Hello Hananakan,
Welcome to the community!
I understand wanting to have a full understanding of your charges when you upgrade your device. Firstly, you should note that Fido switched from their old subsidised model to a financed Payment Program which is generally the full device amount financed over the 24 months. With the older model, the cost of devices was incorporated into plan costs. That could be what happened to your friend. With the new model, plan costs and device costs are separate. Once your device has been paid, you would no longer have any monthly financing charges.
You should note that if your current plan is under the subsidised model, you would likely need to switch your plan to one under the new model as the two models are not compatible.
Your total monthly costs for upgrading your device would be the monthly plan costs plus monthly device financing costs (plus Set-up fee in the first month if customer service assisted with the upgrade) as well as any overages (ie long-distance).
You should also note many of the advertised promotions are after bill credit. As well, it should be noted that those credits do not reduce the actual cost of the phone. Rather, they are added to the bill to offset the device costs. That point becomes relevant if the contract is ended prematurely. If you terminate your contract early, you will be required to pay the remaining balance owed on the device. The remaining owed balance would be the original monthly financing fee x remaining months. It would not be the after bill credit amount as the credits would no longer apply.
Hope this helps 😀
Cheers
Hello @hananakhan,
Welcome to the community!
Your plan price will not change as long as you are in a contract, if your plan becomes a grandfathered plan and the price increases you will not be affected as long as you are in a contract. Once there is an upcoming change Fido will notify you on your invoice of all upcoming changes.
