I was shocked to see the new policy on the PM site today. At least it's cheaper, but I'd prefer the old system even at the old prices. I remember when switching a relative over to the "new" PM (Telus-based) in May 2014, explaining to the very nice rep that we didn't need data, because the $30 1GB Booster would last potentially forever (he finally believed me when I said it was "just like Koodo" and he looked it up in the PM T&C), and the relative needed no monthly data even with a smartphone (used only on WiFi, and only used mobile data to look up directions while out, though mostly they just called me for directions and I talked them through it in real time using my computer). I think they actually stretched it out to 2019 or so (tried to keep data off, but that disabled MMS, so were very careful not to run apps that used data in background).
That said, a 30-day expiry is part of what makes it $15 instead of $30.
