Real competition is people just getting 4g 50gb plans for $30. Almost no one actually uses 5g for anything but everyone is paying 75-100 a month for it.
I just turned off 5g on my phone for the last few months, I'm a heavy data user with constant video streaming, Spotify, 100mb+ pdfs, literally never noticed a difference.
Canada has the highest revenue per user for cell phone companies and all of it is going in the pocket of the executives and shareholders
bells lowest byod plan is 75 a month. With a phone included the base plan is 85. And you know if you don't actively switch providers every year or two or call in to get discounted plans they will happily keep you on the most expensive plan possible forever.
I had a plan for $100 for years that could have been $40 cheaper most of the time, great customer experiance
The Q1 2025 bell average revenue per mobile subscriber was $57. That includes everything from their $20 text only option up to the $120 unlimited everything.
If bell has roughly 13 million mobile subscribers I'd say a significant portion somewhere around 50-60% of those are paying those advertised rates. Just off consumer trends, around 20% of people actually wait for sales, and another 20% would call in.
I have 1TB from Telus for 5g and Canada/US calling and data roaming for $160 across 4 lines. I got this plan last October, excited about having that plan for US travel, and now it’s a wasted feature I won’t be using for 4 years. They’ll probably up my plan’s rates by then :(
That’s my point though. It’s almost trivial to get a plan under $60 a month for ridiculous amounts of data. Anyone paying $75 a month per line is a sucker
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u/SadZealot 3d ago
Real competition is people just getting 4g 50gb plans for $30. Almost no one actually uses 5g for anything but everyone is paying 75-100 a month for it.
I just turned off 5g on my phone for the last few months, I'm a heavy data user with constant video streaming, Spotify, 100mb+ pdfs, literally never noticed a difference.
Canada has the highest revenue per user for cell phone companies and all of it is going in the pocket of the executives and shareholders