Last year’s Black Friday plan deals were real but modest, and the budget brands had the best ones. Freedom, Public Mobile and Koodo were the ones worth switching for. This year the Big Three and their flanker brands (Koodo, Fido, Virgin Plus) have all raised their regular prices, so a sale price that looked ordinary in 2025 could look generous in 2026 without being cheaper.
What a good 2026 deal has to beat
Use these as your yardstick this November. A deal only beats last year if it comes in under the last column, and only if that price lasts after the sale ends.
| Plan size | Best recent Black Friday price | Regular price today | A good 2026 deal is |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50GB | $35 (Freedom and Public Mobile, 2024) | $35 (Public Mobile) | Under $35 |
| 60GB to 75GB | $39 for 70GB (Freedom, 2025) | $40 for 70GB (Freedom, Public Mobile) | Under $39 |
| 100GB | $45 (Freedom and Public Mobile, 2025) | $45 (Public Mobile) | Under $45 |
| Koodo, Fido or Virgin Plus 60GB | $40 (Koodo, 2025) | $50 to $55 | Under $40. At $40, it only matches last year |
All prices are monthly, bring your own phone. Last year’s prices are as reported in November 2025. Today’s prices are from our October 10, 2026 snapshot.
Where this data comes from
Two sources, and we keep them separate:
- 2025 Black Friday deals come from public reporting, mainly MobileSyrup’s comparison of the 2025 carrier deals (November 18, 2025) and its November 28, 2025 deal roundup. CompareZone did not track prices in 2025. Our price log starts in May 2026, so we cannot show you our own 2025 numbers, and we are not going to pretend we can.
- 2026 prices come from our own monthly snapshots, published on the price history page. The May and June 2026 snapshots are marked “reconstructed” in our data: they were rebuilt from documented carrier pricing, not logged live. July onward are live snapshots.
That limits what we can claim. We can describe what carriers advertised last November and what plans cost now. We cannot give you a like-for-like, plan-by-plan 2025 versus 2026 comparison.
What carriers offered on Black Friday 2025
These are prices as reported by MobileSyrup in November 2025. Most of the reporting does not say how long a deal lasted, so treat all of them as “price during the sale”, not a guaranteed long-term price. We have not verified these 2025 prices ourselves.
| Carrier | Plan reported | Price reported | Notes from the reporting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Mobile | 70GB, 5G, Canada/US/Mexico | $39/mo | Its regular plan, not a sale. Freedom raised the data from 60GB to 70GB on Black Friday at the same price |
| Freedom Mobile | 100GB and 150GB, bring your own phone | $45/mo and $55/mo | $4/mo discount for bring-your-own-phone customers |
| Public Mobile | 60GB, 5G, Canada/US/Mexico | $40/mo | None stated |
| Public Mobile | 100GB, 5G, Canada/US/Mexico | $50/mo, cut to $45/mo on Nov 28 | Further discounted mid-afternoon on Black Friday |
| Koodo | 60GB, 5G, Canada/US/Mexico | $40/mo | None stated |
| Koodo, Fido and Virgin Plus | 50GB and 70GB | $40/mo and $45/mo | All three brands sold both tiers. MobileSyrup preferred Koodo’s because it included 5G |
| Chatr, Lucky Mobile, Koodo | 25GB prepaid, 4G | $29/mo | None stated |
| Videotron | 75GB | $35/mo | Quebec-focused brand |
| Rogers | 200GB (25GB bonus) | $85/mo | Bonus data until December 1 |
Two other things from the reporting are worth knowing:
- Early November looked weaker than 2024. MobileSyrup’s November 18 piece said the first 2025 plan deals did not beat 2024’s. In 2024, Freedom and Public Mobile had sold $35 for 50GB. It named that $35 for 50GB as the benchmark to beat.
- The big phone promotions came with big plans. The same article noted that a $0/month Pixel 10 Pro at Rogers and Bell required a $115 plan. Its advice was to buy the phone outright and take a cheaper plan: a $100/month plan with a “free” phone costs $2,400 over two years.
What a plan costs now, and how it moved
This is our own log, so the numbers are firm. All are bring-your-own-phone monthly prices, from our snapshots.
| Plan | May 2026 | October 10, 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Mobile 50GB | $35 | $35 | No change |
| Freedom Mobile 70GB | $40 | $40 | No change |
| Fizz 35GB (Quebec) | $35 | $35 | No change |
| Koodo 60GB | $45 | $50 | +$5 |
| Fido 60GB | $45 | $50 | +$5 |
| Virgin Plus 60GB | $50 | $55 | +$5 |
| Rogers 60GB | $60 | $70 | +$10 |
The May figures are reconstructed (see above). The pattern in the live snapshots is the same: the flanker brands (Koodo, Fido, Virgin Plus) went up $5 by July, and Bell, Rogers and Telus 60GB plans each rose from $65 to $70 between late September and October 10.
Here are today’s live prices for every plan with 50GB or more at those carriers:
| Carrier | Data | Network | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Mobileon Telus | 50 GB | Telus 5G | $35/mo |
| Public Mobileon Telus | 70 GB | Telus 5G (Can-US-Mex) | $40/mo |
| Freedom Mobileon Freedom | 70 GB | Freedom 5G (Can-US-Mex) | $40/moConditions apply |
| Public Mobileon Telus | 125 GB | Telus 5G (Can-US-Mex) | $45/mo |
| Public Mobileon Telus | 175 GB | Telus 5G (Can-US-Mex) | $50/mo |
| Koodoon Telus | 60 GB | Telus 5G | $50/moAuto-pay required |
| Fidoon Rogers | 60 GB | Rogers 5G | $50/moAuto-pay required |
| Virgin Pluson Bell | 60 GB | Bell 5G (Can-US-Mex) | $55/moAuto-pay required |
| Koodoon Telus | 100 GB | Telus 5G | $60/moAuto-pay required |
| Rogers | 60 GB | Rogers 5G+ | $70/mo$55/mo with Internet or TV service and Auto-PayMultiservice discount required · Auto-pay required · Bring your own phone · New customers only |
| Rogers | 100 GB | Rogers 5G+ (Can-US) | $75/mo$60/mo with Internet or TV service and Auto-PayMultiservice discount required · Auto-pay required · Bring your own phone · New customers onlyConditions apply |
What this means for Black Friday 2026
1. A repeat of last year’s deals would look bigger than it is. Koodo sold 60GB for $40 last November, and that plan costs $50 today. If Koodo offers $40 again, it will be advertised as $10 off. But you could get the same price last Black Friday, so it is not a better deal than 2025’s.
2. The budget brands already sit at last year’s sale prices. Public Mobile’s regular 50GB plan is $35 with no promotion. That matches the 2024 Black Friday benchmark MobileSyrup cited. A sale only matters at these brands if it goes under what they already charge.
3. “Price after the sale” matters more than the sale price. The Big Three raised prices going into the sale season. A discount on a plan that just went up $5 can leave you paying what it cost in September.
4. Skip the phone bundle maths unless you need the phone. The 2025 pattern was the flashiest phone deals tied to the most expensive plans. Compare the total over 24 months, not the monthly figure.
For what we expect brand by brand, and whether to wait or switch now, see our Black Friday 2026 predictions. We will log verified 2026 deals on our Black Friday 2026 tracker and check each one against the prices above.
Honest limits of this analysis
- Reported, not logged. The 2025 prices are from news coverage. We did not record them ourselves, and one article’s table did not state how long each deal ran.
- Not like for like. Carriers rename and restructure plans each year, so a 2025 “60GB” and a 2026 “60GB” are not guaranteed to include the same features.
- A small sample. Our live log covers July to October 2026, about three months. That is a short window. We would not call any pattern a trend yet.
- Reconstructed early data. May and June 2026 are rebuilt, not live.
FAQ
Did our price tracker exist for Black Friday 2025? No. It started in May 2026. Everything we say about 2025 comes from published reporting, linked above.
Were Black Friday 2025 phone plan deals good? Mixed. The best ones were from Freedom, Public Mobile and Koodo, at about $39 to $40 for 60 to 70GB. MobileSyrup judged the early-November plan deals weaker than 2024’s.
Will carriers match last year’s prices in 2026? We don’t know. Regular prices have risen at most major carriers since May, and no carrier had announced a 2026 Black Friday plan deal as of our October 13 tracker update.
How do I check whether a deal is actually good? Compare it with the regular price in our price history, and calculate the 24-month total including any phone payments.
Where can I see every deal as it lands? On the Black Friday 2026 tracker.
Last verified: October 20, 2026. 2026 prices are from our monthly snapshots (latest October 10, 2026). 2025 figures are as reported by MobileSyrup in November 2025 and are not independently re-verified. Prices change without notice, so confirm on the carrier’s site before you sign up.
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