Carriers

In November 2009, Rogers/Fido launched apps that allowed their customers to track their wireless usage in almost real time. The apps were called "MyAccount" and provided users with great account management functionality. After the success of the MyAccount app, Rogers may be releasing another iPhone app on March 26, 2010. The app is to be...

Effective May 4, 2010, Rogers/Fido will be increasing the price of sent international text messages by $0.10, from $0.25 to $0.35 per sent international text message. The price change applies to both prepaid and postpaid customers: The pay-per-use rate for received international text messages will stay the same at $0.15 per received message. The pay-per-use...

Leading up the launch of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics (which we all dearly miss!), Bell and Telus worked feverishly to build a shared HSPA+ GSM network. Both companies managed to successfully complete the network early and it was fully operational for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Bell was an official sponsor and yesterday they released...

**The following is a guest post by Justin Luey from CanadaStrikesBack.com** Rogers has introduced their One Rate Plans that will allow 1GB of data to be used anywhere in Canada and the USA. One iPhoneinCanada.ca reader, Justin Luey has given his take on Rogers One Rate Plans: Rogers has just announced new North American data...

Effective today, and expiring on March 31, 2010, Rogers has released a new $25 student plan that targets individuals who do much more text messaging than calling. The new plan primarily features unlimited text messaging (not video or photo) and evenings start at 6PM for free (usually $7). New $25 Student Plan: Daytime: 50 minutes...

In the beginning of February, Rogers released a series of new price plans for both existing and new customers. Today, the company has modified some of those new plans to include newer and better features. One of the more negative changes made at the beginning of February was made to the $50 Voice and Data...

Have you been watching the Olympics? CTV has some amazing high definition feeds online that will let you watch all the action live. Want to watch some live TV on your iPhone? Bell customers can now do that with the Bell Mobile TV iPhone app. This app was released yesterday and only works exclusively for...

Effective today, Rogers and Fido have extended their activation waiver promotion and are continuing to waive the $35 activation fee that customers are usually charged when starting up a new account. Eligibility & Restrictions The offer is applicable to new 3-year term activations on the following rate plans: Mega Value Plans (All “choice of feature”...

Sometime this week, Apple and the Canadian wireless carriers increased the 3G file size limit for App Store downloads up to 20MB. Previously, when users were connected to 3G, they could only download apps that were up to 10MB in size. Anything greater than 10MB needed a WiFi connection. The new limit is now 20MB...

Effective this week, Telus has increased the number of bonus minutes customers receive when signing up on a Clear Choice iPhone plan. The promotion has no clear expiration date. Previously, the iPhone plans offered 50 bonus minutes alongside a regular bucket of minutes. That amount has now been moved to 100 minutes. The promotion is...

Effective February 11, 2010, Rogers and Fido are waiving the $35 activation fee that customers are usually charged when starting up a new account. Eligibility & Restrictions The offer is applicable to new 3-year term activations on the following rate plans: Mega Value Plans (All “choice of feature” plans: Unlimited Network Calling, MY5, Double Your...

In the last few weeks, we have seen an increasing number of Olympic related apps becoming available. Today, we have another one! Bell Cowbell by Bell Mobility Inc. Bell is one of the major sponsors for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and the company has released a Cowbell app to support Team Canada. The app showcases...