If you were to grab one of the plans off kijiji/craiglist ($40 holiday miracle) can you port your # to the account?
Official policy is No. But as said, if you speak to the right person along with having a good story to back up why you need to, then "maybe" its possible.
I don't know why people think the good plans are never coming back. The long term trend is for mobile wireless services to get cheaper, not more expensive. The only time you pay more is when a new feature comes along, so when lte comes out they will probably force you on to a new plan to get the better speeds.
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