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Fido vs Virgin Plus vs Koodo Plans: What’s New in Dec. 2025

Black Friday and Cyber Monday wireless “deals” are now over, so let’s take a look at the current plans from Fido, Virgin Plus and Koodo, as of December 3, 2025. What we are seeing are price increases for minimum data plans back to $45 (instead of $40), while data has dropped to 10GB instead of...

Rogers vs Telus vs Bell vs Freedom: Best Phone Plans Dec. 2025

The Black Friday and Cyber Monday hangover is here and telecoms Rogers, Telus and Bell have reverted discounts and data bonuses to pre-sale times (well, that’s until Boxing Day rolls around). Here are the current 5G wireless plans for bring your own devices as of December 3, 2025, after autopay discounts. Rogers $70/60GB $75/100GB $85/175GB...

Virgin Plus Just Bumped Up Data for this Black Friday Plan

We’ve entered the Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend folks. Wireless carriers will continue to tweak plans this weekend in an attempt to lure new customers. Bell’s Virgin Plus has quietly updated its Black Friday offerings by bumping up data for one plan to 50GB: $40/50GB (was 40GB) $45/60GB + 10GB bonus data $30 talk...

iPhone 17 Black Friday Deals Just Dropped from Rogers, Telus and Bell

Rogers, Telus and Bell just dropped new Black Friday deals, and the latest includes offers for Apple’s latest iPhone 17, if you’re willing to sign on the dotted line for one of those bring-it-back (leasing) offers and pay for the most expensive monthly plan. Rogers is advertising “Our Ultimate deal on iPhone 17 for $0/mo.”...

New on Crave: December 2025

Crave is stacking December 2025 with holiday movies, new originals, big doc premieres and a ton of classic films. Here’s everything hitting the platform next month. Holiday Collection now streaming Crave’s Holiday hub is live with tons of favourites, including Dr. Seuss How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Holiday, Love Actually, Gremlins, National Lampoon’s Christmas...

How to Fix: Android RCS Chats Not Working and Stuck on Verifying

Some Android users in Canada are reporting problems with RCS chat features getting stuck on “Setting up” or “Connecting,” especially on Bell. A few Reddit users say they’ve finally found a workaround after years of trying to get RCS to activate. One Bell customer said the issue went away after changing how their Google accounts...

Exclusive: Crave’s New App Is Here — And HDR Is Finally on the Way

A Full Redesign Aimed at 2025 Expectations Crave is getting its biggest overhaul in years, with Bell Media saying the goal is to make the service feel more modern, easier to use, and closer to what Canadians expect from a full streaming platform in 2025. iPhone in Canada spoke with Jerrell Jimerson, Senior Vice President...

Bell Cuts Smartwatch Plan Pricing: Rogers and Telus Won’t Like This

Ahead of Black Friday, Bell has just cut the price of its smartwatch plans by 33%. Bell’s website has been updated to note smartwatch plans now cost $10/month for new activations. Previously, this was priced at $15 per month. The plan gives you unlimited non-shareable data for both NumberShare plans and standalone plans. These smartwatch...

Lucky Mobile vs. Chatr: Early Black Friday War Is Officially On

Bell's Lucky Mobile and Rogers' Chatr have kicked off a full-on early Black Friday battle, each trying to outdo the other with bigger data buckets at the lowest possible prices. The two budget carriers often shadow each other, but this year’s Black Friday updates show Lucky pushing harder while Chatr trims and reshapes its lineup....

Koodo and Virgin Plus Shake Up Their Black Friday Plans: What’s New

Telus’ flanker brand Koodo is starting to warm up its plans for Black Friday, lowering prices and adding more data to select plans, while its Bell-owned rival Virgin Plus is doing the same. Here’s what we’re seeing today from Koodo, with prices dropping $5 and data increasing for its two entry Canada-wide plans: $40/50GB (was...

Bell Lays Off Nearly 700 Employees in Company-Wide Shakeup

Bell has confirmed it is cutting roughly 690 non-unionized management jobs across the company. A BCE spokesperson said the reductions follow internal reviews tied to the company’s recently announced plan for the next three years. “At the recent BCE Investor Day, we outlined a three-year strategic plan focused on delivering sustainable growth across all key...

Rogers, Telus and Bell Launch New Tool to Stop Recycled Number Scams

A Canadian telecom joint venture is rolling out a new tool to help businesses spot when a phone number has been reassigned—a big deal because recycled numbers are quietly becoming a major source of fraud. EnStream, a company owned by Bell, Rogers and Telus (founded in 2005), has teamed up with Proximus Global to launch...