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3G Plans Gone, Data plans for existing customers now start at $29?

umnikke8 — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 14:46:26 GMT

The $15 and $25 3G plans are gone. A new $15 voice/text only plan has appeared. Also a new $21/3GB plan for new customers. This is not looking good.

Re: 3G Plans Gone, Data plans for existing customers now start at $29?

Dunkman — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:14:49 GMT

Here are the newer lower priced plans

$25 for 20 gb of 4G LTE data (90 day subscription required)
$19 for 3 gb of 4G LTE data (90 day subscription required)(New subscribers only)
$15 for unlimited talk and text Canada-wide (no data included)

If you are willing to pay upfront for 90 days, then $25 for 20 GB is a decent deal. $75 for 60 GB over 90 days. Planning to switch some of my plans to this deal.

Re: 3G Plans Gone, Data plans for existing customers now start at $29?

Chalupa_Batman — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:18:53 GMT

@umnikke8 wrote:
The $15 and $25 3G plans are gone. A new $15 voice/text only plan has appeared. Also a new $21/3GB plan for new customers. This is not looking good.

Hello @umnikke8

Actually, a few other cell providers are now removing 3G off of their plan options now. It's more or less getting ready for next year when 3G will be removed in Canada. I just looked at the plans. In my opinion, the $15 plan should be unlimited with 1GB of data. The $21 plan ($19 x3 months) should be $20 5GB. They are moving in the right direction with these plans.

Re: 3G Plans Gone, Data plans for existing customers now start at $29?

Halfdome1838 — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:21:40 GMT

Thanks for pointing this out. I was planning on switching to the 15.00 plan due to the 7.00 loss on my account this coming month but i didn't notice that the plan now was 4 g without data. This seals it for me and I will be picking up some new sim cards today for my wife and myself for another carrier. I cannot believe that after almost 10 yrs with public that they reward our loyalty this way. For some strange reason a new customer has more value than a old one. For us seniors this is a major slap in the face. Shame on you Public mobile I will never be back.

Re: 3G Plans Gone, Data plans for existing customers now start at $29?

umnikke8 — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:22:32 GMT

@Chalupa_Batman Removing "3G" class service is fine, jacking up prices is not. They don't even have a plan that fulfills the government requirement for low costs plans at $15 now.

Re: 3G Plans Gone, Data plans for existing customers now start at $29?

Chalupa_Batman — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:26:01 GMT

@Halfdome1838 wrote:
Thanks for pointing this out. I was planning on switching to the 15.00 plan due to the 7.00 loss on my account this coming month but i didn't notice that the plan now was 4 g without data. This seals it for me and I will be picking up some new sim cards today for my wife and myself for another carrier. I cannot believe that after almost 10 yrs with public that they reward our loyalty this way. For some strange reason a new customer has more value than a old one. For us seniors this is a major slap in the face. Shame on you Public mobile I will never be back.

I have to admit, I do like the $15 unlimited Canada wide talk/text. It should have been like that from the start. But not to include any data? This plan should have at least 1GB of data. Any plan that has no data shouldn't be more than $10.

Re: 3G Plans Gone, Data plans for existing customers now start at $29?

softech — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:29:29 GMT

@umnikke8

the low cost plans requirement does not apply to Public mobile or other Tier 2 and 3 providers.

https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/phone/mobile/occa.htm

We are therefore expecting Bell, Rogers, Telus and SaskTel to offer and promote low-cost and occasional-use plans.

and technically, both Chatr and Lucky do not offer $15 with data. They only included the 250Mb data with autopay setup

Re: 3G Plans Gone, Data plans for existing customers now start at $29?

Chalupa_Batman — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:29:12 GMT

@umnikke8 wrote:
@Chalupa_Batman Removing "3G" class service is fine, jacking up prices is not. They don't even have a plan that fulfills the government requirement for low costs plans at $15 now.

https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/phone/mobile/occa.htm

I think you may be correct here. The $15 should have the 250mb of data as the Gov requirement.

Re: 3G Plans Gone, Data plans for existing customers now start at $29?

umnikke8 — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:29:42 GMT

@softech Except the big providers never offered the plans and are relying on their Tier 2 and 3 brands to supply them. Koodo still has one, but they really shunned the government's goals.

Re: 3G Plans Gone, Data plans for existing customers now start at $29?

Chalupa_Batman — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:30:59 GMT

@softech wrote:
They only included the 250Mb data with autopay setup

You remember the day @softech when we got 250mb of data with autopay set up? Oh those good ol days.

Maybe that joke is too soon?? 🙂

Re: 3G Plans Gone, Data plans for existing customers now start at $29?

softech — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:32:35 GMT

@umnikke8 wrote:
@softechExcept the big providers never offered the plans and are relying on their Tier 2 and 3 brands to supply them. Koodo still has one, but they really shunned the government's goals.

@umnikke8

check Telus site first,

if you check Telus site, they do have the plan

https://www.telus.com/en/mobility/prepaid/plans

And Telus and PM are using different licenses, Telus cannot relies on PM to fulfill the CRTC requirements

Re: 3G Plans Gone, Data plans for existing customers now start at $29?

umnikke8 — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:33:50 GMT

@softech Ah sorry, I missed they added those plans. Still misses the intention. And doesn't mean Public shouldn't have similar plans also.

Re: 3G Plans Gone, Data plans for existing customers now start at $29?

softech — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:38:24 GMT

@Chalupa_Batman again, the low cost requirement does not apply to PM. It is a requirement for Telus

and remember PM was giving out the 250Mb for free even no autopay was setup?? The words said required but the truth is it was included regardless. I assume Telus is doing the same and that is how Telus fulfills the CRTC requirement on the $15 plans

Re: 3G Plans Gone, Data plans for existing customers now start at $29?

softech — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:35:58 GMT

@umnikke8 wrote:
@softechAh sorry, I missed they added those plans. Still misses the intention. And doesn't mean Public shouldn't have similar plans also.

@umnikke8

I guess it is a give or take.

the new $15 plan now have unlimited calls included, better than the minimum requirement of 100 mins. It does not have data inlcuded at all, but go back to the guildeline, the low cost plans requirement does not apply to PM 🙂

Re: 3G Plans Gone, Data plans for existing customers now start at $29?

umnikke8 — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:47:46 GMT

Double whammy for some on legacy rewards. If they switched plans already they lost their bonus data, if they waited, now there isn't a $15 data plan to switch to. And any remaining on the $15 plan can no longer switch plans or it's gone permanently. I'm assuming Public will continue allowing people already on the old $15 to remain on it indefinitely.

Re: 3G Plans Gone, Data plans for existing customers now start at $29?

Meow — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:48:38 GMT

@Chalupa_Batman wrote:
Actually, a few other cell providers are now removing 3G off of their plan options now. It's more or less getting ready for next year when 3G will be removed in Canada.

So what is that suppose to mean?

Will my (3 years old) plan $15 stop working?
Will I be forced to 'upgrade' to plan and service I do NOT need?

Re: 3G Plans Gone, Data plans for existing customers now start at $29?

Chalupa_Batman — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:53:20 GMT

@Meow wrote:
@Chalupa_Batman wrote:
Actually, a few other cell providers are now removing 3G off of their plan options now. It's more or less getting ready for next year when 3G will be removed in Canada.
So what is that suppose to mean?
Will my (3 years old) plan $15 stop working?
Will I be forced to 'upgrade' to plan and service I do NOT need?

I just think all Telco's are preparing early for it IMO. As you know, the US stopped using 3G in 2022 while Canada will stop using 3G sometime in 2025, no exact date known yet. One of two things will happen, your current plan will automatically be bumped up to 4G or they may force you to get a new plan. Only time will tell.

Re: 3G Plans Gone, Data plans for existing customers now start at $29?

hTideGnow — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:56:48 GMT

hi @Chalupa_Batman

remember 3G plan just 3G speeD?

they don't need to force you to change plan, you can still access 4G or even 5G when you are on 3G plan.

And with 3G decommissioned, the only "bump' up would be they will move you to VoLTE, just hope they can expand the VoLTE whitelist

Re: 3G Plans Gone, Data plans for existing customers now start at $29?

Meow — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 16:56:07 GMT

Actually 'new' $15 plan is not that bad as it offers Unlimited calls Canada wide in addition to existing unlimited texting.
That might be a good reason to get rid of land lime? What other think...?

250MB of data was a joke anyway...

Re: 3G Plans Gone, Data plans for existing customers now start at $29?

BKNS27 — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 17:08:24 GMT

@umnikke8

If you are on the higher plan and downgrade to a lower plan to use up the free bonus data…you will instantly lose the bonus data as others have found out.

The bonus data will remain if you upgrade your plan.

Just a heads up.