Bell launched a brand new promo plan to match a suggestion Rogers has had since late final yr: $60 monthly for 15GB of 4G information.
The plan lately emerged on Bell’s web site. Dubbed the ‘Promo 15’ plan, it consists of limitless calling and texting in Canada. The 15GB of 4G information is, sadly, not limitless, and overage charges are absurd at $20 per gigabyte as much as a most of 8GB, adopted by $0.02 per megabyte after that (although that also works out to about $20 per gig).
Although Bell advertises 4G information, it’s value noting that the information velocity is capped at 150Mbps. Nevertheless, velocity isn’t the one restriction on the plan. The Promo 15 deal additionally limits video streaming to ‘customary definition,’ or 480p. Plus, the plan isn’t shareable.
Bell’s Promo 15 plan as of March twenty third, 2023.
As talked about above, the plan is similar to a $60/mo 15GB plan provided by Rogers. That plan has been round since at the very least December, and sure earlier than then too. Rogers’ plan is technically $65/mo however at the moment is discounted to $60. It additionally consists of 4G LTE information capped at 150Mbps with $20/GB overage charges, limitless Canada-wide calling and texting, and isn’t shareable.
Whereas it’s good to see the Massive Three providing plans which can be extra inexpensive than the $85/mo base they’ve had for months, these plans aren’t precisely good offers. Bell’s flanker model Virgin Plus and Rogers’ flanker Fido have each provided plans with double information and reductions for weeks that beat out the $60/15GB plans.
Virgin and Fido each provide $60/mo 20GB and $65/mo 30GB plans, and when you deliver your individual telephone (BYOP), it can save you $10/mo for twenty-four months on these plans, bringing them all the way down to $50 and $55, respectively. The information is capped at 150Mbps speeds, however that’s the identical as Bell and Rogers, so why not avoid wasting cash and get extra information?
However when you’re lifeless set on going with Bell, you possibly can try the Promo 15 plan right here.
