Since I posted about the Roger’s EDGE settings for the iPhone yesterday, it’s only fair that today I post about Fido’s EDGE settings, right? Well, I never did setup EDGE on my iPhone when I was signed up with Fido’s Pay As You Go. I didn’t want to spend the ridiculous prices Canadian carriers charge us for data. Anwyays, I’ve done some research and the following information is what you’ll need to enter in order to activate EDGE on your iPhone with Fido.
How to Setup Fido EDGE Settings on the iPhone
- Settings –> General –> Network –> EDGE
- Enter the following settings:
- APN: internet.fido.ca
- Username: fido
- Password: fido
Some users have had trouble configuring EDGE for their iPhone with Fido. Here are some tips that might help you along your way:
- Call Fido’s Customer Service line and ask them to activate your EDGE account if you haven’t done so before
- If EDGE still doesn’t work after that, call Fido and ask for a new SIM card. Many users have been able to get a replacement SIM free of charge (your number will stay the same)
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Hi Lisa,
Call me on my cell so that I could walk you true this 613-266-1855
I will suscribe to $7 unlimited data plan today Via Fido… If i get charged on my bill… I will take a stick and put it up everyones ASS that suggested it.. wait for results.. comin on 11/july/08
this wont work ….you will get charged FOR SURE BROWSING WITH THE SETTINGS ABOVE ON YOUR IPHONE …. their are ways around it ….google is your friend !
@FidorogersTelusBell
HAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA….. Man that’s the funniest shit I read on the internet in a LONG LONGGGGGGGG time!!!!
the jig is up…sort of. Got billed 75$ in ‘data’ on my bill. I called Rogers, telling them “I have unlimited data for $7″. She told me it was for WAP sites only, I said show me it says that (it actually doesn’t say the word WAP site anywhere on their site). I bitched, and ended up with unlimited free data for 6 months., then my $7 plan will come back into effect then.
Stick to your guns fellas..Rogers needs your business.
Please help…..does anybody have the settings for Fido with use on the LG Viewty? Thanks in advance
helppp me!
i have nokia 3500c and i wanna connect to the internet using it as a modem
help it says u have subscribe to packet data
hi, i have an unlocked iphone from the us, and i’m on rogers but have no data plan. my wifi never worked before because i didn’t have edge. i put in the internet.com and left out the wap stuff (apparently that’s what charges you…i could be very wrong.) i was just wondering.. do i need to get a data plan or will i be okay? i don’t have an iphone plan or anything. i’m so confused!
Bonjour Jean,
Je n’arrive pas ŕ envoyer de SMS sur mon iPhone (1čre génération, mais OS 2), seulement ŕ en recevoir. Un peu d’aide? Oů inscrire le numéro du centre de messagerie (15149931123) dans mon iPhone?
Merci!
Bernard
so ive got this new plan with fido, $17.50 per month and they gave me for the first month the package for $20, which includes: 2,500 text messages, enhanced voicemail, who called feature and unlimited internet surfing, for free just to try it out, ive settled up the internet.fido.ca, and have been surfing quite a lot, so i want to know if i will get any extra charges or i have to change it to wap.
If you don’t have a data plan you will be charged! Call in and double check to be on the safe side. Unlimited internet surfing could only be for WAP browsing on Rogers branded phones.
Hello everyone,
is it normal that i dont pay for the EDGE and im pay as you go ?
i cant seem to find the apn slot? all i see is a vpn connection…any ideas?
im on the latest firmware on a first gen iphone
thanks
I have an unlocked iphone and I just was able to get onto the edge network using internet.fido. ca. I have not yet subscribed to a data package. I am wondering if it is possible to turn off the edge network when you want to and use wifi instead?
si tu narrives a envoyer de sms il semble qu’il y un block sur votre telephone. je suggere que tu telephones fido et leur demand de l’enlever!
I have an unlocked LG KU990 and I am unable to use video call in Canada. I talked to Fido rep and they said if not bought from them, it can’t use video call. Can anyone help??
Replying to Sandra, who have an unlocked LG KU990 Viewty.
I have owned my Viewty for almost 9 months. I figured out that our 3G phone will never be able to use the 3G network in both Canada and maybe the US. Therefore, video calling, 3G high speed internet access, video streaming…etc will not work here in Canada even though Fido has a 3G network.
Why?
Our phone, Viewty, along with MANY phones bought from Asia for example, runs 3G, or called HSPDA in 2100 MHZ, and run 1900 2G mode in Americas/Canada (and at the same time, we can only choose one mode the phone is on). Fido(&Rogers), run both their 2G and 3G network on 1900MHZ. As a result, many Asian phones can only pick up the 2G 1900MHZ network in Canada, but not the 3G Network which is also 1900MHZ.
Hope this answer your question.
[...] Comment on Setup Fido EDGE Settings for the iPhone by SandraI have an unlocked LG KU990 and I am unable to use video call in Canada. I talked to Fido rep and they said if not bought from them, it can’t use video call. Can anyone help?? [...]
Hi HS,
Thx ur info but is this no way to make it work. Even this sells in one of Canada’s website??
umm, I am not sure which provider sells it in Canada.
However, KU990 does not work with the 3G network in Canada.
I heard there is another upgraded version of KU990, which has 4-band instead of 3 band, and looks exactly like KU990. I think it’s called KE990 or something like that.
Btw, if you would like to go online with your Viewty, you can still opt for the Fido/rogers data plan. I opt in, and the speed is okay (just not recommended for youtube). It’s running EDGE and I love the built in google map application.
That’s “markways” & u can see they sell KU990 online. I think it’s located in Toronto. U can check the web.
Well, as long as the phone is not on Fido/Rogers/Telus/Bell… whatever that is…, the phone is not a official/certified phone by these providers. Some Asian stores, for example in Vancouver, many of them sells very updated Asian phones while it is a Fido retail store. They sell Fido certified phone PLUS some other phones that they imported from other places.
Anyways, bottom line is, you won’t be able to get 3G access from your Viewty.
If you really want to go online and use the google pack that comes with the phone, then that’s another story. You can use EDGE and use the Fido Data Option.
I excessively use the phone to go online, it may accumulate up to over 150MB per month.
i certainly hope this loophole is still open.
as far as i can see, its reasonably valid, because the 1g doesent use the 3g network- why should we shell out the extra cash to use the slower network?
if all is well, i wont post here, but if i get raped by fido, i will have all of your heads…
Hi,
I have a brand new fido iphone that I bought from craigslist, don’t want to use Edge and only use WIFI. Is there any way to turn Edge off? I didn’t ever set it up, it seems to be automatic. I spoke to someone at Fido who said the data was turned off, but that it may kick in if there is no WIFI signal. Everytime the E symbol comes up, do I get charged? How do I stop this?
Thanks!
Ollie
my dad gave me an iphone he lives in calgary when i brought it to ottawa it no longer worked can u give me some tips no one will help me
Wow, this just worked for me. Thanks so much !!
Wow, this just worked for me. Thanks so much !!
Hey I'd like to know if I could get normal fido plans ($30/month) on an unlocked iphone
After negotiating a retention plan over a few phone calls, I was advised by a Fido representative to go to a Fido corporate store to pick up two iphones on April 30, 2010.
When I arrived at the Fido store, I was advised that they could not give me the iphones. I was very disappointed about being lied to, but I agreed to Fido mailing me two iphones in 3-5 business days after some compensation.
I was even more disappointed when only one iphone arrived on the 5th business day, May 7, 2010. I called and spoke to a Fido rep on that day who told me that the second phone was never ordered. She told me that she would find out why and call me back quickly, she never did. The second Fido lie.
I called back and spoke to another Fido rep who told me the same thing, the second iphone was never ordered. I asked to talk with a supervisor. He told me that he would give me fifty dollar phone credit and a hundred dollars in phone service for the error, and he would get a supervisor to call me. He then told me that he couldn’t get the compensation approved, third lie. He did get a supervisor, Kyle to call me.
Kyle called me at about 4pm pacific time on May 7, 2010. He told me, no problem, the iphone was ordered at the same time and it would arrive on Monday, lie number four. I asked him why the other two Fido reps said it wasn’t ordered, and he said they were wrong, and he was going to talk to their supervisors as they wasted hours of my time, and got me stressed. I didn’t believe him! I asked him if I could go to a Fido store if it did not arrive on Monday, and he replied yes, lie number five. He asked me if I wanted a call back on Monday may 10, and I told him, no, as I wanted to believe him.
I went to a Fido store on Monday may 10, and was told to call Fido. I called and spoke to darvinder, or something like that, who told me that he talked with his supervisor, and that they had made an exception, and I could go to the store and get an iphone, lie number six. He then checked my account, and said, no I couldn’t get a phone as it was a couples plan. I asked to speak with Kyle, told no!
I asked to speak to another supervisor who told me that Kyle said I had to wait until Tuesday, and that he had told me that, lie seven. She said that she could do nothing, and had a “feeling” that it would arrive tomorrow. She also told me that the second phone was only ordered on May 7, after speaking with Kyle, and not on April 30 as Kyle stated. Is that lie eight?
I called on Tuesday May 11 at 12pm when I did not get the phone. The Fido rep said she could not transfer me to a supervisor as the phones were not working, and that she would get a supervisor to call me back, lie 9. She never called me back.
I called again at 3:30pm on May 11 and spoke to a Fido rep who told me that I could not talk with any supervisor as an investigation had been launched on May 10. He told me that I must wait another day or two.
It is now 5pm on May 11, and I do not have a phone as agreed upon. Fido has not only failed to honor its agreement, it has also wasted hours of my time, and caused me an enormous amount of stress, and lost productivity. I was literally put on hold for what amounts to hours. This is so maddening, words cannot describe how much I now hate fido.
Shame on Fido!!
Wow. That was hard to read and I feel your pain. I've had similar
experiences with Rogers. That right there is the exclamation mark of
how unfortunate customer service is in Canada by our wireless carriers.
After negotiating a retention plan over a few phone calls, I was advised by a Fido representative to go to a Fido corporate store to pick up two iphones on April 30, 2010.
When I arrived at the Fido store, I was advised that they could not give me the iphones. I was very disappointed about being lied to, but I agreed to Fido mailing me two iphones in 3-5 business days after some compensation.
I was even more disappointed when only one iphone arrived on the 5th business day, May 7, 2010. I called and spoke to a Fido rep on that day who told me that the second phone was never ordered. She told me that she would find out why and call me back quickly, she never did. The second Fido lie.
I called back and spoke to another Fido rep who told me the same thing, the second iphone was never ordered. I asked to talk with a supervisor. He told me that he would give me fifty dollar phone credit and a hundred dollars in phone service for the error, and he would get a supervisor to call me. He then told me that he couldn’t get the compensation approved, third lie. He did get a supervisor, Kyle to call me.
Kyle called me at about 4pm pacific time on May 7, 2010. He told me, no problem, the iphone was ordered at the same time and it would arrive on Monday, lie number four. I asked him why the other two Fido reps said it wasn’t ordered, and he said they were wrong, and he was going to talk to their supervisors as they wasted hours of my time, and got me stressed. I didn’t believe him! I asked him if I could go to a Fido store if it did not arrive on Monday, and he replied yes, lie number five. He asked me if I wanted a call back on Monday may 10, and I told him, no, as I wanted to believe him.
I went to a Fido store on Monday may 10, and was told to call Fido. I called and spoke to darvinder, or something like that, who told me that he talked with his supervisor, and that they had made an exception, and I could go to the store and get an iphone, lie number six. He then checked my account, and said, no I couldn’t get a phone as it was a couples plan. I asked to speak with Kyle, told no!
I asked to speak to another supervisor who told me that Kyle said I had to wait until Tuesday, and that he had told me that, lie seven. She said that she could do nothing, and had a “feeling” that it would arrive tomorrow. She also told me that the second phone was only ordered on May 7, after speaking with Kyle, and not on April 30 as Kyle stated. Is that lie eight?
I called on Tuesday May 11 at 12pm when I did not get the phone. The Fido rep said she could not transfer me to a supervisor as the phones were not working, and that she would get a supervisor to call me back, lie 9. She never called me back.
I called again at 3:30pm on May 11 and spoke to a Fido rep who told me that I could not talk with any supervisor as an investigation had been launched on May 10. He told me that I must wait another day or two.
It is now 5pm on May 11, and I do not have a phone as agreed upon. Fido has not only failed to honor its agreement, it has also wasted hours of my time, and caused me an enormous amount of stress, and lost productivity. I was literally put on hold for what amounts to hours. This is so maddening, words cannot describe how much I now hate fido.
Shame on Fido!!
Wow. That was hard to read and I feel your pain. I've had similar
experiences with Rogers. That right there is the exclamation mark of
how unfortunate customer service is in Canada by our wireless carriers.