Free Unlimited Canada Call and Text

[Dean2]

Anyone who has Shaw Internet or TV will want to check out their new offering. Effectively you get a free cell service with an, call display etc. . If you want data you can buy it for 10 bucks a gig, good for 90 days, rebuy when u run out or after 90 days. If you use lots of data you can get the free phone service, voice mail call display etc plus 25 gigs of data for 45 bucks a month. We just switched my wife's phone. She uses a max of 200 MB of data a month, some months only 50 MBs. The switch will save 800 bucks a year vs her 5 GB Kodoo plan, which was pretty much the cheapest if u wanted data. Best cell deal I have ever seen in Canada.

[Dean2]

With all the threads there have been lately about the price of cell phone plans, who has the best etc I am kind of surprised this thread hasn't attracted any comments or interest. Shaw is using the Rogers Tower system and providing 4G/5G data at way less than Telus, Rogers or Bell, along with free cell service. If you use no data you would pay no fees. Hopefully guys start demanding their existing providers match this deal.

[Hooter]

I’ve switched between Shaw and Telus over the years and right now we’re with Telus. Overall I’m happy with the service, but the deal you’ve mentioned almost seems too good to be true. Is this a special promotional thing for a limited time, or is this a standard offering?

Edit: I just did the math...at $10/GB I’d be paying more for my cell phone than I am now because I use about 8-10GB per month. With that said, I’m sure this Shaw deal would be perfect for those who don’t use much data.

[JB_AOL]

Originally Posted by Hooter

I’ve switched between Shaw and Telus over the years and right now we’re with Telus. Overall I’m happy with the service, but the deal you’ve mentioned almost seems too good to be true. Is this a special promotional thing for a limited time, or is this a standard offering?

Edit: I just did the math...at $10/GB I’d be paying more for my cell phone than I am now because I use about 8-10GB per month. With that said, I’m sure this Shaw deal would be perfect for those who don’t use much data.

Yeah the Shaw deal is only good for people who don't leave the city centers and don't use alot of data.

[Dean2]

Originally Posted by JB_AOL

Yeah the Shaw deal is only good for people who don't leave the city centers and don't use alot of data.

You do have to be a Shaw Internet or TV customer to qualify so if Shaw isn't offered in your area, you are right it doesn't fit. As far as not leaving the City, you get exactly the same coverage as you do using Rogers wireles. I have had business phones on Rogers and their cell phone/data tower coverage wasn't an issue in town or out. Public Mobile and Kodoo use the Telus network, just in case anyone is curious.

Rogers/Shaw Cell coverage map

https://www.shawmobile.ca/en-CA/network-coverage

[JB_AOL]

Originally Posted by Dean2

You do have to be a Shaw Internet or TV customer to qualify so if Shaw isn't offered in your area, you are right it doesn't fit. As far as not leaving the City, you get exactly the same coverage as you do using Rogers wireles. I have had business phones on Rogers and their cell phone/data tower coverage wasn't an issue in town or out. Public Mobile and Kodoo use the Telus network, just in case anyone is curious.

Rogers/Shaw Cell coverage map

https://www.shawmobile.ca/en-CA/network-coverage

That's actual not correct. It uses Rogers in the city, but u need "roaming" data outside of city centers and it's not LTE or 5g. Basically they took over/share freedom mobile towers which are the same ones Rogers uses in the city. But when you go out of their home coverage, you pay extra for data and it's different than that $10/g thing, that is only for their "home" coverage.

[Jigsalot]

Originally Posted by JB_AOL

Yeah the Shaw deal is only good for people who don't leave the city centers and don't use alot of data.

You got it. If you don’t travel it’s good. I’ll never use anything but Telus since we travel lots. . If you phone the loyalty dept at Telus you can get a great deal by just talking it out with them. We have two phones with max coverage for 90 bucks. Never an issue and no roaming charges.

[cranky]

We switched to Telus from Roger's because we spend a good deal of time at several properties east of the city . Unless things have changed Roger's signal isn't as good out east of town. Otherwise this would be good for us as neither of use a gig a month.

[Hooter]

Originally Posted by Jigsalot

You got it. If you don’t travel it’s good. I’ll never use anything but Telus since we travel lots. . If you phone the loyalty dept at Telus you can get a great deal by just talking it out with them. We have two phones with max coverage for 90 bucks. Never an issue and no roaming charges.

Is that $90 for both phones, or $90 for each phone?

[Dean2]

Originally Posted by Jigsalot

You got it. If you don’t travel it’s good. I’ll never use anything but Telus since we travel lots. . If you phone the loyalty dept at Telus you can get a great deal by just talking it out with them. We have two phones with max coverage for 90 bucks. Never an issue and no roaming charges.

Well, I spent over an hour on the phone with Telus and Kodoo yesterday, 4 different people and they could not even come close to matching the deal. Nor could they even improve on the plans we currently have, so I don't necessarily agree with your comment. Don't get me wrong, I am not shilling for Shaw, for many this deal doesn't work whether it is coverage in their area, not Shaw customers etc. but going from paying $880 a year to Kodoo to $40 a year to Shaw for exactly the same services and Data usage worked well for us. I can buy a lot of toys with $840.

[CNP]

I'm thinking that Shaw mobile is not available in all areas. Surely metro areas have this available but for rural customers......not sure. I'm not going to expend the effort to find out because with my Public Mobile plan I'm paying $27 a month for 6 gigs (which I have never used and will never use).............just sayin' I'm happy with what I have. 25 gigs is a number that does not have any meaning to me...

[does it ALL outdoors]

Originally Posted by CNP

I'm not going to expend the effort to find out because with my Public Mobile plan I'm paying $27 a month for 6 gigs

That's who I'm with since Bell tried to rob me blind

I pay a bit more though, $30 for 5 Gigs. I can barely use one in a month.

As for coverage, on our annual Canoe trip from Nordegg to Draton Valley this year I was allways the last guy to drop service.

Bell wanted $90 for comparable coverage. GOOD RIDDANCE!!

[Dean2]

Originally Posted by Hooter

I’ve switched between Shaw and Telus over the years and right now we’re with Telus. Overall I’m happy with the service, but the deal you’ve mentioned almost seems too good to be true. Is this a special promotional thing for a limited time, or is this a standard offering?

Edit: I just did the math...at $10/GB I’d be paying more for my cell phone than I am now because I use about 8-10GB per month. With that said, I’m sure this Shaw deal would be perfect for those who don’t use much data.

The $10/gig for 90 days only makes sense for low volume users like my wife who won't use a gig in 90 days. Shaw also has a $45/m, 25 Gig of data deal. This new deal seems to be part of their standard offering. It has been around since late July. I thought it sounded too good to be true so asked lots of questions and between the answers and the paper work seems to be on the up and up. Phone switch over is $20, has to be done at a Shaw Mobile store in Walmart, Superstore etc. Took about 10 minutes to switch existing phone number from Kodoo to Shaw.

https://shop.shawmobile.ca/en-CA/plans

[IronNoggin]

Originally Posted by Dean2

... Took about 10 minutes to switch existing phone number from Kodoo to Shaw.[/URL]

Can you keep your existing phone number (from Telus)??

Wondering...
Nog

[Dean2]

Originally Posted by IronNoggin

Can you keep your existing phone number (from Telus)??

Wondering...
Nog

Yes. By law the number is yours for life as long as u want it. You can move carriers as often as u like.

[NastyNorthernFishing]

Yea Shaw has a great deal compared to Bell and telus.

But if you're like me and been with bell for 8 years and you own your own device aka fulfilled your 2 year phone contract and your phone is still good.

Call you provider and ask for "Customer Retention" they will forward you to that department and ask if they will match or beat Shaws $45 25GB Talk and Text Unlimited plan.

I called and they offered me $50, unlimited talk and text in canada with 20GB fast uncapped speeds, then after 20GB unlimited data but at reduced speeds. So you will never cap out.

I suggest everyone call and price match or beat the offer.

Originally Posted by Dean2

Anyone who has Shaw Internet or TV will want to check out their new offering. Effectively you get a free cell service with an, call display etc. . If you want data you can buy it for 10 bucks a gig, good for 90 days, rebuy when u run out or after 90 days. If you use lots of data you can get the free phone service, voice mail call display etc plus 25 gigs of data for 45 bucks a month. We just switched my wife's phone. She uses a max of 200 MB of data a month, some months only 50 MBs. The switch will save 800 bucks a year vs her 5 GB Kodoo plan, which was pretty much the cheapest if u wanted data. Best cell deal I have ever seen in Canada.

[KGB]

So Dean2, any updates on your Shaw cell service? Like or like not? They are offering the unlimited deal now for $25 month...

[beerhunter]

Originally Posted by KGB

So Dean2, any updates on your Shaw cell service? Like or like not? They are offering the unlimited deal now for $25 month...

This is only valid if you are a Shaw customer with the Fibre+ Gig Internet service. It is still $45/month for all other Shaw customers.

They are also offering it to non Shaw customer the 25G Unlimited plan but it's $85/month if you bring your own phone.

[KGB]

Fair enough.... But I wanted to know how is the actual service. Any troubles if you go outside of the city?

[IronNoggin]

Originally Posted by KGB

Fair enough.... But I wanted to know how is the actual service. Any troubles if you go outside of the city?

Not available in Port Alberni, nor any of the surrounding area.
KooDoo will see us tomorrow...
Adios Telus!

Nog

[ESOXangler]

Originally Posted by NastyNorthernFishing

Yea Shaw has a great deal compared to Bell and telus.

But if you're like me and been with bell for 8 years and you own your own device aka fulfilled your 2 year phone contract and your phone is still good.

Call you provider and ask for "Customer Retention" they will forward you to that department and ask if they will match or beat Shaws $45 25GB Talk and Text Unlimited plan.

I called and they offered me $50, unlimited talk and text in canada with 20GB fast uncapped speeds, then after 20GB unlimited data but at reduced speeds. So you will never cap out.

I suggest everyone call and price match or beat the offer.

Been with Bell for 18 years. Really getting the run around now. Best they'll offer is $65 a month for 20gb unlimited. Greasy bastards...

[big zeke]

So my contract is done at the end of Nov (Black Friday IIRC), current carrier (Telus) hasn't offered any incentive to stay with them and I pay ~$150/ mo for an Iphone 8 with 20 gig shareable (with my daughter) and unlimited talk & text. I'll be wanting a new phone (for the daughter) and like the coverage area for Telus.

So what is out in the market that can meet these needs and save a few bucks? Want the new phone to be Apple (X or higher) and can live with less data.

Please get back with what you have found...I hate calling the providers as they can turn up the pressure fast and comparison shopping is impossible.

TIA for your replies
Zeke

[JBE]

Originally Posted by big zeke

So my contract is done at the end of Nov (Black Friday IIRC), current carrier (Telus) hasn't offered any incentive to stay with them and I pay ~$150/ mo for an Iphone 8 with 20 gig shareable (with my daughter) and unlimited talk & text. I'll be wanting a new phone (for the daughter) and like the coverage area for Telus.

So what is out in the market that can meet these needs and save a few bucks? Want the new phone to be Apple (X or higher) and can live with less data.

Please get back with what you have found...I hate calling the providers as they can turn up the pressure fast and comparison shopping is impossible.

TIA for your replies
Zeke

Try Virgin mobile. they use Telus towers and usually offer much better plans than Telus

[-JR-]

I am the guy that does NOT needs to google stuff on my phone while away from home .
So I opt out of buying any data.
$15.00 month gets me 500 min of talking and unlimited texting.

[Sundancefisher]

Originally Posted by Dean2

Anyone who has Shaw Internet or TV will want to check out their new offering. Effectively you get a free cell service with an, call display etc. . If you want data you can buy it for 10 bucks a gig, good for 90 days, rebuy when u run out or after 90 days. If you use lots of data you can get the free phone service, voice mail call display etc plus 25 gigs of data for 45 bucks a month. We just switched my wife's phone. She uses a max of 200 MB of data a month, some months only 50 MBs. The switch will save 800 bucks a year vs her 5 GB Kodoo plan, which was pretty much the cheapest if u wanted data. Best cell deal I have ever seen in Canada.

Couldn’t resist their new offering.

If you check your internet option you may have it or won’t cost more to get the fibre plus package.

If you have fibre then the cost for unlimited data cell phone plan is only $25/month

Free talk and text.

Data is 4G up to 25 Gig and then 3G speed after.

[Dean2]

Yes, we are very happy with the switch. Two and a half months and so far she hasn't had to ever buy any data. That means we are up $150 bucks so far. Pretty much just uses the phone and text, and if she is on it for other stuff there is WIFI for it to run off of because we don't fool with the phone while driving. Even her location sharing still works fine with no data package. She doesn't stray far from the large city or major highways so has never had any issues with phone reception. We took a Rogers phone hunting with us this year, same coverage as Shaw, and had no issues anywhere we went. If Kodoo had service so did the Rogers and vice versa.

[dukla]

Watching this thread closely. 3 older kids with phones and my wife and I adds up. Thanks for all the input guys!

[Dean2]

So, went through the Christmas season, did some highway travel, Shaw phone still working great. With all the free Shaw wifi spots she still has not had to buy any data. The fiber and high speed internet also works perfectly. The Blue curve tv stream netflix much better than the old internet connection.

[TrollGRG]

This thread got me going to see the people at Shaw. One of the first things I noticed was the great rates when you call one Shaw subscriber to another. Not so good when you are dealing with another carrier. I didn't even ask about the data plans.

I just walked out.

[Dean2]

Originally Posted by TrollGRG

This thread got me going to see the people at Shaw. One of the first things I noticed was the great rates when you call one Shaw subscriber to another. Not so good when you are dealing with another carrier. I didn't even ask about the data plans.

I just walked out.

Really not following your reasoning here. The plan is unlimited text and calling Canada wide at no charge to any landline or cell phone, regardless of who the person receiving deals with. Were you expecting them to pay you for the texts and calls?