Carriers

Apple's iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Air pre-orders in Canada are set for this Friday, September 12 at 5am PT/8am ET. The Telus website says “the next generation of iPhone is coming” and asks people to “register now” to get order updates for the iPhone 17 series and iPhone Air. As it stands,...

When can you pre-order your iPhone 17 series from Rogers or Fido? Both carriers have updated their websites to note pre-orders for iPhone 17 are set for Friday, September 12, the same day as Apple’s. Rogers has a mailing list form that requires people to sign up for, in order to get the latest updates...

Last month Bell launched a global roaming plan to follow the footsteps of Telus and Rogers. The 250GB global roaming plan launched in Quebec only to take on Videotron and cost $70 per month, with roaming available for talk, text and data across 78 countries and territories. But as of September 9 (iPhone 17 launch...

Bell has launched Bell Cyber, a new brand that brings all of the company’s cybersecurity services under one name. The goal is to make it easier for businesses to get protection against online threats—everything from hackers to data breaches—using tools powered by artificial intelligence. As part of the launch, Bell introduced a new Autonomous Security...

Rogers has expanded its satellite-to-mobile texting service, giving Canadians access to coverage in areas that have never had reliable cell signals. The service, powered by SpaceX’s Starlink satellites, now stretches across remote highways, national parks, and coastlines, with Rogers claiming three times more coverage than any other Canadian wireless provider. The service allows customers to...

Bell has rolled out a new smartphone payment plan called Flex Option, launching nationwide on September 9, 2025—the same day Apple unveils its iPhone 17 lineup at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET. The program changes how Canadians can pay for their devices, says Bell. Traditionally, Bell customers had two choices at the end of a...

SpaceX has struck a deal with EchoStar to purchase 50 MHz of S-band spectrum in the U.S., along with global mobile satellite service licenses, for a whopping $17 billion US (about $23.5 billion CAD). Colorado-based Echostar is the parent company of Dish Network and also owns Hughes Network Systems. The move will support the next...

Telus-owned Koodo looks to be offering up some special deals to keep customers loyal, ahead of what is expected to be a busy fall season for cellphone deals around Black Friday. Koodo has been sending out texts to select customers telling them about “Happy Tab deals”, which consist of the following loyalty offers, when you...

Rogers-owned Fido looks to be offering up some exclusive deals for existing customers, with one plan in the form a $35/month offering with 70GB of data. This plan is being offered to select customers and can be found when you log in online and check your account. The $35/70GB plan is after a $10 automatic...

The Vancouver Art Gallery has received a donation of 23 works by Haida artist Guud san glans Robert Davidson from Telus President and CEO Darren Entwistle and his family. The gift includes paintings, masks, and other two-dimensional works, many created in the past two decades. The collection is worth $2.2 million according to Entwistle. Davidson,...

Back in July, Rogers and Fido increased their connection fee to $80, up from $75. This connection fee is charged when you activate a new line or device that involves a human, but is typically waived if you shop online. We questioned when rivals Telus and Bell would follow suit and as of today, we...

Bell has launched its new Giga Hub 2.0 modem, introducing Wi-Fi 7 to Canadian homes for the first time on its Pure Fibre network. The modem is available now on Bell Pure Fibre plans in major parts of Ontario and in select areas of Québec. Customers in Toronto, the Greater Toronto Area, Ottawa, London, Windsor,...