Stories by Gary Ng

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...

OpenAI has announced the release of the ChatGPT desktop application for macOS, now available to all users. The new app promises faster and more seamless access to ChatGPT, allowing users to interact with the AI directly from their desktop with the Option + Space keyboard shortcut. Previously, the app was only available to Plus subscribers,...

Eastlink announced the launch of its mobile service and the opening of a new store in Tracadie, New Brunswick. This latest expansion is part of Eastlink's ongoing plans to bring mobile service across Northern New Brunswick it said on Tuesday. "We've been working hard over the past couple of years to expand our mobile service...

One of Apple’s worst kept secrets, a new Beats Pill speaker, has officially been launched today. Apple discontinued its Beats Pill+ speaker back in 2022, but now it has relaunched a new version of the portable Bluetooth wireless speaker with significant upgrades in sound quality and durability. The new Beats Pill is available in Matte...