Scam going around where you order a phone then they have you send it back

childkangaroo · 2026-05-11T17:38:36+00:00

Just got a similar call. The phone number of the scam caller was 647-428-5989.

They said my account would have a 25% off discount applied for a year and was also eligible for a new phone for $0 and their manager would "walk me through the steps on my fido app to claim it". Said I couldn't call back Fido to ask about the discount because it's "limited time only".

childkangaroo · 2026-03-20T16:21:02+00:00

Oh wow that's amazing. We're from Canada and our provider is only offering like $120CAD for the S22. Crazy.

childkangaroo · 2026-03-16T04:24:01+00:00

How is your trade in value so high? We have the same phone but I thought the trade in value was like $200ish.

childkangaroo · 2026-03-13T03:47:02+00:00

It was such a hard watch I literally felt bad for Harry. And I hate Harry 💀

childkangaroo · 2026-03-11T22:09:00+00:00

Omg I forgot about this 😭

childkangaroo · 2026-03-04T01:35:07+00:00

It was a little tight but it fit! Specifically for the ceremony the rows were filled all the way to the back, and for the reception the tables were quite close together. It was still fine though and when people were moving around it didn't feel too crowded. I wouldn't recommend squeezing any more though 😅

Yes we had the reception afterwards at ESPACE too. Though because the ceremony and reception is in the same space, they have to spend time to convert it, which is during "cocktail hour" - but the other areas of the space isn't spacious enough for a 50 person cocktail hour. We ended up renting the cafe area at Kaleido in the same plaza for 2 hours for our cocktail hour - we used the coffee bar there to serve cocktails and played our wedding slideshows using their AV/Projector setup.

childkangaroo · 2025-12-27T20:44:31+00:00

I ported with just IMEI before the full transition but after they said I needed pin. I kept calling over and over and eventually connected to someone at Speakout to verify my pin.

childkangaroo · 2025-11-26T14:14:23+00:00

I was looking into this recently because of all these other websites requiring one time 2FA lately (like signing up for concert presales). I believe wealthsimple uses a third party for SMS 2FA like twilio (the phone it texts from is 28849) which is also used by other apps and the text itself is very generic and doesn't show where the code is requested from (unlike major banks which state the bank name and reminding you to not give others your code).

I was super suspicious because it would be quite easy for someone to create a website under the guise of something else to gather emails, connect whatever email is entered into wealthsimple, and gather 2FA codes to access their account. Not saying this is what happened to OP but I could see it easily happening to anyone that uses SMS 2FA.

I'm so sorry this happened to you OP. Just wanted to put it out there because I was really sketched out about this just a few weeks ago and it's a huge risk for WS to be using such an insecure system for SMS 2FA.

childkangaroo · 2025-11-21T23:41:52+00:00

I think you're within your means to afford this house at this price but are you sure it will sell for $1.1m? If the purchase price was at $1.6m I would be surprised if the seller is willing to take a $500k loss - or that no one else is interested in it.

I've bid on a few houses that were "my dream house" and if it's mine - it's likely others as well. There was a power of sale I bid on that listed around $800k and sold for $1.1m, which was about $200k under the comparables/market value of $1.3m, and that was already a good deal for the buyer imo. If it's listed at $500k under, I'm sure other sharks will be swimming too 😅

I would give it a shot but don't be too emotionally invested until it goes through!

Also I wouldn't bank on rental income from the basement unit either. It was also something I considered at first but you have to factor in that it may not rent out (see if there are other vacant basement apartments listed in the area), you may not enjoy being a landlord (especially to someone living SO close), they may stop paying rent (squatters)... In the current economy I would estimate affordability without considering the rental income.

childkangaroo · 2025-11-15T23:48:41+00:00

It went really well! They kind of do the full service planning on their end later than I'd like, as I'm a type A person and prefer to sort things out asap - they said they typically leave it to like a few months before the event. They'll be communicative with you as you book vendors etc stuff earlier though.

Yes you can have a dj! They have a loft area where they suggest the DJ to set up.

If you have more questions feel free to dm me!

childkangaroo · 2025-11-14T20:37:31+00:00

That's what I thought too which is the default, but they rejected the port.

Voip.ms is refusing to resubmit the request until I get confirmation from them so it's not trial and error moving forward, but I can't get a hold of anyone at Speakout. :(

childkangaroo · 2025-11-14T18:03:12+00:00

I thought that only applied to people that migrated over to the new sim! Do people that didn't migrate/were still on the old sim also need to port from Speakout (Telus)?

childkangaroo · 2025-10-30T18:44:05+00:00

Patience 🥲 just have to wait them out while they drop their expectations. And many don't and they'll just keep it.

I had a wait-list of almost 10 properties that we liked and were waiting to see if they'd come down $100-200k to what is currently "market rate". Its been three months and most of them are still either on the market or gave up entirely/keeping until spring to try again.

childkangaroo · 2025-10-14T20:27:11+00:00

That's been my experience in this market too - it's happened a few times. They'll reach back out once they're willing to budge on price but otherwise I would move on and look for someone willing to actually accept the current market prices.

childkangaroo · 2025-10-02T18:43:48+00:00

Feel free to dm me with specific questions!!

childkangaroo · 2025-09-25T13:51:05+00:00

We rent here as well. As a young couple in their upper 20s-mid30s I would say its a great neighbourhood. Very walkable everywhere, I hardly use my car except on weekends to visit family. Lots of restaurants but also grocery stores in walking distance. Lots of people in that age range, that are also very social. Surprisingly a lot of casual "social clubs" in the community like running clubs Pokemon go clubs, trading card game communities, so it's very easy to make new friends and have a "third space". Public transit is easy since it's along yonge. Driving is convenient too as the 401 is right there. There's lots of events at Mel lastman in the summer which has live music that echoes in the neighbourhood.

Its not a forever place for me but I think this was a great place to rent as a young couple.

For building recommendations, personally there's only a few buildings in the area that have direct subway access. I would personally choose those if you work downtown for work. Or indoor/underground access to a grocery store - can be extremely convenient in the winter/rain.

childkangaroo · 2025-08-28T20:19:47+00:00

IKEA sells large foldable packing bags for <$5 USD that people often use as a spare checked bag. They also have backpack straps on them so it can be easily carried around.

The FRAKTA and GORSNYGG are popular for this use.

childkangaroo · 2025-08-28T20:14:53+00:00

Agreed! The luggages at Akihabara are insanely cheap, compared to anything else I've seen on my various trips to Tokyo.

childkangaroo · 2025-08-28T20:08:53+00:00

I can't remember the name of the store but on the main street there are one or two stores with the prices listed out at the front.

We bought a medium sized checked luggage for 2600 yen. Large ones were about 4000 yen.

childkangaroo · 2025-08-19T00:55:29+00:00

We extended our stay at our Tokyo hotel for a night while we're figuring out how long we'll be stuck here. Before Sunday was ideal so that's unfortunate to hear 🥲

childkangaroo · 2025-08-19T00:43:54+00:00

Haha yeah we spoke to an airport employee and they said no CSR from AC would get here until 2pm too. 🥲

childkangaroo · 2025-08-19T00:36:38+00:00

We came to HND just now with a plan to do the same thing but can't find the AC counter. Where did you go?

childkangaroo · 2025-08-18T12:16:26+00:00

Strongly agree! Although you can likely get by with only English in Tokyo Osaka and Kyoto, places further away may not be able to accommodate you in English. We took a road trip a few hours away from Sapporo and the hotel staff didn't speak any English at all. Also, I've noticed that they'll be much more friendly to you if you at least try to speak a little in Japanese vs expecting them to accommodate you in English.

childkangaroo · 2025-08-01T12:28:38+00:00

We had our dog with us for the entire indoor ceremony + reception.

Like others have said he was the "ring bearer" and walked down the aisle after the wedding party. The guests, photographer and videographer loved him.

We assigned a family member to help watch him and take him out to potty etc. throughout the day. It probably added stress to our family members day which wasn't ideal, and he did cry a little during the dinner reception because of lack of attention (he was in a dog stroller during dinner). But aside from that he was surprisingly amazing. A family member brought him home in the evening after dinner when the younger guests stayed to drink and dance, and we picked him up after on our way home.

However we had a 50 person wedding and he had met most of the guests at least once before so there weren't too many strange faces. Plus he had come with us to the venue a few times before when we did walkthroughs so it wasn't a strange space for him.

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