The Unofficial Speak Out Wireless Canada Consumer Page - Topic: Would Rogers-pay-as-you-go phones work

jibbler on Would Rogers-pay-as-you-go phones work

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:14:06 -0800

thanks for your input!

will there be any issues with me porting my phone# to SO since my blackberry's IMEI # is attached to my rogers#....??

No. Expect SO to ask for that IMEI in order to prove to Rogers that they're authorized to port your number to SO.

bylo on Would Rogers-pay-as-you-go phones work

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:51:27 -0800

will there be any issues with me porting my phone# to SO since my blackberry's IMEI # is attached to my rogers#....??

No. Expect SO to ask for that IMEI in order to prove to Rogers that they're authorized to port your number to SO.

jibbler on Would Rogers-pay-as-you-go phones work

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:51:26 -0800

hi-just purchased a $100 air time deal with free Nokia 1208 and will put SO/711 SIM in my rogers blackberry (use for phone/text only) & will port my rogers phone# to SO/711 SIM
will there be any issues with me porting my phone# to SO since my blackberry's IMEI # is attached to my rogers#....??
thnx
/j

Bylo on Would Rogers-pay-as-you-go phones work

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:30:24 -0700

Purchased a Rogers prepaid/pay as you go Moto Razr from BB and slipped in my SO sim.

No contract of any kind needed.

But presumably that phone is still locked to the Rogers network. So even though it's a quadband phone you won't be able to go outside Canada, slip in a local SIM and use the phone there. (I have no idea how difficult/expensive it is to unlock a RAZR, or what features are crippled in a Rogers-branded RAZR.)

Mano on Would Rogers-pay-as-you-go phones work

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:54:42 -0700

That's exactly what I did... Purchased a Rogers prepaid/pay as you go Moto Razr from BB and slipped in my SO sim.

No contract of any kind needed.

Big Ang on Would Rogers-pay-as-you-go phones work

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:52:15 -0700

For that price it seems that you would probably have to sign up for a 3year monthly contract with one of the big boys.

Circadian on Would Rogers-pay-as-you-go phones work

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:39:36 -0700

Thanks for answering. I noticed that futureshop shop is selling (likley subsidized) pay-as-you-go moto kazr for $75. I wasn't sure if the 711 sim would work in the same way.

Big Ang on Would Rogers-pay-as-you-go phones work

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:01:14 -0700

True. I just mentioned Fido to head off any future confusion or questions on this forum thread.

Bylo on Would Rogers-pay-as-you-go phones work

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:21:06 -0700

If you had a Fido phone, you can use it, but you'll have to unlock it first.

Of course. But that is also true of any locked GSM phone, e.g. from AT&T or T-Mobile US, etc. If the phone is locked it has to be locked to Rogers in order to work with SO/PCM (because they use the Rogers GSM network.)

Big Ang on Would Rogers-pay-as-you-go phones work

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:09:34 -0700

If you had a Fido phone, you can use it, but you'll have to unlock it first.

Bylo on Would Rogers-pay-as-you-go phones work

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:54:32 -0700

Yes. Rogers, but not Fido.

Circadian on Would Rogers-pay-as-you-go phones work

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:59:04 -0700

Would Rogers-pay-as-you-go phones work with 711 sim cards just like other Roger phones?