probably never get used anyway).
Waiting said:
YES I too was waiting for the next $100 air time free phone deal. I'll be looking elsewhere. Actually if they want to change the promo they should just start selling SIMs.
1:05 pm
I called petrocanada office and ask them about any attractive promotion.They said they are thinking to start promotion like purchase 100 $ air time and get a SIM for free.
2:08 pm
Well, if this last round of promotions and speculation has taught me (us?) anything it's that we can speculate all we want to, but it's meaningless until we see it announced.
The free sim idea is a good one, but since it doesn't fit their target market I would be (pleasantly) surprised if it happened.
2:09 pm
rrraven said:
There's a great idea - I'd be plenty happy with a "buy $100 airtime, get a free Speakout SIM" deal,
even with no actual phone. Since Rogers phones work (or unlocked ones of course), that would suffice and would cost 7-11 much less than actually giving away free phones (many of which probably never get used anyway).
I agree. This is a great Idea. In asia this is how they do business since most phones are unlocked. Whenever I go there, I just buy a prepaid card which comes with a simcard, very convenient
2:17 pm
Big Ang said:
Well, if this last round of promotions and speculation has taught me (us?) anything it's that we can speculate all we want to, but it's meaningless until we see it announced.
The free sim idea is a good one, but since it doesn't fit their target market I would be (pleasantly) surprised if it happened.
I think there should be lots of demand
- rogers users
- fido users who gets their phone unlocked
- visitors from asia or europe which are used to buying prepaid+simcard when they travel
- people who dont like speak out phone models who bought a better unlocked phone
4:03 pm
Elman, I agree that there is a demand - which includes myself since I took my SpeakOut SIM and put it in my old phone and gave away the Nokia 1600 it came with.
The problem is that the vast majority of cellphone users are no where as informed as anyone who reads this list. There are so many cellphone consumers that spend WAY more than they have to, whether they are prepaid or postpaid clients. Ignorance is a big part of Bell/Rogers/Telus profit.
The fact is that Speakout and PetroCan Mobility are geared to the user that wants a basic phone for emergencies. You go in, buy a phone the same way you buy a Slurpee, and you walk out with a fully charged phone with $5 of airtime.
That's also why they offer such cheap phones. Geez, the old Nokia 1100 even had a B&W screen! But since it is geared for people that rarely use their phones, having a B&W screen isn't that big of a deal.
Of course, Speakout works well for other people, like me who has to refill his minutes at least once a month or so. And the many other people who like GSM phones because they switch their SIM out to other phones etc etc. The problem is that we're in the minority, and too many cellphone users either don't care about the phone they use or are clueless or have more money than brains and enjoy giving Rogers/Bell/Telus more money than they should.
9:45 pm
MDMM said:
I called petrocanada office and ask them about any attractive promotion.They said they are thinking to start promotion like purchase 100 $ air time and get a SIM for free.
That sounds great... Do you know when they are going to start that promotion?
11:30 am
Has anybody tried? When you pay $50+tax,
1. Do you get a $50 voucher, but get the extra $10 airtime when top up using the voucher?
2. Do you get a $50 voucher and a $10 voucher? If so, would the $10 voucher extend the account expiry date by 365 days?
3. Do you get one $60 voucher?
4. Is it possible to get three vouchers: $25, $25, $10?
5. Would any $50 voucher bought earlier than May give you the $10 extra airtime?
My emergency-use SO phone still have $83 on it, but is due for a top up.
I'd just like to add minimal air time to keep the account active. Any ideas?
6:09 pm
Has anyone done the "Buy $50, get 50 minutes" thing, yet? I'm in need of a refill soon, and want to get in on this deal, but I don't want to trek down there if I won't get it. I can hold off on the calls till then. 😉
11:36 pm
Has anyone done the "Buy $50, get 50 minutes" thing, yet? I'm in need of a refill soon, and want to get in on this deal, but I don't want to trek down there if I won't get it. I can hold off on the calls till then.
I bought the "Buy $50, get 50 minutes", and I only received a $50 coupon printout. But after I punched in the prepaid card number on my cell phone, $60.00 (instead of $50.00) was added to my account.
