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Virgin changes up “commitment free” data flex plans (gives more data)
Virgin released their new data flex plan a couple weeks back and with wireless competition being so heated – changes have already occurred. Of course, beating matching their competition Koodo Mobile, Virgin has upped the amount of data for the “commitment free data plans”, now giving customers the following ranges without increases the associated rates (see old flex rates here):
- 0MB up to 25MB is $5/month
- up to 100MB is $10/month
- up to 300MB is $15/month
- up to 1GB is $20/month
- up to 3GB is $30/month
Good show – Virgin also says “if this doesn’t make your bells jingle, we’re not sure what will”.
(Thanks tipster!)
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We need more competition!!!! the more the better!
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This makes Rogers, Fido and Chatr data plan way out of touch.
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Sure its no 6 gigs for $30 but still 3 gigs for $30 is still a step in the right direction…
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No contract.
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@Sean Virgin has 6 GB for $30 available if you call them. It’s unlisted, but they’ll give it to you without a contract.
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Virgin copies koodo again. You wouldn’t want to actually compete, just mirror the competition
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Yeah I would prefer that Virgin Mobile do their own thing instead of blatantly copying Koodo. That’s just how it is with our industry though. Monkey see, monkey do. Collusion. At least this change makes Virgin Mobile more relevant. But other than the edgy marketing, they aren’t really doing anything to stand out.
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How bout 500 MB for 5 bucks , 1 gb for 10$ and unlimited data for 20 ? Now that’s sure to make bells jingle
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Not bad. Now to see if Mr. Rogers and friends play along.
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Hey Virgin, if Koodo jumped off a bridge…
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Imagine if Bell had any control of the Virgin branding/image… there’d be a Virgin copy of El Tabador running around.
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El Supertabador! Patented!
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Would I be able to get the 35$ voice and text + this up to 20$ every month for my smartphone plan (it needs to be 50$/month)? Not sure if they require a straight 50$ or if they can always used this commitment-free data thing and just charge me 20$ every month (AT least) to get me up to the required 50$.
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I think this is automatically slapped on to all voice plans.
Now if only they re-release the $35 plan and put caller ID back in like the old version…
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@Mike If you are on a Supertab/contract, you can’t jump from a smartphone plan to a talk & text plan without paying a penalty. You’d have to be on month to month or on a dumbphone contract to take advantage of the commitment free data plans.
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I don’t understand why people are even suprised that Virgin would do that…why wouldn’t they? That’s not the point of competition.
Besides, what sucks is that these data plans are NOT applicable to smartphones w/ data requirement on a 3 year. Only currently available for Gio/551/Wildfire S
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Not sure where you heard this, but you can activate Virgin’s new plans and get this commitment free data on any handset or Smartphone (not JUST the Gio/Wildfire)…you just wouldn’t receive the data subsidy since it’s commitment free data. But if you wanted the data subsidy you could just activate on a Combo plan that includes it
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I agree… Fido get ur act together and do something!
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Fido wont do jack! they have been so slow! it looks like Fido is infested with fleas or something and is very sick! lol xD
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Koodo’s website shows their Data Saver (Flex Rate) plan is 500 MB to 1 GB for $30/month. Virgin’s new plan is much better. Virgin Mobile is going in the right direction.
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The Koodo website may still have that plan, but I got an email from Koodo last week saying they will have a new flex data plan effective Nov 28 with the same limits. Check Koodo’s website on the 28th.
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FYI
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/fgqDmeuhf5x5-tMGWnolOdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink
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I’m not sure how Virgin is beating Koodo. This is the same plan Koodo has. They just recently upped it this month (to my gleeful surprise
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Virgin and Koodo are offering better plans than Fido. This is why I left Fido. I don’t even want to see any comments by the Fido fanboys.
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Since 39% of Canadians(recent Ipsos-Reed poll) have BB smartphones, wonder why they are purposely excluded in both Virin & Koodo plans?
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I’m assuming its because BB’s compress their data so you don’t burn through as much as with other devices.
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Nope RIM requires a residual payment from the carrier to enable BIS support. RIM would have to offer the carriers an escalating fee instead of flat rating their fee. Last I heard it was $2.oo minimum for just BBM or $5-$10 for full BIS to BES support of email/Internet features.
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Hey guys,
Don’t forget the Koodo plans launch on the 28th and Virgin is copying their new buckets.
http://www.koodomobile.com/datasaver is the lonk on the letter I got last week
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Virgin has better phones than Koodo, that no one can dispute unless you are into the low end phones.
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True for most of Canada. But there are still provinces who have s**t when it comes to choices from Virgin.
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luv virgin baby and stop crying koodo fan boys it just give everyone more choice plus one for the canadians
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I’m new to having data on my smart phone – only been a couple of months since I added it and I intentionally tried to limit how much I use – to see how much ‘the basics’ of using my mobile’s data services would cost me. Basically it’s checking e-mails periodically, Facebook, Twitter and periodic web surfing and video watching, but a conscious intention to control/limit how much I use. I use about 130MB a month.
I look at Virgin including 25MB for $5 and wonder what 25MB is useful for?
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That’s still not cheap enough for me mothafucker
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@ Andre: I bet you do not have a Blackberry. The BBs compress data using much less bandwidth than others
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Koodo is actually copying virgin, as virgin came out with this plan first to offer members the best options for those not wanting $500+ smartphones on the biggest and most reliable network in canada, also these new data usage points have not been put in effect yet, as I work at the source and still the old data amounts are in play, so should probably research some more to ensure that this information is accurate!!!
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Hey Sean is that 6gig for 30 dollars still available cause when I call they say its not available anymore
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Does anyone know if that 6gig for 30 bucks is still available
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so if i am on a 3 yr smartphone plan…started last august…and pay $55 plus tax….including 1gb…and wanted to switch to the $50 unlimited and pay extra for flex data…which based on current usage would add at least $15-20 a mth…for a total of $65-70/mth…i cannot get that?
someone said you must have dedicated data or you cannot switch?
then why did the guy selling me the phone and contract originally say i had to have ‘a $50/mth or over plan’ minimum while under contract…he never specified what ‘kind’ of contract or about data…just that it had to be $50????
so i cant do that? help?
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Does anyone know if that 6gig for 30 bucks is still available please help me
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no, its not. sry
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@sharkhark
You technically could get that $50 unlimited and just pay the flex data usage, but since ur on a 3-yr then you’ll have to pay for data cancellation around $200. Cause the 50 unli plan is just considered as a talk and text plan…u get to choose if u wanna use data or not..from what i see from their website, that $55 u have now went up to $60.
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I am considering switching from fido.
Whats the best deal going around right now??
I pay $30 for unlim Calling to canada and north america texting with fido (their $20 flex sucks though)
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I’m on a 3 year contract, but I am not on a Smartphone plan. I have the $25 Talk&Text, plus the $30 6GB Data Plan. I don’t use anywhere near 6GB. Anyone know if they’ll let me switch my Data Plan to the flex plan without penalty?
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it’s suppose to come with any talk and text plan, so if you cancel the 6G data, you should automatically have this one instead. You should call virgin to make sure though.
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I have a 500MB data plan with virgin ,but i was charged a small amount for my commitment free data and my 500 was not used up yet…so why was i charged and how do i keep it fro happening again on a worse scale.
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Dazed, Call Virgin on 611 to tell them. Ask for a credit AND compensation. If you have 500MB and used less, then you should not have been charged. It should not have happened AT ALL so there’s no way to “keep it from happening on a worse scale”.
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