Carriers

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,...

Here are the latest Canadian cellphone plan and device deals, plus other promos from wireless carriers such as Rogers, Telus and Bell, from our partner PlanHub. As always, the promos and plans may change at the last minute, but here they are as of Wednesday, September 3, 2025. This Week's Mobile Price Drops Google 7%...

The United Steelworkers (USW) is stepping up pressure on Rogers over a labour dispute in Abbotsford, B.C., urging members to write letters to Members of Parliament and calling for changes to Canada’s new anti-scab legislation. The conflict began after just four days of negotiations failed to produce a contract. Since then, the dispute has stretched...

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is investigating a network failure that allowed some phone calls in the Niagara Region to be misrouted or intercepted this summer, leading to reports of people overhearing private conversations. The problem began on July 24, 2025, at around 10 p.m. ET, when Rogers reported that a suspected lightning...

Telus is set to take full control of Telus Digital, buying all remaining shares it doesn’t already own for $4.50 US per share, valuing the deal at about $539 million US ($743.4 million CAD). The move gives Telus closer integration with Telus Digital to expand AI and cloud-based software across telecom, health, agriculture, and consumer...