Koodo offering an extra 5gb for $5? what is the catch?

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Oct 11th, 2019 2:11 pm

sukkaprice [OP]: Newbie; Dec 29, 2011; 6 posts; 1 upvote; VANCOUVER

Oct 11th, 2019 2:11 pm

Koodo offering an extra 5gb for $5? what is the catch?

i just got a text where koodo is offering to increase my data +5gb for an extra $5.

I'm a current koodo contract on a 6gb@$40+/month - it was one of those bribe contracts that they offered a year ago when they wanted to kick people off Public Mobile's 4gb@$40 prepaid plans. they ended up throwing stuff like voicemail, canadawide calling, and messaging in (dunno if that's bog standard for koodo). Do koodo offer promos like this just to get an extra $5/month, or can they change my rate plan somehow if i make a modification?

is there some sort of catch with this +5 offer here? asking because i'm suspicious of koodo bearing gifts.

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Oct 11th, 2019 2:34 pm

jay-em: Deal Addict; Nov 1, 2009; 2110 posts; 1256 upvotes

Oct 11th, 2019 2:34 pm

There's no catch, they usually offer this to consumer(s) who regularly ran out or near their data allotment.

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Oct 11th, 2019 2:37 pm

LeifS39303: Deal Addict; Apr 25, 2019; 1371 posts; 2400 upvotes; YXE, Sask.

Oct 11th, 2019 2:37 pm

If you find yourself reaching that 6GB cap, then that offer would make sense as it would give you 5GB extra on top of the 6GB you have. If you’re averaging about 2-4 GB per month then it probably wouldn’t make sense unless you see yourself consuming more data in the near future.

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Oct 11th, 2019 11:24 pm

Keigotw: Deal Expert; Mar 25, 2003; 17009 posts; 5499 upvotes; Markham

Oct 11th, 2019 11:24 pm

is not a gift if you have to pay for it.

If they said free 5GB. Then you look if there is a catch or not.

You can take that add on offer and it will stay on your account as long as you don't remove it
even if you change plans, the add on stays.

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Oct 12th, 2019 12:09 am

Ducky: Deal Fanatic; Jan 18, 2003; 6368 posts; 2256 upvotes; Mississauga

Oct 12th, 2019 12:09 am

Keigotw wrote: ↑ is not a gift if you have to pay for it.

If they said free 5GB. Then you look if there is a catch or not.

You can take that add on offer and it will stay on your account as long as you don't remove it
even if you change plans, the add on stays.

not anymore... it states in the text that the addon could be removed on plan changes...

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Oct 12th, 2019 7:50 am

Moxon04: Newbie; Nov 15, 2017; 30 posts; 29 upvotes

Oct 12th, 2019 7:50 am

I took this offer yesterday... No catch...

I was planning on getting a new phone (HUP) depending on the deals for Black Friday. I wonder if they will let me keep the 5Go/5$ add-on.?

Oct 13th, 2019 7:42 pm

ZxExN: Deal Addict; Nov 30, 2005; 1900 posts; 1469 upvotes; Ottawa, ON

Oct 13th, 2019 7:42 pm

Moxon04 wrote: ↑I took this offer yesterday... No catch...

I was planning on getting a new phone (HUP) depending on the deals for Black Friday. I wonder if they will let me keep the 5Go/5$ add-on.?

If its considered a plan renewal when doing an upgrade, then you will lose the addon

Oct 13th, 2019 7:51 pm

KanataKG: Deal Fanatic; Nov 22, 2015; 7081 posts; 7488 upvotes

Oct 13th, 2019 7:51 pm

jay-em wrote: ↑ There's no catch, they usually offer this to consumer(s) who regularly ran out or near their data allotment.

Quite the opposite... These offers are for people who don't come close to using up their data.

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Oct 14th, 2019 12:05 pm

Amourek: Deal Guru; Feb 6, 2003; 10705 posts; 1242 upvotes; Vancouver

Oct 14th, 2019 12:05 pm

The catch is the extra data costs them virtually nothing.

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