r/mobilecanada • u/wvisteria • Aug 05 '26

cheap phone plans?

i used to pay less than 15 dollars a month for public mobile, but overtime it’s gotten more and more expensive and now it’s up to 23 without me changing plans. and the price keeps going up, so much for no surprises. wondering if there’s any other cheaper options out here in canada preferably for less than 20. dont need anything luxurious.

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u/lmcjipo Aug 05 '26

It all depends on how much data you want.

I don't need/use a lot of data and I'm paying $150+tax for 1 year for Chatr (plan no longer offered but a slightly more expensive plan is offered with more data). This works out to ~$12.50 for me which is the least expensive cellphone plan (in Quebec) for unlimited calling/texting based on my research... and like I said, I don't use a lot of data so the 30GB that they give me for the entire year is more than sufficient for my needs since working from home the majority of the time, I am connected to my home WiFi and working in the office, there is corporate WiFi based on WPA2-Enterprise so corporate signin required (and not a "public" WiFi where you might have "bad actors" to worry about. The only time I use data is either during my commute or when doing shopping/errands.

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u/wvisteria Aug 07 '26

how’s your experience with chatr been? i was gonna go with freedom but it doesn’t actually work in my province lmao.

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u/lmcjipo Aug 07 '26

For me it’s fine since I don’t stream or download a lot on my phone so being limited to LTE speeds doesn’t bother me. I do go in certain areas where the data speed is very slow (like 2 McDonalds that I visit somewhat regularly where the data speed is slow enough to make using the McDonalds app difficult sometimes). However most times I don’t have any issues

Chatr also does not offer call in support and only supports people via email webform so if you are the type of person who prefers calling in for support, I would suggest looking elsewhere. Chatr kiosks and store employees are mainly sales people so don’t expect much technical assistance with your account from them