Stories by Gary Ng

Telus announced a multi-billion investment today across three provinces, worth $81 billion aimed at expanding network infrastructure, operations, and spectrum by 2027. Ontario is set to receive a sizable chunk of this investment, with Telus set to invest $28 billion over the next five years. This funding will boost the region's technology infrastructure, building upon...

Does Telus plan to offer 5G plans with unlimited data with its prepaid brand Public Mobile and also update its logo? That seems to be the case according to Public Mobile iPhone and Android apps that have seemingly hit the App Store and Google Play, sporting a new look and marketing phrases and logo. "Welcome...

After Telus ramped up its unlimited Canada/US plan by increasing the data bucket to 150GB, Bell and Rogers have responded. Yesterday, Bell updated its unlimited plans page to match the 150GB data offer and on Saturday, Rogers did the same. Bell axed its Essential 50 plan at $55/50GB. New is the Essential 75 plan at...

Rogers-owned prepaid brand, Chatr, has debuted a huge data bonus on select plans. For plans $40 or higher, a 17GB data bonus is available but only for eight months, and with auto-pay enabled (pre-authorized credit card payments). After the data bonus, we get the following plans after auto-pay for 8 months: $40/22GB $50/27GB $60/32GB $70/37GB...

Bell-owned prepaid brand, Lucky Mobile, has launched a ‘Flash Sale’ heading into the Victoria Day long weekend. Lucky Mobile says if you sign up today you can get a $40 plan with 19.5GB of 4G data for 8 months, after Automatic Top-Up (preauthorized credit card payments). Also, select plans can get a 17GB per month...

Bell recently sent an email to its exclusive partner program (EPP) customers, detailing the latest offers on wireless plans and devices. The company’s Ultimate Plan is available for $60/month with 100GB of data for 24 months. After that period, it jumps back to $65/month. The plan offers 5G data speeds, HD video and unlimited talk...

Apple has released the first beta version of iOS 16.6 and more, as the iPhone maker’s software updates keep trucking along. Check out what’s available for download below right now for developers: iOS 16.6 beta (20G5026e) iPadOS 16.6 beta (20G5026e) macOS 13.5 beta (22G5027e) watchOS 9.6 beta (20U5527c) tvOS 16.6 beta (20M5527e) These beta updates...

We’re continuing to see Canada’s ‘Big 3’ wireless carriers shake up their pricing plans for unlimited data. After Rogers revamped its 5G plan offerings, Bell quickly followed suit and so did Telus. But now we’re seeing Telus up the ante against its rivals for its most expensive unlimited plan. The Canada/US unlimited data plan which...

Telus-owned Koodo is going to town this week on its promo plans, seemingly making changes to respond to rivals Fido (Rogers) and Virgin Plus (Bell). The latest change is a bill credit on its $50/30GB promo plan, taking it down to $44.40 per month, after a $5.60/month credit for 24 months (how cheeky). This discount...

Rogers is again doling out a free data bonus to what it says are its “most valued” customers. Select customers were alerted via text message on Thursday of a data bonus offer for 24 months. “Loyalty has its benefits,” reads the message from Rogers. “Enjoy a 10GB free monthly data bonus for 24 months,” adds...

When it comes to prepaid wireless brands in Canada, the biggest are from the nation’s ‘Big 3’ telecoms. Lucky Mobile belongs to Bell, Chatr is run by Rogers and Public Mobile is owned by Telus. All of these prepaid brands offer 3G and 4G mobile download speeds. Today, we saw a change from Bell-owned Lucky...

Bell's Virgin Plus, like other its other rivals, has revamped its plan offerings, yet again. Yesterday, Virgin Plus had the following plans: $55/8GB $62/15GB $67/20GB Fast forward to today, and the company has reduced its offerings like Fido. Now we have the following plans for bring your own device: $39/20GB $45/30GB (after $5/month credit for...