Bell Phone Swap Offer

[skim-]

So I can't verify this deal beyond the one example I've seen, but I'll post it anyway and see if anyone else has had similar experiences.

My sister recently was offered a deal to switch from her current cellular provider, Rogers, over to Bell Mobility. She agreed to the offer and traded in her busted-ass old Motorola flipphone, canceling her rogers contract.

For making the switch, she was given a brand new Sanyo camera phone (pretty nice btw) and a free _YEAR_ of service from Bell. :-0

I'm currently on Telus and am going to approach my local Bell outlet (Kelowna, BC) about this tomorrow. Will update as I find out more.

If you're near a Bell outlet, or mall kiosk, you might want to give this a try too. ;)

- Skim

[mark_in_2k]

Yeah, I heard the commercial on the radio a few days ago.

I'd consider it, but I love Rogers GSM network too much :D

[TheOen]

time to repair my old phone
*replace it

[Avenger]

Are there any other perks beyond one year free service? What plan do they include for the year? And you must lock in for 3 years right?

[Vasy]

You have to go for a 3 year plan at $45 that you can't change.

[Babydoll]

You CAN switch your plan - I have done it. Much happier with BM than Rogers

[hotgo]

I would love to take advantage of this deal... but I'm a Telus customer. I spoke to a rude salesperson who said it's only for Rogers/Fido. Does anyone have any tricks/suggestions?

[redflag]

The deal seems good, but how about the penalty you have to pay Rogers?

[hotgo]

Any more info on this?

[wild]

i hate how bell offers **** to new customers and yet i've been a customer for almost 7 years and they are rude to me and give me nothing beyond what is offered to standard customers, the second canada gets number portability i'm gone

[advantage21]

The switcher deals are only available to existing Fido/Rogers customers. If want to switch, looks into the Telus plan:

http://www.telusmobility.com/on/max_45/index.shtml

Gaves you a better choice of phones (the Sanyo phone on Bell suxxs) and an option for the $25/Month plan, 3 year contract but 1 year free.

[babysham]

I'm a Rogers customer and have been one for a while. I was very interested in the Telus deal so I called up Rogers and told them I was interested in their deal and was considering opting out of my contract with Rogers and going with Telus.

Rogers matched the Telus deal feature for feature and gave me a hardware upgrade too. So my next year is free, and after that my plan is $45/month- after 6 and weekends free and 700 daytime minutes. I had to renew for another 3 years, which is the same contract Telus wants you to sign.

So I got the exact same Telus deal without the headache of changing companies and phone numbers. Pretty sweet. Call up your Rogers rep and threaten to cancel, and they will most likely match the Telus deal.

Good luck.

[B89P]

well I've been a customer of bell for almost 4 years.
Let me WARN everyone about their Customer Service......Not too good!!
My advise is to write eveything down in the converstion and GET a name and ID for the person you are talking to!!
Just my 2cents!
Good luck everyone

[hegoru]

I think that holds true for all of the telecom companies. I've had a contract with each one at one time or another and IMO Bell has been the best overall CSR experience. That might also mean that the Western Canada CSRs are nicer than the Eastern Canada ones, I don't know :/

Oh and for the guy wondering why Telus customers can't switch over, it's because Telus/Bell have roaming agreements. Telus roams on Bell in the East and Bell on Telus in the West. So taking Telus customers wouldn't be in Bell's best interest.

well I've been a customer of bell for almost 4 years.
Let me WARN everyone about their Customer Service......Not too good!!
My advise is to write eveything down in the converstion and GET a name and ID for the person you are talking to!!
Just my 2cents!
Good luck everyone

[kiteboy]

There's also a $400 early cancellation fee, and you still pay SAF during the first year and any extra features you need. The phone itself is worth about $300. It might be worth it, depending on your current plan. Bell is trying to skim off the high-end $45/month customers first.

[Hellfire]

Watch out if you want to switch to Bell. Their CS is horrible. I had two phones one Mike, and one Telus PCS. I decided to switch the Mike phone to Bell due to serious network issues in my area, and because Bell is offering Billing by the Second.

Right from the start I had to fight with them to get them to honor their advertised plans and offers. It took almost two weeks, and I was a day away from terminating my contract with them (15 days to cancel, no penalty)

And then after I though I'd got everything sorted out I found out that 5 days after activating Bell had issued me a bill, and overcharged me around $20.
That took a few days to sort out too...

Well, after the horrible experience I got from bell, I decided to kept my Telus PCS phone, and the Telus matched the bell plan. :)

Conclusion: Bell CS is terrible & never had a problem with Telus in many many years.

[suziecute]

Contrary to some of you guys who had bad experiences with Bell, I've never had any problems with them. My contract with Bell expired a few months ago but I wanted to keep my plan (it includes long distance with no extra charge) and get a new cell phone. I had to pay full price for my phone but I negotiated with them to waive my hardware upgrade fee.

Recently, my company had a deal with Bell to offer discount on cellular plans for employees and I was able to transfer my plan to my corporate plan. My new plan does not include long-distance but the monthly fee comes out much cheaper, and I can always use phone card to make long-distance calls. I told them I want a 3 years contract to get the 3 months free of unlimited calling and they agreed. I was surprised because I know they normally give the free months only to new customers.

I think my good experiences with Bell may have something to do with the fact that my parents have been long-time customers with them and that they have business account with Bell.