Virgin Mobile, Fido, and Koodo have added new bring your own phone (BYOP) plans to their websites, with Virgin adding some new features to its plans alongside that.
To start, both Virgin and Koodo have doubled the data you get with their $35/mo price point. The upside to the Koodo plan, though, is that Koodo’s $35/20GB plan is at 5G speeds. Fido has made a similar adjustment to its $35 basic plan, but its website notes that the offer is limited-time only.
Both Virgin and Koodo also now offer $55/100GB plans. Virgin previously didn’t have a 100GB plan at all, while Koodo charged $75/mo for its 100GB plan but has discounted it to $55. The primary difference between the two is that Koodo offers 5G with its plan, while Virgin remains at 4G speed. At the time of writing, Fido had not launched its own $55/100GB.
Virgin Mobile’s new plan, alongside the new unlimited international calling feature
However, Virgin made some additional changes, including adding the ability to call internationally to 27 countries to most of its plans, except for the Basic-level plans. It’s worth noting Fido added a similar promotion to its plans on Feb. 28. At the time of writing, Koodo didn’t have a similar add-on for its plans.
Since we last wrote about Koodo and Fido dropping prices on some plans, Virgin has updated its 60GB plan to $40/60GB, like Koodo and Fido. However, if you do want to get Canada, US, and Mexico data, talk, and text, you will have to pay almost $10 more per month.
Freedom Mobile’s website showing the introductory offers.
While the price changes from Virgin, Koodo, and Fido are good, it’s worth noting that in most cases, they’re still not the best options — Freedom Mobile and Public are.
The three flanker brands’ $35/20GB plan beats Freedom’s, but is well behind Public’s $35/40GB deal. Notably, Freedom’s $35/10GB plan includes North American roaming and Roam Beyond in over 120 destinations, making it a better option for travel bugs. Moreover, Freedom and Public also have $40/100GB and $50/150GB CAN/US/MEX plans.
