Lower cost per MB over allotment &amp; Allow us to purchase extra data addon

Jonathan I, Mobile Master

114,404 Points

I agree with all of these ideas! I think they add a lot more value and flexibility to Koodo.

Adding onto point B is I would like to see airtime sharing as well. Lots of my clients ask about sharing minutes and it's a real shame Koodo doesn't offer it. Yeah, at $50 you get unlimited talk anyway, but the problem is not everyone wants to spend $50 per month and there would be a rule that you cannot share the unlimited talk plan. It would still work out, though.

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2013-01-13T17:06:33+00:00

Voyager

1,174 Points

Agree. They sound like good ideas.

John Lee

36,724 Points

A data add-on for those heavy data users sounds like a great idea. It's always a plus if they lower the overage charges too :)

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Paul Deschamps, Mobile Master

203,666 Points

I completely agree and think data is highly overpriced.

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Bob Smith

1,492 Points

Price of data in canada for all cell phone companies should be labeled as criminal, since the prices are highway robbery! Try being on pay and talk on telus, $2/meg or can get an addon plan with lowest being $10 for a whopping 100MB!

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2013-01-15T02:40:25+00:00

Aaron MacIntyre

10,050 Points

heh, or 35/GB on koodo pre paid.

The price of pre paid data is the only reason I'm on a pro rated monthly contract. The day that there's a decent pre paid package out there I'll switch immediately back to pre paid.

Aaron MacIntyre

10,050 Points

Agree with everything.

Of course, in my mind it's still compromising.

I want an unlimited data package.

But I'll settle for the baby step.

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Zaphod Beeblebrox

50,808 Points

Data is the money maker for all telecommunication companies.
An idea like this is amazing
Lower priced data + more potential data users = more $$$ overall....no?

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Ivan, Mobile Master

96,634 Points

Canadian companies aren't interested in competition. The status quo suits them.

When more people switch to newcomers, then you'll see improvement. In this holiday season we actually saw some "decent" (at best) plans from Koodo, Virgin, and Fido that were not too bad. Still not competitive even against Wind's non-promo plans, but it's a step in the right direction.

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Ivan, Mobile Master

96,634 Points

And to get back on topic, I believe that data overage should be billed per GB (or even per 500 MB, if possible), not per MB.

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144 Points

is it worth getting the s4 without a data plan? or is it better to stick with a cheaper phone if you wont get data? i have wifi at home

2013-05-14T19:48:37+00:00

Jonathan I, Mobile Master

114,404 Points

It depends on your usage... Wi-Fi is great at home or in certain areas but having a data plan gives you full functionality of your device as smartphones are designed around it. It's definitely useful to have, especially on a high-end Android smartphone like the S4.

2013-05-14T20:34:10+00:00

144 Points

thankyou, im thinking about getting the s4 on the$25 plan, am i better off buying the nokia lumia 520 or nexus or will the s4 still give me a much greater expierience even lacking that extra data

2013-05-14T20:38:36+00:00

Ivan, Mobile Master

96,634 Points

I wouldn't recommend any particular phone based on your plan. All of those phones are equally crippled without a data plan.

2013-05-15T10:42:06+00:00

Paul Deschamps, Mobile Master

203,342 Points

If you are at home when you basically use your phone for data uses like browsing the Web or using Facebook ect like myself than go with the best phone you can. If you aren't home much or where there's wifi available and like to check your Facebook or surf the Web while your out and about then go with the cheaper phone and a plan with data, it really depends how you use use your phone. I use my phone like a phone while I'm out and about & like a smartphone when I'm at home personally, If I do use my phone like a smartphone when I'm out its usually just playing a game or something like that while waiting at an appointment or something and things that use data can wait till I'm home usually. The only thing I use a fair bit while out that uses data is the navigation or Google Maps apps to find places I'm going if I haven't been there before.

Chad Burr, Mobile Master

203,988 Points

Imo you should get the most phone you can afford and if you get the S4 you will not be sorry should you decide later on to get data or when you do use wifi. Remember you can play games on these phones too so the more processing power you have the better. Also the android app lineup is far superior to windows phone.

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2013-05-14T20:50:01+00:00

144 Points

so if i later decide to go with a data plan can i just switch my plan the next month?

2013-05-14T20:51:55+00:00

Chad Burr, Mobile Master

203,988 Points

Yup, u can change once per billing cycle free through selfserve

2013-05-14T20:57:21+00:00