Carriers

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...

All current & upcoming Virgin Mobile carrier users may want to feast their eyes on this plan. MobileSyrup is reported that Virgin Mobile launched a new plan labeled "Smartphone 73 - 6 GB" today, September 13th. The plan is for all new & existing postpaid customers. This plan is strictly a "hot exclusive limited time...

With Apple widely expected to announce an new iPhone tomorrow, most people are expecting support for LTE data networks as well announcing the iPhone 5 with LTE, it seems like a good time to summarize what sort of LTE coverage Canadians can expect from the major cellular network providers at this point in time. Bell Bell...

Amidst the iPhone 5 hoopla yesterday, Telus announced the launch of its 4G LTE network in Medicine Hat, Alberta, with expansion to additional communities in the coming months, part of the company’s $2.8 million investment in the city. By the end of 2012, Telus aims to have 80 percent of Alberta's population covered with 4G...

Apple has announced the iPhone 5, and in particular LTE support as we mentioned. On the presentation slide when it came to carrier support Phil Schiller noted Rogers, Fido, Telus, Bell, Virgin and Koodo: What we want to know next is the launch date of the iPhone 5 in Canada....stay tuned.

Customers on existing Rogers 3G data plans looking to switch over to LTE will be required to use an LTE SIM card to surf at the higher speeds, if their device supports LTE. Rogers informs us all existing 3G data plans will be LTE-enabled by the end of September (at no extra charge). It is...

Are you happy with the current state of wireless in Canada? Historically people have always had something to complain about, whether it was the 'lack' of competition or expensive data roaming, but new research done by the Montreal Economic Institute paints a different picture than before. According to their report, Canada is ranked in the...

Carriers throughout Canada and the United States are known for having a selection of paid and free phones for consumers to choose from. The iPhone 3GS for example; when the iPhone 4S was released, the price dropped to free. Our carriers can do this courtesy of long-term two-to-three year contracts. When the iPhone is announced...

Well, I guess you can say we saw this coming, as the Canadian wireless industry likes to move in synchronized moves. Earlier today Telus launched their smartphone reservation system, and Rogers texted many of you to remind you of theirs. Now, the Fido Reservation System has launched, which is similar to the Rogers Reservation System....