Carriers

According to a report from the CBC, some White Rock residents have been suffering from what Rogers calls "accidental roaming" charges. Jane Goundrey lives near the BC-Washington border and while inside their home, she claims her cell service roams "75-80 per cent of the time" on a more powerful AT&T signal coming from the USA,...

A new promo today from Rogers looks to end the year with more activations. From today until December 31st, new three year activations on Rogers will get the first three months free and activation fee waived, according to an internal doc, notes MobileSyrup. The promo is applicable to all Rogers locations, dealers and corporate stores....

The latest Rogers Innovation Report for 2012 was conducted to reveal Canadians are increasingly becoming addicted to their smartphones. A panel of 1040 Angus Reid Forum members that owned smartphones and tablets with data plans were surveyed in late November. The results have produced a look at some trends in 2012--here are some interesting ones:...

Some people out there are using unlocked iPhones with voice plans only, forgoing data plans and relying on Wi-Fi instead. If that's you then this new $25 Fido promo plan might fit your needs for a decent voice plan. Here's what's included: Unlimited local and international SMS/MMS 150 daytime minutes 5PM evenings and weekends Unlimited...

Yesterday Rogers and TELUS discounted the iPhone 5 to $79 on a three year term. Now, that same offer is available from Bell and SaskTel. Bell is offering the discount in the form of a $100 in-store credit that can be applied towards your iPhone 5 or accessories. It's for new activations only and goes...

SaskTel expects Christmas Day to be one of their busiest of the year. The company as announced it projects their customers will make 600,000 long distance calls, 450,000 landline calls and 150,000 wireless long distance calls. As for text messages? That's the new Christmas card as SaskTel predicts their customers will send 8 million texts...

Fido's popular $56 unlimited plan with 2GB of data has just received a new promo for Boxing Week. New customers signing up to the plan will get the first month free until December 31st. Standard plans and all promo plans are eligible for the first month free. In late November, this plan received double the...

TELUS has announced their 4G LTE network has gone live in Sudbury, part of an ongoing $650 million investment in Ontario over the next three years to expand wireless networks. “TELUS is committed to offering the best customer experience and launching our 4G LTE service in Sudbury is an excellent example of how we’re doing...

If you're in Toronto right now, Mobilicity is offering free worldwide long distance calls inside a promotional snow globe tent in Yonge-Dundas Square. The 24 foot high snow globe is open today until 8pm and tomorrow from 9:30am to 7:30pm for free worldwide calling to loved ones. No word on how long your calls can...

Earlier this month, we reported on TELUS suing wireless entrant Mobilicity over claims the latter's TV ads were "false and misleading". Now, Mobilicity has issued a press release stating a BC Supreme Court Judge has made a decision in their favour over TELUS, dismissing an interlocutory injunction application by the latter to take the TV add...

Looking to try out the iPhone 5 but on a slight discount? Here's your chance as TELUS now offers refurbished iPhone 5 units for $0 on a three year term (with minimum $50/month spend), or $599 for the fully unsubsidized locked version. Both black and white models are available as part of this web-only exclusive....

TELUS has announced the launch of its 4G LTE network today in Moncton, Jasper and Hinton. The launch in Moncton is part of its $8.4 million investment in Atlantic Canada over the next three years to expand wireless networks. Earlier this year we saw 4G LTE launch in St. John's and Halifax. By the end...