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Activating my SIM First thing first, do you have a Fizz SIM? If your phone is compatible with eSIMs, order, install and activate an eSIM all at the same time. See the steps for an eSIM If you don’t have a SIM card, getting one is really simple. - If you’re buying a phone on fizz.ca, you can add a free SIM card to your order. - If you plan to use your own phone, get a physical SIM card online, or from one of our partner store - If you still have an old VoLTE SIM card that was deactivated, you can use it. Now the activation If you chose to go with an eSIM, you’ll be able to activate it immediately after ordering it. See the details here. For a physical SIM card, there are two (2) ways to get to the SIM card activation page: Log into your Fizz account and go under Overview > Add a plan. There, you’ll have the opportunity to activate your SIM card. OR In the fizz.ca menu bar, click on Mobile/Activate my SIM or enter fizz.ca/activate directly into the address bar of your web browser. Once there, simply enter the activation code on your SIM card in the field provided. Choose my plan Activate my SIM card Creating my plan Once your SIM card has been activated, you’ll need to create your perfect plan. The Plan Wizard will help you: Adjust the amount of data, the number of texts and minutes. Choose your coverage area — Provincial, National or National + U.S. (Hawaii and Alaska are included in the National + U.S. coverage area). Decide whether you want voicemail and international calling options. At the bottom of the Plan Wizard you will see your monthly fee, which adjusts based on your

Important to know if your plan doesn’t include mobile data If your plan includes no mobile data at all, you cannot receive data from another member. For example, if your plan includes only calls and texts, without data, you won’t be able to use a data gift sent by a friend. If you have unused data in your account, you can gift it to any member who is findable in the Fizz community (in other words, anyone who is not in Incognito mode), and whose plan includes data. You can choose to randomly gift data any time. Or, you can wait until it’s almost the end of your payment cycle and gift data before it rolls over. Learn about Rollovers If you want to gift unused data at the end of your payment cycle, you can gift it right before your current payment cycle ends. Once this cycle is over, however, the data will roll over — it will no longer be available to send as a gift. You cannot take back or unsend a data gift. Once you click Send, your gifted data is permanently removed from your plan. How do I gift data to another Member? To send a gift: Go to My Plans in your Fizz account. Scroll to the plan (if you have more than one in your account) that you want to gift from. Click Gift. On the next screen, choose Start gifting. Choose a contact or search for a new Fizz member who you want to gift to. This will open the gifting tool. * Select the amount of data you wish to gift and click Next. Customize a message to the recipient and click Send. * If you select an email or referral code from your contact list, data will be given to

To prevent identity theft or any fraudulent use, you must absolutely block your SIM card (access to your plan and phone number) and your phone. To do so, log into your Fizz account. Under My phones you’ll see an option to report your phone as lost/stolen. But before doing that, did you think about using the function to locate your phone? How to find an iPhone phone (iCloud account) How to find an Android phone (Google account) Block your SIM card. Blocking a SIM card allows to block any fraudulent use of your plan, as well as access to your phone number. To do so, log into your Fizz account. Under My phones you’ll see an option to report your phone as lost/stolen and block your phone and/or SIM card. The block is effective immediately. When your SIM card is blocked, your mobile plan remains active. - You will stille be able to access your voicemail from another phone. See how - Best is for you to activate a new SIM card as soon as possible (with another phone if yours is also lost/stolen). - You may also unsubscribe from your mobile plan. This would come into effect at the end of your payment cycle. If you find your SIM card, you can unblock it by going back into your account. Block your phone. Blocking a phone puts it on the National Stolen Device Blacklist. Fizz contributes to maintaining this blacklist in an effort to reduce the number of mobile device thefts. When a device is registered in this registry, its access to the networks of participating wireless service providers is blocked. To block your phone, you’ll need its IMEI. That number is written on the original packaging, as well as in the documentation included at the time of purchase

Log into your Fizz account. Everything is under My settings. Changing your email address. The email address associated with your Fizz account is where you receive communications from Fizz, including administrative emails. It is therefore imperative to keep this address up to date in your account. To change your email address, contact us using the chat bubble located in the lower right-hand corner of this FAQ. Once your identity is confirmed, the rep will make the change for you. An email will then be sent to your new address to confirm the change. Y ou’ll have 24 hours to take action. After that, the link won’t work, and you’ll have to contact us again. If you do end up doing this a few times, use the link in the most recent email. The other, previous links won’t work. Once the change is completed, your new address will be the one to use to access your Fizz account. Your Fizz communications will also be sent to this new email address. Changing your password. If you are connected to your Fizz account, go under My settings. There, you’ll see the fields to enter your current and new passwords. If you forgot your password and cannot log into your account, go to the Fizz login page and use the link for a forgotten password. How to choose a good password, and protect it: Use a mix of letters, numbers, and special characters to create your password. Make the password difficult to guess: Do not use known words, names of friends or pets, your date of birth, etc. Use a different password for every application you use. Do not tell your friends or family your password. Do not write your passwords on a piece of paper next to your computer or in a file

If you are travelling to the United States, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the ability to make calls will depend on the network your phone connects to at your location. If only the LTE-4G network is available, the ability to make calls will depend on two things: a VoLTE compatible SIM card and a phone that is certified VoLTE with Fizz. I am on location. How do I know which network I’m on? Check the top of your phone screen. If you see: 3G or HSPA or H+ or E or EDGE There is a network other than the LTE-4G network. You can use your phone to make calls provided, of course, you have Canada + US coverage on your mobile plan, or funds in your Fizz wallet to pay per use. No service The LTE-4G network is the only option where you’re at and your phone is not LTE capable. You will not be able to make calls. LTE Your phone connects to the LTE-4G network but must be VoLTE certified with Fizz to make calls using VoLTE technology. What do I need to check to use VoLTE technology? If you wish to make calls and the LTE-4G network is the only option where you are, VoLTE technology comes into play. You must check: A. Your SIM card. A VoLTE compatible SIM card is required. This SIM card displays a red lightning bolt icon. If that’s not your case, Fizz will give you one for free. How to make the transition to VoLTE B. Your phone. Your phone must be VoLTE certified with Fizz, updated with the latest software update and its VoLTE function activated. If not, you will only have access to your text messages and your mobile data, even if your SIM card is

Choosing your phone number is the third step in getting your mobile plan up and running. Once you have your Fizz SIM card, enter fizz.ca/activate directly into the address bar of your web browser. Once there, simply enter the activation code on your SIM card in the field provided. This step leads to the Plan Wizard, which enables you to configure your phone plan. After this is done, we may ask you to confirm your home address. Then you will choose your Fizz phone number. There are three ways to select or configure your phone number: Transfer your current phone number from your previous mobile provider. (Your number must be active to transfer from another provider.) Ask Fizz to give you a new number. Find a number by entering the last 4 digits. (This option has a one-time $1 fee.) Your phone area code is linked to the postal address associated with your account and it cannot be changed or modified. Make sure your address matches the area code you want. Minimum retention period for your phone number Once you’ve chosen or transferred a phone number with Fizz, you must keep it for a minimum of 30 days before you can change it or get a new one. This rule applies to all types of numbers, whether they were transferred from another provider or newly assigned by Fizz. Read more : I’m having problems transferring my current phone number to Fizz. Why? What can I do? What if I’m unable to transfer my phone number?

Any access of 100 Mbps or more is subject to the traffic management policy. Last update: MARCH 2023 Does Fizz apply Internet traffic management measures? Yes, Fizz applies traffic management measures, but only from the user to the Internet (upload), and fo r accesses of 100 Mbps or more (hereinafter called THE ACCESSES*). *Certain conditions (see below). Why does Fizz use Internet traffic management measures? Fizz wants to offer the best online experience to its members. Because the upload speed (from the user to the Internet) of the ACCESSES* is high, Fizz uses traffic management measures to prevent some modems from slowing down the overall service, even momentarily. What kind of traffic is targeted? Fizz does not target any particular type of traffic, nor any specific applications or protocols such as peer-to-peer file sharing. Only data uploads (from the user to the Internet) made with the ACCESSES * access are subject to traffic management. Download traffic (from the Internet to the user) is not managed. When and how does Fizz manage traffic on its network? Every 15 minutes, a system checks the traffic rate of each upstream channel (typically, one upstream channel serves a few dozen modems). If the traffic rate exceeds the threshold above which congestion occurs, the syste m identifies the modems which use these ACCESSES* in that channel that are uploading a large amount of data. The upload capacity of these modems is then given a low-priority rating. Based on the severity and time during which the congestion persists, the upload speed of these modems may then be slowed down. When the amount of data uploaded by the modems is diminished or the traffic on that channel reverts to a normal rate for which congestion is no longer an issue, the upload capacity prioritization will go back