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).
As more people move away from landlines and cable TV subscriptions, maximizing profits from smartphone users is the future.
Quebecor says it is disappointed following a CRTC arbitration decision made today, regarding the access rates it must pay to Telus under the Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) regime. "We are surprised that the CRTC wants to limit the choices of Canadians who would like to enjoy innovative new wireless plans at better prices,” said...
Telus-owned prepaid brand Public Mobile continues to tweak its plans, now bringing back its $29/20GB plan. Earlier this month, Public Mobile revamped its plans and changed its $29/20GB plan down to just 10GB of data. But today, the company has brought this plan back to 20GB of data, available to all customers again (at one...
Telus-owned Public Mobile has seen some customers jump ship from the company, after it announced it was ending its legacy rewards program, instead shifting everyone over to the new Public Points program. Now, some customers that left Public Mobile are receiving some ‘winback’ offers to lure them back to the company. But the one deal...