Bell shares early Black Friday “deals”

Bell has posted its Black Friday deal web page, however anybody with a primary understanding of math can see that the majority of those plans should not good offers. In case you are on the lookout for a brand new telephone or plan to buy on Black Friday, we regularly advocate checking in-store, as they normally have higher offers resulting from native competitors. This doubly applies in malls.

That stated, let’s unpack Bell’s gives and see if there are any financial savings available.

The primary one which seems to be an okay deal is the Google Pixel 10 Professional. The corporate has it all the way down to $1 monthly in case you get right into a two-year contract and plan to return the telephone after that. Nevertheless, the one plan it at the moment gives with that deal is $115 monthly. That leaves you paying $2,784 to Bell over two years for the telephone and plan, and also you received’t personal your telephone on the finish of that point. The Samsung S26 deal seems precisely the identical.

It’s really cheaper to purchase the Pixel 10 Professional with out the deal for $15 monthly with the $85 Bell plan, since that solely quantities to $2,400. Nevertheless, you continue to don’t personal the telephone on the finish of your contract.

You should purchase the Pixel 10 Professional outright from Google for $1,349, however you possibly can pair it with a $50 plan from Virgin (additionally Bell’s protection space), and your complete two-year spend would solely be $2,549. Or you can go along with one other supplier, because the likes of Public Mobile and Freedom Mobile have even higher choices.

You do get extra perks with the Bell plan, equivalent to HD video streaming and 250GB of knowledge, however I nonetheless don’t know anybody who makes use of that a lot knowledge in a month. On common, Canadians use about 9GB per 30 days, and as an enormous nerd, I’d use 15GB on common monthly .

I’ll additionally say that Google has a habit of discounting the Pixel on Black Friday, so there’s a huge likelihood that if you would like a Pixel 10 Professional, you possibly can probably discover one for a couple of hundred {dollars} lower than retail in case you wait.

Shifting on, Bell’s iPhone deal is much more clear. The Black Friday provide is for final 12 months’s iPhone 16, however you’ll want to convey it again after two years and commerce in an iPhone 14 to be eligible. This deal can also be solely stocked in shops, however after I referred to as one close to me, they advised me it’s additionally locked to the $115 Final plan. This implies you’ll spend $2,820 on the telephone/plan over two years, and once more, you received’t personal the telephone on the finish of it.

Furthermore, you’ll must pay a connection charge whether or not you go in-store or on-line. Bell is charging an $80 connection charge proper now, and in contrast to in previous years when Bell waived the whole connection charge for on-line orders, the corporate is just providing a $55 credit score to be utilized “inside 60 days.”

You may get the iPhone 16 from Apple for $999 (or you possibly can finance it at zero per cent). Then, in case you mix that with the identical $50 Virgin Plus plan I discussed earlier, you’re at a two-year value of $2,200. Apple hardly ever reductions its telephones, but it surely normally packs in a $50 present card in case you store on Black Friday, in case you really feel like ready.

Talking of ready, we’re nonetheless a pair weeks out from Black Friday, so it’s probably value ready to see if offers get any higher.

If you happen to’re on the lookout for extra tech offers, check out our round up all ongoing Black Friday coverage.

Supply: Bell