Carriers

Telus-owned Koodo continues to offer existing customers special plans that are unavailable on the company’s website. These plans aim to either retain customers or to get them to increase their monthly bill spend. Right now, some existing Koodo customers are seeing the following plans, according to info obtained by iPhone in Canada: $55/80GB 5G -...

Telus-owned Koodo is offering a new ‘winback’ plan to bring back former customers. The plan being offered is a $25/30GB 4G LTE plan, that includes a $5/month discount for 24 months. Included is unlimited nationwide calling and messaging, plus 1,200 long distance minutes to select international destinations. Enhanced voicemail and a waived $60 activation fee...

Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile has launched ‘Roam Beyond’, a new global roaming plan that includes connectivity in 73 destinations. The Roam Beyond plan costs $65 per month and includes 60GB of data. It’s an aggressive plan that targets the limited roaming plans of the incumbents such as Rogers, Telus and Bell. "Freedom continues with their innovative...

After Fido and Freedom Mobile launched $34/30GB plans for Black Friday, Virgin Plus and Koodo quickly matched the offering on the weekend. Now, Public Mobile (Telus) has joined the mix, debuting its own $34/30GB 4G plan. We had speculated Public Mobile would ramp up its $34/20GB 5G plan to 30GB, but instead a new $34/30GB...

SaskTel on Friday launched its 5G network in Lloydminster and Meadow Lake, enhancing connectivity across Saskatchewan. As of now, SaskTel's 5G network is partially available in Lloydminster and fully operational throughout Meadow Lake. The crown corporation aims to complete the 5G deployment in Lloydminster by the end of 2023. "Over the next five years, SaskTel...

Rogers has arrived at a tentative agreement with nearly 300 striking workers in Metro Vancouver, represented by United Steelworkers Local 1944 Unit 60. This development follows a period of heightened tensions, where contract negotiations had stalled, leading Rogers to issue a lock-out notice earlier this month. "We are pleased to have reached a tentative agreement,”...

After speculating that Zoomer Wireless, which runs on the Rogers LTE network, was possibly set to undergo major changes, the company responded that was not the case and instead said an updated website was coming with new plans and phones. Fast forward and now the Zoomer Wireless website has a featured image that states, “looking...

Fido (Rogers) and Virgin Mobile (Bell) appear to be introducing some further price tweaks leading up to Black Friday, available from dealers. Dealers such as Wireless Wave are advertising a $29/month plan with 30GB of data from Fido and Virgin. This is the $34/30GB promo plan that’s ongoing but with a $5/month discount for 12...

Quebecor’s Videotron has officially launched Fizz beta in B.C. and Alberta on Monday morning, as confirmed by a spokesperson to iPhone in Canada. Fizz is the wireless flanker brand from Videotron that offers “a mobile experience like no other”. This marks the first time the service has expanded outside of Ontario and Quebec. Quebecor's CEO...

Rogers-owned Fido has launched a new $45 per month plan that includes unlimited talk, text and data in Canada and the US. This plan currently is only available in Quebec at the moment. The $45 plan for bring your own device customers includes 50GB of data to be used in Canada and the U.S. For...

After Fido (Rogers) and Freedom Mobile (Videotron) debuted $34/30GB plans for Black Friday, Virgin Plus (Bell) and Koodo (Telus) have now jumped into the foray, as we expected, for bring your own phone customers. Virgin Plus is now showing a $34/30GB 4G speed data plan with SD video streaming and unlimited Canada-wide minutes and international...

Videotron’s Freedom Mobile continues to tweak its Black Friday plans, with the latest offering targeting those seeking 4G data plans. Right now, there is a $29/10GB 4G data plan for bring your own phone customers for 24 months, which includes a $5/month credit for two years and is with Digital Discount. The plan includes unlimited...