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By Gary Ng on January 24th, 2012

Update 1: This new cancellation policy only affects customers who signed on after January 22, 2012. Existing customers aren’t included, until they enter a new term. == Rogers has updated their cancellation policy as previously noted and a new blog post details the changes on the Rogers Redboard. We now see the emergence of new…

By Gary Ng on January 21st, 2012

Rogers has issued a new promo to offer new iPhone customers a $100 activation credit. The iPhone 4S 16GB model is $159 on a three year term, and after this promo it works out to $59–which is a pretty decent deal. It is for new activations only and expires March 31st. Other Rogers promos currently…

By Gary Ng on January 20th, 2012

We’ve heard some bizarre iPhone and iPad stories lately. First, there was the Toronto lawyer that sued Apple when his goods got stolen, along with the professor who claimed Apple should also be responsible when she was robbed of her iPhone. Then there is the ongoing story about iPad 2 models being purchased only to…

By Gary Ng on January 12th, 2012

Rogers is offering a long distance promo for those that celebrate Chinese New Year, (also known as the Lunar New Year). During this time, lots of people call overseas to Asia to wish friends and families a prosperous and lucky new year. To capitalize on this celebrate, Rogers has offered up a long distance promo…

By Gary Ng on January 10th, 2012

Looks like iPhone owners aren’t going to the only ones enjoying Visual Voicemail, the service that makes listening to voicemail incredibly easy. Visual Voicemail was created by Apple to allow users to listen to messages without dialing into their voicemail service. It now appears Rogers has created their own application to offer a similar service…

By Gary Ng on January 6th, 2012

With the 6GB/$30 plan ending next month on February 6th, Rogers has launched a new ‘Unlimited Value’ plan they think will make the perfect pairing for customers as ‘a perfect way to start 2012′. For $34.75/month, users will get all the following ‘unlimited value’: – Unlimited My10 Canada-wide – Unlimited SMS/MMS – 6pm evenings and…

By Gary Ng on January 5th, 2012

If you are contemplating signing up with Rogers, the coveted 6GB/$30 data plan is set to expire on Monday, February 6th, 2012. The 6GB data plan was reintroduced last August for a ‘limited time’, then made its return in October with alongside a $70 voice and data plan Telus and Bell similarly offered. The plan…

By Gary Ng on December 28th, 2011

Manitoba and Quebec are two provinces that have legislation to protect their consumers when it comes to cellphones. Bill 60 was an amendment to the Consumer Protection Act in Quebec in 2010 to allow consumers to cancel cellphone contracts without paying cancellation fees and other penalties, along with a clear stipulation of terms and policies….

By Gary Ng on December 23rd, 2011

Looks like there’s some more deals out there for Boxing Day, and this time the iPhone 4S joins in on the fun from Best Buy’s Boxing Day sale. The 16GB iPhone 4S will be $99 on a 3 year term for new customers, a savings of $60. That’s the cheapest price we’ve seen so far…

By Gary Ng on December 19th, 2011

Rogers has announced they are introducing management for ‘premium SMS’ messages. These are SMS messages you subscribe to by texting a 5-digit number, such as entering contests or getting sports scores, etc. These expensive messages can add up and now Rogers has included options to cap them at $40 so your bill won’t explode, and…