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New on Crave: November 2025
Bell Media has announced Crave’s November 2025 lineup today, which includes new HBO originals, returning Canadian series, Starz premieres, and plenty of holiday movies. Highlights include Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking, which returns on November 2, while HBO’s I Love LA also debuts the same day. Sports fans can catch Alex vs A-Rod starting November...
Bell Warns Google Pixel Phones Can’t Call 9-1-1, Fix Coming Soon [Update]
Bell has announced that Google Pixel devices are having trouble calling emergency services such as 9-1-1. On Thursday afternoon, Bell said, "Important: Customers with Google devices from the Pixel 7, 8, 9 and 10 families are experiencing difficulties contacting 9-1-1. We are actively engaged with Google to identify the cause and resolve this issue as...
Best Rogers, Telus, and Bell Cellphone Deals in Canada This Week (Oct. 22)
Here are the latest Canadian cellphone plan and device deals, plus other promos from wireless carriers such as Rogers, Telus and Bell, from our partner PlanHub. As always, the promos and plans may change at the last minute, but here they are as of Wednesday, October 22, 2025. This Week's Mobile Price Drops Google 54%...
Bell Explains Cause of October Roaming Outage in CRTC Report [Update]
Bell has filed a report with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) detailing the cause of a recent October 6, 2025 service outage that disrupted data access for customers roaming outside Canada. According to the Post-Outage and Final Report, submitted by Assistant General Counsel Philippe Gauvin, the issue began at 11:45 a.m. Eastern Daylight...
Fido, Virgin Plus and Koodo Plans: What’s New in October 2025
Flanker brands of Rogers, Bell and Telus have yet again increased monthly prices as we head into Black Friday next month. Compared to August, prices have increased across the board by $5 per month at Fido, Virgin and Koodo. Prices have continued to slowly creep up and we expect them to magically go down in...
Bell to Kill Off Virgin Internet and TV in Ontario, Axe TV Boxes
As part of its Investor Day announcements, Bell confirmed it will stop selling Virgin Plus Internet and TV services in Ontario starting January 2026, marking a major shift in its home services strategy. Virgin Plus first launched its internet and TV services in July 2020. These services, which are a bundled offering (with TV requiring...
Bell Expands 3G Shutdown Nationwide, Keeps Manitoba’s 2025 Deadline
Bell has provided an update to say its entire nationwide 3G network will retire in early 2027, freeing up wireless spectrum to improve its 5G+ network across Canada. In an interview with iPhone in Canada, Blaik Kirby, Bell’s Group President of Consumer and Small Business, said the move is part of the company’s ongoing network...
Bell Reveals Pricing for Direct-to-Cell Satellite Coverage: Here’s What You’ll Pay
Bell is preparing to launch its direct-to-cell satellite service, promising full mobile connectivity for Canadians in remote areas—and now we know what it will cost. In an interview with iPhone in Canada on Tuesday, Blaik Kirby, Bell’s Group President of Consumer and Small & Medium Business, said the new satellite service will include voice, data,...
Bell Launching Internet in B.C. and Alberta—Using the Telus Network
Bell plans to begin offering internet service in Western Canada for the first time—and it’s doing so by using Telus’s fibre network, reports The Globe and Mail. The move marks a major shift in Canada’s telecom landscape, as Bell takes advantage of new federal rules that require large carriers to share their fibre infrastructure with...
Bell Nears Finish Line on Fibre Build, 5G Expansion Enters Next Phase
Bell's new brand platform says "Connection is everything" Bell’s years-long push to expand its fibre and 5G networks is nearing its final phase, according to Blaik Kirby, Group President of Consumer and Small & Medium Business. Speaking at Bell’s Investor Day — and later in an interview — Kirby said most of the company’s recent...
Bell Scores a Power Play—TSN Keeps the Habs on Home Ice
The Montreal Canadiens will remain on TSN and RDS for years to come after the two Bell Media networks signed a new long-term broadcast deal with the team. The agreement keeps Canadiens regional games on both channels for fans in the club’s designated viewing area — including Quebec and Atlantic Canada — with 50 games...
Rogers, Bell, and Telus Just Raised Prices in Time for Holiday Travel
One week ago we shared pricing from Rogers, Telus, Bell and Freedom, comparing prices for the start of October. Well, fast forward seven days and we’re already seeing price increases across the board from the ‘Big 3’. Rogers has hiked prices $5-10, depending on plan, which was matched exactly by Bell. As for Telus, it...