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By Gary Ng on March 29th, 2011

Looks like working together can make a difference. Bell has revised their controversial plan to implement usage-based billing (UBB) for their wholesale customers, such as TekSavvy. Here are Bell’s revised plans: Instead BCE, which operates under the Bell brand, says it will aggregate the amount it charges wholesalers that lease bandwidth on its network based…

By Ex on March 23rd, 2011

With Telus and Virgin Mobile reducing the price of the iPhone 3GS, Bell has now done the same. This week, Bell has discounted the 8GB iPhone 3GS to $0.00 on a 3-year voice and data agreement. Purchased at a Bell Store Like Virgin and Telus, Bell is most likely trying to remove all iPhone 3GS…

By Gary Ng on March 12th, 2011

Do you have Canada’s worst cellphone bill? We’ve seen users rack up $37,000 via data roaming and others get hit with similar bills of $18,000 and $6000. CBC Marketplace once again called on Canadians to share their cellphone bill horror stories, and they’ve finally published their segment. Three bills related to Virgin, Bell, and Rogers…

By Ex on March 10th, 2011

In a new promotion this week, Bell has launched an activation fee waiver promotion and is waiving the $35 activation fee that customers are usually charged when starting up a new account. Eligibility & Restrictions The offer is applicable to new 3-year term activations on the following rate plans: Talk and More Plans Smartphone plans…

By Gary Ng on March 3rd, 2011

Canadians are now complete. All of our iPhone carriers have confirmed they will support the Personal Hotspot feature coming next week in iOS 4.3. First it was Rogers/Fido, then Telus, and now Bell/Virgin. It’s true–our telecom giants do like to make moves in unison. Our friends at MobileSyrup received confirmation from Bell: “Yes, we will…..

By Ex on March 2nd, 2011

When Apple released the early betas of iOS 4.3, the Personal Hotspot feature caught the eye of many iPhone owners. We all wondered whether the feature would be available in Canada, and even more importantly, would it be free? For those that don’t remember, Personal Hotspot is a new feature in iOS 4.3 that enables…

By Ex on March 1st, 2011

Following the announcement of Telus launching a 4G network in March, Bell has now done the same. The Bell announcement was expected since both Telus and Bell shared the cost to build their wireless network. According to an internal Bell posting, the company states that this “re-classification allows Bell to promote the HSPA network as…

By Ex on February 24th, 2011

Starting today, Virgin Mobile has reduced all of their data add-ons by $5.00 per month. This is huge news for prospective and current Virgin Mobile customers. Check out the changes below: $30 Smartphone Data – 500MB Was: $30 Now: $25 SOC Code: V20355N2 $55 Smartphone Data – 3GB Was: $55 Now: $50 SOC Code: V20358N2…

By Ex on February 22nd, 2011

For those in the market for an iPhone 3GS, or if you STILL cannot find an iPhone 4, Virgin Mobile is offering a $50 bill credit on all new 8GB iPhone 3GS activations, making the device cost $49.00 on a 3-year term. $50 Bill Credit To qualify for the credit, the following requirements must be…

By Ex on February 18th, 2011

This week, to compete with Fido’s new $35 Unlimited Plan, Virgin Mobile has released a new unlimited calling plan that is available on a 3-year contract for an iPhone. The plan is available to new and existing customers. With the plan and a minimum $25 data plan on a 3-year contract, customers receive promotional pricing…