Last week Rogers debuted new Share Everything+ Plans, which offered new perks such as Spotify, Shomi and Next Issue for customers on select plans, on top of modifying their price plans and data allotments.
Now, it appears Bell has made some similar changes to match Rogers’ recent offerings, as spotted by MobileSyrup:
Specifically, Bell has done away with its 4GB and 6GB data allotments, settling for a single 5GB choice. But whereas Rogers offers more manageable deltas between the plans — 2.5GB rises to 5GB to 9GB — Bell has maintained its 2GB and 10GB options, with a single 5GB plan in the middle.
Out of the Big 3, TELUS remains the only carrier to offer a shared 6GB plan option, priced at $65, while a 3.5GB plan is available for $45. You can problem guess TELUS may make similar changes soon to match Rogers and Bell, so that means the 6GB option could disappear anytime soon.
Are we starting to see some wireless price wars? Bell’s Virgin Plus has launched a $50 promo plan with 40GB of data, matching Rogers-owned Fido and Freedom Mobile's pricing. According to changes on the Virgin Plus website today, this normally-priced $60 plan is reduced to $50 per month after a $10/month credit for 24 months,...
Rogers has announced that they will waive long-distance, SMS, and data overage charges for postpaid Rogers and Fido wireless customers in Nova Scotia, to help with current wildfire relief efforts. This measure, which comes into effect immediately, will last until June 15. "Our hearts go out to those impacted by devastating wildfires in Nova Scotia,”...
Well, I guess this is Videotron’s 'FAFO' message to Canada’s ‘Big 3’ wireless carriers. The company’s subsidiary Freedom Mobile has launched a new $50 Canada-US plan that includes talk, text and data, at a far cheaper price than incumbents. With marketing that also touts it as “two countries, one sweet deal”, Freedom Mobile includes 40GB...
