Carriers

Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile is offering up a promo for its Canada-US plan, now priced at $45 per month after Digital Discount. The discount comes ahead of the fall and winter travel season for Canadian 'snow birds'. The plan is $45/month with 50GB of 5G data and includes access to talk, text and data in Canada...

Telus-owned Public Mobile today launched a free 15-day trial for its 5G service, but also debuted a new 50GB 5G promo plan. The company’s $55/month 5G plan with 50GB of data is being discounted $10 off per month, when customers get it with a 90-day subscription. So you’re getting a $45/50GB plan. The plan includes...

Telus has launched a new tier of home Internet service, offering PureFibre X customers in Alberta and British Columbia access to the fastest Internet speeds in Western Canada. The new PureFibre X 3.0 gigabit Internet service provides symmetrical upload and download speeds of 3.0 Gbps. Telus says it is the only provider offering 100% fibre-to-the-home...

Starting today, September 25, Telus-owned Public Mobile is offering a 15-day free trial of its 5G subscription phone service to Canadians, excluding residents of Quebec. The limited-time offer looks to attract new customers to the company's $40 per month plan with 30GB of 5G data. The free trial is only available to new Public Mobile...

Bell, Verizon, Vodafone, and Matsuko successfully conducted the first live transatlantic meeting featuring multiple holographic participants. The meeting connected employees in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom using 5G and multi-access edge computing (MEC) technology. Demos of this tech is happening at Mobile World Congress exhibition in Las Vegas. The meeting was unique...

Koodo is offering up a special deal to lure back former customers to the company, known unofficially as a ‘winback’ offer’. The latest is in the form of a $25 per month plan with 30GB of 5G data. That’s according to an email received by a former Koodo customer this week, that switched away three...

Rogers has announced a significant investment in cutting-edge wildfire detection and prevention technology in British Columbia, leveraging its partnerships with SpaceX and other technology providers. The company is integrating satellite-connected sensors using SpaceX's low-bandwidth Swarm service to enhance wildfire prediction in remote areas of British Columbia that lack wireless network coverage. Swarm, a subsidiary of...

Quebecor’s Videotron is facing two class-action lawsuits alleging the company overcharged its residential customers. While Videotron has formally denied some of the allegations, the lawsuits could result in significant damages awarded to a large number of customers if proven in court. The first lawsuit, authorized as a class action on August 9, alleges that Videotron...

SaskTel has announced the launch of its 5G network at SaskTel Centre, in what the company says will enhance the experience for fans of the Saskatoon Blades, Saskatchewan Rush, and concert attendees. The new network promises faster data speeds and will enable new use cases for emerging wireless technologies. "Since 1988, SaskTel Centre has been...

Bell Media has announced the extension of its partnership with Snapchat for a second consecutive year. The collaboration will continue to feature premium Bell Media content on Snapchat's Stories and Spotlight platforms. "Hundreds of millions of Snapchatters visit Stories and Spotlight each month to be informed and entertained. We look forward to continuing to bring...

Newly released documents reveal that Rogers had urged the Canadian government not to restrict its customers' access to its cellular network on Toronto's subway system. The documents were part of Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne's consultation process aimed at ensuring wireless access for all Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) subway riders, reports BNN Bloomberg. In an August...

Apple's latest iOS 17 update released today includes a new feature called Live Voicemail, which offers real-time transcription as someone leaves a voicemail message. This feature also allows users the option to pick up the call while the message is being recorded. Live Voicemail is designed to help users identify spam calls and decide whether...