Carriers

Quebecor’s Videotron has launched a new Canada-US promo plan that undercuts big telcos Rogers, Telus and Bell if you bundle internet with your cellphone plan. In a change made late Tuesday on its website, Videotron’s $55/40GB Canada-US roaming plan received 10GB of extra data, becoming a $55/40GB plan. The ‘All-Inclusive Canada-US’ plan with 40GB now...

First, it was Freedom Mobile setting the $50/40GB price point (but with Canada-US roaming), then Fido followed suit (but offering Canada-US only in Quebec) and then Virgin Plus yesterday. Now, Telus-owned Koodo has joined the foray, offering a $50/40GB plan like its rivals for new customers, but also adding a 75GB plan that was previously...

Major telcos continue to offer wildfire relief for affected customers in Nova Scotia. Yesterday, Rogers and Fido said it would waive overages for customers in Nova Scotia. On late Monday, Telus and Koodo announced it would also give 50GB of extra data to postpaid wireless customers affected by the wildfires. Telus said it has committed...

Mirko Bibic, President and CEO of Bell Canada, raised concerns yesterday that the uptick in regulation within Canada’s telecommunications sector could result in companies downsizing their investments and reducing services to underprivileged communities. Bibic criticized both the federal government and the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for leaning "towards more micromanagement of Canada’s telecom...

Telus-owned Public Mobile has launched a new ‘unlimited’ 50GB promo plan at 5G speeds. The revamped company is currently offering its $65/month 5G plan with 25GB, but with a 25GB data bonus. 5G speeds are at up to 250 Mbps on Public Mobile, which runs on the Telus network. After your 50GB is exhausted, speeds...

Are we starting to see some wireless price wars? Bell’s Virgin Plus has launched a $50 promo plan with 40GB of data, matching Rogers-owned Fido and Freedom Mobile's pricing. According to changes on the Virgin Plus website today, this normally-priced $60 plan is reduced to $50 per month after a $10/month credit for 24 months,...

Rogers has announced that they will waive long-distance, SMS, and data overage charges for postpaid Rogers and Fido wireless customers in Nova Scotia, to help with current wildfire relief efforts. This measure, which comes into effect immediately, will last until June 15. "Our hearts go out to those impacted by devastating wildfires in Nova Scotia,”...

Telus-owned Public Mobile last week saw a revamp to now call itself a subscription service, offering unlimited 5G plans that come before sibling network Koodo. While Public Mobile now offers 5G plans, to go with 4G plans, it still offers 3G speed plans as well. But there’s one problem—you won’t find them on the Public...

Earlier today we told you about Fido’s new $50/40GB promo plan after a $10/month credit. Now, we’ve learned this promo plan is even better in Quebec, as it matches the Freedom Mobile $50/40GB plan with Canada/US roaming. Why just Quebec? Well, Quebec has a fourth regional wireless competitor in the form of Videotron (the owner...

Rogers-owned Fido has launched a new promo plan with 40GB of data. The company’s website was updated today to discount the $60/40GB plan after Auto-Pay with a $10 monthly credit, taking it down to $50/40GB per month. This seemingly matches the Koodo plan of $50/40GB that was being offered to existing customers that we told...

Earlier this week, Telus launched unlimited 5G plans for its subscription brand, Public Mobile, a move that has some of its Koodo customers feeling jealous. We had told you about the move before it happened, as Public Mobile apps debuted in the App Store and Google Play before the transition happened, leaking the move. No...

The City of Vancouver has announced temporary road closures in the downtown area due to a helicopter operation on Friday, May 26, and Thursday, June 1. This operation, taking place in the Coal Harbour area, will see large-scale signage transported to the Shaw Tower, replacing the existing Shaw signs with new Rogers branding. Given the...