Thoughts on Annual Plans?

Fizz does not offer annual plans.

It depends exactly what you need. The annual plans have unlimited talk & text, Canada-wide coverage but very little data (like 2 GB per month)

Fizz (in BC, AB & ON) has 25 GB of data per month, data rollover & data gifting for $16 but PAYG talk and text and only province-wide coverage.

So, it depends on what exactly you need. The big selling point for Fizz is that you can add additional stuff to the base price plan for only a few dollars more to get exactly what you need

I like the option of annual and semi-annual prepaid plans, and I'm a little disappointed that Fizz does not currently offer them. They are available at Freedom Mobile, and like Fizz, that brand is owned by Vidéotron. Coverage will be the same with all three brands. Some of the nice plans that Freedom used to offer include:

• $99/year for unlimited calling, global messaging, VM+ and 🇨🇦 coverage
• $120/six months for unlimited calling, global messaging, 25 GB monthly, basic VM and 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 coverage

Like Fizz, Freedom has a Price Freeze Promise, so those who sign up for a plan can keep it. While Freedom still offers a $99/year plan today, it now costs 5¢ to send a text, instead of including unlimited global messaging. Incoming texts remain free. Other than Gatineau, Freedom does not allow Québec activations.

Fizz does offer basic monthly plans, but without referrals and at least 12K reward points, they can seem pricey:

• $16/month for unlimited provincial calling, optional 250 MB Internet, free incoming texts, without VM
• Extra $4/month in Québec for unlimited sent texts, or $3/month outside of Québec

For those who have the time to score referrals and rewards, Fizz plans can be the same or better than annual and semi-annual plans at other providers. Fizz is also nice for those who use mobile Internet a lot. I like having 25 GB per month for a low price, and plans with a larger data allowance only cost a few dollars more.

If you prefer unlimited talk & text, you take annual Plan.

@MobileFizzer_VBMV6 said:

Don't forget though that an annual plan basically means that you have a minimum term of 12 months. So, if any better offers hit the market during that time or your usage requirements change, you'd end up paying more.

The first part is right, as an annual plan is good for a year, or a strange 360 days with some providers. For those who are trying out a network, I recommend the 15-day trial with Fizz, or one month prepaid when trying any provider. For those who enjoy a network, the annual and semi-annual plans are a nice way to save.

I have also seen a situation where someone already paid for a monthly plan, but then switches to a plan of a longer duration before the month is over. This would mean losing a little money with the monthly plan, but in the long term, the longer plan works out to be a better value.

Since you you can basically burn through your annual allotment of data in a week or two and then end up with nothing for the rest of the year. […] I'd be very careful with that.

This is generally true, so when I first heard of the $120/six months recent promo at Freedom, I was worried that it only included 25 GB total for six months. Thankfully, those with that plan get 25 GB per month, and the six months refer to the payment cycle and unlimited talk/text service.

On almost every other annual or semi-annual plan, though, the data allotment (and minutes/text if they're not unlimited) is for the entire length of the plan. It's best to use system settings that provide monthly alerts, and block cellular Internet over a certain limit. Generally, these plans aren't meant for heavy surfers!