If you took a minute and actually looked at your cell phone bill each month and carefully broke down how much you pay for each feature and service, you'd probably be horrified to find that you don't even use the services for which you pay the most. Services like voicemail, call display, name display, evening "talk" minutes, etc. These were great features to have on your cell phone plan back in 2008, in pre LTE days. READ ALSO: The Government Of Canada Wants To Force Airlines To Pay Up To $1000 To Passengers On Delayed Flights TL;DR The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has worked with Bell, Rogers, and Telus to develop data-only plans to fill a current void in the market. These affordable data-only plans will be made available over the coming months. But today, if you're not running a business off your cell phone or using it for work, you probably use it more for texting, imessage, Facebook, and Instagram. So paying a huge monthly fee for an actual phone plan might not be the most economic and budget-friendly decision. According to a recent report by Global News, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has worked with Bell, Rogers, and Telus to develop data-only plans. View this post on Instagram Travel and lifestyle creator, @alicia_haque, tested out the camera on the new Google #Pixel2: “I used it while travelling the Bahamas and it really captured the gorgeous colours and natural beauty.” What do you think of Alicia’s captured moment? Learn more at telus.com/pixel2 or click the link in profile. A post shared by TELUS (@telus) on Dec 8, 2017 at 10:30am PST The CRTC promises that these plans will be very affordable, starting as low as $15 per month for 250 megabytes of data to $30 per month for 1-GB of data. @telusembedded via These plans will be made available over the coming months. Source
