A couple of questions prior to signing up
Posted: 02/25/2020
I have a few questions about the FONGO Wireless service (in Canada), reference: https://www.fongo.com/fongo-wireless/
1) One of the support pages - https://support.fongo.com/hc/en-us/arti ... o-Wireless references SMS texting with this package this way:
"As an added bonus if you update your Fongo Wireless profile and enter your Fongo Number in the Fongo Number field you will be awarded a month of Unlimited Canada SMS Package every month your Fongo Wireless Service is in good standing. (This will be awarded the day after your monthly bill is paid).
With the Unlimited Canada SMS Texting package you will be able to send and receive text messages to any mobile phone in Canada."
I am wondering what happens with U.S. SMS texts, either incoming or outgoing. Can I not receive texts from U.S. numbers? Would I be automatically billed some amount per outgoing text to a U.S. number or would the text fail to be delivered?
2) I am just confirming this, hopefully:
With either the 2GB or 5GB package, if I am on WiFi my Fongo app would operate via the WiFi connection and **not** count against any data usage, correct?
3) When installing and setting up my Fongo app on a phone there was an acknowledgement that the 911 service is - please forgive my lack of recollection about the exact wording - "not as good as normal 911 service". Does anyone know in what way the Fongo 911 function is hobbles; and if I use the SIM card-based Wireless package, is 911 still "not as good"?
1) One of the support pages - https://support.fongo.com/hc/en-us/arti ... o-Wireless references SMS texting with this package this way:
"As an added bonus if you update your Fongo Wireless profile and enter your Fongo Number in the Fongo Number field you will be awarded a month of Unlimited Canada SMS Package every month your Fongo Wireless Service is in good standing. (This will be awarded the day after your monthly bill is paid).
With the Unlimited Canada SMS Texting package you will be able to send and receive text messages to any mobile phone in Canada."
I am wondering what happens with U.S. SMS texts, either incoming or outgoing. Can I not receive texts from U.S. numbers? Would I be automatically billed some amount per outgoing text to a U.S. number or would the text fail to be delivered?
2) I am just confirming this, hopefully:
With either the 2GB or 5GB package, if I am on WiFi my Fongo app would operate via the WiFi connection and **not** count against any data usage, correct?
3) When installing and setting up my Fongo app on a phone there was an acknowledgement that the 911 service is - please forgive my lack of recollection about the exact wording - "not as good as normal 911 service". Does anyone know in what way the Fongo 911 function is hobbles; and if I use the SIM card-based Wireless package, is 911 still "not as good"?