90 Day cycle ends 2.5 weeks before vacation - what to do in between?

[ha-t]

I'm currently preparing for my upcoming vacation, I know that I have 90 days to leave my account inactive before it deletes my number (which is fine as my vacation is for two months) but my current 90 day cycle ends with 2.5 weeks before my actual departure date. Has anyone been through this and found something to do for this time? 

I fear that if I change to a 30 day plan: 

a) I'm not getting the best worth for the 30 day plan's price

b) my 90 day deal will no longer be available once I switch it back post-vacation 

If anyone has had experience with this, please share! Thank you all in advance! 

[Acekiller]

if you can go without phone for 2 months, you can do without it for additional half a month

[tzliu · Accepted solution]

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@mimmo wrote:

Hey you have really 3 options

1) bite the bullet pay for the service

2) change plan to 30 day plan then when you get back you can get an in market plan you can future date a plan before you leave. That way you lock it in. Just remove auto pay.

3) go without a phone for 2.5 weeks and use wifi and fongo

Much depends on the current plan you have vs the plans that are available.

And enjoy your vacation

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The maxium savings would be the fee of the 90-days plan.  The total wasted money is the amount paid for the two months away.

Assuming you have the promo plan: $120 for 12GB, Provincial Calling

If you were to stop renew 2.5 weeks before the vacation - you could save $120.

If you were to renew, you are going to waste $80

Once your vacation is over, you decdide to get a similar plan, you would have to pay in-market rates: $150 for 9GB or $180 for 15GB. There is no $12GB plan, hypothetically you would have to pay $165 for 12GB.

Simple math - you save $120 and pay $15 extra a month when you are back.  It would take 8 months to be even with $120 (or 5.3 months to recover the money wasted).  This assumes that TELUS were not to increase the rate. 

As @mimmo said, it all depends on your current plan and the unkown rate hike. Your data and phone usage are also important factors. If you are a light data user,  the best option might be stop renewal and use fongo as an alternative for the 2.5 weeks, choose a lighter package when you are back.  TELUS is likely to increase the rates just don't know when it will do that. 

Too much to worry about this for the upcoming vacation? Bite the bullet and have a peace of mind.  Have a great time. 

[computergeek541]

If you don't have any need to use the Public service for those 2  months, I would just not pay until you come back from your vacation.  But keep in mind, that you people who call you won't even be able to leave messages for you if your account is in suspended status.

If you're good with that, you can resume using your usual plan and the renwal will start once again once you do pay (as long as you don't wait until 90 days after account suspension).  I don't see any reason to lose your plan that isn't offered any more, especially if it's better than what's offered to new customers now.

The 2.5 weeks that you will have remaining when you leave for vaction will go to waste.  There's nothing you can do about that.

[wetcoaster]

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@LEGOwrote:

Sorry, I confused since English is my second language.

So, it is just that particular plan 12GB LTE/$120/90days that cannot be switched to 30-days?

You are using word "plans", but I am using word "payments". 

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Payments here are for a plan - if you are on a 90day plan your payment is for 90days and you cannot just pay for a third of that plan. If you want to pay for 30days only you must switch to a 30day plan (and in doing so loose access to the 90day plan you were on unless it's currently offered.)

The fall promo plan is the prime example for a plan that you wouldn't want to loose, there are others, it used to say "grandfathered" or the misleading "expired" in the plan description (I am on an in-market plan so can't post an according screen shot, sorry.)

If you are on a plan that is not offered anymore it is only yours to keep as long as you don't change to another plan.

[LEGO]

Sorry, I confused since English is my second language.

So, it is just that particular plan 12GB LTE/$120/90days that cannot be switched to 30-days?

You are using word "plans", but I am using word "payments". 

[mimmo]

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@LEGOwrote:

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@ha-twrote:

I fear that if I change to a 30 day plan: 

b) my 90 day deal will no longer be available once I switch it back post-vacation 

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Why it would not be available? Am I missing something?

I thought you could switch back and forth between 30-days and 90-days payments.

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It depends on what plan the op currently has if a non market one they won't be able to get it again.

If the plan is an in market one then there should not be any issues unless the plans change between when they activate the 30 day plan and future date the new plan.

So it all comes down to what plan the user has at the moment to determine the action taken.

[wetcoaster]

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@LEGOwrote:

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@ha-twrote:

I fear that if I change to a 30 day plan: 

b) my 90 day deal will no longer be available once I switch it back post-vacation 

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Why it would not be available? Am I missing something?

I thought you could switch back and forth between 30-days and 90-days payments.

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If you switch plans you have only access to in-market plans. So if we assume that someone is on the Fall 2016 promo plan 12GB LTE/$120/90days and they switch to a 30day plan and then back to 90days, they will not have access to that fall promo deal anymore.

[LEGO]

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@ha-twrote:

I fear that if I change to a 30 day plan: 

b) my 90 day deal will no longer be available once I switch it back post-vacation 

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Why it would not be available? Am I missing something?

I thought you could switch back and forth between 30-days and 90-days payments.

[mimmo]

Hey you have really 3 options

1) bite the bullet pay for the service

2) change plan to 30 day plan then when you get back you can get an in market plan you can future date a plan before you leave. That way you lock it in. Just remove auto pay.

3) go without a phone for 2.5 weeks and use wifi and fongo

Much depends on the current plan you have vs the plans that are available.

And enjoy your vacation