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   Anyone have experience with Fizz mobile?   
      
   A friend of mine was hard hit with the recent 3G sunset on his     
   7-eleven Speakout account. He was using a 3G-capable phone for     
   that too - he just used it for texting so that was perfectly     
   fine.   
      
   The 7-eleven speakout plan offered a one-time low fee (not a     
   top-up) that could be used for up to a year.  And each time     
   that was topped-up, the remaining balance simply rolled forward     
   and the "yearly" clock was reset for another 365 days.   
      
   Not a bad deal. Voice was like 35cents per minute, but text was     
   the primary use.   
      
   But Speakout is closing operations.  So.. a scramble was     
   underway to find a good cheap alternative.   
      
   Fizz was one that he discovered.  Minimum with no data, just     
   text = $12/mo.   Still, at $144/yr that seems much, to me.   
      
   Anyway.. the Fizz site lists several "partner" outlets to     
   obtain a SIM card.  Circle-K was the best partner for his area.     
   He spent time visiting the one in Gravenhurst (Ontario) today     
   (a 66km trip) ..but, no Fizz there! ..and then down to the     
   three listed in the area a bit further south at Hwy11 and Hwy12     
   - two of the three did not carry Fizz!  He got the card at the     
   remaining one he checked.   
      
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