To tourists or newcomers, it can be one of the most shocking things about Canada. In our developed, first-world, G7 country, the cell phone rates seem to be disproportionately, ridiculouslyexpensive.
Exceeding caps can be costly, report says. The data caps start as low as 20 GB, just enough to stream 45 minutes of standard definition TV or movies per day, OpenMedia notes.
Verizon will soon get rid of unlimited data and charges similar amounts. Sprint is the cheapest and charges $30 for unlimited 4G data. In contrast, Rogers often has 6gb for $30, and smaller carriers have unlimited 3.5G data for $35. I personally pay $30 on Rogers for 500mb of data, voicemail, unlimited SMS and caller ID.
Between 2010 and 2016, Canadian companies invested on average $78 per connection, less than the average of $97 in the US. Based on 2016 Bank of America Merill Lynch data, Canada spent $67.48 per wireless subscriber - most out of the G7 countries and similar to $67.24 per subscriber by the US.
With 22GB of data before it gets throttled. When I was with Telus, I was paying about $100 a month with 200 minutes, unlimited text, and 2GB data. That means for $10 more, in one month I can get the same amount of data that I would have in a whole year with Telus. The company I'm with now (PC mobile) uses the Telus network.
According to a U.K. broadband website, Canada ranks at number 20 for the most expensive place in the world to buy cell phone data. Out of 228 countries, Canada came in at 209 for the cheapest available GB of cell phone data; the company measured 60 mobile data plans across the country for an average cost of US$12.55 per GB.
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It is cheaper for me to use a data only plan + a voice only plan than a proper voice+data plan. I wouldn't even have a voice plan if voip services just have better sms support (2FA). I don't even use all that much data. Can't really watch videos while driving.
The country with the most expensive price for mobile data was Zimbabwe, where one GB costs $59.97, according to the study. People in Israel pay the least for their data, at just $0.03 per GB. Italy and Fiji were the next cheapest at $0.12 per GB, while people in France pay $0.28, according to the study.