Carriers

Just over a couple weeks ago iPhoneinCanada attended the launch party for the new Rogers retail concept store in Toronto. Today, the west coast gets some love as Rogers has launched their new retail concept store in Vancouver, located at 1295 Davie Street (and Jervis). These new redesigned stores bring a new focus on an interactive...

Rogers opened their latest (shall we call it Rogers Store 2.0?) retail store last week, just steps from posh Yorkville, on Canada’s longest street. It’s not just another store you just go to service your phone or pay your Rogers bill, rather, an environment that encourages a fostering of tech-communities. Taking over the space of...

A recent article by the Vancouver Sun highlights what Canada's 'Big 3' carriers are doing to prepare for the proliferation of the smartphone and consequently the high speed wireless networks that come with it. Thirst for data originated with the first iPhone--which disrupted the existing leading smartphone manufacturers such as Motorola, RIM and Nokia at...

This week, TELUS introduced a new $30 promotional plan for a limited time. The offer is added to the company's existing set of promotional plans for iPhones, smartphones and other devices. The main feature that stands out is the plan includes both voicemail and caller display for free. The included features are: $30.00/month 200 Anytime...

This week, Virgin Mobile Canada introduced a new iPhone/Smartphone plan for a limited time. Compared to most smartphone plans from the Canadian carriers, this $50 option is actually fairly decent as it includes features such as unlimited incoming calls and voicemail/caller display for free. The included features are: $50.00/month 150 Anytime Minutes Unlimited Incoming Calls...

Yesterday we told you about the media event announcement between Rogers and CIBC, and today we find out what it's all about. Both companies have announced this morning the launch of a joint mobile payment solution. Customers will soon be able to pay with their CIBC credit card wirelessly via a Rogers Near Field Communications...

Bell has been faced with a $100 million dollar class-action lawsuit over allegations the expiry dates for prepaid wireless are illegal and in contradiction of Ontario's Consumer Protection Act, reports the CBC. The suit argues prepaid wireless services should be treated as gift cards, where there are no expiry dates: The suit is being handed...

Today Bell has released some new 'Fab Promo Plans' that include My5 and My10. Here's what's available... Fab 5 & Text Promo: $27.50 (not for the iPhone) For 'messaging devices' Unlimited text, picture, video messaging 150 anytime minutes Unlimited evening and weekends from 6pm-7am Fab 5; unlimited talk to 5 numbers Call waiting, call conferencing...

J.D. Power and Associates released their 2012 Canadian Wireless Total Ownership Experience Study yesterday, and within it reveals we're buying more smartphones than ever. 54% of Canadian wireless users own smartphones, a rise from 36% a year ago. The survey is based on responses from 14,000 cellphone customers fielded from October 2011 to March 2012....

The internet is a vital part of our everyday living. We use it to communicate to each other, for banking, getting our daily news, and much more. In fact, this generation of kids doesn't even know what the world would be like without the internet. Rogers Redboard recently posted an interesting info-graphic that shows the...

In a recent blog entry, TELUS has revealed its revenue during Q1 of 2012 as $2.6 billion which is an increase of 4% over last year. Thanks to company's solid data growth, a six per cent growth in wireless revenue and two per cent growth in wireline revenue has been observed. TELUS also added 63,000 postpaid wireless customers...

I'm not sure exactly how useful this is yet, but Telus has seen fit to begin posting a schedule of operating system (OS) updates for some of the devices they carry. The schedule lists the current status of various OS updates including if it's in testing, upcoming, or released. The supported devices include Android, Windows...