Earlier today Rogers/Fido announced their upgrade pricing for the iPhone 4. It looks like the ‘Big 3’ carriers are waiting until the last minute to release their pricing for customers. Bell has just updated their website with iPhone 4 details and they are the same as plans leaked earlier.
There’s nothing new here compared to Rogers/Fido (no surprise, eh?), but this is what Bell iPhone 4 upgrade prices will be:
3 year contract pricing:
16GB iPhone 4: $159.95
32GB iPhone 4: $269.95
iPhone 4 Promotion Details–Including iPad Offer:
-To get the lowest 3-year price on this phone, choose any combination of voice, data plan and features with a minimum value of $50/month.
From July 30 to September 30th get 6GB of data for only $30 per month with unlimited Wi-Fi in over 750 locations including all Starbucks in Canada.*– Have an iPad too? For an additional $10 per month, you can share the data between both your iPhone 4 and iPad.
– Exclusive Mobile TV offer:
Get access to FREE Mobile TV (data download and usage charges apply) until September 30th and catch full-length episodes of your favourite shows, news, weather, entertainment and sports. Download the Bell Mobile TV app from the App Store to access this service.*Must be combined with eligible voice plan.
I must say the $10 add for sharing your data plan with your iPad is a pretty good deal. I use about 1GB of data on my iPhone every month, depending on what I’ve been doing. To be able to share the rest of my data plan with an iPad 3G for $10 is a great deal.
Rogers is charging $20+GRRF (Government Regulatory Recovery Fee; this has NOTHING to do with the government; seen by many as a blatant cash grab) to share data with iPads.
Hmm…Bell is looking better for iPad 3G owners right about now!
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No comments here? Guess nobody at bell has an iPhone. Lol.
Looks like I'm switching to Bell! Goodbye Rogers, you sucked enough blood from my piggy bank! $20 + GRRF to tether? Are you kidding me???? It's more like Bell's $10 (+ another $10 + GRRF) cash grab!
That upgrade pricing, what's the timeframe for upgrade and that upgrade from any mobile phone on bell?
What the hell telus.. cmon release something
uhhhh Telus….come in, Telus. Over….
wooo! can't wait. as for the deal of getting a plan of atleast $50 a month. the rep on the phone said if i maintain that for 3 years i will have a full $650 credit which makes the phone free to me. hmmm…. interesting. im gonna get my phone from best buy since i have some gift cards there anyways
Do the plans change at all. If I like the $60 or the $80 plan, do I just add the 6 gb at $30 to the monthly price?
“Wi-Fi in over 750 locations including all Starbucks in Canada.”
Just wanted to say that Wi-Fi in Starbucks are free to all customers starting like a month ago whether you are a Bell customer or not. They shouldn't really include this bit anymore.
why pay 10$ or 20$ for the iPad (and why to buy an iPad 3G if you have an iPhone)… save on a wi-fi only iPad and use Mywi on your iPhone to tether anything wi-fi, for free ! (for 20$ (one time fee, to buy My-wi…)) after jailbreaking your iPhone (it's now legal too…). Anyway. Finally, 12 hours before the launch, we've got some details ! 🙂 Thanks ! Great website (I'm reading you since your beginning…). Stef.
That is all good news to me. I pre-ordered mine today from Baka which goes through Bell and they had nothing concrete on the data plan or the price of the phones themselves. I was expecting the phones to be more expensive and the data plans were no hell either.
This is a clear indication that Rogers has no clue how to deal with clients, both new and old. It's all about stockholders, how much money can they grab. No concerns at all for customer retention! In Quebec, Videotron soon to be a major Canadian Wireless provider as well) started to sell local Telephone service via Cable. at one point they were changing 5000 customer a day away from Bell! This is going to happen to Rogers. They have no clue. I am so satisfied with Videotron. TV, Cable and Ultra Hi Speed Internet, One package great price great service. I have been a customer with Rogers for apx 25 years…. the day has come to move on! Like many this was to much. I do hope that when more players enter the wireless market, Rogers gets a hit that wakes them up!
I'm going with Bell so far 🙂
Jailbreak is legal too?? Not in this country
If you already have 500 MB at $25 (i know it sucks lol), do you think i'd be able to swap that for the $30 GB data plan. I currently own the iPhone 3GS and i'm on Bell. Thanks to anyone who can answer this..
Hey Mike, I am on a coporate plan with Baka (Bell) and I was very specific with them about being able to move plans around and they said that yes you can. I believe all they care about is that you are locked into a 3 year data plan but what that data plan is doesn't matter.
telus forgot the iphone 4 launches tomorrow
Does this promotional 6gb for $30 iPhone Data deal include tethering as was previously reported? or at least eluded too.. If they're allowing tethering on this deal, thats a serious clincher. Having bluetooth tethering for your laptop anywhere you go is a huge advantage, not having to worry about hotels with or without access, airports that charge you 10 bucks for the 2 minuts you need. etc. etc. I know there is tethering options through jailbreaking and such but it'd be nice to have legitimate no hastle, non 3rd party tethering.
Talked to a friend that works at a telus store and they said they have 10 16gb white ones?? maybe there is few white ones out there. Also could have read the box wrong though I guess. seemed pretty sure of himself though.
Now if only Bell had an iota of customer service. Their service makes Rogers look grand. Now that's a feat!
Rock?
Give me 24 hours.
I'll get back to you. 😀
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FINALLY!
Information from Bell.
I'm on the list at my local Bell Store. Have the full HUP credit.
We'll see if our small town BS will have one for me when I show up…and they said they wouldn't be in until around 14:00.
Still gonna go at 09:00. heh.
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By “Get access to FREE Mobile TV (data download and usage charges apply) until September 30th” do they mean you get it for 3 years as a bonus if you sign up before September 30th? Or you can only watch free TV from now until September 30th (then have to pay extra?)
That would be so awesome if I could stream live NHL games…
OH Thanks so much for the unlimited Wi Fi. ??? IT's unlimited at Starbucks for any human.
So, thanks so much guys
Rogers also updated iphone info on their website
http://www.rogers.com/web/content/iphone4?cm_sp…
see “view pricing”
I'm a little confused on the wording.
So is the 6GB/$30 throughout the whole 3 years, or do you just get it between until Sept.
how come its still sayin 'coming soon' on apple's web site..?
Does anyone know if the 6GB /$30 is for the whole 3 years or just until Sept. 30.??
how long of a data plan do we have to get to get the 6gb for 30 dollars?
does it have to be 3 years? or can it be like one year or two
Its still saying that for Australia and New Zealand where its probably 10:00 am Friday morning. So I don't know if Apple is having some problems with inventory or thay are not planning on offering it online for now
Anyone notice Virgin's new countdown? http://www.virginmobile.ca/vmc/en/home/
Finally!
So this can be added to any voice plan? Any recommendations? Lol
Does anyone know how the 6GB plan will be incorporated for existing users. I have the $50 combo plan with Bell so I'm guessing $25 is for the voice plan and $25 for the data. Will Bell just remove my $25 500mb portion replacing it with the $30 6GB option making it $25 (voice) + $30(Data) making it $55/month or will it end up being $50+$30(6GB data) making it $80/ month??? Bell isn't too clear with this and all the CS is closed………..
Telus hasn't answered anything, no pricing, no HUP. Bunch of clowns running that place.
I've just been able to get a 6GB for 30$ with Telus as an addition to my current regular plan.
I'd like to know too. I got a iphone in february, wondering if I can get a discount if I purchase a iphone 4 like with rogers.
Telus is absolutely horrible. No early upgrade. No word on iPhone 4 pricing the DAY BEFORE THE LAUNCH. This company is a joke. I feel like a complete idiot for signing a contract with them in November for my 3GS, and it's a 3 year one too, UGH!
Apple New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore still say 'coming soon' on their websites. Will it really be available at Apple Online Canada on July 30th?
Hey ex I'm lineing up right now it's 9:11pm do you think I'll get an iPhone for sure?
Yep.
By my math, given how long it took Telus to confirm that the iPhone was indeed coming to Canada on the 30th, I suspect we'll probably get information on any new plans on Monday. This would be funny if it weren't so depressingly close to the truth.
Your data will be replaced or if you got it as promo pricing as a combo you may need to create a new plan from scratch.
Hey let us know when you will be lineing up and how many people there are.
50 + 30. Talked to a CSR at Bell and that's what they told me.
Is this for contract customer only? What if you're on a month to month plan?
Very cool!
I was jsut over at the telus site, and the picture for the iphone device category has been changed to an iphone 4, even though it is not yet in the device list. Also, at the top it says “We are currently making improvements”. Is someone playing catchup or is it just me?
I saw that too and they say there might be interruptions between 1oPM tonight and 10 PM tomorrow, maybe they'll update the iphone 4 info at 10 tonight.
I just went to my bell store and there was nobody, so I'm going back at 5AM.
Wow thats pretty rediculous though because the keyword in the $50 plan is “Combo” Bell has included the cost of 500mb's of data as well. It should be $25 for voice and now the $30 for the new data plan I would as to switch too. I better be getting 6.5GB's of data going by Bells logic.
Yeah I sure hope your right about that, I really can't see Bell charging me $30 on top of my $50 combo plan that would mean I'm paying for two groups of data $25 for 500mb and then $30 for 6GB's. I'm goning to definitely call them from my work tomorrow morning.