is speakout slowly shutting down? | 7-Eleven Rates and Plans | Consumer forum

Things are different today. Rogers have become more money conscious or profit oriented than customer satisfaction. When you have setup on top of such provider, things will change. I doubt they will expand. Small market will be closed and only big cities will provide store service.

Canadian & US operations have little to do with each other. 711 likely has very little to do with speakout either, aside from licensing their name and actually selling the product. So long as the service is profitable for both sides, it will continue to operate.

Speakout's demise would more likely come as a result of Rogers raising prices or making demands about speakout's rates.

Although its a little annoying, the 911 fee is only about 25 cents more than everybody else. I assume that they are just passing on the cost from Rogers, as 25 cents a month from each subscriber isn't going to make a huge difference to the solvency of Speakout. Having spent time with several other carriers, this increase is a drop in the bucket in comparison to what is being done elsewhere. Ive had cards go from 90 to 60 day expiry, per minute charges increase, text message rates increase, as well as being charged for incoming and outgoing texts.

Every new carrier I've been with has been exactly the same, using low rates to attract users, then once established, they raise their rates to be in line with the big three. Hopefully SO won't follow in their footsteps.

caveman15 said:

hi i have been reading most of posts on this site. i have been considering switching to speakout myself because i have heard that they are lauching a texting bundle. i also like the fact that the prepaid cards last longer too. i'm with rogers at the moment. the one thing that is holding me back from switching to speakout is the closer of the 7-11 stores. the last thing that you want to find out when you go to buy your top up card and the clerk says we don't sell them anymore:???: i live in the niagara region

For myself, I'm into SO b/c it is cheaper and flaunts the other carriers even if we use Rogers infrastructure or outer-structure. The whole 365 day credit term and freedom to choose when to use that time, tickles my fancy and suits how I use my cell phone.
I have friends whose identities are their cell phone.
I'm just about to embark on the UL browsing using my phone tethered(?) to a laptop
in cottage country.
When and if SO goes under , I'm sure I'll go looking for some other similar alternative.

SO is almost a protest movement as far as I'm concerned

Its kind of a double edged sword. We want Speakout to be successful enough that it remains profitable, but not so successful that Rogers or any othe of the big boys start to feel threatened.