Fido vs Virgin Plus vs Koodo in May 2026: Higher Prices, Fewer Options
Every month, we go under the hood of the Canadian wireless market to track the shifting strategies of flanker brands Fido, Virgin Plus, and Koodo, alongside their parent companies Rogers, Bell, and Telus. Let’s dive into the current 'Bring Your Own Device' (BYOD) landscape after autopay discounts, shall we? Fido $40/20GB (was $35) $45/60GB (was...
If any carrier brought a unlimited plan,that’s what would be interesting. Now 6GB of data isn’t alot.
It is awfully hard to hit 6GB of data though. Unless you go overboard with streaming
Can you give a link of this plan? I can’t find it on Bell’s website
I don’t think it’ll appear on the site, just go in and ask them to add it and they will
If I already have a contract with Bell can I switch to this ? Or I need to start a new contract ?
You should be able to just add it on
Rogers and Telus to follow
Sounds peachy however if you travel outside of the Americas Bells CDMA network cannot use europes GSM networks with SIM cards! Your iPhone would be useless over here. Even unlocking CDMA phones does not allow GSM data browsing.
For this reason alone I stay away from Bell!
All Canadian carriers use only the GSM chips of the iPhone. The CDMA chips are not enabled.
CDMA chips are only used by Verizon and Sprint in the US.
So don’t worry about roaming around the world. However the phone will be locked so using another SIM card is useless because it won’t work. Unless of course you bought it full price from Apple.
Or if you’re smart you’ll just jailbreak the phone and unlock it yourself, which is a piece of cake. That’s why I love my Galaxy Nexus so much though all of them come factory unlocked out of the box.
Fine, then don’t get a CDMA phone, Bell offers a ton of HSPA phones that’ll work over seas. You don’t “unlock” CDMA phones you reprogram them, plus Bell offers world CDMA phones if you’re really set on owning one. (Can’t see why you would want one.) Otherwise you’re reason for staying away from is dumb and outdated. Please do not give anyone tech advice in the future. Thanks
I have the 6gig plan on my iPhone through Fido. After two months I’m averaging 300megs of the 6gig monthly limit. Hmmm. Guess I need to watch more Netflix.
I have a 6GB data plan from Telus for $70/month. It is a fantastic plan. I can last month (January) was the first month I had it, and I used my phone as a tether A LOT on my Macbook, and still only hit 2.5GB for the month. Even though I’m almost positive that I’ll never hit the 6GB limit, it’s great peace of mind to know that I don’t have to constantly check my usage stats to make sure I’m not going over. This is totally worth it for an extra $20. It’ still a bit of a rip, but cell carriers are a necessary evil.