Carriers

As the Canadian wireless carriers begin to rebrand their existing 3G networks to "4G", Rogers, being the last carrier to do a rebranding, has now changed the marketing of its "3G HSPA+" network to "4G HSPA+". According to an internal Rogers posting, the company states that "the Rogers network is not changing. Only the terminology...

This week, Telus has extended their $55+ Voice and Data plan for iPhone until June 30, 2011. The plan was originally set to expire on May 3, 2011. For reference, the $55+ Voice and Data plan is detailed below: Minutes: 200 daytime Evenings/Weekends: Unlimited @ 6PM Data: 1GB Promotions: Unlimited Text/Picture/Video messages, My10 Nationwide, Free...

In late 2009, the Canadian wireless carriers started eliminating their system access and 911 fees. The system access and 911 fees typically cost from $6.95 - $8.95 and $0.50 - $1.00 depending on carrier and province. When the Canadian carriers finally eliminated the system access fees, most increased all of their price plans by $5.00/month....

This week, Fido launched a new service called "Circle Calling". The new feature enables free calling between people on the same Fido account. As users add other people to their Fido account, each with their own monthly plan, all the people on the same account get unlimited local calls within the circle. Up to four...

Continuing the SaskTel network tower expansion, today the company announced their “4G” wireless network has reached 16 new locations. SaskTel's goal is to cover 98% of the population by the end of 2011. “SaskTel 4G wireless coverage is already available to 96% of the population. By the end of 2011 SaskTel’s wireless coverage will be...

Earlier this week, Rogers announced that they are moving forward with their LTE network in 2011 to cover Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Ottawa. In 2012, Rogers is planing to add another 25 markets. The other carriers, such as Telus and Bell, are also testing LTE and are planning to deploy the updated network in early...

As of May 5, Rogers will introduce a new upgrade policy that allows Rogers customers to renew their contract early and get a new device earlier than normal, however it comes with a fee. Normally, Rogers customers must wait at least 12 (consumer phone) or 24 (smartphone) months into their current contract term to receive...

Yesterday, Canada was one of the first countries to sell the white iPhone 4. We brought you exclusive first-hand pics from Future Shop, as units were available for Bell customers. Today, Apple officially announced the white iPhone 4 is coming tomorrow. Thanks to the tipster "FidoHound", we've received evidence of white iPhone 4 units hitting...

Rogers has announced today their Long Term Evolution (LTE) network will be launching this year in Vancouver, Ottawa, Montreal, and Toronto. Thereafter, the network will be launching in 21 other markets in 2012. The company has already been testing LTE trials over the past Fall. What is LTE? LTE is a next generation technology that...

Today, we will declare as White iPhone 4 Day. Earlier in the day these coveted units hit stores in Europe, saw a preview of a Virgin white iPhone 4 (Bell), and confirmation stock has hit Future Shop and other stores. If you're looking for white iPhone 4 units today, head to your nearest Bell store...

The white iPhone 4 is making its away around the globe today, as this picture from Italy shows: Yesterday we saw evidence of the phone entering a Bell reseller's system, and we reported on Fido having the white iPhone 4 in its system. Today the first pictures of white iPhone 4s have appeared in Belgium...

Today, SaskTel launched the iPhone 4 in Canada! Scheduled for an April 26, 2011 release, SaskTel launched right on time. As per the SaskTel website, the iPhone 4 is available on a 3-year term with promotional pricing of $159/269 for the 16/32 GB. While SaskTel did not launch any new iPhone-specific plans, at least it...