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 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,”...
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 (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...
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...
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...
After Fido (Rogers) and Freedom Mobile (Videotron) debuted $34/30GB plans for Black Friday, Virgin Plus (Bell) and Koodo (Telus) have now jumped into the foray, as we expected, for bring your own phone customers. Virgin Plus is now showing a $34/30GB 4G speed data plan with SD video streaming and unlimited Canada-wide minutes and international...
Videotron’s Freedom Mobile continues to tweak its Black Friday plans, with the latest offering targeting those seeking 4G data plans. Right now, there is a $29/10GB 4G data plan for bring your own phone customers for 24 months, which includes a $5/month credit for two years and is with Digital Discount. The plan includes unlimited...
Rogers-owned Fido has launched a new plan for Black Friday, increasing the data for the $34 per month plan that’s being offered from most flanker brands. Fido says bring your own phone customers can get a $34/30GB plan after Automatic Payments Discount. This plan previously had 20GB of data but now it’s up to 30GB,...
Videotron’s Freedom Mobile is stepping for Black Friday, adding a new 30GB 5G plan to its offerings, and currently being advertised on the main page of its website. Originally at $34 per month with 20GB of 5G data, the plan has now increased by 10GB to 30GB. The price includes Digital Discount (pre-authorized credit card...
Rogers has activated 5G service in all remaining Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) subway system stations, including the tunnel section of the Vaughan extension, now available to Rogers customers. "We're now transitioning to the next critical phase of the project, expanding 5G coverage to connect the remaining 36 kilometers of track,” said Ron McKenzie, Rogers Chief...
Bell is taking legal action against the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission's (CRTC) recent decision, which ordered the telecom giant to share its fibre network with competitors. According to the Globe and Mail, Bell has filed for leave to appeal in the Federal Court of Appeal, alleging that the CRTC committed a legal error and...
