Fido Cell phones
#1
Fido Cell phones
I'm thinking of switching to Fido(from Telus) because they have some good rate plans. I know that Fido is known for bad reception but now that they are part of Rogers has it improved? I can put up with lower quality reception ( a little lower anyway) and I figure I'll buy a better phone. Anyone have any feedback(no crap!) Thanks
#3
Fido has improved a fair bit now that Rogers has bought them out.
I dont know if fido still offers the $5/month shared Rogers network. If it does, then just add that to any plan and get a phone with 850MHz, you should be good to go.
If your using the phone as your main line, I would suggest going to rogers becuase there reception is pretty good. Ive been using an 850MHz phone for the past 3.5 years and no complaints at all.
Phone wise, I would suggest getting an unlocked phone and using it on Fido so your not tied down to any contracts. (Check out howardforums.com for new/used cell phones). If you want to buy something brand new, I would suggest Nokia or Sony Ericsson or Motorola.
Nokia makes some pretty good phones, great battery life and great reception. I would suggest the Nokia 6020 or the SE Z500.
Hope this helps.
(I used to work in a Fido dealer. Rogers networks run on 1900/850 MHz where as Fido runs only 1900MHz.)
I dont know if fido still offers the $5/month shared Rogers network. If it does, then just add that to any plan and get a phone with 850MHz, you should be good to go.
If your using the phone as your main line, I would suggest going to rogers becuase there reception is pretty good. Ive been using an 850MHz phone for the past 3.5 years and no complaints at all.
Phone wise, I would suggest getting an unlocked phone and using it on Fido so your not tied down to any contracts. (Check out howardforums.com for new/used cell phones). If you want to buy something brand new, I would suggest Nokia or Sony Ericsson or Motorola.
Nokia makes some pretty good phones, great battery life and great reception. I would suggest the Nokia 6020 or the SE Z500.
Hope this helps.
(I used to work in a Fido dealer. Rogers networks run on 1900/850 MHz where as Fido runs only 1900MHz.)
#4
Originally posted by precision4
the phones i'm looking at are:
Motorola V180(no camera)
LG 1400
Sony Ericsson T610
Nokia 6020
the phones i'm looking at are:
Motorola V180(no camera)
LG 1400
Sony Ericsson T610
Nokia 6020
I have heard about some problems with the V180. And I would never use an LG phone.
#5
great info, thanks. The phone is not a main line for me. It's basically just for me and my girl to talk and use when we are together (were always together!) It's not used that often. I'm considering spending the extra cash on an unlocked phone so i dont have a contract but I dont want to have any phone problems or im screwed!
Whats wrong with LG? I have an LG6070 with Telus and have had no problems at all.
I guess I could try out the Fido network and if it really sucks just add the rogers service. All the other companies have some outragous proce plans
Whats wrong with LG? I have an LG6070 with Telus and have had no problems at all.
I guess I could try out the Fido network and if it really sucks just add the rogers service. All the other companies have some outragous proce plans
#6
Unlocking your phone wont affect the service in any way, it just allows you to use the phone on any GSM network. (It adds value to the phone IMO.)
I used an LG back 5 years ago on Telus, and it was trash. Ever since then, never used an LG.
Find out if the rogers service add on is available with Fido at the moment.
I know in the city Fido is great, but in the outskirts its a problem.
I used an LG back 5 years ago on Telus, and it was trash. Ever since then, never used an LG.
Find out if the rogers service add on is available with Fido at the moment.
I know in the city Fido is great, but in the outskirts its a problem.
#11
I actually just switched from bell to fido and I got the Nokia 6020 and its an awesome phone...small and really durable..and the reception is awesome..i used to never get reception from my basement and now i do...and plus,,..the battery on the 6020 lasts FOREVER!....i would say go with fido and get the 6020
#13
Originally posted by Fug
I actually just switched from bell to fido and I got the Nokia 6020 and its an awesome phone...small and really durable..and the reception is awesome..i used to never get reception from my basement and now i do...and plus,,..the battery on the 6020 lasts FOREVER!....i would say go with fido and get the 6020
I actually just switched from bell to fido and I got the Nokia 6020 and its an awesome phone...small and really durable..and the reception is awesome..i used to never get reception from my basement and now i do...and plus,,..the battery on the 6020 lasts FOREVER!....i would say go with fido and get the 6020
As for the Nokia. The 6020 is a great phone to pick up from Fido. All nokia's are known for their long lasting batteries.
Even though I think Bell has better coverage I'm with Fido for 2 main reasons.
1) I prefer GSM over CDMA any day
2) I hate Rogers, and refuse to use anything that says rogers on it.
Fido does have great CS though.
Here's my phone. Samsung E630 on Fido.
#14
this is where its at for me...hehee
i hate bell so much, they screw everyone over with their bills and don't send them for months until ur hit with this massive bill and u sh*t ur pants......i pay a fraction of what i paid with bell now and i get almost the exact same plan...and i love unlimited fido to fido especially since my g/f has fido and thats why my bills were so massive before....lol
i hate bell so much, they screw everyone over with their bills and don't send them for months until ur hit with this massive bill and u sh*t ur pants......i pay a fraction of what i paid with bell now and i get almost the exact same plan...and i love unlimited fido to fido especially since my g/f has fido and thats why my bills were so massive before....lol
#15
Originally posted by Fug
this is where its at for me...hehee
i hate bell so much, they screw everyone over with their bills and don't send them for months until ur hit with this massive bill and u sh*t ur pants......i pay a fraction of what i paid with bell now and i get almost the exact same plan...and i love unlimited fido to fido especially since my g/f has fido and thats why my bills were so massive before....lol
this is where its at for me...hehee
i hate bell so much, they screw everyone over with their bills and don't send them for months until ur hit with this massive bill and u sh*t ur pants......i pay a fraction of what i paid with bell now and i get almost the exact same plan...and i love unlimited fido to fido especially since my g/f has fido and thats why my bills were so massive before....lol
#17
Originally posted by mark88crx
fidos signal actually got worse when rogers took over
fidos signal actually got worse when rogers took over
#18
Originally posted by RDub99
Yeah bell is ****. I used to be with them when I had my phone hooked up. I was on the $25/month evenings/weekends free and 50 mins during the day/week.. my monthly bills generally came out to $35/month with their bullsh!t charges, even a few times they added features that I didn't even ask for and my bill came out to over $45/month.. I called and complained and I didn't have to pay for it, but its a pain in the *** and they scam all their customers like that.
Yeah bell is ****. I used to be with them when I had my phone hooked up. I was on the $25/month evenings/weekends free and 50 mins during the day/week.. my monthly bills generally came out to $35/month with their bullsh!t charges, even a few times they added features that I didn't even ask for and my bill came out to over $45/month.. I called and complained and I didn't have to pay for it, but its a pain in the *** and they scam all their customers like that.
Thanks for all the input guys..
#19
Originally posted by mark88crx
fidos signal actually got worse when rogers took over
fidos signal actually got worse when rogers took over
Usually in a basement at one of my friend's houses where I get used to get no signal...now it's like full signal.
The only knock on the system is when it automatically switches between the Fido/Rogers network...it'll always ask me to update the new time...(I should probably turn of the auto update feature for the clock on my phone though)
#20
Originally posted by Gunmetalef
fido sucks i hate their service.. with full reception sumtimes phone calls dont go through.. and reception suckss.. and i dunt like the plans
fido sucks i hate their service.. with full reception sumtimes phone calls dont go through.. and reception suckss.. and i dunt like the plans