Buying a new smartphone on the cheap

Everybody loves a brand new, shiny (and expensive) smart phone.

But if you’re just looking to replace a broken phone (you dropped it one too many times), take a look at Koodo. They’re selling the Moto G for something like $80, or a Galaxy S3 for around $130. The phones can then be unlocked for $10 or so and can then be used on any network. I believe Best Buy is selling them outright too.

These phones may not be as powerful as the newest iPhone or Galaxy S6, but they’re still perfectly capable, and if all you do is text and listen to music while surfing the web a bit, they will serve you just fine. No need to buy a Ferrari if all you do is drive 2km to the grocery store.

Rant Rant Liberals Rant

So, a Chamber of Commerce study has concluded that the high electricity prices in Ontario are bad for business. You don’t say. What a shocker.

Also, it turns out that an Environment Canada emissions study showed no material benefit resulted from shutting down coal plants (from an air quality point of view). Our hydro bills, however, have definitely felt the hit. Obviously shutting down the coal plants greatly benefitted the wind and gas plant companies (my money is on political cronyism, probably a lot of Liberal connections has vested interests in shutting down coal and building new, privately-owned generation).

Good job Liberals. I’m so glad you are the custodians of our growing mountain of debt (with nothing to show for it), sagging economy and messy electricity sector. At this rate, we’ll make Greece’s current situation look pleasant by comparison when we finally blow up.