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Summary: Member Mondays: exclusive weekly deals from select partners. Partners include Frank & Oak, G Adventures, and kick-off deals with New York Fries and Pizza Salvatoré. Members save up to $1,400 on everyday purchases using the personalized My Benefits app. Bell's Virgin Plus has launched Member Mondays, a new feature for its Member Benefits program,...

Opensignal released its first Canada Fixed Broadband Experience report yesterday, detailing its analysis of internet providers in Canada. The report analyzed fixed high-speed networks and rate them on six measures, such as broadband success rate, consistent quality, video experience, download speed, peak download speed and upload speed. The study showed that broadband download speeds in...

With SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellation growing by the month, internet users in remote areas continue to jump ship from legacy telecoms for better service. One former Bell customer has cleverly found a way to repurpose their satellite dish from the company. The old Bell dish is now being used as a platform for their SpaceX...

For those celebrating Vaisakhi, prepaid brands Chatr (Rogers) and Lucky Mobile (Bell) are offering up a data bonus for new activations. Chatr says you can get a 4GB data bonus for 12 months on plans $35/month or higher, at 3G speeds up to 10 Mbps. All plans include unlimited calling and messaging. The plans with...

Summary: Virgin Plus has increased select plans by $2 The expected changes match competitors Fido and Koodo The 20GB plan was as cheap as $30 during Black Friday As expected, Bell’s Virgin Plus has increased select bring your own phone prices to match rivals Fido and Koodo. Virgin Plus updated its website on Thursday to...

Summary: Rogers won't stop its rivals from offering cell services on Toronto's subway system. Rogers will upgrade the subway's wireless network to provide 5G capacity over nine months and build a 5G network for the entire subway system in two years. Rogers CEO hopes to improve consumers' perception of the industry by emphasizing its value....

Summary: Bell faces 170+ copper theft incidents, causing over $3 million in damages. These thefts lead to service interruptions, affecting customers and emergency service access. Bell takes legal action and calls for government help to increase fines and protect critical infrastructure. Bell's network has been grappling with a surge in copper theft incidents, with over...

In a late announcement on Monday evening, Rogers announced it had acquired BAI Canada, thusly taking over control of Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) subway networks, including cellular and Wi-Fi. The news came as critics had blasted the TTC and its lack of cellular coverage from the ‘Big 3’ for rider safety, aside from Freedom Mobile....

Summary: Bell MTS unveils broadband expansion in six Manitoba communities. Expansion offers high-speed fibre connections and access to Fibe TV. Over $1.3 billion invested by Bell MTS since 2017 in broadband infrastructure. Bell MTS has revealed plans to extend its broadband network in Manitoba, connecting more communities to economic opportunities with all-fibre connections in locations...

Image by M. Maggs from Pixabay An ice storm hit Ontario and Quebec yesterday, knocking out power to over a million residents. Freezing rain knocked out branches and cut power to numerous Hydro Ottawa, Hydro Quebec and Hydro One customers, while also taking down internet and cellphone for some Bell and Rogers customers. Rogers says...

Bell has updated its MyBell iOS app to debut a new feature called Wi-Fi checkup for home internet customers. According to Bell, internet customers in Ontario and Quebec "can now easily monitor their home Wi-Fi and make sure it works at its best with features like performance indicators, real-time diagnostics and guided troubleshooting." Bell Fibe...

Experts are calling for the CRTC to use its regulatory powers and force the Big Three to provide underground cellular coverage on the Toronto subway