Bell to Introduce $30 6GB Data Plan With iPad Sharing

theboygeniusreport got their hands on a Bell memo indicating that they are going to offer a 6GB data plan add on for all post-paid voice-only subscriptions that can be shared with an iPad on the same account for an additional $10.

The nice thing for iPad users is you no longer have to pay for an entirely separate plan (which made no logical sense anyways), and moves to a more customer/data centric way of charging for service, as opposed to a device/data method.

It makes sense from a consumer point of view to pay a carrier a certain fee for the ability to use a certain amount of bandwidth, irregardless of device, so we should give Bell a thumbs-up on this one.

It looks as though the cheapest Bell plan is still $30 a month, so to get a plan like that, add $30 for the 6 GB of data, and then turn your smartphone into a 3G VOIP device will still cost you $60.

What I am still trying to decipher is if it works on a shared family plan. The memo mentions that “Members (mates)” are eligible, but it is unclear whether both parties are able to share the data. It could make for a nice family plan add-on – $20×2 = $40 for the voice, and then $30 for the 6 GB of data = $70 for a 3G VOIP plan split between two people.