Carriers

Bell has announced the deployment of 3800 MHz spectrum in select areas of Toronto and Kitchener-Waterloo, boosting speeds on its 5G+ network. The new 3800 MHz spectrum acquired in 2023, is expected to provide even faster and more responsive mobile experiences, with theoretical peak download speeds reaching up to 4Gbps in select areas. Bell says...

If you recently ditched Rogers, the company’s ‘winback’ team has been calling some former customers and again offering sweetheart deals to bring you back to the company. According to a recent call received by an iPhone in Canada reader, the latest offer was in the form of a $45/month 5G plan with 100GB of Canada-US...

Update May 26, 7:47am PDT: Rogers told iPhone in Canada in a statement, "there was website maintenance work and the digital team is working so all our plans are visible, including Canada-US-Mexico. There’s been no change." Our original story is below. The Rogers website is showing plans as normal again. === The Rogers website as...

Bell Media’s Crave has released its list of new titles coming to the streaming service in June 2024. Highlights include the STARZ original series Power Book II: Ghost, with its season premiere on June 7. Love Island USA is coming on June 11, while the biggest anticipated arrival is HBO’s House of the Dragon second...

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has urged the commissioner of the Competition Bureau to investigate a partnership between Canada’s largest grocery chain, Loblaw, and Glentel, which is owned by Rogers and Bell. “Loblaws isn’t content just ripping off Canadians when it comes to their groceries. Loblaws is teaming up with Rogers and Bell to rip off...

Videotron’s Fizz has launched new plans for its home internet plans available to customers in Quebec. We have yet to see home internet from Fizz expand its offerings outside of Quebec yet. The new plans are as follows: $49/month: 500 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload $65/month: 940 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload These new faster...

Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile has expanded into Manitoba officially on Thursday, offering wireless, home internet and TV services, along with new retail locations in Winnipeg. "Expansion into Manitoba marks a pivotal milestone for Freedom and very good news for Manitoban customers as we will be able to provide them with innovative and affordable telecommunications solutions", says...

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, May 22, 2024. Bell Noticeable price changes: Save up to...

Bell's network in the Welland, Ontario region has been targeted by vandals once more. Last weekend, Bell teams worked around the clock to restore services following a copper theft incident. However, the newly repaired cables were damaged again this morning due to another attempted theft, said Bell on Wednesday. Welland is located about 30 minutes...

Pierre Karl Péladeau, CEO of Québecor, is urging the federal government to intervene in a deal between Loblaw and a company owned by Rogers and Bell. The agreement could result in Québecor and other wireless providers being excluded from 180 Loblaw-owned stores through The Mobile Shop kiosks, reports CBC News. In a letter sent to...

The latest Fixed Broadband Experience report for Canada for May 2024, published today by Opensignal, highlights the best internet providers and experiences in the nation. Following its acquisition of Shaw, Rogers is now recognized for offering the best overall experience more frequently than any other provider in the report. Rogers secures three national wins for...

Earlier this month Telus-owned Public Mobile brought back its Canada-US promo plans (that match Freedom Mobile), stating they would only be available until May 20, 2024. Well, now it turns out these promo plans have been extended with no indefinite end date, according to an update on the publicmobile.ca/plans. The following 5G Canada-US plans now...