Fido Boxing Day Deals!

[orakle22]

[ripped from HowardForums, thanks didouche]

Fido's having a boxing day sale at their retail locations. Supposed to be specials on a bunch of phones and accessories. Highlights include:

$0 - Siemens S55 (color screen triband)
$100 - Sony Ericsson P800 (smartphone, sweet deal)
$25 - Sony Ericsson T616 (color screen, bluetooth, 850mhz!)
$75 - Nokia 7210 (color screen, bluetooth)

All of these prices are for new activation / 2yr contract only. I'm not sure if existing month-to-month subscribers can sign contracts to get these deals. There will probably be more deals in store so it's worth checking this out

Steve

[hp]

Goto Futureshop instead.

With 2 year fido agreement, you get phone discount equal or better than Fido store, plus they will give you $50 to $100 gift card.

hp

[ripped from HowardForums, thanks didouche]

Fido's having a boxing day sale at their retail locations. Supposed to be specials on a bunch of phones and accessories. Highlights include:

$0 - Siemens S55 (color screen triband)
$100 - Sony Ericsson P800 (smartphone, sweet deal)
$25 - Sony Ericsson T616 (color screen, bluetooth, 850mhz!)
$75 - Nokia 7210 (color screen, bluetooth)

All of these prices are for new activation / 2yr contract only. I'm not sure if existing month-to-month subscribers can sign contracts to get these deals. There will probably be more deals in store so it's worth checking this out

Steve

[SuperAho]

I read the thread on howardchui. seems like the deal for P800 isnt real, ppl getting conflicting info. can anyone confirm? anyone working for fido in Vancouver's retail stores? ;)

[Pro]

BTW, the Nokia 7210 doesn't have bluetooth at all. For connectivity to PC or another mobile, it uses Infrared.

Merry Christmas!

[rabbit]

Taken from a Fido ad in Vancouver Province Dec 24:

Fido's post-holiday sale $0

Single-band Hiptop - Regular price: $125 (Sale Price = $0)
Siemens S55 - Regular price: $500 (Sale Price = $0)
Siemens A56 - Regular price: $100 (Sale Price = $0)
Sony Ericsson T310 - Regular price: $200 (Sale Price = $0)
Nokia 3190 - Regular price: $100 (Sale Price = $0)

This offer ends Jan 11, 2005.

Handset offer is valid with any new activation of a monthly package, with Fido Agreement. (does not say how long the agreement must be)

[crimsona]

The agreement is 2 years.

Not bad for the S55, otherwise, somewhat lacking

[Geologic]

I read the thread on howardchui. seems like the deal for P800 isnt real, ppl getting conflicting info. can anyone confirm? anyone working for fido in Vancouver's retail stores? ;)

It's real.. glad I'm not working tomorrow.

I don't think each store has a lot of stock for the p800 though, most stores only have 1. plus the A56, S55, 7210, and a few other models are refurbished phones that are re-boxed.

[k2lc]

get away from Siemens and Sony Eric...
otherwise, you will be regret

[alym]

So what then exactly is the word on the p800?

[kawai]

So what then exactly is the word on the p800?

nice phone but the P900/P910 or the Tero 650 are way better phones.

not bad for a hundred bucks though.

[thedon]

get away from Siemens and Sony Eric...
otherwise, you will be regret

exactly what is wrong with siemens and SE? the two companies make very good phones

[jimmyche]

anyone know if existing customer is eligible for these deal?

[clone]

The best Fido prepaid phone deal is Sony Ericssson Z200 Tri-Band World Phone - White from Best Buy. $59.99 after $65 instant rebate.

http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&dept=20006&sku_id=0926INGFS10041507&catid=20159&newdeptid=20157

Prepaid: $50 airtime credit valid 60 days
referral credit: $20, you need a Fido user to refer you and he/she will get another $20 credit if you stay for 3 months.

You get $70 credit and you need to pay $59.99 + tax.

After 60 days, you can switch to monthly plan with no charge.

[jimmyche]

I heard that the Z200 is troublesome.
Fido already discontinued this phone.

[jasonchan]

P800 is indeed $100 with 2 year agreement; $250 with monthly activation and $1000 with prepaid:

http://www.fido.ca/portal/product/handsetdetail.jsp?id=erics_p800&lang=en&cat=1

other deals are available:
http://www.fido.ca/promos/personal/boxingday_20041226/en/promotion.shtml

[FD3S]

how do i get the p800?..wehni addd i seem to get 1000 instead of the 250$ one i wanted to get

[jasonchan]

how do i get the p800?..wehni addd i seem to get 1000 instead of the 250$ one i wanted to get

Handsets purchased on-line can only be activated upon receipt. The credit for activating a monthly airtime package will be applied to your second monthly invoice. However, if you’d like to take advantage of the applicable credit right away, please call 1 888 481-FIDO (3436), select option 2 and enter promotional code 405 to buy and activate a handset.

In other words if you want to get the discount in advance you need to call them; otherwise you will get your discount credited on your second bill.

[vybe232]

P800 is indeed $100 with 2 year agreement; $250 with monthly activation and $1000 with prepaid:

http://www.fido.ca/portal/product/handsetdetail.jsp?id=erics_p800&lang=en&cat=1

other deals are available:
http://www.fido.ca/promos/personal/boxingday_20041226/en/promotion.shtml

If i already have a fido contract..can i still buy the p800 for 250$?

is this available online only? or in the store? or is it best to call them?

Can i just give them my credit card and buy it for 250?

[thedon]

If i already have a fido contract..can i still buy the p800 for 250$?

is this available online only? or in the store? or is it best to call them?

Can i just give them my credit card and buy it for 250?

$250 is for monthly activations... that means u have to activate a new number and keep it for 3 months, if u just want to buy the phone it will cost u $1000

[nina]

Does anybody know if the P800 is still on sale/available?

I tried both of the FIDO outlets here in London; one (an actual store) sold out, and the other (a booth) did not even receive any.

Also, can anyone confirm that these phones are new products? I heard from one FIDO guy that they were refurbs - not sure if he knew what he was talking about, though.

If anyone knows of any FIDO locations in the GTA with these phones still in stock, please let me know! Otherwise, I'm going to try calling in to FIDO to order one (though I'm not sure if they'll charge for shipping, etc.)

Thanks, guys!

[mrken]

The P800 is tempting for sure! But it has already been discontinued from major U.S. service providers.

This thing was approved by FCC on 15 October 2002, so it should be around two years old.
I hope Fido has flashed it with the newest OS...

Will this work as a PDA even after one discontinues service with Fido?

[atong]

the p800 will work as a pda even if service is discontinued...you have to have a sim card in the phone though...

[jimmyche]

Most Fido store in Greater vancouver doesn't have any stock when I called this morning. Oakridge and Lougheed had one, but it was gone within an hour.
and Since that the CS at the call center will not honor this discount on phone. This is pretty much dead in Greater Vancouver

It seems that the P800 discount is just a big scum which waste my precious shopping time.

[excel]

do you guys know if the FIDO offer @ futureshop with free gift card is only TODAY BOXING DAY?

or is it whole week?

reason asking, my sister got her V400 last week signed 2 yr
but it has 15day trial it was from a fido store

[kogepan]

The best Fido prepaid phone deal is Sony Ericssson Z200 Tri-Band World Phone - White from Best Buy. $59.99 after $65 instant rebate.

http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&dept=20006&sku_id=0926INGFS10041507&catid=20159&newdeptid=20157

Prepaid: $50 airtime credit valid 60 days
referral credit: $20, you need a Fido user to refer you and he/she will get another $20 credit if you stay for 3 months.

You get $70 credit and you need to pay $59.99 + tax.

After 60 days, you can switch to monthly plan with no charge.

this is under monthly plan section, does anyone know if it does come wif the 50 prepaid card? i know the phone is a crap phone but 50 bucks prepaid 10 bucks for the phone why not..

[clone]

this is under monthly plan section, does anyone know if it does come wif the 50 prepaid card? i know the phone is a crap phone but 50 bucks prepaid 10 bucks for the phone why not..
It doesn't come with a $50 prepaid card. Actually no Fido phone will come with any prepaid card. I talked to fido.ca CSR this morning. When you activate the phone prepaid, they will give $50 airtime credit to your account right away. You have to refill at the end of 60 days or switch to monthly plan with no charge. Since this phone is discontinous at Fido, they won't give you any credit if you activate for a monthly plan. The best way to go is to activate as prepaid first.

My previous post about credit is not that clear, it should be:

Prepaid: $50 airtime credit valid 60 days
referral credit: you need a Fido user to refer you, you will get $20 credit and he/she will get another $20 credit if you stay for 3 months.

You get $70 credit, your friend gets $20 credit and you only need to pay $59.99 + tax.

[specialfx3000]

"Since this phone is discontinous at Fido, they won't give you any credit if you activate for a monthly plan. The best way to go is to activate as prepaid first."

So why would they give you $50 credit on prepay when they don't on a monthly plan?

Isn't it to their advantage that you go monthly over pay as you go?

[kogepan]

o ic...so if i get the phone and activiate it i will recieve $50 airtime? or i gotta get a prepaid card after i get the phone?

[clone]

o ic...so if i get the phone and activiate it i will recieve $50 airtime? or i gotta get a prepaid card after i get the phone?
When you activiate the phone you will recieve $50 airtime. You won't get a prepaid card after you get the phone.

[clone]

So why would they give you $50 credit on prepay when they don't on a monthly plan?

I asked the same question. The CSR just kept on saying NO credit for monthly plan.

[dgr81]

The p800 deal isn't that great. the phone is a refurb. so for $250, it isn't an amazing deal for a 2 year old phone. it doesn't even support 850mhz.

[specialfx3000]

I asked the same question. The CSR just kept on saying NO credit for monthly plan.

Thanks Clone.

I also called them afterwards, and they did confirm it.

Here's another question someone might know the answer to.

If I already have a Fido Prepay and go buy a new one, can I activate the new one to get the $50 credit, then either transfer to the credit to my other account or change the phone number on this new sim to be my old number?

Bottom line, I wish to keep the first number but take advantage of the $50 activation credit.

Funny thing, I called Fido CSR twice, one says no problem, another says the system cannot do it. Wonder who's correct?

[chileung]

It's brand new. It will probably be hard to find though, not much stores had any left.

The p800 deal isn't that great. the phone is a refurb. so for $250, it isn't an amazing deal for a 2 year old phone. it doesn't even support 850mhz.

[kogepan]

Thanks Clone.

I also called them afterwards, and they did confirm it.

Here's another question someone might know the answer to.

If I already have a Fido Prepay and go buy a new one, can I activate the new one to get the $50 credit, then either transfer to the credit to my other account or change the phone number on this new sim to be my old number?

Bottom line, I wish to keep the first number but take advantage of the $50 activation credit.

Funny thing, I called Fido CSR twice, one says no problem, another says the system cannot do it. Wonder who's correct?

ya can u? i just cancel my order coz i dunno the whole activiating to get $50 airtime...kinda confused :?:

[clone]

Thanks Clone.

I also called them afterwards, and they did confirm it.

Here's another question someone might know the answer to.

If I already have a Fido Prepay and go buy a new one, can I activate the new one to get the $50 credit, then either transfer to the credit to my other account or change the phone number on this new sim to be my old number?

Bottom line, I wish to keep the first number but take advantage of the $50 activation credit.

Funny thing, I called Fido CSR twice, one says no problem, another says the system cannot do it. Wonder who's correct?
Even you have two phones under your name, You can't transfer amount from one prepaid account to another prepaid account. You can only transfer amount between postpaid accounts.

You can refer yourself when you activate your new phone. You old account will get $20 credit and your new account will also get $20 referral credit plus $50 airtime credit good for 2 months.

If you want to keep the old phone number, you have to keep two accounts at the same time. After 3 months, you can cancel your new account.

Your old sim card has your old phone number. If you put the old sim card in your new phone, then your new phone will have your old phone number.

[clone]

Goto Futureshop instead.

With 2 year fido agreement, you get phone discount equal or better than Fido store, plus they will give you $50 to $100 gift card.

hp
I was in FS today. They give out $100 GC on most of the Fido phones when you go with 2-year agreement. Siemens CF62 (save $25) and Siemens C65 (save $50) are both $0 with agreement plus you get $100 GC.

[tjuzer]

any other phone like 9800

[clone]

any other phone like 9800
FS has all Fido phones, at least 7 or 8 different types. Their prices are same as Fido but FS gives away $100 GC.

[specialfx3000]

FS has all Fido phones, at least 7 or 8 different types. Their prices are same as Fido but FS gives away $100 GC.

Thanks for the heads up Clone, but I didn't want to sign up 2 years and pay monthly when the phone is really just for "emergency" purposes.

Just wanna go prepay.

Funny thing is during the conversation about this in the last couple of days, I had one of the z200 in my shopping cart at Bestbuy.ca. Now when I finally made up my mind, it's OOS and they emptied my cart.

Now I can't find a cheapy phone in the GVA. :(

[hp]

Check the RFD forsale forum, there is alot of phone deals there.

I went to bestbuy today, the website still had the Z200 for $60 and the CSR agreed to match the price for me. Unfortunately, they ran out of the phone, so it was a no go.

hp

[SuperAho]

FS has all Fido phones, at least 7 or 8 different types. Their prices are same as Fido but FS gives away $100 GC.

Clone:
Which FS has P800 for $100 with 2 years agreement (in BC area i assume in ur sig)?? I never seen that they have that particular phone.

If anyone know where I can get this phone in a B&M Fido in Vancouver (not through CSR) for this new price, please let me know. All the ones I went to dont sell them anymore, nor will they acknowledge the new pricing >:(

[akito925]

exactly what is wrong with siemens and SE? the two companies make very good phones

I'm very happy with my SE phone! has many features witch other phones have lack of... like ir and bluetooth. lol.

great phone to me! and plus the wonders you can do on the computer. lol.

[clone]

fido.ca has P800 $100 with 2-year agreement online. Have you try calling fido at 1-888-481-3436?

http://www.fido.ca/portal/product/handsetdetail.jsp?id=erics_p800&lang=en&cat=1

Both FS & BB give $100 GC to all cell phones with 2 or more years contract. Call every store to check if they have one.

[clone]

Thanks for the heads up Clone, but I didn't want to sign up 2 years and pay monthly when the phone is really just for "emergency" purposes.

Just wanna go prepay.

Funny thing is during the conversation about this in the last couple of days, I had one of the z200 in my shopping cart at Bestbuy.ca. Now when I finally made up my mind, it's OOS and they emptied my cart.

Now I can't find a cheapy phone in the GVA. :(
I was in FS store yesterday, They have Z200 for 79.99? You can check if any BB B&M store has Z200.

[specialfx3000]

Which FS store has the z200?

Called Richmond and Broadway... says they're OOS.

BB in Queensborough said same thing.

Maybe they're just too lazy to check for me.

[clone]

Which FS store has the z200?

Called Richmond and Broadway... says they're OOS.

BB in Queensborough said same thing.

Maybe they're just too lazy to check for me.
Just check futureshop.ca, Burnaby, Vancouver Robson St., Coquitlam (both stores), Surrey stores have Z200.

You will get an extra $15 gift card if you buy online. Fido will send you the promotion code of $15 together with the referral code in the referral email. The $15 GC can be used to pay your invoice.

[Pro]

Yo I know this is a bit off topic but check this phone out!!

http://www.motorola.com/mdirect/hellomoto/experience/v3/flash/default.shtml

The new motorola razr v3 which supports sim cards and the gsm networks. I wonder which mobile provider in Canada will sell this phone first. I want one!!

[lagos]

Yo I know this is a bit off topic but check this phone out!!

http://www.motorola.com/mdirect/hellomoto/experience/v3/flash/default.shtml

The new motorola razr v3 which supports sim cards and the gsm networks. I wonder which mobile provider in Canada will sell this phone first. I want one!!

there is only two provider that can support the V3 RAZR, Fido and Rogers. But it seems like Rogers is going to carry after new years.

[clone]

Thanks for the heads up Clone, but I didn't want to sign up 2 years and pay monthly when the phone is really just for "emergency" purposes.

Just wanna go prepay.

Funny thing is during the conversation about this in the last couple of days, I had one of the z200 in my shopping cart at Bestbuy.ca. Now when I finally made up my mind, it's OOS and they emptied my cart.

Now I can't find a cheapy phone in the GVA. :(
You can get Siemens A56 for $100 at Fido or $96 at Wal-Mart, or Sony Ericsson T237 for $99.99 ($25 saving) at Future Shop.

[warpdrive]

Excuse me if this is old news....

Did anybody notice the accessory pack for SonyEricsson phones
$15 for charger, case and earphones.

http://www.fido.ca/shopfido/asp/index.asp?Id=2507&p=2&lang=en

I picked up a set....nice price!

[clone]

Fido also has Siemens, Nokia, Motorola accessory kit for $15. They can be used for phones other than Fido. Good deal.

[specialfx3000]

Just check futureshop.ca, Burnaby, Vancouver Robson St., Coquitlam (both stores), Surrey stores have Z200.

You will get an extra $15 gift card if you buy online. Fido will send you the promotion code of $15 together with the referral code in the referral email. The $15 GC can be used to pay your invoice.

Thanks again Clone... but I'm not having much luck with Fido reps.

I called them to confirm the $15... after getting the referral email. The email does specifically say you get both the $15 and the $20 each referral amounts but the rep says one or the other, not both. I said "bogus". Then he checked with his supervisor and he says the same thing. I read him the email he says that's wrong. I'm like, heh?

Anyways, I will call again on Tuesday. BTW, must this $15 be used with Fido directly? ie. Can I not use it at FS to buy another Fido phone or other Fido accessories?

[clone]

Thanks again Clone... but I'm not having much luck with Fido reps.

I called them to confirm the $15... after getting the referral email. The email does specifically say you get both the $15 and the $20 each referral amounts but the rep says one or the other, not both. I said "bogus". Then he checked with his supervisor and he says the same thing. I read him the email he says that's wrong. I'm like, heh?

Anyways, I will call again on Tuesday. BTW, must this $15 be used with Fido directly? ie. Can I not use it at FS to buy another Fido phone or other Fido accessories?
Typical Fido CSRs, poorly trained and poorly informed. Dealing with them is no fun. They never know what promotions their company has.

When you call Fido, try to choose activation option. You have to key in the promotion code first. So I think that in this way you will get the $15 GC. I haven't got the $15 GC since the phone which I wanted was sold out at fido.ca. I bought it from Fido store and they won't allow me to use the promotional code, but they gave me the $15 accessory kit for free. However, they forgot to give me the free gaming gift ($45 value) and I had to go back the next day and asked for it.

The $15 GC can only be used at fido.ca, not good in Fido stores and FS.

[c001m4n]

Excuse me if this is old news....

Did anybody notice the accessory pack for SonyEricsson phones
$15 for charger, case and earphones.

http://www.fido.ca/shopfido/asp/index.asp?Id=2507&p=2&lang=en

I picked up a set....nice price!

Nice deal. What kind of case does it come with? is it just a universal pouch?

[warpdrive]

Nice deal. What kind of case does it come with? is it just a universal pouch?

The case is pretty much a form fitting case that fits the T616 series. My friend has the same case and he paid $25 at the Fido store for it earlier this year.

[Rehan]

There are a lot of cheap phone accessories on <a href=../autolink/redirectpage.php?linkid=78 target=_blank>eBay</a>. I got an extra battery, a holster, a desktop charger, a car charger, and a USB cable for my Motorola V400 all for US$14.20 plus $11 shipping (grand total of CAD $30).

[kqc]

Typical Fido CSRs, poorly trained and poorly informed. Dealing with them is no fun. They never know what promotions their company has.

When you call Fido, try to choose activation option. You have to key in the promotion code first. So I think that in this way you will get the $15 GC. I haven't got the $15 GC since the phone which I wanted was sold out at fido.ca. I bought it from Fido store and they won't allow me to use the promotional code, but they gave me the $15 accessory kit for free. However, they forgot to give me the free gaming gift ($45 value) and I had to go back the next day and asked for it.

The $15 GC can only be used at fido.ca, not good in Fido stores and FS.

I did manage to get $15 airtime credit as a replacement for the $15 GC ... I actually bought the phone from Futureshop.. $50 airtime + $15 credit + $20 referral.. so I got $85 credit in total... :cheesygri

But this is after 3 calls to CSRs and 2 emails to Fido web support... and also it depends on your luck... that's a long story... I ordered another z200 phone for $60 from Bestbuy and I am not sure whether I will still fight for the $15 credit.. it's not worth the effort.

[clone]

I did manage to get $15 airtime credit as a replacement for the $15 GC ... I actually bought the phone from Futureshop.. $50 airtime + $15 credit + $20 referral.. so I got $85 credit in total... :cheesygri

But this is after 3 calls to CSRs and 2 emails to Fido web support... and also it depends on your luck... that's a long story... I ordered another z200 phone for $60 from Bestbuy and I am not sure whether I will still fight for the $15 credit.. it's not worth the effort.
You are lucky. The promotional code of the $15 GC is only good for online, not valid in stores if you read the fine print carefully. Fido CSRs often give you something that they should not give you. It is no fun to deal with CSRs, but sometimes you do love them as they give you something extra.

[specialfx3000]

I I ordered another z200 phone for $60 from Bestbuy and I am not sure whether I will still fight for the $15 credit.. it's not worth the effort.


How did you get the z200 from Bestbuy? I thought they're OOS and no longer on the website.

[kqc]

You are lucky. The promotional code of the $15 GC is only good for online, not valid in stores if you read the fine print carefully. Fido CSRs often give you something that they should not give you. It is no fun to deal with CSRs, but sometimes you do love them as they give you something extra.
I totally agree with you :cheesygri That's why I said it depends on you luck

[kqc]

How did you get the z200 from Bestbuy? I thought they're OOS and no longer on the website.
I ordered while z200 was still on the website...
Today I got this damn OOS letter... don't know how long I have to wait to actually get it... :(