goozak
join:2007-05-09
Montreal, QC
| reply to angel451
Re: [ENG] What's going on??
I guess that's the main problem of having all these services on the same physical cable. If a tree falls on that cable (or any problem happens to it), you are out of luck...
I would think that the same would be true if your phone is with Bell and you use DSL for internet... You would have the TV, but you still couldn't reach the outside world.
The best thing you can do as a backup plan would be to have a cellular phone - I use a 'pay as you go' service and have an emergency phone for about 10$ a month. Sure, I pay 30¢ a minute when I use it, but as an emergency phone (I bring it with me when I take the car too) the price per month is not that bad... |
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angel451
join:2008-03-20
Quebec, QC
| Any idea if Videotron has any affordable options?? I've never owned a cell. I always told myself, if I really need to call, I'll find a public phone. However, last night, there was no cell phone in sight  and a cell would have been pretty useful. An ''emergency phone'' for important things ( I'll be late, things like that. NOT to text with friends, if you know what I mean?
I think a cell would be pretty neat, but I'm so not familiar with those, I don't want to be fooled or anything. Sellers are paid to sell and I don't really trust them,  .
Angel |
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goozak
join:2007-05-09
Montreal, QC
| As far as I know, Videotron doesn't have a pay-as-you-go option... I use Fido prepaid service 10$ per 30 days (»www.fido.ca/portal/en/packages/prepaid.shtml), but there's also Virgin Mobile Prepaid plan for 15$ per 45 days (»virginmobile.ca/vmc/en/rates/rat···?lang=en)
Those were the least expensive options I could find at the time... You just have to make sure that your phone is charged (power drains over time as with any rechargeable batteries) - and if you don't use it once in a while your phone account might be disconnected. |
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