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After we told you on the weekend Fido had updated its paltry $39/10GB plan with more data, ramping it up 30GB, we expected rivals to follow suit to match the plan. Fast forward to Tuesday and Bell’s Virgin Plus has done just that, updating its $39/10GB plan to $39/30GB. This 4G LTE plan has speeds...

Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile has some aggressive pricing right now on its wireless plans and it looks like Staples Wireless if offering some promos for switchers over to Virgin Plus. Below are details of Virgin Plus promo plans according to info obtained by iPhone in Canada, for customers switching from Freedom Mobile to the Bell flanker...

Bell and Best Buy Canada partnered and are rebranding 165 The Source locations across Canada to 'Best Buy Express'.

It seems the price of everything just keeps going up nowadays, and streaming services are no exception. Bell Media’s Crave has increased the price of Crave Premium by 10%, jumping from $19.99 to $22 per month. The Crave website is already reflecting this price increase for new subscribers. According to an email obtained by iPhone...

Bell has been facing a significant challenge with a surge in copper wire thefts in Atlantic Canada for its subsidiary Bell Aliant, which has repeatedly disrupted internet and television services for hundreds of customers. The latest incidents in Harvey and Hartland over the weekend marked a continuation of the disruptions that have plagued the company...

In Q4 of 2023, Ookla's Speedtest Intelligence reported that Bell emerged as the fastest mobile operator among Canada's national providers. Bell achieved a median download speed of 121.33 Mbps, surpassing its competitors Telus and Rogers, which recorded speeds of 115.02 Mbps and 105.87 Mbps, respectively. Conversely, Rogers led in median upload speeds, registering 15.10 Mbps,...

The Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS) has published its comprehensive 2022-23 Annual Report, detailing a notable increase in consumer complaints in Canada's telecom and TV sectors. Between August 1, 2022, and July 31, 2023, the CCTS recorded over 14,000 complaints, marking a 14% rise from the previous year. The report highlights significant issues...

With Boxing Week offers finally in the grave after numerous miraculous extensions, we’re seeing flanker brands Fido, Virgin Plus and Koodo set a new battleground plan that includes 10GB of data. During Boxing Week, we saw a $34/50GB plan become “the” plan to compete with. Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile is still offering its Boxing Week plans...

We’ve entered the second week of January and Boxing Week cellphone deals just won’t go away. Some Boxing Week promo plans were slated to end on January 3, but were then extended to January 8, which has come and gone. But as of today, flanker brands of Rogers, Telus and Bell, along with Quebecor’s Freedom...

Looks like we’ve come full circle again, as the flanker brands of Rogers, Telus and Bell are now offering $29/30GB 4G LTE promo plans again that were available during Black Friday. We’re talking about Fido, Koodo and Virgin Plus here. Earlier this week, Telus-owned Public Mobile added a $29/30GB 4G LTE plan to its Boxing...

After Fido, Koodo and Public Mobile launched $34/50GB plans to match Freedom Mobile’s $34/50GB Boxing Day offering (that has a leg up with Canada-US roaming), Bell’s Virgin Mobile finally has joined the game. Virgin Mobile updated its $34 plan on later into Tuesday to match its fellow rivals. The $34/50GB plan is only for new...

After Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile ramped up data for its $34 Canada-US plan from 30GB to 50GB for today only, some fellow wireless rivals have matched the data amount only. Fido (Rogers), Koodo (Telus) and Public Mobile (Telus) have now launched a $34/50GB plan for Boxing Week, matching what we saw during Black Friday. The plans...