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In a collective effort to provide aid to those affected by the ongoing wildfires across various regions in Canada, Bell, Rogers, and Telus have announced a range of initiatives to offer support and connectivity to impacted communities. Bell's Connectivity Assistance On August 18, Bell unveiled its commitment to assist customers in the Northwest Territories (NWT)...

Bell announced on Wednesday some wireless customers are seeing an outage in Toronto, Ontario. "Some customers in the Toronto area may be experiencing a Mobility service interruption. We are working to restore service as quickly as possible,” said Bell at 10:34am PDT/1:34pm EDT. Some customers appeared to be relieved that Bell had acknowledged the service...

The federal government has added more money to bring high-speed internet to rural and remote areas, particularly in Newfoundland. Through the Universal Broadband Fund (UBF), on March 24, 2022, the governments of Canada and Newfoundland jointly announced a $22 million investment, with Bell Canada to deploy high-speed internet. This project is set to benefit 1,000...

In a limited-time promotion ending August 14th, Apple's iPhone 14 is available for 49% off if you sign on the dotted line with Fido, Virgin Plus or Koodo. Fido has a 49% discount on the iPhone 14 off its carrier pricing of $1,130.76 (retail price is $1,099 from Apple but carriers add a mark up)...

Bell-owned Lucky Mobile has made some changes to its website design and plan selection. The company’s plans page has been tweaked to no longer show plans in a whole list for you to see and compare, but instead, a plan calculator appears. Users need to click the -/+ buttons to choose how much data they...

Economic uncertainty is affecting everyone it seems, and Canada’s big telecoms aren’t immune. Yesterday, Bell announced its Q2 earnings and saw its net earnings fall nearly 40% year-over-year. Bell also noted yesterday it had cut 1,300 jobs from its media division, which resulted in this sharp decline in profits for the quarter. Notably, Bell spent...

Bell announced its Q2 2023 results on Thursday, achieving a milestone in wireless and mobile phone activations. In a quarter marked by strong performance in the mobile division, Bell posted a 76.5% increase in total wireless mobile phone and mobile connected device activations it said. Wireless service revenue saw growth of 4.4% in Q2 2023,...

Paramount+ has announced it is now the streaming destination for all things Star Trek in Canada. Starting today, August 1, 2023, the service is offering over 800 episodes and 12 feature films of the iconic Star Trek series for fans to binge on. The first season, as well as the current one, of the show...

The flanker brands of Rogers, Telus and Bell have brought back the popular $39/20GB plan, ahead of the back-to-school season. Back in May, Koodo debuted the $39/20GB plan, matching rivals Fido and Virgin Plus. These brands were matching the $39/20GB first launched by Freedom Mobile. Eventually in June, the $39/20 suddenly “expired” and went down...

Bell Media’s Crave announced today the introduction of new ad-supported plan options to its direct-to-consumer subscription offering. Consumers can choose between Crave Basic with Ads for $9.99/month, Crave Standard with Ads for $14.99/month, and the ad-free option, Crave Premium Ad-Free, available at $19.99/month. The company teased back in June new ad-supported tiers were coming. All...

Bell’s Virgin Plus has launched a refreshed website and new unlimited 5G plans on Tuesday. Virgin Plus is marketing its unlimited nationwide 5G data starting at $50 per month, but it’s actually $60 before a $10 credit for 24 months. Check out their unlimited 5G plans below, which have speed caps of up to 250...

We’re just over one week away from the end of July, and that means another list of what’s coming to streaming services. Bell Media has announced today what’s coming to Crave for August 2023. Highlights include the (final) season 7 premiere of Billions on Showtime, and the second season of Winning Time: Rise of the...