Yesterday, Koodo launched a $55/9GB BYOD plan in Quebec and as of today, fellow rivals Fido and Virgin Mobile have matched this plan with their own offering.
The plans offer unlimited Canada-wide calling, unlimited global SMS/MMS, to go with the usual extras of call waiting, voicemail and more. Data overages are billed at $10/100MB or $100/1GB.
Fido says the $55 plan with 4GB and the 5GB bonus (for 9GB total) is only available for 24 months and expires on July 31, 2019.
As for Virgin, the website does not mention the bonus data for 24 months only.
Other plans also available from Fido, Virgin and Koodo include:
- $65 for 15GB (Koodo)
- $65 for 16GB (Fido/Virgin)
Expect Koodo to update their $65 plan to include 16GB shortly. The $65/16GB plan is a competitive response to Quebec wireless carrier, Videotron, which launched a $65/16GB BYOD plan last week (also available in the Ottawa region).
Let us know if you decide to make any plan changes for either the $55/9GB or $65/16GB offerings.
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