Should I give up my old $25 loyalty incoming

[Mark2000]

Should I give up my old $25 loyalty incoming?

I am one year into a three-year contract on my old $25 unlimited incoming. I have an unlocked iPhone 4s out of contract, so it can be used on any carrier.

My current total is:
$31.95 ($25+old SAF)
$30 (6 GB data)
$15 (Smartphone VP)

I'm just wondering if its worth switching to any of Fido's other plans right now, to get all of this. Or even perhaps pay the ECF and switch to another carrier entirely. I'd lose the $200 ECF if I gave up the $25 plan, which isn't too big of a deal any more I guess, since the new DECF essentially negates that benefit.

Even with the closest garden variety plan ($30 incoming), I'm still only a couple bucks off what I'm paying now, and then I lose the $200 ECF.

Key aspects for me:
- Unlimited incoming or unlimited talk (lots of daytime calls - currently I use Yak incoming @ 2.9 cents/min for my daytime calls once I go over 100 min.
- Lots of data.
- I use Yak as a Primary Interexchange Carrier through a Fido Equal Access Agreement as my long distance provider.

Should I just keep the plan?

[KRZR101]

Are you talking about the plan that has the 100min, unl incoming and evenings and weekends? I used to have that. It's such an outdated plan and NOT worth it anymore. Switch to one of the newest plan, for your taste, the $30 that includes, 200 daytime mins, unlimited incoming, evenings and weekends starting at 5pm, unl international texting. And no SAF. You're literally saving money on the new plan and getting more. It's a no brainer.

If you do switch to one of the new plans from one of the old plans (with SAF), you have to pay a one-time $30 or $35 fee

[Mark2000]

That's the plan.

I'd lose my detailed billing, for one, with one of the new plans, and it is, at times, nice to be able to look back on what calls I made when I forget. I do use this a few times a year for sure.

But also, I am just wondering if there might be something in the fine print terms and conditions of the original plan, that I could lose.

[ceredon]

That's the plan.

I'd lose my detailed billing, for one, with one of the new plans, and it is, at times, nice to be able to look back on what calls I made when I forget. I do use this a few times a year for sure.

But also, I am just wondering if there might be something in the fine print terms and conditions of the original plan, that I could lose.

Are you sure? I thought you only lost detailed billing if you are on one of the unlimited airtime plans.

[mech9t5]

That's the plan.

I'd lose my detailed billing, for one, with one of the new plans, and it is, at times, nice to be able to look back on what calls I made when I forget. I do use this a few times a year for sure.

But also, I am just wondering if there might be something in the fine print terms and conditions of the original plan, that I could lose.

the only other differences is probably overage rates.

[Rogido]

That's the plan.

I'd lose my detailed billing, for one, with one of the new plans, and it is, at times, nice to be able to look back on what calls I made when I forget. I do use this a few times a year for sure.

But also, I am just wondering if there might be something in the fine print terms and conditions of the original plan, that I could lose.

I'm on a Retention Plan for $25 -- 200 min, 1000 min early eve/weekends, unlimited incoming, CID, VM, and I'm still getting detailed billing.

[Mark2000]

How much are daytime minutes on my plan vs. the new plans?

Also, I just read a CRTC decision from late 2011 on equal access. It looks like the CRTC has got rid of the mandated Equal access provision for wireless local exchange carriers, of which Fido is the only one in Canada.

So at this point I'm expecting my Yak LD service to be toast any day now. Apparently the CRTC hearing heard that Yak makes $6,000 a month on it. So Wind (Yak) wanted the requirement gone too, so they can start their own CLEC wireless Carrier And Rogers' position was essentially that the IT systems cost too much to maintain for how much they make off it.