3rd Party Cell Vendors on BestBuy.ca

[Epitome_Inc]

Hey guys,

I'm pulling the trigger on buying a cell phone outright for the first time ever. I wanted to get out of the horrible cycle of being tied to a provider because of my phone financing, so I've kept my Moto Z2 Play for an extra year (since switching to Public Mobile) and have been saving that monthly amount towards a new phone. I've settled on the OnePlus 8 (12GB/256GB version) and saw that they're on for a good deal on Bestbuy.ca (via a 3rd-party seller, Swiftronics Canada). Is there anything I should be aware of buying a phone this way? Thanks!

[dizmo]

They're a solid company. Just make sure they're including the US/NA power brick.

Do you really need a phone like that though? IIRC Public Mobile doesn't have very good plans anymore.

You can get the Note10 Plus for less on Koodo.

[Epitome_Inc]

1 hour ago, dizmo said:

They're a solid company. Just make sure they're including the US/NA power brick.

Do you really need a phone like that though? IIRC Public Mobile doesn't have very good plans anymore.

You can get the Note10 Plus for less on Koodo.

Thanks! I'll make sure it's the right brick. I wouldn't have thought of that.

 

My Public Mobile account is $19/mo including 2GB data, after my auto-pay and referrals. I see Koodo's entry-level BYOP is $30/mo with only 1GB data, so that's half the data for more money. And looking at their phones, to outright purchase the Note 10+ is over $1700 CAD.

[dizmo]

5 minutes ago, Epitome_Inc said:

Thanks! I'll make sure it's the right brick. I wouldn't have thought of that.

 

My Public Mobile account is $19/mo including 2GB data, after my auto-pay and referrals. I see Koodo's entry-level BYOP is $30/mo with only 1GB data, so that's half the data for more money. And looking at their phones, to outright purchase the Note 10+ is over $1700 CAD.

Yeah, otherwise it's $70ish to get the proper brick and cable (after shipping).

 

Are you grandfathered in? I used to use PM too, when they had the build-your-own-plan, but then they changed it to much shittier plans and 3G data only.

The Note10+ would be $960 (only $168 up front) and $50/month for 4GB of Data. So, you'd definitely pay more overall, but it's a better plan if you're on 3G data.

[Epitome_Inc]

3 minutes ago, dizmo said:

Yeah, otherwise it's $70ish to get the proper brick and cable (after shipping).

 

Are you grandfathered in? I used to use PM too, when they had the build-your-own-plan, but then they changed it to much shittier plans and 3G data only.

The Note10+ would be $960 (only $168 up front) and $50/month for 4GB of Data. So, you'd definitely pay more overall, but it's a better plan if you're on 3G data.

My data speed isn't super important to me. I'm work in IT and am on wifi most of the time. I'm quite happy at PM for now, but I'll check out the other providers every few months and see what the market's like. We're with Shaw for our home internet because I got a good deal through work connections. Now that they have mobile too, I may talk to my rep in a while and see if they can compete w/ PM.

[dizmo]

Interesting.

Honestly, if you can get Shaw and you don't use a ton of data, they're 100% what I'd go with. Their roll over data will save you a ton of money.