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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 7: More Shipping Talk than Anime & TV GAF
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Telus has been actual garbage for me the past two years. Random freezes, box issues, things like HDCP integrity check etc. Called the techs twice, new boxes, new remotes, new coaxial splitter boxes and still issues. Very substandard lately.
Black Republican
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since the storeparser has been shut down, is there another easy way to check all the xbox deals?
It's back up.
Lone_Prodigy
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Got a couple "change your password" emails from PSN. I assume someone is trying to hack into my account. That's fun.
names2hard4you
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I just lol'ed when I showed a buddy of mine how much SMTIV Apocalypse is. His reacting to seeing a game for the 3DS at the $65 price tag was priceless.
Xenoflare
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And if you're in the North York area, you can use the code 30STDNT for 30% off all regular priced pizzas. Don't know if you actually have to be a student, but I can't check since I live in Scarborough and only go to school at York.
Black Republican
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well i be damned..... i guess MS let them off the hook then?
It's good if you use it. I don't think it's free though. It's like 35 per year or something.
names2hard4you
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Pretty much. He is a predominant PC player but has a 3DS. He just can't believe 3DS games cost as much as a console game did a few years ago
names2hard4you
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I complained about it showing for next week, but just like the representative told me when I chatted them up, it got sent today and will be getting to me tomorrow. My total was of $58.75.
ASilentProtagonist
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Nice. Mine is due tomorrow, and it hasn't shipped yet.
Lone_Prodigy
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For whomever was looking for Batman Arkham Knight, it's $24.99 new at EB (PS4/XB1).
names2hard4you
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It's not unusual for me to see that an item get sent at like 3AM and still get to me on that Tuesday in the afternoon. If it says it's due tomorrow, this is most likely the case for you.
Says no annual fee here.
Is anyone else waiting for Black Friday for some 4K HDR TVs? That Sony XBR800D is looking sweet and has low input lag, perfect for HDR gaming with Gears of War 4 and Forza Horizon 3 and Modern Warfare/Infinite Warfare this holiday, and it's already pretty affordable at $900/$1100 for 43"/49". I wonder if they'll be like $150-$200 off for Black Friday?
Danke fam, but I gave in a few weeks ago, I ended up saving too because of a gift card.
Unless there's someone else you're referring to.
Fk, how much effort do we have to put in to get them to correct it?
I'm not craving the game as much as I thought i'd be. If it's a big hassle, I might just cancel and wait for an eShop sale after all.
grosvenor_92
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I'm with Koodo and pay $57 a month that's with unlimited texting, 500mb of data and 500 minutes
I don't know how it compares to Rogers, Bell or Telus but its a lot better than $90 a month
Looking for the same, but on Mobilcity $30 plan that's on heaven's door. Heard there was a Koodo plan you could Exploit to get a cheaper price for 4GB
Fido has 2GB of data, unlimited minutes and messaging for $60/mo ($55 if you bring your own device).
Do you need a new phone?
If the answer is no Public Mobile is a decent option. To get the best rate through them you need to buy a 90-day plan.
Unlimited Canada-wide talk, text and 6 GB of data for $129 (Shows as $135 but you save $2 a month if you use pre-authorized credit or debit).
So that works out to $43 a month for unlimited talk, text and 2 GB of data a month basically.
They are owned by and run off the Telus network.
I talked to CS last week about it and all they said was they could credit me after the fact. :/
Also I just checked my order and it says it wont even start shipping until Friday. It's like they picked the absolute worst date.
I have one. I use the three months financing often, but I will say if you need to contact Desjardins, it can be a real hassle on the phone sometimes.
... Though I did discover that it seems like if you hit 2 repeatedly, eventually you will connect to a real person, lol
Keep in mind it's more of a financing card, less of a credit card (though I guess it does have credit on it).
Just wanted to second this, I switched to them this month and it's been great so far.
$57 a month for only 500mb of data?! That's pretty bad honestly.
Yo, how have I never heard of this before? Are there any drawbacks to going with Public Mobile?
N° 2048
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Oh, wow that's pretty bad.
I pay $45 + tax for (Fido):
- Unlimited Canada-wide anytime calls
- 2 GB (over usage: $5/250 MB)
- Unlimited text/picture/video msgs from Canada to Canadian, U.S. and international cells
- Call Display (Number only)
- Mini Voicemail (max 3 msgs)
- Circle Calling™
- Free Daily Vice & Spotify for 2 years
http://forums.redflagdeals.com/fido-45-50-byod-loyalty-pulse-2gb-3gb-updated-ymmv-2gb-free-1935903/
The "90 days" one doesn't have annual fees cause it's 90 days. Everything else has fees, if not called annual, it's administration fees then. I have one.
Oh no I was referring to the "credit card" fee part, not financing, that's what I thought you meant with the $35 annual.
But yea I would use this for financing first either way, not as a general credit card.
Yup, thanks.
senorbivins
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When I talked to CS last week they refused to fix the discount stating it was 20% of the original 64.99 price , couldn't be bothered to argue , Amazon is really screwing up these deals
grosvenor_92
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Call Display
Voicemail
Unlimited Canada-wide Family Calling
Call Waiting and Conference Calling
Additional data $5/100 MB
Unlimited evenings and weekends (5pm)
Here's everything else I get with my plan. I didn't look through everything that was included
You must have a phone subsidy as a part of that right? As in it's really $40 + $15 a month because you got a phone?
Otherwise you should just switch to a new plan and get Unlimited Canada-wide talk, text and 2 GB of data via Koodo for $55. That's one of their current plans.
Okk.
Go ahead then, if you don't keep it active, it's worth it. Kept mine because I bought a refrigerator and then a tv etc.User 479360
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Is the ScotiaBank Scene credit card a bad one to get?
Well it's only Province-wide calling. Otherwise, speed and connection has been great for me. You have to pay in three month chunks too, if that's an issue.
Slightly echoing what others have said, but it totally depends what and how you make Best Buy purchases. If you see yourself making large purchases in-store it can be useful with allowing no interest payments. If you plan to use it for mainly online purchases, you might as well just find a good cash back card. Financing is only available in-store, and the card balance is split in two to amounts with the purchasing amount usually being low(around $200-$300 dollars).
I pay 39.90$ with Rogers for :
- Unlimited provincial calls (no need for canadia wide)
- 7 GB of data
-Unlimited SMS/MMS/etc (international too)
- Caller ID (number/name)
- Voicemail (like 20 messages)
- Spotify (but for 6 months)
Granted I'm on a corporate plan, but the non corp version was 55$
TheGamingBox
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i dont think there is any really difference between a regular scotia bank credit card other than getting scene points for making purchases with the card
Not in Ontario for non Corp
Wtf I wish I had that.
What province are you in?
In Ontario, the closest corp plan I can find to that (with 7 GB data) is $84.50 with a device tab or $78 BYOD. Alternatively, you can do their corp "super" plans at $60 for 3 GB of data or $70 for 5 GB data and Canada/US call/text. If you want to go off-contract, then you can pay $44.50 for 3 GB data and unlimited Canada-wide voice/SMS/MMS.
Québec
I took advantage of a promotion they had and had the corporate reduction (30%) applied to it
Thankfully I don't call anyone outside Ontario. Definitely going to look into this more.
Lone_Prodigy
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Yeah I couldn't recall your name and whether you had it already.
It's not bad if you see a lot of movies, but in terms of value (% in dollars spent to dollars redeemed) it's not great.
The best cards (IMO) are cashback cards.
Amazon: 1% on everything, 2% on Amazon.ca purchases
Tangerine: 1% on everything, 2% on select categories (restaurants, groceries, etc.)
MBNA SmartCash: 1% on everything, 2% on gas/groceries
PC World Elite: 1% on everything, 3% at Loblaws stores (includes Shoppers) (you get points but you can redeem them at PC stores which is basically like cash)
Those are all free (no annual fee), though some may require a minimum income.
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