PlanHub is an independent Canadian telecommunications company specializing in price comparisons for cellular telephone plans, internet service provider plans and cable television pricing for the Canadian market.[1] Created in 2013, this tool allows users to compare pricing of various Canadian operators based on their needs.[2][3]
| Formerly | Celagora |
|---|---|
Company type | Joint-stock company |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Area served | Canada |
Key people | Nadir Marcos Mechaiekh Simon (CEO & cofounder), Guillaume Marcade (CTO & cofounder) |
| Products | Cell phones and wireless plans, internet plans and cable television plans |
Number of employees | < 1,000 |
| Website | www |
In 2019 PlanHub partnered with Protégez-Vous, a non-profit organization similar to Consumer Reports that offers consumer advice to francophones in Québec and Canada, to offer its phone and internet package comparison via the magazine's website.[4]
PlanHub has been featured on several francophone television programmes in Canada such as on Radio-Canada's La Facture[5] where the founders showed Canadian consumers how PlanHub compares internet, cellular and cable costs. PlanHub also was featured on a Télé-Québec show, Ça vaut le coût.[6]
History
editPlanHub was launched in Montreal, Canada in 2013, under the name Celagora,[7] with the initial goal of allowing comparison of cell phone plans offered in each Canadian province, based on consumer preferences.[8] Ultimately this was meant to help consumers lower their cellular plan bills.[2]
In August 2014 the company changed its name; Celagora became PlanHub.[citation needed]
In 2018, the search tool expanded to include comparisons of internet packages offered in Canada.[9][10] In 2021, a TV package comparison tool was scheduled to appear on the platform.[11]
The company currently compares over 50,000 plan combinations from over 90 providers and over 5,000 consumer reviews of Canadian phone and internet carriers.[3]
With Bell's acquisition of Quebec internet provider, EBox, PlanHub became a heavily used tool to compare prices with other internet providers.[10]
In 2023, Branchez-vous was acquired by PlanHub with the aim of reviving the media outlet and continuing its legacy in technology and digital culture journalism.
Notes and references
edit- ↑ "Here's How You Can Find The Cheapest Wifi And Data Plans In Your Province". Narcity. 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- 1 2 Dobby, Christine (2015-07-12). "Strategies for cutting how much you pay for your wireless plan". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- 1 2 Sabourin, Marc-André (2020-05-09). "Comment trouver le MEILLEUR forfait cellulaire". L’actualité (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ↑ Protégez-Vous. "Méthodologie". www.protegez-vous.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ↑ Médias, Groupe des Nouveaux. "Radio-Canada.ca | Information, radio, télé, sports, Arts et divertissement". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ↑ "Tendances alimentaires 2019 / Forfait cellulaire pour ado / Serviettes hygiéniques". Ça vaut le coût (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ↑ "De l'aide pour choisir son forfait cellulaire". La Presse+ (in French). 2013-12-01. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ↑ Rettino-Parazelli, Karl (2017-10-07). "Dénicher le meilleur forfait au meilleur prix". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ↑ "Forfait Internet : PlanHub lance son nouveau comparateur |". Le Blogue - Promotions, Guides, Nouvelles et plus! (in Canadian French). 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- 1 2 McKenna, Alain (2022-03-15). "Exode des clients d'Ebox après son acquisition par Bell". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ↑ "Forfait TV... bientôt sur PlanHub ! | PlanHub Blog & Promotion". Le Blogue - Promotions, Guides, Nouvelles et plus! (in Canadian French). 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2022-04-13.