Carriers

After many months of waiting, Koodo is finally lighting up many popular Canadian cities with their recently launched LTE network. Koodo hinted that LTE was coming on September 21st via their Twitter account, but they never made an official announcement on their website. Koodo will be using the LTE coverage of Telus, its parent company. This ultimately means that...

As the iPhone 5 went on sale across Canada yesterday, the ‘Big 3? carriers have decided to slash down the price of 16GB iPhone 4S to as low as $79, which was previously valued at $99. As of today, Rogers, Bell and Telus have all reduced the lowest price offered on a 3-year 16 iPhone...

just a quick note for Fido users--monthly plans have been updated on their website to include double the data and $5 off the Standard Plans. So that means the Smart plans (Max Plans) now have 1GB-2GB of data for the various plans. Note the addition of the $55 plan, which did not exist when these...

Bell tweeted about their Trade-In Program, and the iPhone is eligible for those interested. Just visit this page and enter in your iPhone model. The prices listed are 'estimates' and are pretty low compared to what you can get on eBay or Craigslist (but it is easy). For example, a 16GB iPhone 4S is worth...

Well, according to the official Twitter of Koodo, it appears the carrier has plans to launch their LTE network beginning on September 21st. The Toronto area will receive the treatment initially, as a tweet reads: “We’re launching LTE on Sept 21st” When the iPhone 5 was announced on September 12th, Apple listed Koodo as a compatible carrier. They haven't...

With the iPhone hitting the market officially tomorrow, what mobile plan do you have in mind? If you're a Virgin Mobile user, feast your eyes on their new limited-edition 6 GB add-on plan for $30 monthly. New and existing postpaid customers who are part of the 20 "choice plans," not including the "Awesome 40" and "All-in-One" plans are eligible for the...

For those who use (or are considering) Telus, they currently have a promotion running with the folks over at SCENE to award 5,000 SCENE bonus points (the equivalent of 5 free movie passes worth approximately $60) to customers who activate or renew before September 30, 2012. In case you aren't familiar with SCENE, it's a free movie-oriented...

Back in April, a new cell phone legislation to protect consumers was unveiled by the government in the province of Manitoba, which was believed to be one of the best consumer protections in Canada. That consumer protection law for cellphone contracts and fees is now in effect in Manitoba, which basically requires cellphone companies to fully disclose and explain...

Canadian Competition Bureau has concluded its 5 month investigation today regarding misleading advertisements from carriers who claim to be offering “premium texting services” and has announced that is suing Rogers, Telus and Bell, along with the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association over it for $31 million (via Mobile Syrup). The Competition Bureau is suing the three carriers...

Fido kicked off their iPhone 5 pre-orders this morning, but their customers were in for a bit of a surprise. Only 16GB models were available, much to the disappointment of their customers (screenshot via @i0livier): According to this Fido forums thread, customer service agents explain their "reasoning" for the shortfall of model availability: "Apple is...

UPDATE 1: Looks like existing Bell customer are unable to pre-order the iPhone 5 through their website at this moment. We've received word from a Bell customer via twitter that only new customers can order the iPhone 5 online, while existing Bell customers need to call their helpline or visit in-store to pre-order an iPhone...

With Rogers iPhone 5 reservations beginning today, the company has just announced a new offer regarding the Rogers Reservation System for iPhone 5 and other smartphones. According to the offer, the Rogers guarantees that customers placing pre-orders will get their devices within 14 days of that device launching, or they’ll give them $50. Here are the...