Rogers Vacation Hold?

[leafsrule99]

Hi Guys,
Im a rogers customer...and will be out of country for about 2 months and want to put my account on vacation hold or something like that...does rogers have that service?

Thanks

Shake

[crazdefool]

1-888-rogers1

[cdnNick]

My grandparents use to do that when they went to Florida for 6 months, I don't think there was a charge for the service. But give them a call.

[charliebrown]

yup...minimum hold period is 3 months...there's a minimal monthly service fee instead of the monthly charges

and depending on how diligent the rogers technician is, the service may stay active for months ;)

[nopn]

yes, they do

[Gee]

I think the service fee is $20 per month. It is the same fee they charge when you loose your cell phone. You can hold your account for $20 per month.

[leafsrule99]

thats such a rip off...i might as well just keep my plan and all...but i guess thats where they make their money

[number84]

have u called to confirm it is in fact $20/month? i would call to make sure...seems on the high side to me!

[Gee]

They charge the same amount for early cancellation. I beleive it was $20 per month for the remaining months of your contract, up to a maximum of $200. Which is better than Bell. They have no maximum.

They do this because they subsidisze the phones when you sign for a contract. So you sign for 3 years and get a free phone. Imagine using the phone for 1 week and then say you are going on vacation for the next three years. Then you sell your phone and wait to cancel your contract.

[marcopoloca]

it's a policy to protect Rogers and Bell, not us the consumer.

they can put a max leave of absence for say 3 or 6 months with a maintenance fee of $5 to $10 (whatever maintenance they need to do?); that's a reasonable time frame and the providers won't get ripped off; but really when was the last time the providers got ripped off?

Yeap $20 a month plus "licensing fee" of $6.95 per month, and only if your contract is up! What a Freaking deal eh.

[Jin-n-Juice]

I thought it was SAF + 911 fee ($6.95 + $.050) only while you're gone. Then your contract gets extended by the amount of time you're gone...

[marcopoloca]

I thought it was SAF + 911 fee ($6.95 + $.050) only while you're gone. Then your contract gets extended by the amount of time you're gone...

you would think that's a logical proposition, but not according to Rogers :(