Baloo thanks for editing it. I was in a very big shock when i watched it in local news yesterday. Canada owning a mobile phone is very expensive. I posted this because so many people come from abroad not understanding the catch on them, like xxxcompany would give you a 3 year plan for 40 back a months plus a free blackberry phone. Add 13% taxes on the 40 dollars, add system access fee of 5 dollars etc. Its just that i have been here for 2 years now and i only have a simple pre paid phone. Another thing when you have like 350 minutes on plan you get charged also to receive calls, so just be a ware, but i think its really improved from those days i arrived.
I don't think it has improved, it is just that the companies are getting better at concealing charges, they "nickel and dime" customers all the time.
Anyone using a data plan needs to be very careful, unless it is unlimited data, for a fixed cost.
The good news with pre-paid is, no contract and only spending what you have credit for. Calls can be a bit expensive though.
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