• Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.

Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 4: That $70s Show

S

sweetvar26

Member
Dr Campino said:
Oh sure I can. I just don't know if I really want to. The phone I originally signed the contract for hasn't been my current phone in 18 months, either. I just figure I might save some money by switching.
Click to expand...

I don't know about that, the plans went up quite a bit and as for Wind, phones are limited.

So make sure you look into it before you cancel it. Those plans are hard to find now.
 
J

Jinto

Member
Not gaming related, but I think I got a free jersey from the Fifa store. They pre-authorized my card at the time of purchase a little over a week ago. That was lifted a couple of days later. They were supposed to charge when it ships. My jersey arrived a couple of days ago, but my credit card hasn't been charged yet.
 
V

VultureDude

Member
firehawk12 said:
Holy crap, I just noticed that Phone + 6GB Data plans from all the major carriers are 125 bucks now. With my contract expiring this Fall, I figure I'm going to be screwed.
Click to expand...

Does your employer have any cell phone plans you can look into? For example, the BC Public Sector Employee plan is something like $70.00/month for 5GB data and lots of minutes if your employer is part of it (but even that just went up, it used to be $50/month, thankfully I'm locked in for another few years).
 
V

VultureDude

Member
sweetvar26 said:
Never heard of the site. Have you ordered from them before?
Click to expand...

They're very reliable, and I live about a five minute drive from one of their local retailers. They sell everything on the cheap and thrive off of selling Costco returns (they have a local contract and buy a lot of their stock from the US).

I've never had an issue and their returns policy is top notch. I bought my recertified Wii U Zombie U Deluxe there last Fall and have never looked back.

Edit: free shipping on orders over $50, so check out their video game selection to see if anything else interests you: http://www.bigboxoutletstore.ca/c-721-video-games.aspx
 
S

Sajjaja

Member
VultureDude said:
They're very reliable, and I live about a five minute drive from one of their local retailers. They sell everything on the cheap and thrive off of selling Costco returns (they have a local contract and buy a lot of their stock from the US).

I've never had an issue and their returns policy is top notch. I bought my recertified Wii U Zombie U Deluxe there last Fall and have never looked back.

Edit: free shipping on orders over $50, so check out their video game selection to see if anything else interests you: http://www.bigboxoutletstore.ca/c-721-video-games.aspx
Click to expand...

They got Starcraft WOL for 15.99 and HOS for 19.99. Pretty good.
 
F

firehawk12

Subete no aware
VultureDude said:
Does your employer have any cell phone plans you can look into? For example, the BC Public Sector Employee plan is something like $70.00/month for 5GB data and lots of minutes if your employer is part of it (but even that just went up, it used to be $50/month, thankfully I'm locked in for another few years).
Click to expand...
I'm basically a contract employee for a University, so I get no benefits. Academia is the worst way to go. lol
 
V

VultureDude

Member
Sajjaja said:
They got Starcraft WOL for 15.99 and HOS for 19.99. Pretty good.
Click to expand...

word of caution - watch out for anything with a CD key on this website. sometimes the stock has been tampered with by the time it makes it to MTF. I had this issue with Diablo III a couple years back. Went through 3 copies... again, returns was awesome, but it was super annoying.
 
V

VultureDude

Member
firehawk12 said:
I'm basically a contract employee for a University, so I get no benefits. Academia is the worst way to go. lol
Click to expand...

If you can get a City job of some kind (recreation or the like), work one 4 hour shift per week (or every three months for that matter), you're still qualified for the plan. Not sure if you have time for that, I'm just lucky that I never gave up my part time job when I finished my schooling (I used to teach summer camps, so I stayed on the "on call" list)
 
F

firehawk12

Subete no aware
VultureDude said:
If you can get a City job of some kind (recreation or the like), work one 4 hour shift per week (or every three months for that matter), you're still qualified for the plan. Not sure if you have time for that, I'm just lucky that I never gave up my part time job when I finished my schooling (I used to teach summer camps, so I stayed on the "on call" list)
Click to expand...
Hah, that's lucky!

BigJonsson said:
What phone does wind not have? hey have all the major ones, no?
Click to expand...
At this point, I think they even support unlocked iPhones.
 
C

CuthbertAllgoodz

Member
Joeku said:
Any word on retailers dropping Last of Us PS4 to 54.99 like SEN?
Click to expand...

Did they drop it to 54.99$ on the Canadian PS Store?

I read that they dropped the price by 10$ in the US, which would bring the one here to 59.99$. This is what Amazon was selling it for during E3. Are we really gonna be able to get anything out of this from Amazon or Best Buy if they drop the price like they should? I just have a feeling that we won't really benefit if we already pre-ordered.
 
J

Joeku

Member
CuthbertAllgoodz said:
Did they drop it to 54.99$ on the Canadian PS Store?

I read that they dropped the price by 10$ in the US, which would bring the one here to 59.99$. This is what Amazon was selling it for during E3. Are we really gonna be able to get anything out of this from Amazon or Best Buy if they drop the price like they should? I just have a feeling that we won't really benefit if we already pre-ordered.
Click to expand...

Well, it's a $15 drop up here which roughly lines it up with all the preorder deals anyway so why not just go digital on the damn thing, then? No disc, no fuss!
 
C

CuthbertAllgoodz

Member
Joeku said:
Well, it's a $15 drop up here which roughly lines it up with all the preorder deals anyway so why not just go digital on the damn thing, then? No disc, no fuss!
Click to expand...

Haha, that's an entirely other subject with two camps that have trouble understanding each other. I need my physical copies, I hate digital. I only go digital if there is no other options.
 
V

Vibranium

Banned
Returners said:
That's shitty. Gamestop.com already updated Last of Us Remastered to 49.99 and ebgames.ca hasn't budged.
Click to expand...

Lol. I'm pretty sure I heard that Canadian games retailers have decreased sales due to the price hikes, they had better get on that soon. Especially after the E3 pre-order sales brought out more of us than usual.
 
C

Cheerilee

Member
BigJonsson said:
What phone does wind not have? hey have all the major ones, no?
Click to expand...

firehawk12 said:
At this point, I think they even support unlocked iPhones.
Click to expand...

The thing is, Wind's network runs on AWS (same as T-Mobile in the USA), and not all phones support AWS.

Like, when the iPhone 5 came out, people complained to Wind, saying "why doesn't my iPhone work with Wind" and it was because Apple built the iPhone 5 without any AWS support (presumably because Verizon or someone paid Apple not to support it, in order to screw with T-Mobile). Apple eventually made a later revision of the iPhone 5 that did have AWS support, but they didn't change the name at all. It's still called an iPhone 5.

If you go into an Apple store to buy an unlocked iPhone, you need to specify that you want the version that works with Wind, otherwise it might or might not work. It's a crapshoot.

If you buy the phone from Wind, it's sure to work with Wind, because they only pick up the versions that work with their network. Also, T-Mobile. If you import a phone from T-Mobile, it will work with Wind.
 
B

BigJonsson

Member
Yea....and almost all the major phones have models that work with Wind now so the lack of handsets complaint has been dealt with


My phone works on all Canadian carriers, and so does the next phone I plan to buy (One Plus One)
 
C

Cheerilee

Member
BigJonsson said:
Yea....and almost all the major phones have models that work with Wind now so the lack of handsets complaint has been dealt with
Click to expand...
Yeah, the "Wind has no phones" complaint isn't really valid anymore, but if someone is considering switching to Wind and bringing their phone with them, there still might be reason for concern. And it's easy enough to check, you just bring your phone to a Wind store, show them your phone, and ask them if it'll work.

firehawk12 said:
I assume the 5s has and the 6 will have AWS support at this point though?
Click to expand...
That depends. Do American telecoms really hate T-Mobile right now?
 
I

iLLmAtlc

Member
Might as well throw in my plug for 7 eleven speakout pay as you go. Min $25 credit but it lasts upto a year! great if you don't really talk but stick to iMessage/WhatsApp/texts.

also great if you could live without data :|

ps its on the rogers network so coverage is good
 
S

Sajjaja

Member
iLLmAtlc said:
Might as well throw in my plug for 7 eleven speakout pay as you go. Min $25 credit but it lasts upto a year! great if you don't really talk but stick to iMessage/WhatsApp/texts.

also great if you could live without data :|

ps its on the rogers network so coverage is good
Click to expand...

I use around 6-8gb of data a month :3

Fly with Wind <3
 
O

Onion_Relish

Member
Cheerilee said:
If you go into an Apple store to buy an unlocked iPhone, you need to specify that you want the version that works with Wind, otherwise it might or might not work. It's a crapshoot.
Click to expand...

The box will normally show what bands are supported. Off the top of my head Wind is 1700ish and 2100ish.
 
H

HamsterPackage

Member
Managed to grab Ryse, and Call of Duty ghosts for ps4 from the target deal. 20$ for Ryse and 30$ for Ghosts, might go back tomorrow for Dead rising for 30$ as I'm picking up a Sexbox One tomorrow also.

Langley B.C target by the way....they seemed to have lots of stock too.
 
S

sweetvar26

Member
bigboss370 said:
anyone have a $20 Canada PSN code they wanna trade for a $20 US PSN Code?
Click to expand...

Aren't those codes valid in Canada? There is a user from GAF who said they worked, I've never tried it personally. I did however bought my PS+ codes from the US and they work fine.

Cheerilee said:
If you go into an Apple store to buy an unlocked iPhone, you need to specify that you want the version that works with Wind, otherwise it might or might not work. It's a crapshoot.

If you buy the phone from Wind, it's sure to work with Wind, because they only pick up the versions that work with their network. Also, T-Mobile. If you import a phone from T-Mobile, it will work with Wind.
Click to expand...

Onion_Relish said:
The box will normally show what bands are supported. Off the top of my head Wind is 1700ish and 2100ish.
Click to expand...

Yeah if not that, I'm sure a sales rep in the Apple store would help you out with that.
 
BeforeU

BeforeU

Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
HamsterPackage said:
Managed to grab Ryse, and Call of Duty ghosts for ps4 from the target deal. 20$ for Ryse and 30$ for Ghosts, might go back tomorrow for Dead rising for 30$ as I'm picking up a Sexbox One tomorrow also.

Langley B.C target by the way....they seemed to have lots of stock too.
Click to expand...

Ryse for 20$? Can I get this in Toronto Target as well? I would go like RIGHT NOW.
 
BeforeU

BeforeU

Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
DoctorWho said:
Yes. It's been like that for a couple of weeks now.
Click to expand...

HOLLYSHIT. I just contacted a person from kijiji, was going to pick it up tomorrow for 35$ lol He initially listed for 45$. Getting this for 20$ now. Thanks you all :)
 
F

frequency

Member
10k said:
I'm not the only one who noticed this then? I ordered all my puppy leashes and collars and harnesses that were all in stock and it took 2 weeks when before it took 24-48 hours. I'm not paying for prime, fuck that noise.
Click to expand...

Yes.
They finally shipped my order. It took them a week. They also for some reason chose to ship from Richmond via Canada Post. Which is like 5-6 business days to get here.

Previously, they would ship from Ontario with UPS. Which takes 2 days.

So what used to take 2-3 days to get here depending on if they ship same day or next day now takes 2 weeks or more.

I'll still buy from Amazon if the price is low enough but right now they offer the worst service of all the retailers just to push prime.

2+ weeks to get an in stock item from Amazon. I just have to laugh at that.
 
E

ElNino

Member
Lostconfused said:
Welp one of my Amazon pre-orders is out tomorrow, lets see how they handle it. Right now it says I should get it next week lol.
Click to expand...
My first Amazon pre-order game was last week (EA UFC) and it shipped two days late (Thursday instead of Tuesday). Shipping only took one day at least, so I got it Friday.
 
P

puffyshirt

Banned
well, Last of Us PS4 looks to be the first E3 sale game i get pooched on (and considering it's the first to ship that's a bad omen). even if Best Buy drops the price, history says they won't adjust the discount accordingly. WIsh I went with Amazon on that one.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Do game developers still want to publish on Xbox? A survey of independents and small studios
39
3K
SNG32 replied
Tokyo Game Show 2024 will run from September 26 to 29 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan | Main Visual also unveiled
News 2
98
5K
Thick Thighs Save Lives replied
Xbox launches "February is #XboxAnimeMonth" promotional campaign, with deals on Anime games, Movies, and TV shows throughout February.
28
3K
Eddie-Griffin replied
Helldivers II | Review Thread
Analysis Review 2 3
128
15K
splattered replied
Blizzard is making significant changes to Diablo 4 next season
News Hype
24
2K
Ogbert replied
Top Bottom