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   RM> I did manage to get my unlimited in Canada 4G plan with 16 gig   
   RM> of data  (with loyalty bonuses and such) for $35. That was good   
   RM> enough for me so I haven't even checked for new plans there since.   
      
   JH>I was able to snag a Boxing Day deal with Public Mobile this past December   
   wh   
     > I get 75GB of 5G Data (5G = Up to 250Mb) that can be used anywhere in   
   Canada   
     >he US & Mexico along with unlimited calling to those three countries as   
   well.   
      
   That's really good, although you didn't mention price..   
      
   My optional upgrade would give me about 80 gig of Data plus unlimited   
   calling to the USA added to the Canadian calling for just $5 more.   
      
   Texting through Lucky is Global which the 'full' Bell services don't   
   offer (Lucky is a Bell company for prepaid users). If I use up all   
   the data, it doesn't stop, it just slows down. They then offer to   
   sell you more data at that point but if you don't need the speed you   
   can just use it at the slower rate which allows for eMail and very   
   low end Surfing, but it is free and unlimited at that point.   
      
   5G where I am would be like your dad's situation in Muskoka. I'm a ways   
   north of Parry Sound and things work well enough for what I do but I   
   don't push things too much. I usually get 3 or 4 bars at 4G but on   
   occasion it could drop to 1.   
      
   We've always had to put up with poor communication here because the   
   Bell Box is probably 60 years old. When I was using dial-up on the   
   land line I could only get half the normal speed because the Box   
   was still set up for party lines. It works like a private line now,   
   no waiting for a neighbour to get off the phone, but the lines are   
   still shared or throttled back. I was quite happy when we could   
   finally get Data through a Cell Phone.   
      
   JH>My only real "snag" with Public Mobile is when I got a new debit   
     >card in the mail with an updated expiry date.  I forgot to put   
     >the new details in Public Mobile   
      
   Yes, I've done similar things. I get bonus data, pretty much doubling   
   it, because I've been with Lucky for so long and am set to auomatically   
   pay every month, but I've run into credit card issues when getting a   
   new card, although possibly that has changed to automatically update   
   that now for regular repeating payments. It's a long time since I had   
   to change that.. But every few years I change my plan at Lucky and it   
   appears I will lose all my long time user bonuses, but usually that   
   gets sorted out by the next month.   
      
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