12-05-2017, 08:30 AM
I've been using Freedom and have actually noticed a marked improvement this year. I used to have some issues on the periphery of the city, particularly to the west, but it seems to be much less of an issue. Driving to and from work in Mississauga, I used to always lose my signal just west of Milton when going down the escarpment, but that no longer happens. Similarly, I used to have trouble getting a signal inside our office, but that is less of an issue than before, though it sometimes still happens.
That said, when I was on Rogers, the network reliability and quality was still noticeably higher, just not enough to justify spending twice as much per month. My plan (maybe all Freedom plans?) has free Canada-wide roaming so that I can still make calls even when beyond the Freedom network. I also use data-roaming which costs slightly more, but is still a lot cheaper than using the big three and improves the experience a lot more, though I find it sometimes seems not to work inexplicably. I wouldn't recommend it if you are heavily reliant on your phone and/or travel a lot, but for me, it works fine 95% of the time, and when it doesn't, it doesn't really phase me all that much. The savings are therefore way more important for me.
That said, when I was on Rogers, the network reliability and quality was still noticeably higher, just not enough to justify spending twice as much per month. My plan (maybe all Freedom plans?) has free Canada-wide roaming so that I can still make calls even when beyond the Freedom network. I also use data-roaming which costs slightly more, but is still a lot cheaper than using the big three and improves the experience a lot more, though I find it sometimes seems not to work inexplicably. I wouldn't recommend it if you are heavily reliant on your phone and/or travel a lot, but for me, it works fine 95% of the time, and when it doesn't, it doesn't really phase me all that much. The savings are therefore way more important for me.