Virgin Mobile’s website has been updated to list a new $75/10GB plan, with unlimited Canada-wide minutes and global SMS/MMS.
Other plans listed include $50/4GB and $55/6GB plans with 500 anytime Canada-wide minutes, to go with a $35 plan with 500 minutes and pay-per-use data, and a $28 plan with 1GB data and pay-per-use minutes.
Rogers, Telus and Bell all have $75/10GB ‘no overage’ plans, which throttle speeds after initial data buckets exceeded. Rogers and Bell throttle speeds down to 256 kbps, while Telus throttles to 512 kbps.
Major telcos continue to offer wildfire relief for affected customers in Nova Scotia. Yesterday, Rogers and Fido said it would waive overages for customers in Nova Scotia. On late Monday, Telus and Koodo announced it would also give 50GB of extra data to postpaid wireless customers affected by the wildfires. Telus said it has committed...
Mirko Bibic, President and CEO of Bell Canada, raised concerns yesterday that the uptick in regulation within Canada’s telecommunications sector could result in companies downsizing their investments and reducing services to underprivileged communities. Bibic criticized both the federal government and the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for leaning "towards more micromanagement of Canada’s telecom...
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,...
