maybe they'll call once it's 1 month to my contract expiration date.

I have a similar voice plan to you but I got them to knock it down to $28/month. I also recently added data to it when I called in and spoke to rep. If you don't want to pay too much and just want some data, you should get them to offer you a retention flex data plan.
The rates that I got were:

0-100MB ----> $10/month
100-150MB --> $15/month
150-500MB --> $20/month
500MB-1GB --> $25/month

At first he kept pushing a flat fee of $25 for 500MB on me. Then I told asked if he can offer me something better since I've been a longtime customer and I may not be using data that much.
Great plan for me since I rarely use that much data but yet I have the flexibility if I need to use more plus I keep my bill < $50/month everything included.

i signed in 2008 of october :fuckyea: time to call retentions :fuckyea:

my plan expires on the 17th and i have not received any calls from them. kinda weird lol...


edit:
my current plan is $17.50
200 mins
evenings start 5pm
$10 unlimited text
911 fee $0.75
saf $6.95

which totals to $40.54 after hst....i want to add atleast 500-1gb data and caller id..hope they can give me all that and stay within 40 bucks lol if not im jumping to mobilicity

i still have another bone to pick with them regarding a case of fraud one of their employees committed on my account. hopefully i can get something big out of this.

lmk when somebody gets an iphone 4s from fido

FYI I just found out today that this retention FLEX plan adds an additional 3 years to the contract... I signed up for it a few months ago but FML I really wanted to make the switch to mobilicity.

FYI#2, in between all those 'limits' its 5 cents a MB

Really? I've only ever been billed in those $5 increments. Maybe it's 5 cents per MB over 1GB?

As far as I can tell, my contract is still the same length as before I added this, and I can cancel the flex data whenever I want. They did not extend my contract (according to my account page on Fido website) and I'm still due on the same date as my original 3 year term.

Hmm, I've never been charged 5c/MB. As far as I know, that charge is only if you go over the maximum in the flex data plan (1GB for me). I've been using this plan for 2 months now and I always check my bill for little charges.

edit: I just checked my bill again from last month and I used 139.60MB which led to a $15 charge. So I think the limits I specified above are correct (in my case anyways).

Just a heads up to you guys. Thanks to this thread, I started looking at my agreement length in detail again and I noticed that it HAS changed recently within the last 3 months although I'm not sure why.

My previous agreements were these that I made note of myself:
Dec 2007 - 2 year contract
Sept 2009 -3 year contract (theoretically due in Sept 2012)

According to the website, my agreement now said Dec 2010-2013 therefore extending me for an additional year over what my own records show.

I called in to the rep and he kept insisting that I had it wrong and that my 2007 agreement was for 3 years and that since I renewed in 2009 again for 3 years, the second contract begins once the 1st one ends (therefore that is how they got their 2010-2013 number).

He then proceeded to ask me for proof that my 2007 agreement was for only 2 years and seemed very annoyed that I was questioning something that is clearly correct in their system. After arguing for about 10 mins, I saw that it was going no where so I asked him to put me through to someone that can do something about this. After putting me on hold for 5 mins for his "manager", he came back and apologized and said someone made a mistake in their system and that I was right and that my agreement now expires in 2012 again, which I confirmed by looking at website now.

So the lesson is: ALWAYS get some type of WRITTEN confirmation of a new agreement that you have with them. If you accept something verbally over the phone with the rep, make sure they send you written confirmation of what you agreed on and the duration of your contract. Never assume they got it right in their system and if any dispute arises you need some hard evidence or it becomes your word against theirs. Also, check that the agreement length didn't change over time. Something in their computer is messed up or someone is messing around. Same thing happened to my gf's contract which now says Dec 2013-2016 which is absolutely ridiculous. I don't know WTF is happening at Fido but looks like she'll need to call in as well.

I tried to login to fido and the system was down. Also got my bill 2 days ago and it was $19 and it's normally $53.

^ there phone reservatin system is fucking everything up. too many people trying to reserve the iphone i guess??

i'm gonna try and get an ip4s with a new contract. i'll probably end up selling it :fuckthatshit:

so...what i was offered just now off retentions cause plan expires on oct 17

$50 dollars with upgrade to iphone 4s
200 daytime minutes
unlimited evenings/weekends after 5pm
unlimited text msg
unlimited picture/video msg
call id/voicemail
500 mb of data...

told her to put it onto my contract thing so i can go back to it if i decide to take it.
at first they wanted $58 and that gave me:
200 mins
unlimited incoming
unlimited evenings/weekends after 5pm
unlimited text msg
unlimited picture/video msg
call id/voicemail
6gb of data

tried to milk them down for 50 dollars on that but best was $55 dollars with 6gb i think and she said originally suppose to be $65.
really wish i could get everything for $45 dollars but they said with iphone it was has to be minimum $50.

what do you guys think?

take it. 55 is damn good for all that

Are you getting the phone for free? 64 GB?

Also, can you post the retentions number please.. I am too lazy to search :alone:

PS: And ughhhh I can't decide between Black or White... someone please convince me to get either or!!

It does seem good. But now I can't remember if it was really 6gb for 55 or 500mb LOL cause she kept giving me the bogus you dont need 6gb
if you odnt use that much since theres wifi everywhere. gonna call back tomorrow and see if I can get 6gb for $50 LOL. If I can, then I'm settled.


im gonna get the 32GB white and its not free but I have 62 fido dollars lol the number i called was 1 886 279 3436 and select 5 for retentions.

note: I was sent to customer relations after being offered $58 lol

edit: this retentions game is pretty fun LOL

Don't listen to her. You can easily go over 500mb. Although it's totally enough for just fb, IM chats, and surfing, you still kinda of have to be aware of what you do. Download the fido app to keep track of ur usage.

6gb is MORE than enough. Good thing is that you can do pretty much anything you would normally do on wifi and be fine.

if it's 500mb, $55 isn't so hot.

^ ya! I'm scared I'll go over 500mb lol so thats why I didn't take it yet..gonna call tomorrow to see if I can get $50 for 6gb...is it pushing it? rofl I hope she put both $55 and $50 plan onto my account so I can use that to negotiate again tomorrow.

^ did they say how long you have to wait before getting the ip4s?

Just called retentions for my dad, his plan currently is
50 mins, 50 text msg for $20.00 :fuckthatshit:

As of next month it will be

250 daytime mins
unl eve/weekends starting at 5pm
Unl inc.
2500 text messages
&
Call display
for 25.00 :fuckyea:

tried to find out how long the reserve line for iphone 4s was but she said she doesn't know. She said the earlier you reserve the faster you'll get it :fuckthatshit: :okay:

anyone know if I can reserve a iphone before I sign for a retention plan?

Not sure if this still works, but back when my sister was looking for an Iphone4 fido said that she can just go buy one from an apple store or fido store first, and then call back in to switch to a retention plan.

yeah i'm curious if you can reserve a phone before a rentention plan as well...

I also remember this last year

wtf i called back again today and they didnt put the $55 plan down and the minutes for $50 was down to 150... tried getting $55 for 6gb and they didnt budge and wanted about $76 dollars? WTF is this fido im pissed. 500mb is like nothing to me and they tried jewing me by taking out the CID/voicemail. He did however tell me that after the iphone launch it could be different deals on friday...

all in all im so choked right now LOL should have taken the offer $55 on the spot.