Hi, I'm really confused about my recent changes and would like some clarity if possible. Posting here is a bit of a last resort since 2 calls to the help line haven't resolved this yet.
Until Sunday, my BYOD plan was $45 + tax a month. On sunday, I called to get a new phone, which was $0 down and $10 a month for 2 yrs. It is still shown this way as of the time of writing, (picture attached below as proof).
While ordering this phone, the agent told me that there is a promotion for a better plan than mine for just $35+tax. So I said sure, please go ahead and change that. So my understanding was at the end, I would still pay $35 (for the plan) + $10 (for the phone).
First issue: when I got an email confirmation of this, it said my plan was still $45 and I had an add on for $15. So I called again and got that add-on (which I did not get) removed. At that time, i confirmed with the new agent that my monthly amount would indeed be $45. This was confirmed and the call # was I1583786216 if anyone wants to check that.
I got the email confirmation for this 2nd call today and the numbers are still wrong. Now it still says $45 for the plan, not $35 and the monthly payment for the phone is $23.34 + tax whereas it clearly shows below as $10+tax. Lastly, there is also a $45 setup service fee. What is this about? This isn't a new line. I don't even have the device with me yet. If I setup the new device using fido.ca, do I still have to pay this?
Can someone from Fido please clear this up for me?
Hello @vgkarthik88,
Welcome to the community!
I understand how it can be confusing, lets start with the phone the original monthly financing amount is $23.34 if you look a the screenshot you provided you will see there is a $13.34 promotion discount that will be applied as a bill credit which will make the device $10 month.
Fido never changes the financing amount, promotions are applied as a bill credit this is so that if you decide to cancel you will have to pay the full balance of the device without the discount. I can only assume this is to avoid people gaming the system to get phones for cheap at the expense of the carrier.
The screenshot your provided is for the device you should have gotten another account change for the plan that will also show the $10 discount for the plan.
The $45 fee was because you did the hardware upgrade over the phone the only way to avoid that fee is by doing the upgrade through self-serve on fido.ca.
Hey @vgkarthik88,
That doesn't sound right. Feel free to reach out to us through these channels and we'll be happy to help you. If you prefer, we can get it done right here via PM through the Community.
Let us know how you'd like to proceed.😃
