Carriers

Public Mobile Announces Black Friday Deals from $34/month

Telus-owned Public Mobile has officially announced its Black Friday deals for 2023, suggesting the following plans are what it will offer for the U.S. Thanksgiving weekend (unless rivals shake up plans, it seems). Here’s what it officially announced on Wednesday morning, which isn't a surprise if you've been following carrier deals with us for the...

Chatr Black Friday Deal Gives 35GB Monthly Data Bonus

Rogers-owned Chatr is offering up Black Friday ‘bonus gigs’ on select plans, giving customers 35GB of extra data per month for 24 months, which is far higher than what we've seen in the past. Here are the 4G LTE plans available right now plus the monthly data bonus for 24 months for Black Friday: $75/20GB...

Koodo Offering 80GB Plan and More to Some Customers [Update]

Telus-owned Koodo continues to offer existing customers special plans that are unavailable on the company’s website. These plans aim to either retain customers or to get them to increase their monthly bill spend. Right now, some existing Koodo customers are seeing the following plans, according to info obtained by iPhone in Canada: $55/80GB 5G -...

Koodo Offering $25/30GB Plan to Lure Back Old Customers

Telus-owned Koodo is offering a new ‘winback’ plan to bring back former customers. The plan being offered is a $25/30GB 4G LTE plan, that includes a $5/month discount for 24 months. Included is unlimited nationwide calling and messaging, plus 1,200 long distance minutes to select international destinations. Enhanced voicemail and a waived $60 activation fee...

Freedom Mobile Launches $65/60GB Global Roaming Plan

Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile has launched ‘Roam Beyond’, a new global roaming plan that includes connectivity in 73 destinations. The Roam Beyond plan costs $65 per month and includes 60GB of data. It’s an aggressive plan that targets the limited roaming plans of the incumbents such as Rogers, Telus and Bell. "Freedom continues with their innovative...

Public Mobile Launches 30GB 4G Plan to Match Rivals

After Fido and Freedom Mobile launched $34/30GB plans for Black Friday, Virgin Plus and Koodo quickly matched the offering on the weekend. Now, Public Mobile (Telus) has joined the mix, debuting its own $34/30GB 4G plan. We had speculated Public Mobile would ramp up its $34/20GB 5G plan to 30GB, but instead a new $34/30GB...

SaskTel Launches 5G in Lloydminster and Meadow Lake

SaskTel on Friday launched its 5G network in Lloydminster and Meadow Lake, enhancing connectivity across Saskatchewan. As of now, SaskTel's 5G network is partially available in Lloydminster and fully operational throughout Meadow Lake. The crown corporation aims to complete the 5G deployment in Lloydminster by the end of 2023. "Over the next five years, SaskTel...

Rogers and Striking Workers in Vancouver Reach Tentative Deal

Rogers has arrived at a tentative agreement with nearly 300 striking workers in Metro Vancouver, represented by United Steelworkers Local 1944 Unit 60. This development follows a period of heightened tensions, where contract negotiations had stalled, leading Rogers to issue a lock-out notice earlier this month. "We are pleased to have reached a tentative agreement,”...

Rogers’ Zoomer Wireless Now Redirects Customers to Dealer Partner [Update]

After speculating that Zoomer Wireless, which runs on the Rogers LTE network, was possibly set to undergo major changes, the company responded that was not the case and instead said an updated website was coming with new plans and phones. Fast forward and now the Zoomer Wireless website has a featured image that states, “looking...

Fido and Virgin $29/30GB Plan Being Offered at Select Dealers, But Wait

Fido (Rogers) and Virgin Mobile (Bell) appear to be introducing some further price tweaks leading up to Black Friday, available from dealers. Dealers such as Wireless Wave are advertising a $29/month plan with 30GB of data from Fido and Virgin. This is the $34/30GB promo plan that’s ongoing but with a $5/month discount for 12...

Fizz Beta Launches in BC and Alberta: $5.40/50GB Canada-US Plan and More

Quebecor’s Videotron has officially launched Fizz beta in B.C. and Alberta on Monday morning, as confirmed by a spokesperson to iPhone in Canada. Fizz is the wireless flanker brand from Videotron that offers “a mobile experience like no other”. This marks the first time the service has expanded outside of Ontario and Quebec. Quebecor's CEO...

Fido Launches $45/50GB Canada-US Plan in Quebec

Rogers-owned Fido has launched a new $45 per month plan that includes unlimited talk, text and data in Canada and the US. This plan currently is only available in Quebec at the moment. The $45 plan for bring your own device customers includes 50GB of data to be used in Canada and the U.S. For...