In November 2010, Telus introduced “Flex Data†to its existing iPhone plans. Then, Telus expanded the Flex Data to their, at the time, Student 55 iPhone plan.
The Student $55 iPhone voice & data plan with flex data was a very competitive plan with some great features such as My10, Unlimited Messaging, and flex data. Even better, you did not actually have to be a student to qualify for the plan.
For those wondering what flexible data means, lets use the $55 Student Plan as an example.
At the $55 price, users get 1GB of data. If that data amount is exceeded, instead of paying per MB overage fees, the plan is automatically bumped to $75 with 2GB of data. If 2GB of data is exceeded, the plan is bumped to $95 with 5GB of data. Anything over 5GB however is charged at $0.05/MB.
Each month, the $55 plan resets back to the lowest $55/1GB tier and then increases again when the data is exceeded during the month.
For reference, that plan is detailed below:
To be competitive against Virgin Mobile’s new $60 plan, Telus has now launched a new $60 voice and data flex plan, expiring on March 1, 2011.
Believe it or not, this “new” $60 plan is identical to the now expired $55 voice and data flex plan. The features are the same. Only the price is increased by $5! Bad Telus!
For reference, the “new” $60 plan is detailed below:
Sneaky.
Thoughts?
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