Mobile phones
Posted date : Jan 13, 2023.
I have not seen anything that CSA is doing for members about lobbying for more affordable plans to use our CDN mobile phones in the U.S. Has there ever been an effort to negotiate a plan for members. Thanks for all of your efforts on our behalf.
John McLaughlin
Oakville, ON
Ed.: We have been working extensively to put together a dependable, comprehensive solution for the membership of the CSA. Unfortunately, the two major carriers that we have worked with were only able to offer nominal discounts without any pricing guarantees or service protections that would avoid the type of service interruption that we experienced in February 2022. At this point, snowbirds are better off getting a sim card from a discount U.S. carrier, putting your Canadian cell phone on “Extended Absence Greeting,” which will close your voice mail box, update your voice mail message by saying that your current phone number is inactive and relay your new phone number. Follow up by giving your friends and family your new U.S. phone number. It’s like back in the day, when we suspended our land lines. But a lot cheaper.
