Rogers has informed numerous wireless customers that price hikes are coming later this month, indicating the change on monthly bill statements.
According to numerous iPhone in Canada readers, their latest bill statements indicate that after January 17, 2024, monthly mobile plans will be increasing by $7 to $9 per month, for those not on financing or fixed terms.
For those on financing or fixed terms, once terms end the wireless rate increases will kick into effect.
Rogers says they are committed to delivering the best mobile services, emphasizing that to bring the “best network experience”, wireless prices will be going up on the first bill after January 17, 2024.
As an example of the types of plans being affected, one iPhone in Canada reader said their $95/135GB Infinite plan is going up by $7 once their term ends. A second line under the same account, a $75/60GB Infinite Premium plan, will be going up by $9 per month, once the existing term ends. This reader told us they will be cancelling their second line and moving over to Public Mobile’s $34/50GB 5G Boxing Week plan.
Another iPhone in Canada reader on a Rogers Preferred Partner (RPP, or corporate plan) monthly wireless plan, said their $45/50GB plan with financing/promo credits ending in December of this year will be going up by $7 per month. So it looks like these prices increases are affecting both RPP and regular wireless customers.
The company says it will notify customers on terms before their discounts end that a price increase will be happening. Rogers noted this change complies with the CRTC Wireless Code. Customers are told to contact the company if they have further questions or want to cancel services.
Last year–also in January–Rogers similarly notified customers on older Infinite plans that prices were going up by $4 per month. Now how’s that for ringing in the New Year for customers?
Go check your Rogers and Fido bill statements and let us know if you’re seeing messages about wireless price increases in the comments below.
Update January 2, 2024: According to Rogers in an email to iPhone in Canada, price increases may be less than $7-9 per month depending on plans, but the company did not specify the other increases, as of writing.
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Only in Canada with an industry effectively unaffected by Covid supply chain disruptions would “competition” drive prices up.
Because doing SFA for its subscribers costs.
Besides, living costs are going up for CEOs and Board members too, you know.
The flanker brands are where the action is right now. The plans offered by the Big Three don’t give any significant benefit compared with plans costing half as much (or less). I spent this last year jumping around between mobile providers and proved to myself that actual data speeds between 4G/LTE and so-called 5G are very similar, so why pay more for empty promises? Coverage is a different story, since Freedom has some serious catching up to do in order to provide the wide-ranging service the incumbents offer.
Don’t understand why anyone would still be a Rogers wireless customer or wireless customers of Bell and Telus. There are other options.
The other options are… themselves wearing different hats. Artificial choice. There is a minimum $20 per month no-hat fee that lets you spend time with them without their hats.
Freedom Mobile.
How do you find the Feedom service? May I ask where you are located, I am in downtown Vancouver? I would like to consider Freedom. Thanks.
Fizz is $5 a month for six months. Basically just uses Rogers’ network.
I’d just use them for now. Free VVM too, rollover data and USA roaming.
FIDO informed me that the Mobile Rate for my iPad is going from $10/4GB data to $13. That’s still below the current rate of $15, but I just bought a new iPad non-cellular so I planned to cancel this anyway. I’ll use the Hotspot on my phone when I need data.
are you able to email a screenshot to ti**@************da.ca? Thanks!
I’m not sure why this comes as surprise to anyone. These guys had a blood bath going on for most of 2023, they have to make up the massive amount of revenue loss they created. Lots of alternatives to chose though.
Just got the Rogers bill for February 2024. We have two phones with a very limited monthly plan (Talk with Text/4GB/Alberta Gov’t 911 Fee). It’s gone up $4.20 for each phone for a new total of $66.10 x 2 = $132.20.