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Update: Bell & Virgin giving new subscribers first month of service free

By on October 14, 2011 at 4:50pm in Mobile News, Virgin Mobile News


Anytime you can save a bit of money is a good thing, right? Especially if you’re locking in for the long haul of 3-years. Virgin is now offering their new “Members”, aka subscribers, one month free service. You’ll only be able to score this if you sign up on a $40 Smartphone combo plan or higher, plus this can also be combined with the recent Waived Activation fee. This deal is on until October 31st and can be used with any Android, BlackBerry or any other smartphone (iPhone included).

Update: Bell is offering a similar promo, details below

(Thanks tipsters!)

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Discussion

22 comments for “Update: Bell & Virgin giving new subscribers first month of service free”

  1. Similar to what PC Mobile and Vidéotron are doing since a while ago.

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    Posted by Alex Perrier | October 14, 2011, 5:03 pm
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  2. who cares about a month free…I’m not a fish that will sign up for 3 years just to get one month free, just lower your monthly plan price or make a real promotion like $25 for 10GB LTE…

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    Posted by Jack | October 14, 2011, 6:07 pm
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  3. Damn, a free month! That’s a $400 value!

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    Posted by TrickyD | October 14, 2011, 6:17 pm
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  4. just give us the 6GB plan FFS

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    Posted by David | October 14, 2011, 6:25 pm
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  5. About that, when will Virgin and/or Solo be getting LTE offerings?

    What do i think about this “one month free” promotion? It’s nothing new. Many prepaid providers offer credit which is usually equivalent to one month free. This in and of itself is barely a valid reason to choose a provider over another. Lower prices and shorter/no contracts would be preferable.

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    Posted by Alex Perrier | October 14, 2011, 6:28 pm
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  6. Goddamn! Signed a 3-year on the 29th of September… Oh well, I got my S2 for 25$, so I guess things are alright.

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    Posted by Mike | October 14, 2011, 7:32 pm
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  7. It’s funny how everyone jumped to the conclusion you had to sign a 3 year to get the free month, it clearly states in both, any term… meaning 30day (month to month) qualifies….

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    Posted by Nikos | October 14, 2011, 7:43 pm
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  8. What some companies won’t do to entice you to sell your soul for three years . . . .

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    Posted by Johnn | October 14, 2011, 8:34 pm
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  9. rogers too are offering this. ill post a picture tomorrow.

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    Posted by Anthony | October 14, 2011, 9:08 pm
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  10. THANK YOU Wind, Mobilicity, and Public Mobile!

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    Posted by Katherine | October 14, 2011, 9:17 pm
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  11. This post is incorrect. First month free service is not being offered by Virgin in most of Canada. Likely Saskatchewan only as a competitive offer against Sasktel.

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    Posted by Will | October 14, 2011, 10:20 pm
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  12. will they charge me gst or hst on that free month?

    would it be like: $50 + hst minus the $50 which leaves the original hst?

    sounds like something rogers would do…

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    Posted by jon | October 15, 2011, 12:04 am
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  13. Wow 35 more months to pay on that contract Deal!

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    Posted by Betty Koyle | October 15, 2011, 12:22 am
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  14. I don’t get the whole riot against a free month. Sure if you sign up for 36 months, it’s not exactly a money saver… but then again if you were to sign up for 36 months anyway, it is.

    Just take it as it is, not as it should be in a perfect world.

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    Posted by zar | October 15, 2011, 1:37 am
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  15. Hey, this isn’t that bad, I mean, any saving money is good. Say you are thinking going to a 30-day term, your first month is on the house. Don’t like the services? Unlock the device and go elsewhere!

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    Posted by Brayden | October 15, 2011, 7:15 am
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  16. F**k contracts!

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    Posted by Montrealer | October 15, 2011, 3:43 pm
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  17. This will NEVER happen at TELUS. They are trained to tell you they can’tt DO anything for you that the competition offers. Heads up TELUS. I switched to Bell after 17 years just to spirite you and prove a point.

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    Posted by Ticked@TELUS | October 15, 2011, 7:24 pm
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  18. Mmm clearly states ‘supertab’ OR contract … so if you don’t want to go on a 3-yr u can still get the first month free, no-contract!

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    Posted by Gabe | October 17, 2011, 9:03 am
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  19. I recently signed a contract with Bell since the Galaxy S2 was free for one day at Best Buy.

    So I called Bell today because I was curious since the phone is still 145 on their website. Turns out, if I cancel the contract, I only have to pay 400$ and the phone is mine!

    I rooted and unlocked the phone so that’s not an issue.

    Anyways I think it’s pretty cool to get a new unlocked Galaxy S2 for 400$.

    Tomorrow I will call and try to deal with them as if I wasn’t a customer yet to see what they can offer me since “Rogers offer” is already very tempting ;)

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    Posted by Guillaume Beaulieu | October 17, 2011, 5:09 pm
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