7 Eleven has the cheapest cell phone pay as you go plan out there. Purchase $100 of airtime (lasts for 365 days) and get a free Nokia 1600 cell phone. Here is a detailed listing of plan costs:
- No monthly system access fee
- $100 gives you 1 year of airtime
- Free Nokia 1600
- $0.99/month for emergency call service
- Taxes
- 20 cents / minute (deducted from the $100 of course)
- Total cost $114.00 (may vary from province to province)
- At 20 cents / minute you get 500 minutes and one year of airtime.
Also note that any 7 Eleven card, whatever its value is, gives you 365 days of airtime however cards have to be added to the account within 90 days of purchase or else they expire. So you’re better off buying 2 $50 cards and activating the second one after ~2.5 months 😉
For more details visit your local 7 Eleven store. You can also contact them at 1-800-255-0711.
you said it is better to buy 2 50$ cards but tha is not true because a $50 card expires after 30 days and a $100 card expiares after one year.
The $50 card expires in a year I believe 🙂
But just in case, ask at the 7 Eleven store.
Wow that’s a great deal!
Nice find.
How does this 20 cent per minute deal compare with other Pay-as-you-go plans in the market?
If Prue says “wow” to a non-Rogers cell phone deal then you know it’s really good 😉
Same cost as Virgin Mobile on an annual basis if you use $25 cards that expire after 90 days. For very light users, like myself, the per minute charge ($0.20 vs $0.30) doesn’t make too much difference because I end up carrying over large balances each time I top up. This is a great deal primarily because you get a free phone, but not necessarily worth switching if you have a phone. Speakout also shares the Rogers network (GSM) which is a good thing too.
Hi,
Thanks for posting, I picked this up today.
Does any one know if they do a per second billing?
Thanks!
Check out the 2 page brochure pdf at http://www.7-eleven.com/products/docs/SpeakOut_Brochure_can.pdf
http://www.7-eleven.com/products/product_detail.asp?catalog_name=7ElevenNew&category_name=Canada&subcategory_name=&product_id=2002&thumb=0
The above link is for links to the 4 phones you can choose from.
Neither links answer these questions of mine:
When does this sale expire? Will rate go up?
Per second billing?
Incoming calls free?
According to the unofficial customers’ site sitehttp://www.speakoutwireless.ca/, incoming calls are charged the same rate.
It is per minute billing.
please advise what to buy
i need for emergencies purposes only
cuurently I have $15+taxes for 50 minutes not id no acces fee.
grandKnight(sarah,
I only know of Fido doing per second billing on both post paid and pre paid numbers
Paul
That’s not true – fido prepaid is billed per minute. As fas as I am aware there are no prepaid billed per second.
Is it possiable to get the flip phone which is the same model and pay 25$ extra and then pay for the 100$ phone card?
please advise mw what is th cheapest deals for emergency phone (just for 100 minutes use per month in canda)
Hey, this is an awesome article. Great news. I’m also try to see which plans is the cheapest . When you have a moment check out my Cheapest Cell Phone Plans project. Thanks.
I was a 7 Eleven customer and have recently gone to Telus with HUGE regrets. I only ust the phone for important calls and emergencies, yet my $50 expired after 60 days with Telus…. What a rip off!! And they are 25 cents per minute. I’m going back to 7 Eleven with a big smile. It’s the best deal. Richard
I contacted our local 7 Eleven store and was told they don’t even have this promotion because there is such poor coverage from the carrier in this area. Is that possible? Who is the carrier? Or do they just not want to be bothered. I know nothing about cell phones or their mode of operation so rely on this site to give me some insite. Everyone I see has a cell phone here, so its not as though nothing works here. I am more confused now than ever.
The deal usually runs in September (Back to school) and at Christmas. Check out their website for more info. It is using the Rogers footprint.
Can you call to the United States on this phone and if so are the charges the same?
Old thread I know, and I know they still have old phones
Pretty good though if all you need is a …phone?
Mines great, been swappin out the tiny Sim card between my other unlocked ‘phones’…they all work on the speakout network.
Does the job.
Some parents in Southaven, Miss are upset because this onesie makes
babies and toddlers into sex objects. Available in two different scents’Rain and Lullaby, these
products are color, sulfate, and paraben free.
Anything related to do with jungle and nature has special attraction for all of us
and if we are able to find mythological animal costumes,
it will be an added attraction.