Mobilicity is preparing itself for sale, as today the company announced it had received approval from Ontario court to launch its "restructuring process," possibly preparing for a possible sale. The court orders allow Mobilicity to ask its debt holders to vote on a recapitalization plan and sale plan, both mutually exclusive but being pursued in...
TELUS is increasing texting rates to the US made from Canada as of May 1st. The rate will increase to $0.40 per message sent, as noted on their website: As of May 1st, the rate for text messages sent from Canada to international locations (now including Canada to US) will be increasing to $0.40/message. Text...
TELUS has announced a $100,000 investment to bring 4G LTE networks to interior British Columbia's largest destination ski resort, Sun Peaks, located northeast of Kamloops. “TELUS’ investment to expand our 4G LTE network to Sun Peaks will give area residents and tourists faster wireless Internet while around town, on the slopes in the winter or...
Addressing Rogers' shareholders at the company's annual general meeting today, President and CEO Nadir Mohamed explained a Rogers credit card is coming soon, as a solution to carry one less card in your wallet and to "strengthen customer loyalty and retention." Below is an excerpt from his speech that focused on mobile commerce: Third, mobile...
Rogers has announced today a new program today called Price Match, which aims to guarantee the lowest price you pay for any new smartphone upgrade. As the company explains to us, if you see a lower advertised price (same device, same term, same cost) elsewhere nationwide on TV, radio, print or the internet, they will...
Vancouver-based Roam Mobility offers Canadians traveling to the USA an affordable way to roam worry free on their network (based on T-Mobile's network coverage), as opposed to paying expensive plans from their Canadian wireless carriers. Just 15 months after their launch the company announced today their retail presence has exceeded 400+ retail locations in Canada,...
SaskTel has announced its 2012 net income, which resulted in $1.18 billion, up 5% compared to 2011, due in part to its rapid growth in wireless revenues as Saskatchewan residents continued to adopt smartphones: "Once again in 2012, SaskTel had a very successful year delivering high quality, accessible and affordable services to residents throughout Saskatchewan...
Rogers has announced its Q1 2013 earnings and its wireless division reports data revenue grew 22% to $762 million which helped increase average revenue per user (ARPU) up by 3.5%. The network also activated and upgraded 673,000 smartphones, with roughly 33% of these being new wireless subscribers. Smartphones now dominate 71% of overall postpaid subscribers...
Rogers has announced today it has launched its LTE network in 7 additional markets, part of its earlier expansion plans: Airdrie, Alberta; Keswick; Ontario Hamilton, including Grimsby in Ontario Orillia, Ontario Stratford, Ontario Ottawa, including Kanata, Nepean, Gloucester, Stittsville and Cumberland The company tells us they are the first carrier to light up LTE in...
U.S. wireless carriers have put into place various text message warnings to prevent customers from being hit with 'bill shock' when they used up their data plans or are roaming internationally. The companies agreed to implement the service back in 2011 and integrated the alerts just prior to a Wednesday deadline. Below are a couple...
This November, Ottawa is set to hold wireless spectrum licenses for the coveted 700 MHz band, which can cover larger distances, penetrate buildings and also handle the popularity of data usage better. The Federal Government has said this auction would benefit rural communities and provide better mobile service thanks to this new band. However, provincially...
Recycle My Cell is Canada's free cell phone recycling program and it is encouraging everyone to take part on Earth Day, Monday April 22, as an opportunity to recycle their old, dusty and embarrassing old cell phones. Data from their 2012 National Cell Phone Recycling Study released today indicates 41% of old phones are stashed...
