Telus reportedly considered removing $85/mo 25GB plan, adjusting other plan prices

MobileSyrup has discovered particulars of modifications Telus deliberate to implement to its cellular choices beginning February twenty first, which embody eliminating the bottom price plan and adjusting pricing throughout the board.

These upcoming plan modifications had been linked to a change Telus made to its web site that MobileSyrup reported on earlier this week. On February fifteenth, Telus added a banner to the plans on its website warning that the plans would finish on February twentieth. Following publication, Telus eliminated the banners from the web site.

A Telus spokesperson confirmed to MobileSyrup that the banners had been put up “in error” and had been taken down.

In line with the data obtained by MobileSyrup, Telus backtracked on the forthcoming plan modifications and scrapped the plans. MobileSyrup understands that Telus doesn’t know if or when it’ll make the modifications.

A Telus spokesperson informed MobileSyrup that “nothing is altering” with the present plans on its web site and didn’t reply to questions on whether or not Telus had beforehand meant to alter its plans.

Primarily based on the data obtained by MobileSyrup, Telus deliberate to take away its present base plan, which provides 25GB of 5G knowledge at speeds of as much as 250Mbps (throttled to 512Kbps past the 25GB) for $85/mo. The plan additionally contains Telus’ customary suite of options, together with limitless Canada-wide calling and texting, shareable knowledge, voicemail and extra.

Telus plans as of February 15, 2023 with the February twentieth banner.

Subsequent, Telus deliberate to supply a $90/mo plan on the base degree. This plan would come with 50GB of 5G+ knowledge — Telus’ present 5G+ plan provide knowledge with speeds of as much as 1Gbps (once more, throttled to 512Kbps past the info allotment). This plan seems to be a barely cheaper model of Telus’ present $95/50GB 5G+ plan.

The opposite modifications shared with MobileSyrup embody including a $100/mo plan with 100GB of 5G+ knowledge and a $110/100GB 5G+ plan. The distinction between these two plans can be the $110 possibility contains Canada/U.S. calling, texting and knowledge. These seem like replacements for Telus’ present $105/60GB and $125/100GB plans, each of which supply Canada/U.S. calling.

Apart from eradicating the $85/mo plan, these modifications usually seem optimistic with barely decrease costs and the identical or extra knowledge. It stays to be seen if Telus will ultimately make these modifications.