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New competitive response coming soon

will13am — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 08:37:19 GMT

The government of Canada website suggests that a tier 3 brand offering of $15 per month for 250MB, 100 nation wide minutes, unlimited text is coming. I went over to the competitors site and I see that it is available already. Come on Public Mobile, where is that competitive matching offer? https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2018/12/national-wireless-carriers-proposed-plans.html

Re: New competitive response coming soon

missorange — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 22:00:04 GMT

so after reading that website, seems like Chatr offerr a better deal.

Re: New competitive response coming soon

popping — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 22:03:00 GMT

@will13am

We are living in a period with mobile price going down. Therefore, hold on to your cash and vote with your wallet. Don't sign any contract and give yourself flexibility to switch.

Re: New competitive response coming soon

dararara — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 22:05:41 GMT

You sure the prices are going down? You don't read or watch the news I guess. ROBELUS just jacked up prices. Even when costs go down, their greed is never satisfied.

Re: New competitive response coming soon

computergeek541 — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 22:09:42 GMT

@missorange wrote:
so after reading that website, seems like Chatr offerr a better deal.

You mean the $15 with 100 minutes, unlimted messaging, and 250MB (autopay required)? Chatr also has a $25 autopay plan that includes 1GB, unlimited messaging, and incoming calls (no outgoing included).

Re: New competitive response coming soon

popping — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 22:05:44 GMT

@missorange wrote:
so after reading that website, seems like Chatr offerr a better deal.

By the surface, Chatr has the price advantage. But Chatr is 3G signal only. Not LTE capped to 3Mbps offered by PM. I will stay with PM if PM offers the same price plan.

Re: New competitive response coming soon

will13am — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 22:08:14 GMT

@popping wrote:
@will13am
We are living in a period with mobile price going down. Therefore, hold on to your cash and vote with your wallet. Don't sign any contract and give yourself flexibility to switch.

We are talking baby steps but definitely steps in the right direction. We do have to put things into proper perspective. The premium is quite high going from $10 to $15 per month. However, the flexibility of having a complete plan for as low as $15 per month is unheard of in this country. It is not something I can/will take advantage of any time soon. It is definitely a good day for those on a really tight budget. Please give me a chance to step aside from the door way before the stampede starts!

Re: New competitive response coming soon

sunflowershine — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 22:40:33 GMT

Agree. We are paying too much on cellphone and data plan.

Re: New competitive response coming soon

Dunkman — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 23:28:20 GMT

Looks like Chatr and Lucky mobile has their competitive plans. Let's see what Public mobile does next:

NATION-WIDE TALK & TEXT

$15 Per Month

BONUS250 MB

100 Canada-Wide Talk & Unlimited International Texts

-Details

INCLUDES

100 Minutes Canada-wide Talk
Unlimited International Text,
Picture and Video Messaging
Auto-pay offer: Bonus 250 MB data at 3G speed/month
40 ¢/min for voicemail retrievals

http://forums.redflagdeals.com/chatr-lucky-mobile-new-plans-15-100-min-250-mb-25-month-1gb-data-unltd-incoming-2269730/

Re: New competitive response coming soon

will13am — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 00:44:06 GMT

It looks like the cost of data overage is about to take a plunge as well. These numbers are not inexpensive, but dirt cheap compared to what we are used to.

https://mobilesyrup.com/2019/03/07/rogers-fido-buy-more-data-go-over-cap/

Re: New competitive response coming soon

SomeFriend — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 06:01:38 GMT

I really do hope that they match that $15 Chatr plan with 100 minute, unlimited international text, and 250MB plan here at Public Mobile. I would much rather stay with Public Mobile but that plan satisfies way more of what I need to use.

I saw on that government website that there’s suppose to be unlimited incoming calling on that plan as website but it’s not showing on their website. The 40 cents per minute of voicemail is expensive so it would be a feature that I would turn off. But this is almost like the Freedom plan but with better coverage, which is the main thing keeping me away from Freedom Mobile.

Re: New competitive response coming soon

countonalex — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 12:37:45 GMT

Make the 8gb plan cheaper so I can be even happier.

8gb/$40?