The price hike of our big mobile carriers

[ShinraCorp]

O Canada, I love you. But I do not love our Canadian Wireless providers. This was published last week by the CBC and the major 3 did a price hike on any wireless plans and now start at 75$ a month for data+voice. This is just sickening I know they're IPO's and they do it in the name of profit but the price hike would make the average joe hesitant in getting a smartphone in fear of paying nearly 100$ a month for their plans.

SOURCE: CBC News - Wireless carriers hike prices across Canada

[enaberif]

Originally Posted by ShinraCorp

O Canada, I love you. But I do not love our Canadian Wireless providers. This was published last week by the CBC and the major 3 did a price hike on any wireless plans and now start at 75$ a month for data+voice. This is just sickening I know they're IPO's and they do it in the name of profit but the price hike would make the average joe hesitant in getting a smartphone in fear of paying nearly 100$ a month for their plans.

SOURCE: CBC News - Wireless carriers hike prices across Canada

Are you also forgetting that people complained and whined about 3 year contracts so now they 2 year contracts? Where do you think the loss from that has be to made up?

[Arinoth]

Uh the data lite plans weren't affected, at least last I looked on Bell and Telus' websites, just their data+ which is geared toward sharing amongst 2+ devices that got the hike.

Not saying this isn't bad, just not every single plan with data was jacked up.

[SKYMTL]

Price actually just went down here in Quebec. Videotron just introduced a $70/month plan with unlimited Canada-wide calling and 30GB of data.

[Jaydu]

Originally Posted by SKYMTL

Price actually just went down here in Quebec. Videotron just introduced a $70/month plan with unlimited Canada-wide calling and 30GB of data.

I see 6 g of data on the videotron 70 dollar plan not 30 g

[Master_Shake_]

prices went up because the "free" phone has less time to paid off.

don't get me wrong though, from a BYOD standpoint we are still getting raked over the hot coals...

[SKYMTL]

I see 6 g of data on the videotron 70 dollar plan not 30 g

It's there. You just have to ask for it. They're advertising it on the radio.

It's a business plan that is also open to retentions.

[Birk]

The CEOs are all planning new billion dollar yachts for a rally next summer. Don't be greedy folks these people have lifestyles to fund!

[Lpfan4ever]

I actually had Virgin phone me last week to ask if I was happy with their service. I have been on a 100 minute/200MB ($45) plan for a few months now since I barely use my phone, but I told him I had been looking at the plans being advertised recently for 400MB for $40. He went ahead and offered me a plan with 500 minutes/500mb for $42 instead. Not often does a telecom company phone you and offer a better plan for less.

Not being on contract is nice, I always buy my phones flat out.

[draemn]

The claim that they need to make up the "losses" for 2 year plans is BS. I've already ranted about this. All the big 3 were offering new phones after 2 years if you re-signed with them, only required 3 years if you changed companies. They were profitable on 2 year "contracts" before the govn't made it mandatory, yet when it became forced, they suddenly upped all the prices. That doesn't sound like price fixing at all when all 3 companies suddenly charge you an extra $20 (or more). The other major problem is that they now make all plans "unlimited" with what were previously "premium" addons and jack up the base price of plans.