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Bell Mobility on unlimited data Rogers stay in hades, you suck T-Mobile US Roaming
Joined: Nov 2004
From: GTA, Canada
Posts: 198
Bell's charging for incoming TXT message, are they crazy~!!!!
Saw it on my bill:
Starting August 8th 2008, all text messages received will be charged 15 cents per message, unless you subscribe to a text messaging rate plan or bundle.
.... blah blah blah...
So does it mean my 100 txt msg plan, 100 txt msg will include both incoming and outgoing, so that means it's drastically less.
Starting August 8th 2008, all text messages received will be charged 15 cents per message, unless you subscribe to a text messaging rate plan or bundle.
.... blah blah blah...
So does it mean my 100 txt msg plan, 100 txt msg will include both incoming and outgoing, so that means it's drastically less.
Starting August 8th 2008, all text messages received will be charged 15 cents per message, unless you subscribe to a text messaging rate plan or bundle.
Bell should have made it clear that if you have a texting option, incoming will still be free and UNLIMITED. I'm sure the OP isn't the only person who will be confused... Could've saved many calls to customer service.
Bell should have made it clear that if you have a texting option, incoming will still be free and UNLIMITED. I'm sure the OP isn't the only person who will be confused... Could've saved many calls to customer service.
No, Bell should have kept all incoming text as unlimited. If they just wanted more revenue, then just jack up the price of sending a text. Its still pathetic considering the minimal amount of data that's being sent/received, but charging for something that you have no control over is absolutely ridiculous.
No, Bell should have kept all incoming text as unlimited. If they just wanted more revenue, then just jack up the price of sending a text. Its still pathetic considering the minimal amount of data that's being sent/received, but charging for something that you have no control over is absolutely ridiculous.
Telus led on the one btw. Bell got wind Telus was doing it starting in the summer so they followed suit... still sucks though. I mean you can't control if someone sends you a text
Phone(s):
1: Nokia 6320b
2: Nokia 3595
3: Nokia N95-3
Provider(s):
Rogers
Joined: Apr 2004
From: Toronto
Posts: 145
In all European countries all incoming calls or messages are free. The thinking behind this is that you can't control who calls or messages you so you shouldn't have to pay.
The person who makes the decision to send the text message should pay. Anything else is an invitation to text message spam.
Next thing you know Bell will start sending people text messages so they can collect the revenue.
Bell’s ARPU remaining unchanged compared to Q1 07 at Can$52.00 and TELUS seeing a 10 cent loss to Can$61.90.
-- Rogers Wireless’ current postpaid ARPU is around C$72.00
Phone(s):
1: Active: HTC Touch Diamond (Telus), HTC Touch (Bell), BlackBerry 8220 (Rogers), iPhone 3GS (Fido)
2: Retired: BlackBerry Curve, LG Keybo, Motorola W385, HTC P4000, LG 8100
3: Retired: Audiovox 8900, LG 520, Sony Ericsson T206, Motorola V2267
Provider(s):
Telus, Bell, Rogers, Fido, (no Wind b/c I'm 3 blocks away from coverage)
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 2,315
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Originally Posted by clewis4u91
Yup. I noticed Bell has white vans now too .
They painted them Blue
Charging for incoming calls isn't bad because you can always ignore them (at least if you have caller ID, which should be included for free like prepaid customers and carriers everywhere else in the world).
Charging for incoming text messages is a cheap money grab.
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Remember, remember the 5th of November... The day Telus became an overcharging rip-off dinosaur of a carrier, whose days are numbered.
Bell’s ARPU remaining unchanged compared to Q1 07 at Can$52.00 and TELUS seeing a 10 cent loss to Can$61.90.
-- Rogers Wireless’ current postpaid ARPU is around C$72.00
lol well good luck to them. They're already finishing dead last in activations and ARPU, so there's nowhere to go but up! I'm sure raising prices will get more people flocking to them
06-22-2008, 22:07
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I'm sure raising prices will get more people flocking to them 
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