Stories by Gary Ng

Last week, Public Mobile and Fido noted July 8th as an end date for select promo plans, hinting new plans were coming. We just saw Telus-owned Public Mobile reduce the data for its $29/month 4G plan, while introducing some other options with smaller data buckets. Now, as expected, Fido has switched up its plans as...

Apple’s iOS 18 will officially bring support for RCS messaging when it launches for the masses this fall. While Apple brought RCS messaging to iOS 18 beta for U.S. customers, with today’s beta 3 debut, we’re now seeing RCS support in Canada. RCS stands for Rich Communication Services and is widely used by Android devices. Support...

The wireless price hikes keep coming, as Bell recently informed customers on select ‘winback’ plans (exclusive deals offered to lure you back to the company) an increase is happening on September 1, 2024. According to an email shared by an iPhone in Canada reader, Bell explains the $40/100GB plan is going up by $6/month on...

We’re back with some more carrier price increases, folks. Telus-owned Koodo has increased the price of its iPhone Visual Voicemail add-on by 60%, now priced at $8 per month. Previously, Visual Voicemail was priced at $5 per month. But a recent notice on billing statements said this price was increasing by $3 to $8 per...

It looks like Virgin Plus isn’t the only carrier that has increased the prices of select Black Friday plans. Telus-owned Koodo implemented their own change back in April. According to iPhone in Canada readers, Koodo included a notification in March billing statements about the price hike. One reader reported that their $34 per month plan...

Rogers has emerged as the top broadband provider in Canada, according to a recent Opensignal report that has published new data. Opensignal told iPhone in Canada Rogers now leads for ‘Reliability Experience,’ what it says is a new metric that measures the ability of Opensignal users to connect and complete ‘uninterrupted’ tasks on internet networks....

Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile has started rolling out its 3500 MHz spectrum, following in the footsteps of Rogers, Telus and Bell. The ‘Big 3’ started rolling out its 3500 MHz spectrum for “5G+” back in 2022. This spectrum allows for faster 5G and wider coverage and capacity. The federal government bagged $8.91 billion from telecoms from...

Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile announced on Friday there’s a technical issue that’s preventing its customers from using partner networks right now. "Due to a technical problem at one of our connectivity providers, some customers attempting to use data may experience intermittent degraded service when outside Freedom's network footprint,” said Freedom Mobile on Friday morning. "We take...

Belkin launched sales of its newest BoostCharge Pro Magnetic Power Banks this week, featuring the latest Qi2 wireless charging technology. Customers can order this power bank in two capacities, 5K and 10K, and choose from five colours: cyber lime, sand, pink, blue, and gold (Europe only). Initially introduced earlier this year, Belkin’s Qi2 power bank...

Paramount+ Canada has shared its list of new shows and movies coming to the streaming service for July 2024. With school out for summer, here's some new programming to keep the kids at bay. Highlights include some new Paw Patrol episodes, the movie Red Eye and the Baywatch movie at the end of the month....

Amazon’s Prime Day is set for July 16-17, and part of the lead up to the annual shopping event is an offer of up to 5 months of free Amazon Music Unlimited, the paid version of its music streaming service that does not have any ads. If you visit the Amazon Music page, you’ll see...

Back in January, Bell and Best Buy announced a partnership where both companies would operate new Best Buy Express stores from rebranded The Source locations (owned by Bell). Today, the first Best Buy Express store has opened in Canada, taking place in B.C.’s Lower Mainland. According to Bell, the first location is at Guildford Town...