Subj : bell's way, slmr's way
To   : Rob Mccart
From : August Abolins
Date : Sat Aug 16 2025 22:41:00

Hello Rob!

** On Saturday 16.08.25 - 15:26, you wrote to me:

 RM> I used to get more of them, and lately they usually were not a
 RM> fantastic deal but this one is the best I've seen.

I got this one a couple days ago..

433222

"Lucky: Here's an exclusive offer from our friends at Bell who
have monthly plans on Canada's fastest 5G+ network. Get 40 GB
at 5G+ speeds, unlimited Canada-wide talk/text & U.S. calling
from Canada for $30/mo. with your own phone (price includes
$10/mo. Autopay credit). Call 1 866 820-5230 with code 7JFRHAM
or visit a Bell store by September 7. ( luckym.ca/msgprefs ) (
bell.ca/messagesettings )"

2025-08-14 11:58:38

I don't like the way Bell uses "credit" to make it look like  
you're "saving" $omething.  The $10/mo credit means that they  
bill you at at $40, you get taxed on that, and then they deduct  
$10.   And.. they probably reserve the right to remove the  
credit at any time, thus avoiding blame for "changing the plan"  
when the core plan is $40.  It is sick marketing strategy.


 AA>> The 5G is the big draw, but obviously you will only get
 AA>> what the nearby towers (and our phone) can support.

 RM> Yes, my phone is 6+ years old so doesn't support 5G and being
 RM> out here in the middle of nowhere, I doubt any of the towers
 RM> near here have 5G built into them, but I could be wrong. Maybe
 RM> Bell Mobility has upgraded more frequentlt than the Bell Land
 RM> Lines have.

My main phone is a Blackberry Q10, circa 2012!  :D  Works fine  
on the Lucky LTE network.


 RM> ..with a good deal like this one it would probably be
 RM> prone to price increases once they get you sucked in..

I would bet that they *do* increase the prices. That is Bell's  
way.   :(


 AA>> BTW...  your SLMR..   ...cuts the subject line short:

 RM> The joys of using 30 year old programs on your computer..   B)
 RM> (I have to run this in Dos Box..)

You might like to look into OpenXP.  It would make your  
connection operate as a point, and you benefit from having all  
messages stored into a database for easy search and lookup  
later.  I built https://openxp.kolico.ca to help promote it.  
See the screenshots there.
-- 
  ../|ug

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