MobileSyrup notes an internal document explains the reasoning for increasing prices as due to “economic and market conditions”, with $5 increases to Your Choice plans pegged for January 21, 2016.
Here’s what’s going to change for new customers (except in SK, MB, QC):
Smartphone and Premium Smartphone voice tiers to increase by $5/month on contract (i.e. instead of $60 for the voice term, you’ll be paying $65 per month on an iPhone 6s contract).
BYOD starting price jumps up by $10 per month (i.e. entry unlimited nationwide calling now starts at $50 versus $40 per month (still cheaper than Rogers/Bell by $5)
$20/500MB shared data is eliminated
Koodo: $5 price increase for all plans except Tab Plus (Updated Feb. 18 to clarify except Tab Plus).
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