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Chatr adds Unlimited International Texting, costs $5/month

By on January 20, 2012 at 9:57am in Chatr, Mobile News


The Rogers very über discount brand Chatr has added Unlimited International texting to their offering. In doing so they have creatively dreamed up a couple more plans, but basically it’s a $5/month add-on to the current $35 and $45 plans. As you’ll see in the chart above, the $40 plan now also includes voicemail.

Source: Chatr

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Discussion

18 comments for “Chatr adds Unlimited International Texting, costs $5/month”

  1. Chat-R shoud look into getting BlackBerry data on the network.. I bought my sister a the new Curve 9360.. she switched to Chat-R from Fido… Only to find out BlackBerry Data is not available.

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    Posted by TheTigerTek | January 20, 2012, 10:09 am
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    • i’ve heard it might work for non-BIS apps, such as Meebo and maybe even the BlackBerry browser. It would be a great way for Rogers to clear out their dinosaur BlackBerries, and would help add them subscribers for Chatr.

      Another option is to use a Wi-Fi hotspot from WIND. That would cost $15/month for 1 GB, a better value than Chatr. It does, however, require another device, which can be inconvenient.

      Despite opposing the non-net-neutral BIS plans, here are some suggestions for Chatr and other providers:
      * BBM and App World free with all plans; and
      * Social or Email BlackBerry should cost $5/month extra for each, and also includes the free BBM and App World.

      BlackBerry is the only phone, besides feature phones on some providers, to offer unlimited plans for several mobile Internet services. It’s too bad that there’s still limits to what apps can be used, but these plans are popular with many people and a reason why they choose BlackBerry over another type of phone.

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      Posted by Alex Perrier | January 20, 2012, 10:34 am

  2. How about making it free? Its free for $35 with fido, virgin etc….

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    Posted by Oydevil | January 20, 2012, 10:12 am
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  3. 100MB of Data???? Only Rogers can think of that!

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    Posted by XER | January 20, 2012, 10:25 am
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    • WIND sells the “Social Mobile” add-on: $5 per month for 50 MB, with a 10¢/MB overage fee. Yeah, i know, bad price, but same price per megabyte than Chatr. At least WIND makes this available to those who use the Clever or Pay Your Way plans. Chatr, however, forces you to have the $35/month plan for international SMS and/or 100 MB Internet.

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      Posted by Alex Perrier | January 20, 2012, 10:27 am

    • I have been living off $15 for 50MB of BIS data over two years. I go over 10-15MB monthly at 3 penny per MB.

      It is doable, as long as you don’t stream video over the network.

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      Posted by t | January 20, 2012, 11:22 am

  4. Fix the comments system, please! It’s really glitchy, and it blocks this and that as a desperate attempt to block out spammers!

    And the spammers keep misspelling their words so their comments get through, anyway. :(

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    Posted by Alex Perrier | January 20, 2012, 10:25 am
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  5. Fix the website. You can never view in desktop mode even when specifically choosing so On iPhone. ASAP!!

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    Posted by Dave | January 20, 2012, 10:42 am
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  6. Holy jumpin’ mother lovin’ shite!!! 100MB of data? What a joke.

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    Posted by Me Ted | January 20, 2012, 11:02 am
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  7. It still is pathetically limited. 100 MB? lol.

    TekSavvy sent out an email saying my DSL would be down for 4 hours last night, and while it was, I turned my phone into a wifi hotspot and used 920 MB (Wind $40 HMP). I could take a leak faster than it takes for me to chew through 100 MB.

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    Posted by Milpool | January 20, 2012, 11:08 am
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  8. 100MB of data. You know, Chatr, Roger’s “discount” brand, has the most expensive data of all the Rogers brands? After the first 100MB, it is $10 for every 100MB after, which is twice what they charge with Fido and Rogers. PPU data is charged at $102/GB.

    Chatr is a joke that relies on the stupidity of potential customers.

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    Posted by bob | January 20, 2012, 11:27 am
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  9. Yeah go with chatR if you want a 2-3 year old smart phone, NO THANKS.

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    Posted by Collin | January 20, 2012, 2:41 pm
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  10. A lot of Chatr hating going on here. I have a SGS2 and i’m with Chatr using their $35 plan, yes their offered data plans are pathetic but as someone who just needs calling within Canada, texting, caller ID & voicemail you won’t find a better deal around. Not everyone needs data plans (although I would love to have one, they’re pretty expensive and don’t quite fit into my budget)

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    Posted by Studystand | January 20, 2012, 5:43 pm
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  11. wow that deal sucks, i get unlimited global texting as part of the plan for $35 a month

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    Posted by EC | January 21, 2012, 4:34 pm
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