Hey guys I would like your opinions on this...

I have a t-mobile curve with fido and am running into a few issues:

-It is locked to the t-mobile UMA servers so I cannot sue the fido uno service
-Fido no longer has blackberry connect plans, if I want to switch to the 300mb for $30 plan they have it will mean giving up my emails.
-I would like to get a 9000 when they are released.


So I called rogers and I can switch to them without a cancellation fee since I have been with fido for more than 1 year of my 3 year contract. The only thing is I need to sign another 3 year contract. So If I switch now to get the cheaper data rates I will loose the discount I would get on a Bold when released (the discount for signing a 3 year contract).

Right now I pay $60 a month for 25mb which is crazy, and so switching would save me $30 a month, plus using the my5 i will save more because I only call one or two numbers often (and go over my long distance minutes with fido). So with this in mind I would be saving money anyways even if I have to purchase the 9000 from them at full price when it comes out.


So my rogers plan would look like this:

My 5 canada wide: $35
250 anytime min, unlimited even/wknds.
Voice mail/txt/call display/backup etc: $15
300mb data $30
system access fee: $7

total being $87 before tax

Right now I am paying:
150 anytime min, unlmtd incomming, even/wknds: $25
25mb data: $60
voicemail/call display: $9
system access fee: $7

total is $101 before tax, but I usually go over while calling those 1-2 numbers.


so I save about $14 at least and have 10x more data, and 100 more anytime min plus the my5 thing.


Is there a more suitable plan, and should I just wit until rogers gets the bold before switching? Can I ask them to knock off the system access fee or something for signing a 3 year contract?

Thanks!

First, Blackberry Connect is only for non-Blackberry phones. It's a program that lets you get Blackberry functions on a phone, like Blackberry email. You cant run it on a Blackberry because the Blackberry already has..... well...... Blackberry. You run Blackberry Connect on phones like the Nokia E61i, turning it into a halfassed Blackberry. Never an optimal solution.

If you mean Fido is dropping all Blackberry support and data plans, no longer offering any Blackberry service, then it's time to go! But a 3 year contract?! I've heard of 2 years, but not 3. Maybe waiting for the Bold to be released would be the smart move. That ensures there is no confusion/Micky Mouse shenanigans when it comes time to get the Bold at a discount. Anyway, it should be fairly soon. Very often they will delete the system access fee if you ask, and if you're a new customer. Sometimes you have to say it's a deal breaker and play hardball with them. They won't waive it unless you make a little fuss. But they want your business and usually have some leeway with these stupid fees.

Not to be disrespectful here rambo, but how little you know.... The BB connect works PERFECTLY fine on BB devices with Fido, the only difference between BB connect and a BB data plan is that BB connect can be run on a non BB device, otherwise it pushes the same service books and everything. And for the 3 year contract... That's canada for you, all canadian providers offer a 2 and 3 year contract.

Thanks to iPhone coming July 11, Rogers recently slashed BlackBerry plan pricing for BIS users. The advertising campaign has not started yet, but people are able to call in and switch.

Actually - all BB Rogers plans work on all devices, including non-BB devices.
(The only exception is the $15 email-only plan, which blocks the internet.com APN)

Even the grandfathered Rogers BlackBerry 25MB for $60 plan works fine in a TREO, if you move the simcard to a TREO. No extra charges. Since around 2005, Rogers stopped distinguishing on BlackBerry SIM cards, so you can use a Rogers BlackBerry SIM card in any device.

Basically, Rogers BB plan is a superset of a Rogers generic data plan. Or another way of looking at it, Rogers BlackBerry SIM cards behave like generic data cards that just has special bonus of a BlackBerry account provisioned onto it.

Thankfully -- with the new $30/300MB and $60/1GB or the $50 flexrate plan on Rogers, pricing is finally getting better and now it's feasible to plug the BlackBerry SIM card into a laptop card or iPhone, if you wanted to -- it works fine (tested).