Reception/Service in KW Area? [Archive]

Crystic

10-22-2011, 04:53 PM

Does anyone have any experience with the reception/signal strength in kitchener and waterloo with Koodo? I'm a bit worried about choosing anything besides the big 3 for places outside the GTA.

vintagepc

10-22-2011, 06:21 PM

If you've got good Telus or Bell service, you will get Koodo service. My understanding is that Bell/Telus share towers/networks, and well, Koodo _IS_ Telus.

jordo11

10-23-2011, 05:27 PM

Although not totally relevant, I just hopped over to Koodo from Telus. I live in a rural area and was a tad skeptical as well. Service has proved to be outstanding so far! I get full service in every area of my home which is fantastic considering the closest tower is 8-10 kms away from me. I wouldn't worry about it!

vintagepc

10-23-2011, 07:42 PM

I'll plug here too- if you do jump ship, I'd be happy to send you a referral code so you get $25 tab credit- see my full thread on this for details, and let me know so I can watch for your e-mail (PM is broken still)

jordo11

10-24-2011, 03:37 PM

I'll plug here too- if you do jump ship, I'd be happy to send you a referral code so you get $25 tab credit- see my full thread on this for details, and let me know so I can watch for your e-mail (PM is broken still)

I was waiting for you to offer up the referral code! If you weren't going to do it I was :) ! You should get credit for mine shortly.

vintagepc

10-24-2011, 04:19 PM

I was waiting for you to offer up the referral code! If you weren't going to do it I was :) ! You should get credit for mine shortly.

Yup, credit usually comes in after the first billing cycle; they want to make sure you actually pay a month and don't get a bunch of friends to join/quit for free referrals.

Lol hehe... didn't wanna seem too pushy :)

I dunno if they'd let you, but it seems to me if you find a local koodo shop and talk to people who sign up (have a data plan on your phone to actually send the referrals _before_ they activate) you could easily get a handful of referrals in an hour or two... the one in my local mall always seems to have people signing up.

Giia123

11-06-2011, 08:59 AM

Although not totally relevant, I just hopped over to Koodo from Telus. I live in a rural area and was a tad skeptical as well. Service has proved to be outstanding so far! I get full service in every area of my home which is fantastic considering the closest tower is 8-10 kms away from me. I wouldn't worry about it!

Can you tell me what rural area that is please. I live south of Bancroft but use Rogers hub for internet.

jordo11

11-06-2011, 12:43 PM

Can you tell me what rural area that is please. I live south of Bancroft but use Rogers hub for internet.

Hi Giia! I live in Saskatchewan so I don't think were running off the same Network. Just about everything here is Sasktel, like it or not. If there is a Telus tower anywhere close you should have service.