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With Fido launching their new $30 Unlimited Incoming plan, and retiring their existing $35 Unlimited Incoming plan, Virgin Mobile has now done the same. Virgin's new $30 Unlimited Incoming plan is almost identical to the new Fido offer, except that the Fido plan has unlimited text messaging instead of a 50 message cap from Virgin....

Today, Virgin Mobile has launched a new $60 Smartphone plan for iPhone. $60 Smartphone Combo Plan With this plan on a 3-year contract, Virgin Mobile customers qualify for an iPhone at promotional pricing of $159/$269. For reference, the $60 plan is detailed below: Minutes: 200 daytime Evenings/Weekends: Unlimited @ 6PM Data: 1GB Promotions: Unlimited International...

Some of you may remember last year when CBC did a report on "Canada's Worst Cellphone Bill". The report highlighted several Canadians who had extremely high monthly bills. Of their 1,000 submitted wireless bills, the "winner" was a Canadian with a $6,000 bill! Well CBC is back again this year with another round of "Canada's...

Are you currently locked into a contract with either Rogers, Telus, or Bell? If you want to cancel early, get ready to pay hefty termination fees for both voice and data. Wind Mobile is currently advocating Federal and Provincial governments to reduce the high cancellation fees Canadians pay. The Toronto Sun: Cancellation fees in Canada are...

Recently, Virgin Mobile released a "Members Lounge" iPhone app for Virgin Mobile subscribers. The app is similar to the previously released Rogers and Fido "My Account" apps where users can check their monthly balance, pay their monthly invoice, review their rate plan and add-ons, and check their unbilled wireless usage. Unlike the Rogers/Fido apps, the...

Update 1: Confirmation of iOS 4.3 build 85F148b has been confirmed via another screenshot sent to RedmondPie: The latest Verizon iPhone 4 announcement shook all iPhone users with the sneak peak of the new Personal Hotspot feature, which will allow sharing of the iPhone's data connection. BGR has received confirmation from a source that iOS...

First Telus, then Rogers, and now Bell. With Rogers and Telus offering free activation fees this month, Bell has now also launched an activation fee waiver promotion and is waiving the $35 activation fee that customers are usually charged when starting up a new account. $35 Promo Eligibility & Restrictions The offer is applicable to new...

In the January 2011 issue of Consumer Reports, the group provides a solid analysis of different mobile phones and wireless carriers. While most of the ratings are US-based, they did also compile a Canadian wireless carrier list. The Consumer Reports ratings on the Canadian wireless carriers are based on 12,317 Canadian responses, which includes a...

Basically to combat Telus, Bell has launched a new Fab 10 student plan for iPhone. The plan expires on December 31, 2010. Fab 10 Student iPhone plan The new Fab10 Student iPhone plan is a new plan from Bell available on a 3-year contract. With the plan, customers receive promotional pricing on an iPhone device...

Effective today, Virgin Mobile is launching a new free 6PM early evenings promotion. As it stands, plans from Virgin Mobile already start their evenings at 7PM, so this promotion will give you an extra hour of free local talking at no cost. Normally to start your evenings earlier than 7PM, users are required to pay...

On the back of extending their $55 student offer, this weekend Virgin Mobile has launched a new $35 Unlimited Incoming plan. The package basically competes with similar offerings from Koodo and Fido. The plan does not seem to be available yet on the Virgin Mobile Canada website, but we have confirmed that in-store reps can...

With the Big Three (Telus, Bell, Rogers) dominating the Canadian wireless landscape, Virgin Mobile, now a subsidiary of Bell Mobility, seems to get forgotten that it too supports the iPhone! This week, Virgin Mobile has extended its existing $55 Smartphone student plan until further notice. The plan is available to both current and new Virgin...