Get 3GB Fast LTE Data with unlimited Canada-wide calling and global text for only $24/mo.
(6 months16 of Digital Discount3 on a 24 month plan). Offer available for new Prepaid Activations only. Offer available in-store only. Offer applies to post-paid plan only. Conditions apply, eligibility requirements must be met, valid credit card required.
16 Prepaid Limited Time Offer
... You'll receive a $60 Service Credit (a $10 monthly credit applied to your account for up to 6 months to a maximum of $60) ... already factored into the advertised sale price ... then you will pay the non-advertised non-sale full price ($34/month) for the remaining (18 month) term of contract.
3 Digital Discount
... 24 month contract ("but it's not a contract, it's a Tab!"), during which you cannot change or cancel your plan without forfeiting your discounts and paying penalties. Charges will always be assessed to your credit card first, explained later.
To me it doesn't seem like a decent deal at all. They're trying to capture you in the fine print - which is sort of expected in this cut-throat sales-driven industry - but the fact that they're doing it so brazenly and callously suggests that once they get your signature and your credit card number that friendly retail smile fades away and the real face of a ruthless business ethic is revealed.
Total cost after 24 months = $756, which averages out to $31.50/month for a 3GB LTE plan. There are worse deals. But there are also better deals. And most of these deals, good or bad, don't lock you down while other (sometimes better) deals keep coming and going.
The final consideration, of course, is that Shaw (and Freedom) has been purchased by Rogers. Like it or not you'll effectively be a Rogers customer for 2 years. If Freedom doesn't even exist as a brand when it's time to renew your plan then any "history" or "loyalty" you've brought with your business will gain no recognition, no privileges, no discounts. (Compare vs Public Mobile, where each year gives you an increasing Loyalty Reward.)
