![]() Unlimited Canada-wide evenings and weekends starting at 5 p.m.-7 a.m. ![]() ![]() But you cannot use this credit for the basic plan fee, so it’s lost if you don’t use it each month on extra charges or features.Ĭurrent promotion: This $35/month is a promotional plan until the end of September 2014.įIDO (subsidiary of Rogers Wireless Inc.) If you bring your own unlocked, Wind-compatible phone: $7.50/month for 20 months credit for other features (e.g. No contract: You can cancel at any time by paying off your remaining balance. This means if you keep your agreement with Wind for two years, Wind contributes 10 per cent of the monthly rate charges before taxes to pay off the cost of the phone.Īctivation fee: No, but must buy new SIM card at $25. Samsung Galaxy S5: Retail price $729 With credit check you can pay $579 up front and then get a $150 Wind tab. IPhone 6: Not available-must buy iPhone elsewhere and frequency of device must be 17 (some iPhone models not compatible with Wind). Unlimited international texting, voicemail, caller ID, conference calling, call forwarding, call waitingĭata: 5 gigabytes with “fair usage policy” – This means the monthly data capacity is 5GB for high speed internet access, and if you exceed 5GB, there will be no extra charge, but you will experience slowing down on your data access speed. Unlimited incoming and outgoing calls Canada-wide If bring your own unlocked phone: Free SIM card with activation and 10 per cent discount on the $45/month plan (no contract)Ĭurrent promotion: $50 bonus gift if you instead choose Moto G, AlCatel ONETOUCH Idol X+ or Alcatel ONETOUCH POP Icon phone models $75 gift for choosing Samsung Galaxy S III $100 bonus gift for choosing Nokia Lumia 635īest plan base rate: $35 / month (with credit check and “ pay after” option-just means you pay the bill the month after you use it in case you roam or use features outside your plan there could be extra costs) No contract: You can cancel at any time by paying off your remaining balance That plus the $5 “extra” per month means your phone would be paid off in two years. The “medium tab” means Koodo matches 15 per cent of the cost of your monthly plan to pay off the balance of the phone. ![]() IPhone 6: Medium tab $375 (this is what added $5 more to the $45/month plan initially described) to find the average use of phone minutes and texts per month, but changed the script a bit from last time. We used the same price comparison study conducted for the CRTC in 2012 by Wall Communications Inc. READ MORE: Tools to help you pick the best Canadian cellphone plan In conversations that were generally under 10 minutes and surprisingly painless, Rogers, Telus, Bell, Fido, Virgin, Mobilicity, Wind, Koodo and PC Mobile hit me with their best shots. You can see that story here.Īfter many messages from viewers-and Friday’s release of the iPhone 6-it was time to call again. So last June, I called nine Canadian wireless providers and profiled the features they had on offer. TORONTO – The fine print of cellphone plans continues to plague Canadian consumers: confusing contracts, hidden fees and trying to compare wireless provider plans can take a toll on even the most patient person. Increase article font size Looking for a more recent story on cell phone prices? This one was written in December of 2015.
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