You'll be limited in your phone selection to get the new LTE band that Wind/Freedom Mobile uses. GL. The LG V20 was an early advertised compatible device. With some digging on Kijiji they can be had as low as ~$400 new, somewhat less used.
There's a work around. You get the plan, then 2 days later you port your number....
With the recent shut down of the Magna plan scheme, I wonder if these out of province (Quebec, Sask), and the iirc North Bay plan, are next on the telco providers' hit list?
Tell him to use BBM.
Lol
Strangely enough, he was dead set against getting an iPhone. He only had that one as I got a deal off a coworker. Otherwise he would still be using my old BB Torch.
Not much compares, but this came to mind. The Lumia 950 and 950 XL aren't waterproof, but they have everything else you are looking for. It's a great flagship spec phone. It's on Windows mobile 10, not Android, so it would be a change of pace. But it's a great interface and still current with about monthly OS updates. Demand for the phone must be there because the used market has lots of high priced offerings. But if you're patient you may be able to pick up a used one (in otherwise fine shape) for <$250, and maybe not much more for a remaining nib.
