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I just moved from Quebec to the UK. For a plan with exactly the same conditions and data amount, I am paying 10 GBP = 16.43 CAD instead of 46 CAD after tax. An

I just moved from Quebec to the UK. For a plan with exactly the same conditions and data amount, I am paying 10 GBP = 16.43 CAD instead of 46 CAD after tax. And that was a competitively priced plan in Quebec. Telco in Canada is embarrassing.

ehsankia 7y ago
10 GBP for a phone plan is insanely low. I don't know how it is in Europe, but in the US it's definitely nowhere as cheap, which is the comment the person above was making. I too was in California, and I pay 40USD for everything + 2GB of data. In Quebec, I'm not sure if I got a special deal, but I got 55CAD for 9GB of data, which with conversion ratio is roughly 40USD.
- vertex-four 7y ago
  This sort of pricing is normal for Europe. We even have free roaming in all of the EU now. North America just has extortionate pricing.
- Scoundreller 7y ago
  > 10 GBP for a phone plan is insanely low. That's the thing: A luxury plan in Canada is a basic plan overseas. When I visit France and buy a 10 EUR plan that's "Good for a Canadian" for my 1-2 week stay from a random provider, people look at me funny because the brand is associated with the unemployed and refugees.
  - brmgb 7y ago
    > the brand is associated with the unemployed and refugees Come on. There is no provider associated with the unemployed and refugees in France. 10€ pre-paid should get you unlimited call and texts and something like 1Go of data and no one will bat an eye. Plans are actually quite cheap too. I pay 15€ for unlimited everything and you can get as low as 2€ for 2h of call, unlimited texts and 50Mo of data.
    - Scoundreller 7y ago
      I think it had more to do with cheap calls to various countries. I just wish free.fr would mail me a SIM.
- Gwypaas 7y ago
  In Sweden, 200GB including free calls and texts, unused data rolls over up too 100 gb for $30. https://www.hallon.se/ https://www.hallon.se/
arboghast 7y ago
Similar here, from Quebec but worked in Milan for a while. I got prepaid plans in Milan for the equivalent of $29 CAD for 80GB of mobile data. It reminded me of how fucked up the market is back home.

ehsankia 7y ago

10 GBP for a phone plan is insanely low. I don't know how it is in Europe, but in the US it's definitely nowhere as cheap, which is the comment the person above was making. I too was in California, and I pay 40USD for everything + 2GB of data. In Quebec, I'm not sure if I got a special deal, but I got 55CAD for 9GB of data, which with conversion ratio is roughly 40USD.

vertex-four 7y ago
This sort of pricing is normal for Europe. We even have free roaming in all of the EU now. North America just has extortionate pricing.
Scoundreller 7y ago
> 10 GBP for a phone plan is insanely low. That's the thing: A luxury plan in Canada is a basic plan overseas. When I visit France and buy a 10 EUR plan that's "Good for a Canadian" for my 1-2 week stay from a random provider, people look at me funny because the brand is associated with the unemployed and refugees.
- brmgb 7y ago
  > the brand is associated with the unemployed and refugees Come on. There is no provider associated with the unemployed and refugees in France. 10€ pre-paid should get you unlimited call and texts and something like 1Go of data and no one will bat an eye. Plans are actually quite cheap too. I pay 15€ for unlimited everything and you can get as low as 2€ for 2h of call, unlimited texts and 50Mo of data.
  - Scoundreller 7y ago
    I think it had more to do with cheap calls to various countries. I just wish free.fr would mail me a SIM.
Gwypaas 7y ago
In Sweden, 200GB including free calls and texts, unused data rolls over up too 100 gb for $30. https://www.hallon.se/ https://www.hallon.se/

arboghast 7y ago

Similar here, from Quebec but worked in Milan for a while. I got prepaid plans in Milan for the equivalent of $29 CAD for 80GB of mobile data. It reminded me of how fucked up the market is back home.