Fizz Mobile Review 2026: Get a $35 Credit with Referral Code U7YL7

Last verified: June 2026 | Author: Harold Phillips

Key Takeaways

• Fizz Mobile offers fully customizable, no-contract plans starting at $26/month. You build your own plan from scratch and pay only for what you configure
• Available in Quebec and Ottawa only; if you're in Toronto or Vancouver, this review doesn't apply to you yet
• Use referral code U7YL7 at sign-up to receive a $35 credit applied to your account, one of the better referral values in Canadian budget telecom
• Fizz rewards long-term subscribers through a Perks system that compounds over time; my effective monthly cost has been meaningfully below the listed plan price for years

What Is Fizz?

Fizz is a digital-first mobile carrier backed by Videotron, Quebec's largest telecom company. It launched in Quebec in 2018, expanded to Ottawa in 2020, and has been slowly building its subscriber base ever since. The pitch is simple: build a plan from scratch, pick exactly what you need, manage everything through an app, and don't sign a contract. No stores, no retention calls, no bundle pressure.

What sets Fizz apart from most budget carriers is the granularity of plan customization. You're not picking from three sizes. You choose your data amount, whether to include Canada-wide calling, whether to add US roaming, and what your data overage behaviour looks like. The price changes as you add and remove features. For people who are annoyed (genuinely annoyed) by paying for things they don't use, it's a good fit. I'm one of those people.

The other differentiator is the Perks system. Every month you're a Fizz subscriber, you accumulate points that can be redeemed for data top-ups, plan discounts, or hardware. It's not dramatic, but it rewards loyalty in a way most carriers don't bother with. The big three would rather lock you into a contract; Fizz tries to keep you by gradually making the service cheaper the longer you stay.

Fizz Referral Code: U7YL7

Sign up through a referral and Fizz gives you a $35 credit on your account. That's applied automatically as your monthly bills come in, so if your plan is $26/month, your first month is free and you've got $9 banked toward the second. If your plan is higher, the $35 still comes off whatever you'd otherwise pay.

Here's how to use it:

One thing to know: the code must be entered during sign-up. There's no retroactive application. If you skip it and complete your account, it's gone. So don't skip it.

The credit structure (applied as an account balance rather than a one-time checkout discount) is actually more useful. It stretches over multiple months instead of disappearing in one transaction.

Pricing and Plans

Fizz plans are assembled from individual components, not selected from a preset menu, so there's no single price list to reproduce here. What follows is a realistic range based on common configurations in 2026:

Prices shift with promotions, and there's minor variation between Quebec and Ottawa markets. But the ranges above are representative of what you'll see right now.

The Perks system changes the effective cost over time. After six months, you'll typically have enough accumulated to take a few dollars off per month. After a year or more, it's more meaningful than that. I can't quote you an exact number (it depends on your usage and how you redeem) but my effective rate has been consistently below the listed price for the past couple of years.

Pros and Cons

Fizz vs. Public Mobile

The comparison I see most often is Fizz against Public Mobile. Both are no-contract, digital-first carriers with loyalty reward systems. The key difference is that Public Mobile is available nationwide.

If you're in Ontario outside of Ottawa, the comparison is moot. Fizz just isn't available to you. Public Mobile, or something like Lucky Mobile, would be the realistic alternative.

For Quebec residents, though, Fizz competes well. The customization is better, the referral value is higher, and the Videotron network holds up fine for most urban and suburban use cases. The Telus network advantage for Public Mobile mostly shows up in rural areas, which matters depending on where you spend your time.

My Experience with Fizz

I picked up Fizz in the summer of 2021. My family has had a small cottage in Quebec's Eastern Townships (near Sherbrooke, not far from the Vermont border) and we'd been spending a stretch of July there like every year. My partner noticed a Fizz SIM card display at a dépanneur in town and mentioned it. This was before Fizz expanded out of Quebec, so most of my Toronto contacts had never heard of it. I was curious enough to spend twenty minutes on my phone signing up.

The process was entirely self-serve. I built the plan, ordered a SIM, and it arrived at the cottage a few days later. That was it. No call centre, no sales rep, no upsell. I'd been on Koodo before and had recently sat through one of those retention calls. You know the kind, where they progressively offer you better and better deals over the course of an hour until you eventually give up and stay out of exhaustion. Fizz has no retention department. There's no one to call even if you wanted to. Honestly, that was more appealing than it probably should have been.

Coverage at the cottage itself was fine in town, weaker once we got to the lake. I expected that. Videotron's infrastructure doesn't reach deep into rural Quebec any more than Bell's or Rogers' does in comparable areas. There are stretches on the drive up, somewhere between the 401 and the 10, where signal drops for a bit regardless of carrier. It's not a Fizz-specific problem; it's just how rural Quebec cellular coverage works. Worth knowing if you spend time outside urban centres.

The Perks system is where I've been surprised. After about six months I had enough to take $10 off a month. After a year, more. I haven't paid the listed plan price in a while, which I didn't fully anticipate when I signed up. It's not a dramatic discount, but it's real. I'm not sure exactly how the Perks math compounds over multiple years. The formulas have been tweaked at least once since I signed up, and I haven't dug into the current structure recently. Whatever it is now, the practical effect for me has stayed positive.

The referral side is where I've spent the most time paying attention, since it's sort of the whole premise of this blog. A lot of people I know have Quebec connections (family visits, cottages, time in Montreal) and a Fizz SIM is genuinely useful if you're spending any real time in the province. The $35 credit makes it an easy recommendation when someone mentions they're heading up. Over the past few years, I've accumulated a significant amount through the referral program as a result. Whether you call that referral maxxing or just telling people about a service that works, the math has been pretty good.

One honest frustration: chat support. When Fizz works (which is most of the time) it works quietly and you don't think about it. When something goes wrong, you're dealing with async chat, and I've had instances where I needed something sorted and waited hours for a response. It resolved eventually, but in the moment it was annoying. There's no phone number to call, no escalation path in the way you'd expect from a traditional carrier. If you occasionally need to resolve something urgently with your carrier, that will frustrate you at least once.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Fizz available in Ontario?

Not in most of Ontario, no. Fizz currently operates in Quebec and Ottawa. Toronto, Hamilton, London: not covered. If you're in Ontario outside the Ottawa area, Fizz isn't an option for you right now. Worth checking their coverage map periodically if you're hoping for expansion, but as of June 2026, it's still Quebec and Ottawa.

How does the Fizz referral code work?

You enter referral code U7YL7 during sign-up at checkout. Fizz applies a $35 credit to your new account, which draws down automatically as monthly bills come in. There's no single-use discount structure. It's an account balance. If your plan is $26/month, you're covered for the first month and a bit. If your plan is higher, the $35 still reduces what you'd pay.

Can I add the Fizz referral code after I've already signed up?

No. The code is applied at initial sign-up only. If you complete your account without entering it, there's no way to apply it retroactively. Enter it during checkout or you'll miss it.

Is Fizz good for cottage-country coverage?

It depends entirely on location. In towns and suburbs throughout Quebec, Fizz is solid. In genuinely rural areas (lakeside cottages, backcountry, anything past the last cell tower), coverage is variable. The Fizz coverage map is the most accurate resource for a specific address. My general experience: it works in most towns and fails in a lot of places that other carriers also fail in. Not unique to Fizz, but not great either if you need consistent signal at a remote property.

What network does Fizz run on?

Fizz uses Videotron's network. Videotron is an established Quebec telecom (not a virtual reseller with borrowed infrastructure) but it's not Rogers or Bell, and in areas where Videotron doesn't have direct towers, coverage is thinner. For urban Quebec and Ottawa, this isn't a real concern. Outside those areas, it can be.

Does Fizz have any contracts?

No contracts. Month-to-month by default. Cancel whenever you want, no fees.

How does the Fizz Perks system work?

You earn points each month just by being a subscriber. You can redeem those points for data top-ups, bill credits, or other rewards. The accumulation rate increases the longer you stay, so it's a loyalty mechanism, not a promotional gimmick. I haven't tracked my exact effective discount in a few months, so I can't give you a precise number, but after two or more years on the service, it's meaningful.

Is Fizz worth it in 2026?

For Quebec residents and Ottawa subscribers: yes, especially if you're comfortable managing your plan through an app and don't need physical store support. The customization, no-contract flexibility, Perks loyalty rewards, and $35 referral credit put it ahead of most alternatives in the province. It's also worth noting that eSIM activation has become noticeably smoother in 2026 — you can be up and running in minutes without waiting for a physical card, which removes one of the last friction points in the sign-up process.

For anyone outside Quebec and Ottawa: it's not an option. Take a look at Public Mobile or one of the budget phone plan roundups for what's available nationwide.

Final Verdict

Fizz is one of the better options in Canadian budget telecom, for the specific audience it serves. If you're in Quebec or Ottawa, want to stop paying for data you don't use, and can tolerate a fully digital support experience, it's a genuinely good fit. The customizable plans, the Perks compounding, and the $35 referral credit are all real advantages over most alternatives in the province.

The caveats are real too: rural coverage is inconsistent, chat-only support will frustrate you at least once, and if you need consistent signal at a remote property, check the coverage map carefully before committing.

If you're ready to sign up, use referral code U7YL7 at referralmaxxing.ca/go/fizz to get $35 credited to your account. It's applied automatically. No promo game, no expiry countdown. Just $35 off your first bills.

This article contains referral links. If you sign up using my code, I may receive a reward at no extra cost to you. I only recommend services I personally use.

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