20$ Data only plan

[Greenphase]

I want to know if the 250 MB mentioned is a daily cap.

I fail to understand how can the data be so low if it is a monthly cap.

Compare it to this - for less than 10$

https://www.ndtv.com/business/airtels-prepaid-recharge-plans-rs-199-rs-399-rs-448-rs-509-packs-offer...

[Greenphase]

Of course many do not have data as it is so expensive. If we have such a generous plan like some other countries, I bet everyone of us will be having data. Guaranteed!!

[szymon247]

That's nothing. In Europe, it is not uncommon to get 5$/50GB/month pre-paid plans. My monthly mobile phone service spending was never above $10, including 10GB of LTE data, and I could use my service and data all around Europe (thanks to the new free EU roaming law). Now not only am I paying several times more than I used to, but the coverage and service quality are also lower and I get much less data at much slower speeds (I'm on the $40 4.5GB "3g speed" plan). Now don't get me started on some carriers offering zones, where you can't even use the service in most of the country.

This is how it is in Canada, gotta deal with extremely expensive telecom, dairy and banking, or at least that's all I noticed so far. Public Mobile is considered reasonable here, and due to lack of alternatives, it actually is amongst the best value networks. It's going to stay that way until the local regulatory bodies actually do something for the customer like they do across Europe and Asia, which are generally miles ahead in terms of telecom services. Well, even the US is.

[szymon247]

That's nothing. In Europe it's not uncommon to have 5$/50GB/month pre-paid plans. My monthly mobile phone service spending was never above $10, including 10GB of LTE data, and I could use my service and data all around Europe (thanks to the new free EU roaming law). Now not only am I paying several times more than I used to, but the coverage and service quality are also lower and I get much less data at much slower speeds (I'm on the $40 4.5GB "3g speed" plan). Now don't get me started on some carriers offering zones, where you can't even use the service in most of the country.

This is how it is in Canada, gotta deal with extremely expensive telecom, dairy and banking, or at least that's all I noticed so far. Public Mobile is considered reasonable here, and due to lack of alternatives, it actually is amongst the best value networks. It's going to stay that way until the local regulatory bodies actually do something for the customer like they do across Europe and Asia, which are generally miles ahead in terms of telecom services. Well, even the US is.

[bridonca]

Every company offers dud deals.  That is one offered by Public Mobile. You do not have to take it.  But I can understand where you think it can't be that awful.  But it is. 

[szymon247]

That's nothing. In Europe it's not uncommon to have 5$/50GB/month pre-paid plans. My monthly mobile phone service spending was never above $10, including 10GB of LTE data, and I could use my service and data all around Europe (thanks to the new free EU roaming law). Now not only am I paying several times more than I used to, but the coverage and service quality are also lower and I get much less data at much slower speeds (I'm on the $40 4.5GB "3g speed" plan). Now don't get me started on some carriers offering zones, where you can't even use the service in most of the country.

This is how it is in Canada, gotta deal with extremely expensive telecom, dairy and banking, or at least that's all I noticed so far. Public Mobile is considered reasonable here, and due to lack of alternatives, it actually is amongst the best value networks. It's going to stay that way until the local regulatory bodies actually do something for the customer like they do across Europe and Asia, which are generally miles ahead in terms of telecom services. Well, even the US is.

[MoreYummy]

I find many dont use data at all on cell,  only wifi.

[ShawnC13]

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@Greenphase wrote:

Oops! I missed the 30 days. I cannot think why anyone would go for a 250MB of data for 30 days. With data for everything, this would disappear in 1 day.

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A lot of people still don't use or need data and some may actually have this plan

[Greenphase]

Oops! I missed the 30 days. I cannot think why anyone would go for a 250MB of data for 30 days. With data for everything, this would disappear in 1 day.

[ottawa]

The $20 data-only plan is not competitive even within PM's offerings. But just because you shouldn't buy it, doesn't mean they shouldn't offer it. 

If the $20/250MB (at 3G speed) appeals to you (presumably not you, since you wondered if it was 250MB/day 😉 ), it would be cheaper to get the $10/50min voice&text plan, then add a $30/1GB data Add-On. The Add-On doesn't expire, so if you can limit yourself to 250MB/mo it effectively costs $17.50 for 50min, 50 text, UL incoming text, and 250MB of full 4G speed. Even if you have absolutely no use for the talk and text (which is certainly possible), you're paying $17.50 for the same amount of faster data. Plus you have the flexibility that if you use a little less one month, it carries over.

And yeah, Canadian prices are expensive. But unless Airtel allows roaming in Canada, its pricing isn't really relevant.

=aw

[will13am]

@Greenphase, why would you ever interpret the 250 megs to be a daily limit?  Unless the term is a day long, why would the interval for the usage be different than the interval for payment? 

As far as cost of data, this is Canada, home of one of the most expensive cullular service in the world.  If data had weight, it would rival gold for cost.  That said, when an item is expensive, we tend to avoid liberal use. 

[Anonymous]

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@Greenphase wrote:

I want to know if the 250 MB mentioned is a daily cap.

I fail to understand how can the data be so low if it is a monthly cap.

Compare it to this - for less than 10$

https://www.ndtv.com/business/airtels-prepaid-recharge-plans-rs-199-rs-399-rs-448-rs-509-packs-offer...

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It's 30 days...not daily. It's generally understood that we Canadians pay way more for cell service than many other places.

I have the 200MB/30 days add-on. I'm surviving. But then again I barely use my phone anymore. But I still like having it.