Would Fizz match a flash sale by a competitor?

bjlockie
bjlockie Posts: 347 ✭✭

Would Fizz match a flash sale by a competitor?
It is an interesting offer for 2 years but why are they doing that?
I'm more willing to support a competitor that the oligopoly.

Answers

  • Andrei_ref_R7VK1
    Andrei_ref_R7VK1 Posts: 12,342 ✭✭

    No Fizz doesn't do that

  • Mark123_2024
    Mark123_2024 Posts: 9,262 ✭✭

    Not for now. Maybe in the future.

  • BeakBird
    BeakBird Posts: 5,733 ✭✭

    Fizz has no price match policy.

  • G225 code IRSGE
    G225 code IRSGE Posts: 8,732 ✭✭

    Fizz never adjusts its prices based on competitors’ flash sales. Their model is built around already‑reduced rates and flexibility, so they don’t follow the big carriers’ temporary promotions.

    If the competitor’s offer really interests you, it’s worth comparing more than just the price: contract length, increases after 24 months, hidden fees, and so on. Very often, those “huge discounts” from the big players come with conditions that aren’t as attractive in the long run.

  • MobileFizzer_VBMV6
    MobileFizzer_VBMV6 Posts: 685 ✭✭

    @bjlockie said:
    Would Fizz match a flash sale by a competitor?
    It is an interesting offer for 2 years but why are they doing that?
    I'm more willing to support a competitor that the oligopoly.

    These sales are always very interesting, it shows for what mobile services could be offered if it wasn't for oligopoly price optimization...

    To answer your question, Fizz has in past matched competitor pricing on several occasions, however, there is no automatism. All you can do is watch the changing price levels that Fizz is offering on a weekly / twice weekly basis.
    Last time, when prices came down at two competitors over the winter holidays, Fizz did match, but it took a couple of weeks before they did.

    This flash sale is probably for way to short a time period for any competitors to react.

  • MobileFizzer_VBMV6
    MobileFizzer_VBMV6 Posts: 685 ✭✭

    @G225 code IRSGE said:
    Fizz never adjusts its prices based on competitors’ flash sales. Their model is built around already‑reduced rates and flexibility, so they don’t follow the big carriers’ temporary promotions.

    If the competitor’s offer really interests you, it’s worth comparing more than just the price: contract length, increases after 24 months, hidden fees, and so on. Very often, those “huge discounts” from the big players come with conditions that aren’t as attractive in the long run.

    No roaming outside of North America...

  • makejopa
    makejopa Posts: 32 ✭✭

    @MobileFizzer_VBMV6 said:

    @G225 code IRSGE said:
    Fizz never adjusts its prices based on competitors’ flash sales. Their model is built around already‑reduced rates and flexibility, so they don’t follow the big carriers’ temporary promotions.

    If the competitor’s offer really interests you, it’s worth comparing more than just the price: contract length, increases after 24 months, hidden fees, and so on. Very often, those “huge discounts” from the big players come with conditions that aren’t as attractive in the long run.

    No roaming outside of North America...

    This can be important if you need to receive texts for two factor authentication.

  • BradDoell
    BradDoell Posts: 440 ✭✭
    edited January 25

    Hi @makejopa
    Other users have reported that incoming texts are always free regardless of the country you are in even if you don’t have a plan with texts for that country.
    Maybe someone else her can confirm? I don’t have personal experience with this this.
    Cheers,
    Brad

  • MobileFizzer_VBMV6
    MobileFizzer_VBMV6 Posts: 685 ✭✭
    edited January 25

    @BradDoell said:
    Hi @makejopa
    Other users have reported that incoming texts are always free regardless of the country you are in

    For Fizz, yes, that is correct. Provided your sim card registers on one of the networks of the visited country, which it does not do in "all" the countries. No network registration, no incoming texts. Luckily, Fizz does register in a wide variety of countries globally.

    @makejopa said:

    @MobileFizzer_VBMV6 said:
    No roaming outside of North America...

    This can be important if you need to receive texts for two factor authentication.

    We were talking about a competitor that doesn't register with networks outside of North America. Thus, no registration, no incoming texts, no 2FA with that competitor when you are travelling.

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