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Public Mobile users can now log in to the app using Face ID or fingerprint authentication, starting October 16, 2025, as part of the company’s latest update. The feature allows customers to access their accounts faster without typing passwords. To use it, users must update the Public Mobile app to the latest version on iOS...

Rogers has extended its Starlink-powered satellite messaging beta trial, giving customers and Canadians more time to test the service before it officially launches. The beta, originally scheduled to end at the end of October will now run until at least December 8, 2025, or later, according to the company in a text message to beta...

Telus-owned Public Mobile has confirmed that several major retail chains across Canada have stopped selling its payment vouchers. Customers can no longer buy Public Mobile vouchers at 7-Eleven, Couche-Tard (Mac’s), Jean Coutu, London Drugs, Metro, Petro-Canada, Proxim, Shell, Walmart, or Esso. The company says it has updated its online Payment Voucher page to show which...

Flanker brands of Rogers, Bell and Telus have yet again increased monthly prices as we head into Black Friday next month. Compared to August, prices have increased across the board by $5 per month at Fido, Virgin and Koodo. Prices have continued to slowly creep up and we expect them to magically go down in...

WestJet and Telus are linking their loyalty programs, allowing Canadians to earn and redeem points across both companies. So if you’re paying your phone bill or booking a flight, now you get perks all-in-one. Starting today, customers who connect their WestJet and Telus accounts can now earn WestJet points on their Telus bills, use those...

As part of its Investor Day announcements, Bell confirmed it will stop selling Virgin Plus Internet and TV services in Ontario starting January 2026, marking a major shift in its home services strategy. Virgin Plus first launched its internet and TV services in July 2020. These services, which are a bundled offering (with TV requiring...

Bell has provided an update to say its entire nationwide 3G network will retire in early 2027, freeing up wireless spectrum to improve its 5G+ network across Canada. In an interview with iPhone in Canada, Blaik Kirby, Bell’s Group President of Consumer and Small Business, said the move is part of the company’s ongoing network...

Bell is preparing to launch its direct-to-cell satellite service, promising full mobile connectivity for Canadians in remote areas—and now we know what it will cost. In an interview with iPhone in Canada on Tuesday, Blaik Kirby, Bell’s Group President of Consumer and Small & Medium Business, said the new satellite service will include voice, data,...

Bell plans to begin offering internet service in Western Canada for the first time—and it’s doing so by using Telus’s fibre network, reports The Globe and Mail. The move marks a major shift in Canada’s telecom landscape, as Bell takes advantage of new federal rules that require large carriers to share their fibre infrastructure with...

Bell's new brand platform says "Connection is everything" Bell’s years-long push to expand its fibre and 5G networks is nearing its final phase, according to Blaik Kirby, Group President of Consumer and Small & Medium Business. Speaking at Bell’s Investor Day — and later in an interview — Kirby said most of the company’s recent...

Telus customers across Alberta were hit by widespread outages Friday, cutting off internet, phone, and TV services in several regions from Edmonton to communities northwest of the city. In central Edmonton, users lost mobile data, calls, and texting. Telus said the cause of that disruption was still under investigation as of Friday afternoon. Meanwhile, in...

The Montreal Canadiens will remain on TSN and RDS for years to come after the two Bell Media networks signed a new long-term broadcast deal with the team. The agreement keeps Canadiens regional games on both channels for fans in the club’s designated viewing area — including Quebec and Atlantic Canada — with 50 games...