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βCustomers could consider switching service providers,β an ISED Canada representative wrote Thursday, when asked for a response to price increases at Rogers Communications and reported hikes at Bell.
Switch to who? Another fucking country? Bell and Rogers are the only options, they own all the towers, they own all the fiber.
Honestly, there will be a point when it's cheaper for most Canadian citizens to have a phone with a foreign carrier with a good international plan
Yup. I really regret letting my EU number go when I moved (back) to Canada. My EU number was about 25 Eur per month (a few years ago) including international roaming calls and data in Canada.
I though naaah, I'll get a local number because it makes sense right? No not really... 98% of the calls I get on my local Canadian number are scam calls (someone threatening me in Chinese with deportation over unpaid taxes etc.) so it's not like I would have been inconveniencing anyone local calling me... most of the remaining 2% call me on WhatsApp or Signal...
It is now, you just need to fake an address...
Years ago, the federal government had a cell phone contract that provided unlimited voice, text, Canada wide LD and 1Gb of data for ~$25/month with no extra fees (no startup, SIM, e911 etc) and with a monthly threshold when using more data which raised the rate JUST for that month in $5 increments capped at $50/month for unlimited data. I would guess their current plan is better
What's the deal with Fizz? Seen a coupleuh recommendations...
Rural coverage can be spotty, when I was with Telus connection was always great. However Fizz is worth that single minor inconvenience for the massive savings in price. My bill is a third of what my Telus bill was after 15ish years of 'loyalty' AND I went from some email data to all day video data. With Telus they would increase my bill for 'competitive' reasons every two years. Fizz emailed me to let me know my plan was a buck cheaper, a little goes a long way. +1 for Fizz if you have the opportunity.
I use Koodo and get 80GB for $50
I don't understand at all what value add the flag ship brands have. Telus, Rogers, and Bell all seem to just be the same offer that is more expensive than their "discount" brands.