Kamloops questions

[StirCrazy]

yes we pay health care premiums. I think full rate would be 32/month, and it is scalled back depending on your income.

Steve

[Doug]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

yes we pay health care premiums. I think full rate would be 32/month, and it is scalled back depending on your income.

Steve

My bro said they pay $52 each in Langley. Seems like a bit much in comparison to what you guys are saying.

Cell phone question. My MTS plan is expired and was going with Rodgers on a new Iphone. Is Rodgers fine there? I would wait and perhaps use Telus in a bundle but a friends does not work when she comes here.

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Doug

My bro said they pay $52 each in Langley. Seems like a bit much in comparison to what you guys are saying.

Cell phone question. My MTS plan is expired and was going with Rodgers on a new Iphone. Is Rodgers fine there? I would wait and perhaps use Telus in a bundle but a friends does not work when she comes here.

Hmm, I just looked it up, 57/month is the full rate. if you make under 30K/year there are discounts, we pay 32/month for the whole family but that is through the wifes work. I would pay about 24 bucks a month based on my pension. heres a chart showing the discounts
http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/msp/info...html#temporary

the problem is most good jobs got plans so we don't know what it realy costs, and normaly if you don't have a good job it is close to free



rodgers works, but telus as much as I hate to say has the best coverage in BC and AB. I am with telus myself but only till shaw starts with cell phones I did have rodgers and was rather disapointed with the coverage in BC.

if you still thinking about the outlying area's forget about the cell.. lots of the small towns don't have coverage once your off the main hiway and even on it in some places. they are slowly getting all the holes filled but still a ways off.. for instance when I go to work I leave here and go to boston bar.. that whole area in the fraser canyon is very pourly serviced for cell. cell is comming there but there still in the planning phase so I can see it being a year or two at least then, and then you will need a phone that works witht he system as Telus isn't going back wards to older cell formats, so if the phone is to old it probably won't work, but you should be eligible for a free phone. I would just leave it till you move here. let your rodgers go month to month and when you get established go to telus get a free top of the line phone for being a new customer. then you don't have to pay again to change the number, ect...


Steve

Just a note on the cell I would go with Telus or Bell as Bell piggybacks Telus and pay them for the service and the same in the east Telus piggybacks Bell and pays them. Telus does own a couple small companies. They own mike's and some one said they own Koodo also not sure about that. There is another one can't think of it right now.

Bill

[Doug]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

Hmm, I just looked it up, 57/month is the full rate. if you make under 30K/year there are discounts, we pay 32/month for the whole family but that is through the wifes work. I would pay about 24 bucks a month based on my pension. heres a chart showing the discounts
http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/msp/info...html#temporary

the problem is most good jobs got plans so we don't know what it realy costs, and normaly if you don't have a good job it is close to free

Thanks for the info and link Steve. Perhaps its included in my benefits from my company I,m retired from? Have to check that. I would be over the amount for sure.

rodgers works, but telus as much as I hate to say has the best coverage in BC and AB. I am with telus myself but only till shaw starts with cell phones I did have rodgers and was rather disapointed with the coverage in BC.

if you still thinking about the outlying area's forget about the cell.. lots of the small towns don't have coverage once your off the main hiway and even on it in some places. they are slowly getting all the holes filled but still a ways off.. for instance when I go to work I leave here and go to boston bar.. that whole area in the fraser canyon is very pourly serviced for cell. cell is comming there but there still in the planning phase so I can see it being a year or two at least then, and then you will need a phone that works witht he system as Telus isn't going back wards to older cell formats, so if the phone is to old it probably won't work, but you should be eligible for a free phone. I would just leave it till you move here. let your rodgers go month to month and when you get established go to telus get a free top of the line phone for being a new customer. then you don't have to pay again to change the number, ect...


Steve

Interesting. The kids packaged their home phone, internet and tv with Telus but not cell,s yet. Telus must have a total inclusive package then, if thats the case. Perhaps I will check their website.
I can wait, the Iphone5 is coming soon anyways.