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7:54 pm
August 27, 2011
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Hey everyone. I live in the US and will be visiting Canada (Niagara Falls and Toronto) soon. I am trying to figure out the best way for me to have good / cheap cell service, including data and it seems like Speak Out is the best option. I have an unlocked iPhone 3GS that is on the AT&T network.
Please confirm that I am understanding everything correctly:
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* I can buy a SO sim chip at any Canada 7/11 for $10
* I can get unlimited data for up to 30 days for $10
* It costs $0.10 to send a text within Can/US and is free to receive from anywhere
* I don't have to buy a bundle of minutes up front
* I can pay-as-I-go for voice minutes at $0.25/min for local calls and $0.45 for long distance Canada or US calls
Thanks for your help,
Jason
8:42 pm
April 22, 2009
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You got it mostly right, but I will add a clarification.
It will cost you $35 plus tax. $10 for the SIM card, and a minimum of $25 for airtime. That $25 will last you a year if you do not use it up, or 2 months if you subscribe to data. You get charged $1.25 a month as a system access fee.
I should also add that you should give the 7-Eleven store you are about to visit in Canada a phone call. I do not know if all 7-Eleven stores sell standalone Speakout SIM cards yet, being it only came to be about a month or so ago.
10:02 pm
August 27, 2011
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Thanks for responding, bridonca.
From your post it sounds like the way it works is that I have to fund my account with $25. Then, any voice calls ($0.25 / $0.45 per min), text messages ($0.10 to receive), the unlimited data ($10), and the 911 fee ($1.25) will be deducted from the balance. Is that correct?
Thanks for the heads up about calling ahead of time - I will definitely do that.
4:29 am
April 22, 2009
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You are correct, all charges are taken from the balance.
7:14 am
August 27, 2011
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Excellent.. thank you very much
9:34 pm
January 24, 2011
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To shingy:
Now, if you do not mind.... is there something similar to SO in the US for us Canadians if we visit the States from time to time?
10:12 pm
December 30, 2010
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T-mobile. I think it has a similar 'gold member' scheme where you need to first use 100 USD then you can keep the number alive for 20/year or so.
11:11 pm
January 18, 2009
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Definitely T-Mobile in the US. Gold ($100) get's you a year and $10/year to keep it after that or $10 gets you 90 days and you can even shop for 3rd party time pins for 10% off.
Now they have a prepaid stick too for $50 from WalMart USA and for $30 you get 30 days/3GB data.
Good for us CDNs
You can also get your T-Mobile phone unlocked with T-Mobile(a few account requirements, hardly anything) and then use it with SO Canada. Currently using a T-Mobile Nokia 5230 Nuron.
