Carriers

On Thursday evening, Rogers suffered an internet outage in Ontario and it was widespread enough that it went trending on X in Canada. Rogers customers in southern Ontario voiced their frustration on late Thursday as internet and TV went down for some customers. Downdetector saw 46,000+ reports of outages from Rogers, but the company’s social...

Telus-owned Public Mobile has extended the expiry dates of its Boxing Week promo plans. Public Mobile updated its website on Wednesday afternoon, iPhone in Canada can confirm, changing the date from January 3 to January 8. The following Boxing Week plans are available still: $34/50GB 5G $29/30GB 4G $24/4GB 4G $40/75GB 5G $50/100GB 5G As...

Rogers-owned Fido recently increased the price of its tablet data plans, increasing rates by up to 50% for new and existing customers. According to info obtained by iPhone in Canada, Fido let current customers know on their billing statements that changes are coming to their mobile rate plans for tablets. The reason for the price...

Last night, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket made a significant stride in global communication technology by launching 21 Starlink satellites, including its first six with innovative Direct to Cell capabilities, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, reports Tesla North. The Direct to Cell feature allows mobile network operators globally to provide seamless access to texting,...

It looks like Rogers isn’t just increasing the price of wireless rates for some customers in January 2024, but Ignite Bundle service rates are also going up. According to info obtained by iPhone in Canada, Rogers sent out a notice that Ignite Bundles are going to increase by $8 per month on the first bill...

Rogers has informed numerous wireless customers that price hikes are coming later this month, indicating the change on monthly bill statements. According to numerous iPhone in Canada readers, their latest bill statements indicate that after January 17, 2024, monthly mobile plans will be increasing by $7 to $9 per month, for those not on financing...

CBC/Radio-Canada and Rogers separately announced partnerships with the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) to broadcast and stream the League's inaugural season, which consists of six teams from Canada and the U.S. This collaboration aims to enhance the visibility of women's sports in Canada. The first-ever PWHL game is scheduled for New Year’s Day, January 1,...

Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile continues to turn up the heat on incumbent wireless carriers and their flanker brands, as the company has now launched a new $29 Canada-US roaming plan. The new $29/20GB 4G LTE plan includes talk, text and data use in Canada and the USA after digital discount (pre-authorized credit card payments, for bring...

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...

Telus-owned Koodo has tweaked its plans for Boxing Week, introducing a $40/75GB 4G LTE plan to match Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile. The plan includes unlimited Canada-wide calling and messaging, plus a choice of one free perk including rollover data for example. Data overages are still charged at $130/1GB. Koodo says this $40/75GB plan is “not available...

Telus-owned Public Mobile has launched new Boxing Week plans with 4G and 5G data. Earlier this week, Public Mobile’s $34/month 5G plan saw an increase of data from 30GB to 50GB. On Wednesday afternoon, new plans have emerged including the following as indicated, joining other Boxing Week deals: $24/4GB 4G LTE $29/30GB 4G LTE (new);...

Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile launched a limited one-day Boxing Day sale yesterday, offering its $34 Canada-US plan with 50GB of data, up from 30GB. The one-day sale has now been extended and is a ‘Boxing Week’ offer. There’s no better way to sign people up to this aggressive plan than to make it a one-day sale....