Apple Developing Several Frame Styles for Smart Glasses
Apple is reportedly developing around four frame styles for its first pair of smart glasses.
Bell Increasing Prices of Fibe Internet, Older Apple Watch Plans
Bell is set to increase pricing for select customers on Fibe internet and also those on older Apple Watch plans, iPhone in Canada has learned.
A message to customers on Bell statements and within accounts mentions starting July 1, 2024, prices are going up $5 per month for internet. In the statement we saw, a customer’s Fibe 3.0 (3 Gbps) is going up by $5/month to $145 in July.
Currently, Bell’s website lists Gigabit Fibe 3.0 at $110/month on a 2-year contract, while the current price is $140 per month. Gigabit Fibe 1.5 is at $130/month and Fibe 500 is $105, while Fibe 150 is $95 and Fibe 50 is $85.
As for those on older Apple Watch plans priced at $10 per month, these customers will see a $3 price increase to $13 per month. This change happened in April. Bell’s current Apple Watch data plan pricing is $15/month (update: $15, not $13 per month).
Today, Bell’s parent company BCE reported its Q1 earnings and saw profit and operating revenue down compared to the year-ago quarter. Profit was at $402 million, down from $725 million in the same period one year ago, while operating revenue was at $6.01 billion, down from $6.05 billion in Q1 2023.
Bell saw net postpaid wireless subscribers up 4.5% to 45,247 compared to Q1 of last year, which it says was its best result for that period since 2018.
Your best bet is to check your monthly Bell statement to see if your internet and Apple Watch plans are jumping in price.
While some people are boycotting Loblaw for high grocery prices…boycotting a telecom is harder since you need to stay connected to complain online, right? Welcome to capitalism, folks.
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There’s certainly no reason to be increasing the Apple Watch plans. They don’t give any value add for the experience. They don’t roam in the US when you have a US roaming plan on your phone. At $13 they are more in line with the US prices except AT&T adds taxes and fees, which makes it over US$17 for a watch, which isn’t good either. Google Fi adds them for free.
Apple Watch data plans are a very hard sell for me at anything higher than 10$/month – and even that’s a high price to pay considering I can go months without relying on the cellular connectivity of my watch. I miss the days when Telus had plans where you could have an unlimited number of connected devices linked to one data plan for no additional fee.
Is this just apple watch plans? Seems misleading if it is simply a smartwatch plan that can be used with more than Apple watch.
BOYCOTT BELL, LOBLAWS, and ANY OTHER company MILKING Canadians for EVERY CENT THEY CAN GET.
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