According to the latest report from MobileSyrup, Canadian telecom carrier Bell will soon start making changes to its rates and pricing structure on two year contracts in order to comply with the new Wireless Code by CRTC. However, as a result of this change in the rates the pricing of the hardware will increase. By doing so Bell will adjust it prices to accurately reflect the lengths of two year agreements, as CRTC has now enabled wireless customers to cancel their contracts before hand. Below is an excerpt from the original report regarding the change in the pricing of two year contracts:
“Beginning July 17th, 2013, Bell will replace all existing Consumer rate plans with a new line-up designed for 2 year contracts to offer greater choice and flexibility. Also as of July 17, 2013, hardware pricing will be determined by the plan the customer selects. There will be three key categories of rate plans offering different values of minutes and data usage. These new plans will be available on a 30 day and 2-year terms.”
The report also divulged that Bell’s new rate plan categories will include the following: Voice and Data Plus, Voice, Voice and Data Lite. Besides this, it is also said that the pricing of monthly plans of Bell will increase by $5 for each month. According to iPhoneinCanada, due to these changes, users of various smartphones and Apple’s iPhone will observe the following increase in the prices:
“- iPhone 5 on two year contract: $199.95 (currently at $179.95 on three year terms).
– Galaxy S4 on two year contract: $249.95 (currently $229.95 on three year terms).”
One cannot discard this report, as carriers in Canada including Bell had warned us earlier that the new Wireless Code of CRTC would mean limited options and increase in pricing. As after CRTC issued the new Wireless Code for carriers, talking to The Canadian Press the spokesman of Bell, Paolo Pasquini said that:
“Most have chosen three-year contracts because of the big price reductions they mean on the latest smartphones. Restricting to two years means less flexibility for consumers, so it remains to be seen how they’ll respond.”
In short, this means that now wireless customers in Canada can buy an unlocked iPhone and evade carriers if they are engaged in agreements. Wireless customers in Canada have long desired to get rid of the three year agreements and they finally have it but it seems that now they will pay almost the same price for the two year agreements.
Source: iPhoneinCanada
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