Bell Canada hikes prices for wireless plans to match Rogers

Bell changed up its wireless plans, scrapping some options and raising the prices on others.

The company's new plans don't really bring any significant new changes beyond price and data amount. 

Bell has two plans now, which you can view below:

• $65/100GB 5G+ Canada-wide plan (previously $49/100GB)
• $95/250GB 5G+ Canada/U.S./Mexico plan (previously $75/200GB)

Notably, both of those prices include a $10 monthly credit for automatic payments. Customers with Bell home internet services can get additional savings by bundling with wireless. Still, even with the autopay discount, Bell's plans are $15 to $20 more per month than before. Granted, the $95 plan does also include more data, but hardly enough to justify the increased cost.

The plans also come with free Crave Basic, which is a nice bonus, though customers on $65 plan won't get the full benefit. Bell caps video streaming quality on its $65 plan to 480p, while Crave Basic's max streaming quality is 720p. Customers can pay $5/mo to increase their streaming quality to 1080p, though this is included for free in the 250GB plan.

Bell also removed its $60/150GB Canada/U.S. plan, giving customers one less option when picking plans.

Bell's latest plans fall in line with Rogers' newly refreshed plan prices. Rogers rolled out new plans on April 15, including $65/100GB and $95/250GB options. Bell now matches those plans.

Of course, it's also worth pointing out that Bell's plans aren't exactly great value. For comparison, Freedom Mobile is currently offering a $55/100GB 5G+ plan with Canada/U.S./Mexico roaming. As always, it's worth shopping around to see if you can get a better deal elsewhere when it comes to wireless service

Telus, on the other hand, is offering slightly cheaper plans, such as a $60/100GB option.