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Dear tdma,

I think giving examples of plans for potential customers is a really good
idea. You seem to follow this issue quite a bit. Why don't you make a web
page with tables to compare the different plans? We could all e-mail you
letting you know of new deals out there and this would become a constant
source of info for the latest deals in the Canadian cellular/PCS market.

Steve Punter's site http://www.arcx.com/sites/Chart.htm has lots on the
features, but not so much on price plans for different types of users.

Coming back to your comparisons, here's a little known feature of the
Fido/GSM/sim card: You can purchase many accounts from Fido and compound the
savings. If you are mostly in digital and 400 minutes is not enough: the
plan is scalable. You just get 2 or more sim cards. When you get up to your
400 minutes, just forward all calls to your new sim card, and pop it in.
Call forward is free (unlimited)

It's a little more work, but it might be worth it.

800 min: 80$
1200 min 120$
1600 min 160$
2000 min 200$
2400 min 240$
...

Also, the figures you mention are for the Nokia 6190, a truly fantastic
phone with a very good battery life. However, Fido just introduced the 5190,
which has a few less features but at 150$ including analog module, it's a
steal!

With this in mind, I'd like to go over the figures.


>Ultra High User - 2500 minutes per month in daytime
>
>Fido
>$323 PCS Phone + licence fee + sim card
>$40.00 basic fee, 400 minutes plus 2100 extra minutes @ $0.20 a minute =
>$420
>$460 = $420 + $40.00 total monthly fee with Fido


$198 Nokia 5190 75$, analog module 75$, licence 48$
$40 basic fee 400 min incl + (40$ x 5 = 2000min  + 20$ for another 100 min)
$260 Total monthly fee with Fido

>
>Clearnet
>$149 PCS Phone
>$120 basic fee, 600 minutes included + free weekends + 2100 extra
>minutes @ $0.20 a minute = $20
>$540 = $420 + $120 = total monthly fee with ClearNET
>

No license for Clearnet?

>Cantel
>$250 PCS Phone + licence fee
>$280 basic fee, 3000 minutes included PLUS unlimited weekends
>$280 = Total monthly fee with Cantel
>
>BCTEL
>$140 PCS Phone + licence fee
>$275 basic fee, 2500 minutes included PLUS unlimited weekends
>$275 = Total monthly fee with BCTel
>
>
>
>Medium User - 10 hours in daytime, 3 hours of weekends
>
>Fido
>$40 basic fee 400 minutes incl plus 380 extra minutes @ $0.20 a minute =
>$76
>$116 total monthly fee with Fido
>
$40 +40$= $80/month


>Clearnet
>$120 basic fee 600 minutes incl plus free weekends included
>$120 total monthly fee with Clearnet
>
>Cantel
>$170 basic fee 1000 minutes incl plus free weekends
>$170 total monthly fee with Cantel
>
>BCTel
>$35.95 basic fee 100 minutes incl plus free weekends plus 500 extra
>minutes @ $0.20 a minute =  $100
>$135.95 total monthly fee with BCTel
>
>
>Casual Non Business User-  1 hour of daytime, 10 hours of weekends
>
>Fido
>$40.00 basic fee 400 minutes included plus 260 extra minutes @ $0.20 a
>minute = $52
>$92 total monthly fee with Fido


Here again, you're better of with 40$ + 40$ = 80$ for 800 minutes

>
>Clearnet
>$30.00 basic fee 100 minutes included plus free weekends
>$30.00 total monthly fee with Clearnet
>
>Cantel/Bctel
>$25.95 basic fee 60 minutes of daytime @ $0.55 a minute = $33 plus free
>weekends
>$58.00 total monthly fee with Cantel/BCtel
>
>
>Extremely Casual User - half hour daytime and 2 hours weekends
>Fido
>$40.00 basic fee 400 minutes included
>$40.00 total monthly fee with Fido


Why not go with the 20$ 100 minute and ad 70 min x $0.20= 14$

Total: 34$/month

>
>Clearnet
>$30.00 basic fee  including 100 minutes daytime and free weekends
>$30.00 total monthly fee with Clearnet
>
>Cantel
>$45.00 basic fee including 100 minutes daytime and free weekends
>
>BCtel
>$35.95 basic fee including 100 minutes daytime and free weekends
>
>Bought  a Cell Phone Primarily Call Home To your wife (husband?)  User
>--- call(or in bound)  half hour during lunch time every day to any
>number. for 1 call of each of  22 business days each month.
>
>Fido
>$40.00 400 minutes included plus 260 extra minutes $0.20 a minute = $52
>$92 total monthly fee with Fido
>

Here again, 2 x 40$ for 800 minutes would be better.


>Clearnet
>$120 including 600 minutes plus free weekends
>
>Cantel
>$132 for 632 minutes anytime.
>
>BCtel
>$30 a month. free weekends plus 30 calls inbound/outbound during peak
>time with NO TIME LIMIT.
>
>
>Exceptions
>*only with Bell & Bctel - when you buy two cell phones from the same
>company and call each other, the receiver will NOT Be charged for
>airtime. Note that the two phones only need to be from the same
>provider, but NOT required to be on the same billing account*. With
>Cantel/Clearnet/Fido however, when you call each other , BOTH sides must
>pay, which can add up to $0.40 a minute instead of $0.25 a minute
>


As you see, the scalability of GSM makes Fido a whole lot more competitive!!

There are also other considerations on Fido's side: second by second
billing, once the connection is established. Please see:
http://www.arcx.com/sites/Free.htm


Best regards


Marc
Nokia 6190 with the 'Mission Impossible' ring tone