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Crave Promo Offers 25% Off Standard 3 Month Plan

Bell Media has launched a promotion for Crave, offering a 25% off discount its Standard plan. Right now until March 31, 2024, new, upgrading and reactivating customers who subscribe directly through Crave, can save 25% off the streaming service’s Standard 3 month plan, which works out to $33 per month (plus tax) every three months....

Bell Sets Up Booby Traps to Fight Copper Cable Thieves

Bell’s ongoing fight against copper cable theft has stepped up, with the company sharing a new strategy to catch thieves red-handed in New Brunswick. The company said it has recently installed aerial alarms across its network earlier this year. These alarms will contact police once “an incident is detected”, resulting in vandals getting caught in...

Bell Says 3.5 Million Viewers Watched the Oscars in Canada

Bell Media announced on Tuesday there was an average audience of 3.5 million viewers tuning in on Sunday to watch the 96th Oscars. The 96th Academy Awards were the most-watched English entertainment broadcast of the year, says Bell, citing preliminary data from Numeris. The Oscars saw a 4% increase in total viewers compared to last...

Rogers and Bell Launch $34/50GB Plan in Quebec

Rogers and Bell have launched a $34/50GB 5G plan, joining their flanker brands such as Fido, and Virgin Plus, while also matching Koodo and Public Mobile. But of course, this is only in Quebec for now. The Rogers 5G plan normally is priced at $45 with 30GB of non-shared data, but it’s boosted to 50GB....

Lucky Mobile New Plans: $29/25GB and More with US Calling

Bell’s prepaid brand, Lucky Mobile, has launched new 4G speed plans with varying amounts of data. The following Lucky Mobile plans with 4G data speeds, including a 5GB bonus when you subscribe to automatic top-up: $29/25GB $34/55GB (Canada-US calling) $40/80GB (Canada-US calling) $50/105GB (Canada-US calling) Lucky Mobile says these plans are for new activations only...

Fido and Virgin Plus Launch $34/50GB Plans, But Not Good Enough

Fido and Virgin Plus have debuted a $34/50GB plan in an attempt to half-match Public Mobile and Freedom Mobile. On Friday evening, Fido (Rogers) added a $34/50GB 4G plan after Automatic Payments Discount for bring your own phone customers. Virgin Plus (Bell) similarly added a $34/50GB 4G plan, with unlimited nationwide calling and SD video...

Rogers, Telus and Bell CEOs Summoned to Testify in Front of MPs

Earlier this week, a report from the Competition Bureau said some cell plans were costlier after the Rogers-Shaw merger. This story also mentioned a plan by the federal NDP to summon the executives of the ‘Big 3’ telcos in Canada to speak on phone pricing and affordability. Now, on Wednesday, in a unanimous vote, Members...

Bell Launches Crave on Prime Video Channels

Earlier this month, Bell Media announced it would soon bring its Crave streaming service to Amazon’s Prime Video Channels. As of today, the premium ad-free version of Crave is now available on Prime Video Channels. The plan costs $21.99/month in Canada and can be paid for through their Prime Video account (Amazon, essentially). This is...

New on Bell’s Crave: March 2024

Bell Media's Crave has announced its list of new shows and movies coming to the streaming service in March 2024. Highlights include the premiere of HBO original series The Regime, along with the movie streaming debut of the newest Willy Wonka film, Wonka, on March 8. All 10 seasons of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia,...

Bell EPP Plan: $30/100GB Canada-US After Extra Employer Discount

Bell has come out with some updated Exclusive Partner Program (EPP) plans, which are offers made for businesses to offer employees. The EPP plans out today include the following: $45/50GB 5G $55/100GB 5G+ Canada-US for 24 months (goes back to $65/month) $55/100GB 5G+ Canada-US-Mexico (after ongoing $40/month bill credit) for new activations and hardware upgrades...

Unifor Condemns Bell for Cutting 4,800 Jobs, Prepares for Fight

In a forceful slamming of Bell, Lana Payne, National President of Unifor, the country's largest private sector union, blasted the telecom for its recent mass layoffs. Payne contrasted Bell's decision to cut nearly 4,800 employees with its ongoing policy of increasing dividends to shareholders, a practice that has been consistent for more than a decade....

Bell Pushes CRTC for Fibre Access Limits; Telus on Hold

Speaking at the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) public consultation today, Bell and Telus took their chance to explain their stances on sharing its network to smaller competitors. Bell wants specific conditions on the access of smaller internet providers to competitors' fibre networks. This appeal was made during the CRTC's ongoing consultation on fostering...