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Rogers, Bell, Telus tell CRTC they'll keep charging new fees (mobilesyrup.com)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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[–] 13 points 4 months ago (5 children)

The Bell and Rogers fees are obviously bogus; they were never needed before and nothing has changed other than their decision to charge the fee.

The Telus one is intriguing, as most phones sold today don’t actually need a SIM card. If they offer eSIM service as part of the activation and separately charge if you want a physical SIM card for some reason, that actually makes sense as it costs them more.

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  • [–] 10 points 4 months ago

    Telus's SIM fee includes eSIMs:

    For example, an argument could be made that with the proliferation of eSIM technology, physical SIM cards could be an optional purchase, as most phones no longer need a physical card. However, that would leave people with older devices in a lurch — and that’s not even getting into the fact that Telus charges $15 for both physical SIMs and eSIMs.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    I believe Public Mobile charges $5 every time you change phones with your e-sim registration.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    So we're back to CDMA ESN times?

    It was only a matter of time before eSIM turned back into bogus fees for the providers.

    The only benefit I see to eSIM is a thief can't take it out easily. Everything else seems like dealing with ESNs again.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    This is the one I'm currently with, but I guess if I have to update my phone, I may need to see what Eastlink offers in my area, or the newer one I know of that's supposed to be coming soon...

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