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Hi all. I am very tired of using my current cell phone provider (cannot name but they are local) so my question is, which do you use? Any issues? What's coverage like? Hidden costs? etc Any input would be great.  
 
Also would like to change my phone, I currently have an iPhone but that too has been turning into a headache :/ So which phone would be the best to switch too. Sorry I'm not very well educated with this kind of stuff lol. Thats why I am asking for help  
 
Thanks in advance  

You basically have two choices. MTS / Rogers / Fido use the same towers and have the same coverage. All the rest will generally have weaker coverage outside the main Manitoban cities.

I use telus. been with them since I lived in alberta. very happy they are out here now. I pay 60 bucks a month and that is unlimited everything anywhere in Canada, (except data I have 10 gigs on the plan I have). no days, nights, minutes BS. I use a samsung 4 and I love it  
 
Telus has their own towers, and they say more are coming. They currently have a deal with Rogers where there is no telus towers. I live in Rivers and have no problems. I can use my phone pretty much anywhere, I even had service for quite a bit of driving thru riding mountain, which shocked me. Koodo is another option, they are now owned by telus and have a section in the telus store in the mall.

Telus connections will be throttled to roughly 256kbps when using extended coverage from the Rogers towers.

They sometimes have issues but I have been with them for years and taken my phone across Canada and had better reception anywhere there are towers. Since I have lived in remote communities it made a difference.

I use Rogers, have so for a dozen or so years. Works great as long as you stay on the TransCanada highway or in larger cities. I have been on a plan for the last 2 years. 5 gig data (way more than I can use), unlimited Canada wide long distance and texting. Samsung Galaxy S4 - my first smart phone and I will continue along with this product. It has served me well and was simple to learn.

works best around here

I couldn't get a decent plan with MTS and I have an issue with paying for cellphone service to our own provincial phone company when they refuse to provide service to my community.  
 
Since my cell phone will never work when I am at home, I use it mostly when I am away from home. I realized that much of that time is spent in Saskatchewan so I looked into their rates and plans. I was much happier with what they offered and I have been with them for over a year with no surprises, disappointments or extra charges. I have unlimited Canadian long distance, unlimited minutes, texting, etc. and 10 GB of data. That is much more than I need but it is very affordable at $60. I was able to add a second phone with unlimited long distance and texting but no data for $25 a month.  
 
We brought our own (used) iPhone for the second phone so it saves us $5 a month and the 5S iPhone came with the 2 year contract. I might not get an iPhone again when it renews, but I would keep the phones I have.  
 
I was previously with Rogers and I was angry about extra charges on montly basis and the stupid phone didn't even have a signal most of the time. It was a Blackberry and it was awful. I was stuck in a contract even after the phone stopped working and they wouldn't replace it. I ended up just paying out the contract and switching - what a waste of money! I couldn't believe I was spending almost $60 a month and I was always the person sitting with no service while everyone else had a functional phone. I didn't even have data for that, and was constantly in fear of the long distance charges if anyone called me because almost every call I made or received was long distance - obviously since there is no service in my home area.  
 
In Canada I haven't used my Sasktel phone outside of MB and SK but the coverage has been excellent in both provinces, even in rural areas. I have been on two extended trips to the US and texting was free. I added a few long distance minutes for emergencies, turned cellular data off and there were no surprises on the bill. I found wifi often enough that I didn't miss the data at all.  
 

I've been with Rogers for almost ten years, finally switching to Mts. I've been overcharged for years, and I'll literally save $100 a month by switching. Only 5gb of data isn't enough (I have no wifi) so I want unlimited. Their bonus points are useless, and I hate seeing that I've given them $4000 in the last few years!

I've been with Fido, and haven't had any problems with their service. I read my contracts and plan details before signing up, so I don't have "surprises". I have also traveled and haven't had issues with service/reception. But when I travel, I enjoy the trip, I don't spend it glued to my phone, so maybe I'm in areas with no service and don't even realize!  
 
I have noticed friends with MTS seem to have more dropped calls then me,and very bad reception, even right in the middle of the city, but have no firsthand experience with them,

and have for almost 8 years and no complaints. The only issue I ever had was when they dropped MTS towers when they went 4G and started putting up all their own towers. Now that that has been completed I have service everywhere, including Wal-Mart where most don't. From what I have seen and experienced they also had the best rated plans, platinum plans starting at about $60 a month. I have found them very easy to deal with and only ever had an issue with billing once and had it rectified immediately. Great service across Canada, USA and even in Mexico. Havent gone past that to know anywhere else. I would check out all carriers and see which works best for you. Good luck.  
 
 
 
Edited by Smilin, 2015-10-24 06:03:01

I use koodo and they're great but I never get ANY service in shilo ..