First Telus sues Rogers about Rogers advertising that they have the “most reliable network”. Telus wins and Rogers drops the slogan.

Summary: Rogers and Telus neither use the “most reliable network” slogan.

Then, Rogers sues Bell about Bell advertising that they have the “largest, fastest, and most reliable network”. Well, in the latest law suit news, Bell has now been ordered to remove the “most reliable network” slogan.

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Even with having a handful of wireless carriers in Canada that now offer the iPhone, it just seems we can’t catch a break. They’ve got us locked in and locked down. From every angle. And now we have more to add to the list. Bell is apparently swinging the iPhone hammer, and placing some restrictions on the purchases of iPhones.

Bell released a document that went into effect yesterday titled “Maximum … Read More

Two weeks ago, Telus sued Rogers for apparently misleading advertisements claiming that Rogers is “Canada’s fastest network”. Now, Rogers has filed a suit against Bell Canada for misleading advertisements claiming that Bell has Canada’s “largest, fastest, and most reliable network”.

Rogers is pointing out that the currently operating Bell CDMA network has approximately 6.7 million customers on it, but the new HSPA+ network has “virtually no customers” … Read More

Below you find the latest Bell Canada plans for iPhone 3G/3GS for December 2009.

Please note that these plans will be reflective of Bell and there are four sections below detailing individual regions (prices vary between regions):

1.) BC/ALBERTA REGION

2.) ONTARIO REGION

3.) QUEBEC REGION

4.) ATLANTIC REGION

Note: The plans and changes below affect new customers signing up for Bell Service. They also affect existing customers changing their price plans.

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Canadian wireless and cable provider Bell on Monday has began offering the Novatel Wireless MiFi 2372 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot. The MiFi device uses Bell’s recently launched HSPA network, which offers simultaneous Wi-Fi connectivity for up to five devices including computers, portable gaming devices and media players.

The device, which weighs about 3 ounces, is compatible with Windows & Mac OS. The modem can operate for up to four hours on … Read More

31 days left…

As many have read our article regarding the Tethering policies for Rogers and Fido, one of the most talked about points is that Rogers/Fido plan to offer Tethering access for free to accounts that have 1GB or higher data plans (using your data bucket) up until December 31, 2009…but what then?

Well, lets refresh our memories by reading the Rogers and Fido tethering policies:

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As reported earlier this week, this morning Bell has officially dropped their $6.95 system access fee and 911 fee, whose rate varies between the Canadian provinces (Quebec will still pay the upcoming $0.40 911 fee for their province only).

As originally reported, the dropped fees came with a $5.00 (and even $10) plan increase, which is exactly the same move made by Telus earlier in November 2009. The only difference … Read More

As expected, Virgin Mobile Canada will be launching the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS in Canada in 2010. An official statement was released this morning.

Bell Canada acquired Virgin Mobile Canada in May 2009 and since Bell has just received the iPhone in Novemer 2009, they now plan to move the device to their Virgin Canada brand. The iPhone will be available at Virgin stores, Virgin online and Apple … Read More

These two are like brothers fighting over toys.

This morning, Telus filed legal action against Rogers for misleading advertisements claiming that Rogers is “Canada’s fastest network”. Rogers has been running these ads, along with another one whose slogan is “Canada’s fastest network: two times faster than any other” since 2007. We have seen them all over television and billboards, but now Telus says they are false!

With the launch of … Read More

As per an internal Bell document, Bell Canada may be dropping the dreaded system access fee effective November 20, 2009. This puts Bell in line with Telus, who just recently dropped their SAF and 911 fee but did increase price plans by $5.00 (still cheaper than with the SAF).

See the Bell announcement below:

Effective November 20th, 2009 Bell Mobility will be launching new pricing for all existing postpaid plans … Read More