Carriers

The CRTC has told Bell to stop selling locked cellphones after determining the company violated the national Wireless Code. In a letter dated November 28, 2025, the regulator said Bell and its flanker brand Virgin Plus began selling devices locked for up to 60 days, a move Bell said was necessary due to rising crime...

Stranger Things has started releasing its final season on Netflix, and Telus is setting up small Upside Down themed pop ups in a handful of its stores. The displays in Toronto, Calgary, Quebec and Kelowna let visitors walk through scenes based loosely on the show while staff outline how Stream+ works. Stream+ is the bundle...

Your 5G+ wireless speeds from Bell are getting faster, depending on where you live. The company has activated a major 5G+ speed boost across parts of southern Ontario, bringing noticeably faster mobile performance to customers with compatible devices. The company confirmed to iPhone in Canada on Thursday that it has deployed new 3800 MHz spectrum...

Freedom Mobile is warning customers about a privacy breach that exposed personal details for what the company says was a limited number of users. The carrier said it first spotted “unauthorized activity” on October 23 involving its customer account management system. According to the company, a third party got in by using the account of...

Black Friday and Cyber Monday wireless “deals” are now over, so let’s take a look at the current plans from Fido, Virgin Plus and Koodo, as of December 3, 2025. What we are seeing are price increases for minimum data plans back to $45 (instead of $40), while data has dropped to 10GB instead of...

The Black Friday and Cyber Monday hangover is here and telecoms Rogers, Telus and Bell have reverted discounts and data bonuses to pre-sale times (well, that’s until Boxing Day rolls around). Here are the current 5G wireless plans for bring your own devices as of December 3, 2025, after autopay discounts. Rogers $70/60GB $75/100GB $85/175GB...

Back in early November, we reported Telus and its flanker brand Koodo launched special deals on Reddit. Users were told that they could contact the company "24/7 at reddit@telus.com or by SMS anytime at (855) 645-3159.” Well, during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the number to text changed to (250) 755-4852, which is an area...

Freedom Mobile announced Tuesday that it has rolled out a new 5G Home Internet service, giving customers another way to get home connectivity without relying on wired lines. The service uses the company’s existing wireless network. “This launch marks an important step in expanding Freedom’s product portfolio and our commitment to deliver innovative solutions that...

CBC’s 22 Minutes took aim at Rogers last week with a sketch mocking the company’s poor customer service. The segment shows a man walking into a Rogers store dressed in full leather S&M gear, excited to experience the telecom pain points Canadians usually complain about. In the hilarious sketch, a Rogers employee promises that service...

Telus-owned Public Mobile today ramped up its Cyber Monday offers with a bump in data, but what customers really want are some cheaper plans. Well, if you’re an existing Public Mobile customer, there are new plans being offered inside your account, after you log in and go to “change subscription”. Here are just some of...

Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile is offering up one month free service for a select plan as part of its Cyber Monday deals. We’re not seeing any extra data or price drops for Freedom Mobile’s Cyber Monday, only to see 1 month free service added to the $39/70GB plan below, that’s only available today: $34/10GB + 1GB...

Telus-owned Public Mobile continues to tweak its Black Friday and Cyber Monday plan deals, and today we’ve finally reached the final boss. Public Mobile has added a 20GB data bonus for 6 months to its Black Friday plans, now for Cyber Monday. Check them out below, with all including Canada-US and Mexico talk, text and...