Canadian cell phone plans are so ridiculously bad compared to the US. I had T-Mobile's cheapass plan - $20, 100 anytime minutes and 500 weekend minutes, no roaming or extra long distance fees in the US, and voicemail. The last two bits, from my understanding, are pretty standard in the US, at least.

Not so in Canada. Want to call somewhere out of your area code? Extra thirty cents a minute. Or you could get no extra long distance charges, but pay thirty bucks for one hundred minutes. Total. For the whole month. And as far as I can tell, voice mail is extra.

I need a phone, but this is ridiculous. And yeah, I know, landline is an option, but that unfortunately requires being in the dorm to use, which defeats half the purpose of getting a phone - being able to get in touch with people on the go (the other reason is to have an incoming number people can call - otherwise I'd just use phone cards for four years).