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Good-to-know info about Fizz mobile services. Because no one can know everything about something, we tried to group interesting details about our mobile services. You know, those little details that just seem hidden somewhere? Well, here you go! Coverage Consult the interactive map Even if you live in a region that is part of our coverage area, it does not necessarily mean that you will be able to subscribe to Fizz mobile services. You must first live within the subscription area. The coverage area you choose (regardless of the province) determines where your calls and text messages are included. • Canada coverage: your incoming and outgoing calls are included anywhere in the country. • Provincial coverage (e.g., Quebec, Ontario, etc.): your incoming and outgoing calls are included only when you are in the selected province. Things to remember: – If you receive a call while you are within your coverage area, the call is included, regardless of the province or country the call is coming from. – If you make or receive a call while you are outside your coverage area, the call is not included and will not be completed. Solution: To make or receive calls outside your coverage area, you must add a Travel Add‑On. – If you are physically inside your coverage area and make a call to a destination outside your coverage area, the call is not included and will not be completed. Solution: To call outside your coverage area, you must add an International Calling Add‑On. If you selected unlimited calls when creating your plan, you can make and receive as many calls as you like while you are in your coverage area. Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico are included in the Canada + U.S. coverage zone. Exception if you are new to Fizz: The

Make sure you are in a zone that has adequate coverage. See our network coverage map If you are outside the Fizz network, you can connect via our partner network. Learn about accessing our partner network Troubleshooting: Make sure your plan includes text messages Log into your account to access the text message activation tool. Incoming text messages are always free, whether you are within your coverage area or outside of it, including while roaming. Outgoing text messages are only available if your plan includes SMS. Otherwise, it will not be possible to send them. You can adjust your plan up to 72 hours before the end of your payment cycle to add text messaging. This change to your plan will take effect at the start of your next billing cycle. You can also add minutes to your plan and use them immediately by buying an Add-On for local or long-distance calls. Restart your phone Reboot (power cycle) your phone by holding down the phone’s start button for 10 seconds. After you reboot, your applications will reload. Your phone will then re-authenticate to the Fizz mobile network. This will allow your phone to recover its authorization to access the network. Do you use a native application? Make sure you are using your phone’s native messaging app. If you are using a non-native application to send your messages, it’s possible that the issue originates with this app. These messaging apps may have their own server or messaging centre. Examples of popular messaging apps: WhatsApp Viber Line Mobile Messaging Snapchat Google Hangouts Voxer HeyTell Telegram Talkatone Etc. If your phone is an Android, test with the Google Messages app. Have you reached maximum capacity? Make sure your phone (or your recipient’s phone) has not reached the maximum capacity for the number of

Private messaging can be a useful feature if you’re trying to help or communicate with a friend in the Fizz Community. Private messages are enabled by default when you log into the Fizz Community. To disable private messages in the Fizz Community: Log into your Fizz Account. In the top navigation, click on Support and select Community. Click on your username. Click on Edit profile. Uncheck Private message system. Click Save. To enable private messaging, follow the steps above. In step 4, check the box next to Private message system and click Save. Read more : How do I post a question on the Fizz Forum? How to enable and disable your Fizz Forum private messages? How do I earn points and badges on the Fizz Forum? How do I log into my Fizz Forum account? I forgot my password. How do I reset it? How does the Fizz Forum work? What’s my role in the Fizz Forum? How does the search functionality work?

Voicemail allows people to leave you a message if your phone is off, the line is busy, or there is no answer after four rings (20 seconds). You can listen to your messages at any time from your mobile phone or an analogue phone. Voicemail includes Visual messaging. Visual voicemail is like a power-boosted voicemail. You can listen to and manage your messages without having to "call" your voicemail. Available for IOS and Android phones. Discover the magic of visual voicemail: What’s Visual voicemail, and how does it work? | Fizz Adding voicemail Voicemail is an option you must add to your plan. Sign in to your account and go to My Plans > Manage plan > Change plan and add voicemail. This change will come into effect at the beginning of your next payment cycle as per the plan change policy. Good to know: To use your voicemail, your plan must include minutes. If not, you won’t be able to use it or access it, whether from your mobile phone or any other phone. Accessing your voicemail Hold the ''1'' key on your phone for a few seconds. Good to know: - This shortcut to your voicemail that is the “1” key is actually a call forward to the messaging centre configured for most phone models. This feature may vary from one model to another and may not be modifiable in all phones. - If you are forwarding your calls to another number, your voicemail won’t pick up incoming calls and no one will be able to leave you a message. - Voicemail access is available when you are outside Canada and the United States by using a Voice Travel Add-on. To manually access your voicemail, dial 1-514-647-0999. The PIN (customize, reset or deactivate) Reminder: Once the voicemail option