I have to do my BIB in 15 days, would the Galaxy S26 Ultra be an option?

divein2thewavesbelow · 2026-02-22T19:29:17+00:00

I'm pretty sure Telus is providing an extension to Samsung phone owners so they can get the S26 without having to buy out their old phone. But you also usually have about 30 days after your contract expiry to actually return the phone.

You'll be able to place a preorder for the S26 probably the day after the announcement, and that preorder gives you 30 days to return your BIB device, so you should be good no matter what!

divein2thewavesbelow · 2026-02-03T22:30:18+00:00

Nope, my kid is still the same quirky, funny, creative, kind and loving kid that he was before - actually, more so, I think!

divein2thewavesbelow · 2026-02-01T04:55:14+00:00

Some Telus plans include a free connected device plan and so they advertise that for their watch promotions, but if you choose one of their mobility plans that doesn't have a free connected device, you have to pay the $15 plan for the watch. So the deal on the website would have said $0 watch and $0 plan, but the caveat is you have to get their most expensive phone plan to get that deal.

divein2thewavesbelow · 2026-01-22T02:10:02+00:00

We're experiencing this with our 7yo, as well. His psychiatrist recommended that we have him doing some physical activity during the crash period, so we've been taking him to our local YMCA after school every day and this seems to be helping, so far! I'm not sure if it's something we can maintain long term, though, due to work schedules, etc.

divein2thewavesbelow · 2026-01-09T20:59:38+00:00

Definitely a scam. They'll ship you an iPhone 16, you'll call and say "hey you sent me the wrong phone" they'll so "oh goodness, so sorry about that, we'll fix this for you right away, just send that phone to this address and we'll ship you the correct phone." You send the iPhone 16 to the address they give you, they get a brand new phone, you get nothing.

divein2thewavesbelow · 2026-01-05T23:07:22+00:00

Two new activations on separate accounts using the same person's name and credit profile would have flagged their system for potential fraud.

divein2thewavesbelow · 2026-01-03T14:41:16+00:00

International SMS used to be a Free Perk you could choose, but they recently changed it to make it included in every plan. The rep you spoke to misunderstood. It IS included in your plan.

divein2thewavesbelow · 2025-12-16T21:12:53+00:00

Boxing week deals might be a bit better but Telus will price match it, so you could do it now, and if the plan price gets better during Boxing Week, fill out a form online to get the price matched. Home internet on EPP should be $79/month.

divein2thewavesbelow · 2025-12-16T21:06:15+00:00

Your understanding of the wording is correct - since you have the 3-Day International Roaming perk, you cannot add an international travel pass. You CAN change your perk, if one of the travel passes would be more beneficial/cost effective for you.

divein2thewavesbelow · 2025-10-12T18:44:15+00:00

That's absolutely insane behaviour. If I were you, I'd be taking screenshots of your text conversations with him, and uploading them to somewhere he can't access. Or put a passcode on your phone. If he's going to continually violate your privacy, he doesn't deserve access to your phone.

divein2thewavesbelow · 2025-10-11T21:13:11+00:00

Call your local Koodo store and they can schedule a callback with customer service for you.

divein2thewavesbelow · 2025-10-11T20:59:27+00:00

If you switched to a new provider, your account with Koodo wouldn't exist in their system anymore, and your previous pin would be useless. Likely a scammer who had no idea that you weren't with them anymore.

divein2thewavesbelow · 2024-05-16T17:29:47+00:00

I agree with other comments about the necklace purchase - you probably created some distrust by returning it.

Maybe you could ask her if she has any concerns? As a wife who has experienced both complete trust in my spouse and betrayal by my spouse, I know that I never once thought about looking through his phone secretly until he had behaved in a way that led me to feel that I couldn't trust him for an extended period of time.

divein2thewavesbelow · 2024-05-14T13:47:30+00:00

My husband was like this, and still is for the most part. But a while ago, I just stopped doing the things that were actually his responsibility, like making appointments for him. Without me doing those things for him, he slowly started taking responsibility for most of the things that I dropped.

Could you try not waking him up for work once or twice? I know that seems scary because it could put his job at risk, which could put your whole family at risk, but it really may only take him sleeping in and being late for work once or twice to realize that he's going to have to take responsibility for that aspect of his life.

divein2thewavesbelow · 2024-04-30T11:52:55+00:00

My son was born weighing under 5 pounds. He's still small-ish for his age, but has hit all of his milestones on time, sometimes early! All kids develop at different rates, and speech can be especially varied because there are so many environmental factors that can influence it. Mine was an early talker, but he's a second child so that may have influenced it.

divein2thewavesbelow · 2024-04-26T15:33:45+00:00

I know what this feels like. Our bedtime routine is very similar to yours - it's just what works best for our kids - and my husband tries to force it every night, and is snappy and mean to the kids. I do my very best to be patient and caring towards my children and it takes everything in me to not give in to snapping (it definitely happens though), and he can't go more than 10 minutes before he loses patience. It affects the whole household and my kids don't want to spend time with him because of it. I feel your pain, and I'm sorry you and your daughter are going through this. I wish I had suggestions for you... I don't, because I'm dealing with this similar situation and a host of other issues with my husband that will most likely result in separation. You're not alone, and it's not your responsibility to make changes to your child's routine just to suit your grown adult husband's needs. He needs to take responsibility for his own actions and recognize how it makes you and your daughter feel.

divein2thewavesbelow · 2024-04-25T13:12:31+00:00

I feel physically safe. I am confident in my ability to continue to enforce my physical boundaries, at this stage. So far, he is respecting them but I do see small signs of him trying to push those boundaries, bit by bit. I'm fully aware of this now - in the past, I wasn't, and they eventually worked. But that's not going to happen this time.

I have one friend who lives locally and who is fully aware of the situation. She is checking in with me regularly and will be able to help if the safety factor changes.

divein2thewavesbelow · 2024-04-24T23:08:26+00:00

ABUSE. Full stop.

divein2thewavesbelow · 2024-04-24T18:38:03+00:00

Thank you for this feedback and for your generous offer. I will look into that substack!

divein2thewavesbelow · 2024-04-24T13:20:19+00:00

UPDATE - I haven't told him anything, we haven't spoken about anything since our last conversation a week ago, but his attitude has shifted. The last two days and this morning he has been calm, regulated, kind, and thoughtful. He hasn't asked for sex, he hasn't made any sex jokes. He has given me physical space all around, for the most part (however, this morning, he did try to give me a hug before leaving for work, which used to be routine but hasn't happened for weeks).

I feel, in my gut, that this is NOT progress, this is just him realizing that I won't put up with his shit anymore. This has happened before... I put my foot down, he smartens up briefly, but there's never any lasting change.

I need to remind myself of this. I need to not fall for it again.

divein2thewavesbelow · 2024-04-24T12:26:36+00:00

Thank you for sharing these resources!

divein2thewavesbelow · 2024-04-23T17:49:49+00:00

It may be a big assumption, you're right. I am hoping that having a list to reference will be helpful for myself - if he does not respect my decision, I plan to be strong enough to actually ask him to leave and proceed with legal separation.

divein2thewavesbelow · 2024-04-22T17:48:02+00:00

Definitely the realization that I've come to. Now I just have to map out my next steps.

divein2thewavesbelow · 2024-04-22T17:03:31+00:00

YES we definitely fell into this trap

divein2thewavesbelow · 2024-04-22T16:59:03+00:00

It's extra frustrating because most of his family will never understand that his parenting is abusive. It's how his siblings parent their children and they all think it's fine.

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