Carriers

Weekly Canadian Cellphone Deals: Rogers, Telus, Bell + More (June 4)

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, June 4, 2025. New mobile phones available this week Motorola...

Rogers Drilled Through My Plumbing—Now I Can’t Use Water: Customer

A Toronto doctor is calling out Rogers on social media, claiming the company damaged his home’s plumbing during an installation—and now he can’t use water. Dr. Samir C. Grover said on X that Rogers technicians ran a cable “directly through and through” his main drain-vent pipe, causing a leak. “It has led to a leak...

Freedom Mobile ‘Winback’ Deal Offers $25 Canada-US-Mexico Plan

Freedom Mobile is targeting former customers again with a new round of 'winback' offers—and this time, the deal is even sweeter in-store. Winback offers are targeted at former customers to lure them back. While the email offer shows the 60GB Canada/US/Mexico 5G+ plan priced at $29/month, those who visit a Freedom store in person may...

SaskTel Expands Wildfire Support to More Northern Communities

SaskTel is expanding its wildfire relief program to include all Northern Saskatchewan communities that have been evacuated due to ongoing wildfires. The update, announced June 3, builds on supports introduced just a day earlier. Now, anyone forced to leave their home in an evacuated Northern community will automatically receive waived wireless data overage charges and...

Your Cell Phone Bill Is Dropping in Canada, Says Industry Report

Canadians are getting more for less when it comes to wireless and internet service, according to the latest PwC report commissioned by the Canadian Telecommunications Association (CTA), which represents telecoms in Canada. The report shared today says there has been a 50.4% decline in wireless prices from January 2020 to December 2024, and 6.4% for...

Virgin, Fido and Koodo Tweak June Plans—See Who Wins

The flanker brands of Rogers, Bell and Telus continue to make tweaks and changes as we enter the first week of June. On Tuesday afternoon, Fido kicked things off by adding international texts to its plans. Pricing below after the $10 automatic payments discount: $45/60GB + 500 international texts $55/80GB + 1000 international texts Also...

Public Mobile Boosts Referral Credit Again for Limited Time

Telus-owned Public Mobile has increased its referrals once again for a limited time. When you refer a friend to Public Mobile, you normally get $10 and so does your friend. But from now until June 9, there’s an extra $15 bonus credit on top, for a total of $25 each. Last month, Public Mobile launched...

SaskTel Waives Home and Mobile Charges for Wildfire Evacuees

SaskTel is stepping in to support customers affected by wildfires in Northern Saskatchewan by waiving certain fees and service charges. From May 31 to June 16, 2025, SaskTel will automatically waive all data overage charges for customers living in several impacted communities, including Pelican Narrows, Creighton, Southend, and Weyakwin, among others. “We want families to...

OneSoccer Blasts Rogers Over TV Hold-Up With World Cup Looming

With just one year to go until the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Canadian soccer fans are still being shut out from watching their own teams on cable TV—despite a clear ruling from the CRTC. At the heart of the issue is OneSoccer, the subscription-based streaming service that holds broadcasting rights to Canadian national team games,...

Public Mobile Sets End Date for 4G and 5G Promo Plans

Good morning and Happy Canada Day, y'all! Telus-owned Public Mobile updated its website on Monday morning to add expiry dates for select 4G and 5G plans. Currently, some promo plans already have “limited time” labels, but now some have gained a specific end date of July 2, 2025. Here are Public Mobile’s 4G plans: $19/1GB...

Public Mobile Users: Major Change Coming After June 3

Telus-owned Public Mobile has started informing customers that upcoming network upgrades could affect their service. In texts sent out this week seen by iPhone in Canada, the company warned that starting June 3, some users may experience a loss of connectivity or degraded signal quality due to infrastructure changes. To help customers stay connected, Public...

Rogers Will Charge You $75 for Clinging to 3G After Shutdown

Rogers customers who haven’t switched from the company’s aging 3G network by June 30, 2025, could soon face a one-time $75 fee on top of an existing $3 monthly charge. The $3 Legacy Network Usage fee (announced in April) will apply users who continue to rely on 2G or 3G connections. Now, an updated Rogers...