Carriers

According to Apple's wireless support and features page, only TELUS, Rogers and Fido offer carrier supported unlocking for the iPhone. Rogers and Fido introduced iPhone unlocking back in December of 2010 at a charge of $50. TELUS introduced iPhone unlocking this June for $50, but it has since been reduced to $35. Now, it looks like...

Astral and Bell are back to the drawing board and have submitted a new proposal to the CRTC for approval. Previously, both companies had their merger proposal rejected by the CRTC over competition concerns, such as Bell having too much marketshare in some areas. Now, both companies have announced they have re-submitted a modified proposal...

Fido's $57 promotional Smart Plan has been quietly extended to expire in the new year on January 7th, 2013 (it was set to 'expire' on November 25th). The plan includes the following: Unlimited SMS/MMS, International texts Unlimited anytime minutes Unlimited incoming calls Unlimited Canada-wide long distance 1GB of LTE ready data Value pack included: caller...

According to MobileSyrup, TELUS has revised some details to their recently announced unlimited voice and data plans. Specifically, customers in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada only will now see unlimited nationwide calling added to the $70 and $80 per month plans (this was previously just local calling), matching the more expensive $100/month plan. Other provinces...

TELUS has just sent out an email blast to inform its customers accessories can be purchased online for 25% off by using the promo code ACC25I. The discount applies to various products and includes those for the iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5 and iPad: Get 25% off the latest accessories*, like cool new phone...

TELUS has announced the launch of their 4G LTE network in the Niagara region, part of a three year $650 million investment in Ontario to further extend networks: “TELUS is committed to offering the best customer experience and launching our 4G LTE service in the Niagara region is an excellent example of how we’re doing...

Vancouver-based Roam Mobility has announced the launch of a Ready SIM, a new self-activating SIM card for Canadians and other travellers looking to take advantage of prepaid voice and data plans to use in the United States: “This is the first truly instant prepaid SIM-based product to hit the consumer market,” says Emir Aboulhosn, Founder...

Today is the launch of an online discussion by the CRTC to ask for Canadians to engage and participate in the development of a new code for wireless services in this great nation of ours. These online discussion panels are part of a proceeding that will also include a public hearing starting in February of...

Rogers has released a new carrier update for iPhone users, version 13.1 (which replaces 13.0). Users can get the update by navigating to: Settings >; General >; About Once you wait a few seconds, a prompt will pop up on your screen informing you of a new carrier settings update available and ask you to...

TELUS has reported their Q3 2012 results and in regards to wireless subscribers, the quarter added 116,000 new postpaid customers bringing their total wireless base to 7.56 million, up 5 percent compared to the year ago quarter. Darren Entwistle, TELUS President and CEO: “We attracted 116,000 new postpaid wireless customers, 42,000 new TV customers, and...

Looks like Virgin is set to launch similar unlimited talk and text plans like its big brother, Bell. An update posted by MobileSyrup notes Virgin Mobile will launch identical plans tomorrow but with different names to describe each plan. According to the internal memo: “Oh snap! With the Holiday season upon us, we’re in the...

  Did you order your iPhone 5 from Rogers? You may have noticed the price you paid was $50 higher than the Apple advertised price of $179/$279/$379 for the various models of the phone. This extra amount charged will be rebated to customers on their next bill--but you must fill out the online rebate form to get...