Re: OT: Cellular telephone service

My wife and I use Sasktel - which worked out cheaper because we could
bundle it with our landline. My daughter uses Rogers - which enables
her to use the cellphone I got for her in Britain this summer under a
much better deal than I've seen anywhere here.

Either way, you need to read the small print and ask for detailed
clarification from the salesperson - nothing seems to be straightforward
in cellphone tariffs here.

How far are you in the habit of travelling, Reid? If you never leave
the city, then Rogers may well work out better - certainly a better
range of phones. If you travel much within the province, Sasktel
coverage is a _lot_ better. (But best check and compare their coverage
maps.) They both use other networks out of province (+ in US & Mexico),
so I doubt there's much to choose between them. If you want to use a
cellphone anywhere else in the world, Sasktel won't work because the sim
card is locked in. But if you want to use a Rogers (or Shaw or
whatever) cellphone anywhere else in the world you'll have to make sure
it's quadband (N.American triband doesn't work very well in Europe,
though European tribands work OK here), and that the sim card isn't
locked. (I have a phone for use here and another for my infrequent
out-of-continent trips)

Fwiw, the Samsung A660 handsets which Sasktel offer at a low price (we
got them free) are not very user-friendly - especially if you want to
keep your bills down by texting instead of calling. I'm prepared to put
up with it because I don't use it much, but if you are looking at
significant usage then you want something better.

Mark

Reid Towsley wrote:

> In the next month or so I would like to buy a cell phone, and while I
> am sure I can figure out which phone is the right one for me, what I
> would like to ask is what company should I get my phone service
> through? I haven't been keeping up to date at all with the cellular
> services around town since I haven't needed (read: couldn't afford) a
> phone until now. Has anyone here dealt with a few different companies
> and would like to share their experiences?
>
> Thanks,
> Reid
>
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Received on Fri Sep 1 16:18:37 2006