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By Gary Ng on February 15th, 2012

Rogers re-introduced the coveted 6GB/$30 data plan last Fall and was set to expire on February 6th. It now appears to have been silently extended past that date and will now ‘disappear’ on February 28th, as seen on an internal memo as sent in by Technapedia: Just four days ago Bell brought back the 6GB data…

By Gary Ng on February 15th, 2012

Yesterday a report surfaced over at MobileSyrup about an internal document from Telus noting its employees to be on the lookout for fake iPhones being returned at various Telus locations. Immediately what came to mind was the ‘clay iPad in a box’ return scam that hit stores such as Future Shop, Best Buy, Walmart and…

By Gary Ng on February 9th, 2012

Telus has announced their anticipated Long Term Evolution (LTE) network will go live on Friday, February 10th in 14 Canadian cities. These include: Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area, Kitchener, Waterloo, Hamilton, Guelph, Belleville, Ottawa, Montreal, Québec City, Halifax and Yellowknife. By the end of 2012, their LTE network plans to reach…

By Gary Ng on February 7th, 2012

Telus made two official announcements today: Optik TV for the Xbox 360 that allows users to control their TV using their Kinect, and the Telus Optik TV iOS app for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The Optic TV ‘On the Go’ iOS app allows existing Telus customers in BC and Alberta watch on demand…

By Usman on February 5th, 2012

Koodo Mobile has just revised their Canada-wide calling packages to include Voicemail and Call Display facilities with an increment of $5/month for each price plan (via Mobilesyrup). The change has already gone live starting from February 3rd, 2012 and seems to be a pretty reasonable move by the company since Call Display and Voicemail would otherwise…

By Gary Ng on January 19th, 2012

For those looking to upgrade to the iPhone 4S on contract, Best Buy has a sale coming up. Bell and Telus 32GB models on a three year term will be discounted to $199.99. Normally, the regular price is $269.99 on contract so it’s a $70 savings. Let us know if you’re going to jump on…

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 22nd, 2011

Bell and Telus have lowered their price of the 8GB iPhone 4 on a 3 year contract to $49, a reduction from $99, as noted on their websites. The 8GB iPhone 4 is a model with a lower capacity, compared to the 16GB and 32GB sizes when the iPhone 4 first launched. Rogers recently lowered…

By Gary Ng on December 1st, 2011

Update 1: Here is what the ‘Big 3′ have to say about Carrier IQ: Bell says it does not “install or support Carrier IQ or similar programs,” Rogers tweeted “we have investigated and Carrier IQ is not on any of our devices,” and Telus says “it’s not something we’ve installed on any of our devices…

By Gary Ng on November 5th, 2011

Telus 2011 third quarter results were posted yesterday and the company announced revenue of $2.6 billion, a 6.5% increase compared to the year ago quarter. Wireless revenue grew 9%, led by an increase in 133,000 postpaid subscribers that caused a 53% spike in wireless data revenue. Telus ARPU (average revenue per user) has grown for…