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Weekly 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
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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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