I have an unlimited corp plan for $50 with rogers (similar to OP), there is no hardware upgrade, however they always have promotions for new phones. So upon renewal you sign a 2 year contract and pay a reduced price for the phone.

So let's say if my renewal was up now a new iphone 6 would be $200 for the phone and contract renews, etc.

I just get whatever is free at the time of renewal and that's my "upgrade" granted I always get an older phone. Currently have an iphone 5 since it was the free phone when I renewed. In 2 years it will probably the iphone 6

I don't care.

My corp plans at work are shit, but wifey has a decent corp plan. $50 with 6gb data.

But to do an upgrade they want us to go up to a $70+ plan each...fuck that. The cost of buying a phone outright vs. a more expensive plan is a wash over 2 yrs (depending on phone of course, talking newest shit as a comparison)

Sounds like we're in the same boat. Weren't you selling some iPhones not too long ago?

people just didn't like the idea of being locked in...so stupid.

It makes no sense to buy a phone and use a subsidized plan now unless you want to be paying over $100/month

Phones are cheap enough as it is, you just have to know where the deals are.

I am in the same boat as hator, I have been buying unlocked phones outright to keep a cheap plan. However, as of November, I was not able to keep the cheap plan bc bell decided it was a great idea to hike the grandfathered plan.

http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/carriers/bell/bell-price-hike-6gb-data/

As for why prices are increasing? Bell explains “unfortunately the weak Canadian dollar has significantly increased the costs of maintaining our world class network technology.”

Yeah ok.

I'll keep buying phones outright to keep the cost of the plans low. Phones are cheap enough as it is, you just have to know where the deals are.

You just ruined my day.

Define "cheap" and where are you going/looking for these deals?

look at your employers' workperks for the telus deals, that's why I made the switch as soon as I got nailed.

RFD, workperks, online store, etc.

I paid 550 for my nexus 6 2 years ago when it's going for 900ish in the store.

I got my wife and son each a new iphone brand new unlocked from apple for 100 to 150 bucks off.

You gotta shop smart son.

I am still on the old CSi deal from over 10 years ago. I keep buying used phones and keeping my 58$ after tax for everything plus 6gig of data.

same here....$56.50 w/tax. I only have 5gig data tho.
I need a new phone as well but if I switch, my price will easily double. Or stay the same but get half of options. So buying outright for me.
I have co-workers that pay $85-$90/mth but get phones every 2 yrs. In reality I save roughly $350/yr over them so I can subsidize my own phone every 2yrs anyway. Whatever I pay for a phone under that is my savings. I prefer it this way.

My Note 5 is delaminating... God damn Samsung, of course this is a factory refurb because the original got crushed in the boat and only has a 90 day warranty (Which is up) I dunno what I'm going to get next.

Not if they flip their phones after. That's the main reason I put a case on mine, re-sell value is high.

My Note 5 is delaminating... God damn Samsung, of course this is a factory refurb because the original got crushed in the boat and only has a 90 day warranty (Which is up) I dunno what I'm going to get next.

Not if they flip their phones after. That's the main reason I put a case on mine, re-sell value is high.