Subj : luckymobile, anyone?
To   : Rob Mccart
From : August Abolins
Date : Mon Aug 05 2024 19:39:00

Hello Rob Mccart!

** On Sunday 04.08.24 - 01:00, Rob Mccart wrote to AUGUST ABOLINS:

 RM> I've been with Lucky for over 5 years. A couple of years
 RM> back I saw that they now were offering  a plan at the same
 RM> price with a couple of extra gig but you have to pretend
 RM> you are changing to a new package to get the new data
 RM> levels. (i.e. - Changing from their $40 plan to their $40
 RM> plan..)

Yep..  I was not even aware that was an option until I ventured  
into the "Change Plan" section.  I was at $40/mo, 5GB, for a  
long time.  Then I just happened to notice they were offering  
75GB for the same 40$ monthly.  I decided to save money instead  
and switched to the $29/mo plan at 25GB.


 RM> But I haven't been on their main site in ages and I had no
 RM> idea they had made such drastic changes so, thanks, I'll
 RM> have to go back and check it out and maybe save $11 a
 RM> month to get more than double the data.

You have to decide fast.  Aug 6 will introduce a new set of  
"plans".


 RM> You asked something about Top Up Balances not getting used
 RM> up. I'm not sure what you meant by that. I've had a
 RM> positive balance there for quite a while, if it's still
 RM> there when I go to the site, and it stayed there for years
 RM> but I don't generally use Top Ups other than the payment
 RM> for the full plan.

What I mean is that with auto-topup (via credit card or  
qualifying debit card) your existing and banked Lucky dollars  
never get used for payment. The only way to force the system to  
use any of your banked Lucky dollars is to disable auto-topup.


 RM> This added later.. I checked that out online and all those
 RM> super plans and prices are for new customers only. I'm
 RM> still glad you mentioned it because it will allow me to go
 RM> from the 5 gig plan at $40 to a new 10 gig plan at faster
 RM> speeds for $35 so that's better than nothing but it annoys
 RM> me that they offer these super deals to new customers,
 RM> that I believe are locked in, not temporary, (if they
 RM> don't change their plan), but us loyal long-time customers
 RM> are given much worse options.

You can still come in as a new user, and add that account to  
your existing login if you want.  Luckymobile doesn't seem to  
care.

And yes.. the plan structure seemed to penalize existing long- 
time customers!   But I was kinda lucky and got the $29/mo plan  
at 25GB.  Later, when a friend of mine (and an existing user)  
wanted the same thing a few weeks later, the $29|25GB plan was  
nolonger an option. Apparently, the $29 plan was a mistake.   
But, I got it before it got removed for existing customers.

Meanwhile, my friend just registered a new plan (a new SIM) and  
got it that way.  He merged that service into his existing  
account without issues.


 RM> I hate to change suppliers but another place with super
 RM> plans these days is the NoName Mobile plans put out by
 RM> Loblaws stores. I saw that on a NoFrills store flyer and
 RM> checked it out online and the plans look really good (US
 RM> coverage and lots more data at lower prices) and, as near
 RM> as I can tell, they are using the Bell Network so should
 RM> have the same coverage as Lucky and other Bell supported
 RM> companies.

I wasn't really aware that NoFrills had a NoName mobile  
offering until few weeks ago. The pricing seems very close if  
not identical.
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