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Article #75Weekly Canadian Cellular Prices by Major Carriers - only fido has no free weekends, ALL OTHERS Do.
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Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1999 00:00
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Bell ontario - TDMA, CDMA , and analog
bCTel CDMA and Analog
Fido GSM only
ClearNET CDMA
Mike IDEN
Roaming
Cantel in USA - $0.50 Canadian dollars in analog or pcs areas per minute
Fido in USa - $0.75 canadian dollars in pcs areas. $2.99 per minute in digital
areas
Clearnet in USA $0.99 in Canadian dollars
Licence Fee
Fido $48 up FRONT
Cantel $4.5 per month
ClearNET $4.5 per month
Bctel $48 up front
Zone Charges -
fido charges extra rates for analog usage or any usage outside urban zones. ALL
OTHER mobile companies in canada do not charge extra for out-of-zone and/or analog
fees.
Free weekends and/or evenings. - The 15 mobile companies in Canada(except Fido)
all offer free weekends/evenings as extra options
www.clearnet.com
ClearNET
$30/mo
100 minutes anytime
unlimited weekends
$20/mo
100 minutes anytime
$60/mo
300 minutes anytime
unliminted weekends
Fido
$20/mo
100 minutes only.
digital only. analog extra cost, package minutes do not apply
overtime is 20c/min anytime
$40/mo
400 minutes only
digital only. analog extra cost, package minutes do not apply
overtime is 20c/min anytime
$100/mo
1000 minutes only
digital only. analog extra cost, package minutes do not apply
overtime is 20c/min anytime
Cantel www.cantelatt.com
$35/mo
1000 weekends
175 minutes anytime
400 1st incoming minutes if pcs
analog or pcs phones
overtime 25 cents anytime
$15/mo
100 minutes anytime
analog or pcs phones
overtime 25 cents anytime
-this plan requires long distance subscription with AIC, but their published rates
are way cheaper than Sprint or Bctel anyway
$60/mo
1000 weekends
300 minutes anytime
overtime 20cents anytime
400 1st incoming minutes if pcs
analog or pcs phones
overtime 20cents anytime
$270/mo
3500 minutes anytime
pcs phones
over time 10 cents anytime
BCTEL www.bctm.com
$35/mo
1000 weekends,
100 minutes anytime
overtime 25 cents anytime
analog or pcs phones
$50/mo
1000 weekends
360 minutes anytime
overtime 20 cents anytime
analog or pcs phones
$260/mo
2500 minutes anytime
1000 weekends
overtime 10 cent anytime
pcs phones
Cantel can roam in these countries, I dont think Fido's list is the same size.
Your Gateway to the World
From Luxembourg to Lebanon, Hungary to Hong Kong, you'll always
be in touch and within reach, with new Cantel WORLDWIDE
Service. Offered exclusively in Canada by Cantel, this new capability
provides you with roaming services in more than 60 countries around
the world.
When you're traveling abroad, Cantel WORLDWIDE is your
passport to convenient, cost-effective international communication.
Using your current cellular number, you can make and receive
international calls, and the charges will be billed directly to your
Cantel account.
Cantel can roam in these countries, I dont think Fido's list is the same size.
Albania
Andorra
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Belgium
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Brunei
Bulgaria
China
Cote D'Ivoire
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Fiji
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Gilbraltar
Greece
Guernsey
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
Indonesia
Ireland
Isle of Man
Italy
Jersey
Jordan
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia
Malaysia
Malta
Mauritius
Monaco
Montenegro
Morocco
Namibia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Oman
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Reunion
Romania
Russia
(St. Petersburg & Moscow)
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia (Yugoslavia)
Seychelles
Singapore
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Turkey
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
(England, Scotland, Wales,
Northern Ireland)
Vatican City
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