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Nova Scotians in areas lacking cell service will soon experience improved connectivity due to the province's largest ever investment in cellular infrastructure. Over the next two years, existing infrastructure will be upgraded and additional towers will be constructed, by Rogers. "Nova Scotians need reliable cell service. It’s no longer a luxury; it’s a matter of...

SaskTel has expanded its infiNET service in Saskatchewan to a dozen more communities. The crown corporation announced on Thursday infiNET fibre optic broadband is now available in Bengough, Buffalo Narrows, Caronport, Dalmeny, Gull Lake, Kipling, Outlook, Oxbow, Pense, Preeceville, Rocanville, and Willow Bunch. "Bringing our infiNET network to these communities isn’t just about connecting homes;...

Montreal based BCE Inc., the parent company of Bell, announced its financial results for its fiscal Q2 of 2024 on Thursday, seeing growth in several areas. "Bell's Q2 results reflect the Bell team's disciplined execution and continued ability to navigate an evolving marketplace," said Mirko Bibic, President and CEO of BCE and Bell Canada, in...

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, July 31, 2024. Bell Noticeable price changes: Sale on: TCL...

Let the Telus plan pricing musical chairs continue, folks. Earlier this month, Telus lowered the price of all 5G+ unlimited plans, but now its basic 5G plans have increased in price by $5/month. The company’s 5G 75GB plans have increased by $5 per month. Check out the changes below: $35 talk and text $70/75GB (new...

Earlier this month, Telus told numerous call centre workers in Ontario they had to relocate by October, or find new jobs or accept layoffs. Telus plans to close its call centre in Barrie. These employees, part of the United Steelworkers union (USW), protested the company's decision in the streets of Toronto, and supported by similar...

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced Rogers as the Presenting Sponsor of its 49th edition and the TIFF People’s Choice Awards. The partnership begins with a VIP event at the Four Seasons Hotel in Yorkville on September 3, ahead of the annual film festival that runs from September 5-15 of this year. Rogers...

Telus has launched its PureFibre 5 Gigabit Internet plan in Western Canada, offering the fastest symmetrical download and upload speeds. As the only pure fibre-to-the-home provider in the region, Telus says it is offering this faster internet for customers in Alberta and British Columbia. The plan includes Wi-Fi 6E hardware, bringing fast internet (overkill?) for...

Update: Of course, Fido has updated its website to bring back the $49/60GB plan. Our original story is below: Rogers-owned Fido continues to tweak its plan offerings, and on Tuesday it removed its 60GB plan outside of Quebec. Here are Fido plans after automatic payment discounts (the $44/50GB plan debuted just three days ago). $39/20GB...

Rogers-owned Chatr has added a new $25 plan to its lineup, while also added an end date to its $29 plan with 20GB of data, set for August 1. The company added a $25/500MB plan after autopay, with unlimited nationwide talk. Chat’s 4G plan lineup as today is as follows (after autopay bonuses applied): $15/500MB...

Rogers-owned Fido and Telus-owned Koodo continue to tweak their plans, yet again. The $44/40GB plan now has a 10GB data increase to 50GB for the same price. Fido is offering this in the form of a 10GB data bonus on top, while Koodo has just changed its data to 50GB total. Bell’s Virgin Plus has...

Rogers and Shaw have launched a new tier of internet, now offering download speeds of up to 2 Gbps. For Rogers, the new Pro tier offers up to 2 Gbps download speeds and increased upload speeds of 200 Mbps (this applies to all plans that have at least 200 Mbps download speeds). This plan is...