Stories by Gary Ng

Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile is ramping up its pricing to attract new customers, with a new promo that makes its already enticing $34/30GB 5G Canada-US Boxing Day plan look pale in comparison. According to an in-store flyer seen at Walmart and The Mobile Shop on Vancouver Island in B.C., it advertises a special $25/100GB 5G Canada-US...

Last year Freedom Mobile offered up an annual prepaid plan at $99 with 50GB of data. This plan did not include nationwide data access, but now that the company is owned by Quebecor’s Videotron, a free upgrade was sent out today to most of these existing customers. A text message explained, "Freedom Mobile Special Gift:...

If your employer is part of the Bell Exclusive Partner Program (EPP), it’s time to check your online portal for the latest December 2023 offers. As of today, Bell is offering up a $55 plan with 100GB of 5G+ data, that includes talk, text and data use in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. This pricing...

Telus-owned Koodo is offering up free monthly subscriptions to the CBC’s French content streaming service, ICI TOU.TV, worth $6.99 per month. The freebie is available to Koodo mobile postpaid and Koodo internet customers. You just need to visit ici.tou.tv/koodo to register. It's not a bad deal if you like ICI TOU.TV content and were previously...

Telus-owned Public Mobile is now offering ‘exclusive’ plans to existing customers, which is in line with sister company Koodo. Public Mobile confirmed with iPhone in Canada yesterday its annual ‘More is Merrier’ promo would not be happening in 2023. The company also noted existing customers can also find “exclusive” plans inside their accounts. According to...

Earlier this week, the federal government department Canadian Digital Service announced it was leaving X (formerly Twitter), telling us how the platform doesn’t align with its values. Now, it appears another federal government-run account on X is also leaving. Earthquakes Canada (@CANADAquakes) is an automated account that sends out information when an earthquake is detected,...

Telus-owned Public Mobile has been offering up some ‘More is Merrier’ freebies over the past few years in December, but for 2023, it won’t be happening, confirmed the company to iPhone in Canada. Here’s what has been offered over the years typically in December, with customers needing to claim them online: 2019: 1GB data, 400...

Apple has released four software updates today, available for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Check out what’s available below: iOS 17.2.1 (21C66) iOS 16.7.4 (20H240) iPadOS 16.7.4 (20H240) macOS 14.2.1 (23C71) Interestingly enough, we're still waiting for iPadOS 17.2.1. iOS and iPadOS 16.7.4 are for older iPhone and iPad devices, likely again with bug fixes and...

It appears the latest iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2 update has messed up the Find My app’s live location feature for your contacts. Numerous iPhone in Canada readers have let us know that live location tracking is broken for contacts, as updates are only provided every few minutes. When you’re trying to make sure a...

Apple has added a new sports publication to Apple News+ on Tuesday, as The Athletic is now available. Also coming in “early next year” is Wirecutter, a product review website also owned by the New York Times, that was founded by former Gizmodo journalist Brian Lam. “Like so many lifelong sports fans, I am a...

Paramount+ Canada has revealed its next slate of programming set to arrive in January 2024. Right now the streaming service has a promo offering 50% off its annual plans, including the new Premium option. January 1 The Changemakers, Season 1 Premiere (Series) January 3 Hochelaga Land of Souls (Movie) 🍁 Scarborough (Movie) 🍁 January 5...

The federal government’s Canadian Digital Service department announced on Monday it will be closing its account X, formerly known as Twitter. "Farewell, X Fam! 👋 After thoughtful consideration, CDS will decommission this Twitter account on January 18,” said the account on Monday. CDS was responsible for implementing the COVID Alert app during the pandemic, with...