Carriers

Today, citing recent competitive activity, Rogers has extended (again) their $35 Canadawide My10 plan. The plan, originally expiring on December 31, 2010, was relaunched on January 10, 2011 and then expired again on February 7, 2011. The offer has now been extended "until further notice". $35 My10 Canada-wide Plan This extended plan from Rogers is available...

In December 2010, Telus announced they will be launching HSPA+ Dual Cell technology. This technology doubled the Telus data network speeds from up to 21Mbps to up to 42 Mbps, with a roadmap for true LTE in the near future. This week, the Canadian wireless company announced the launch of their 42 Mbps 4G network...

Have you taken action against against User-Based Billing? Even though the CRTC ruling was overturned by the Federal Government, the issue has only been delayed. Internet speeds in Canada lag behind the rest of the world, and if UBB is implemented we could be taking a massive step backwards. TekSavvy President, Rocky Gaudrault, recently "busted"...

With Fido launching their new $30 Unlimited Incoming plan, and retiring their existing $35 Unlimited Incoming plan, Virgin Mobile has now done the same. Virgin's new $30 Unlimited Incoming plan is almost identical to the new Fido offer, except that the Fido plan has unlimited text messaging instead of a 50 message cap from Virgin....

Effective today, Fido has launched a new $30 Unlimited Incoming plan. The stated expiration date for the promotion is May 2, 2011. You might notice that this plan is almost identical to the recently expired $35 Unlimited Incoming plan. While the new plan is $5 less per month, it does not have Caller Display or...

Today, Rogers launched a new data sharing option for customers that have the 6GB data plan. It will cost $30 extra per month, per device to share your existing 6GB/$30 data plan with up to five devices. But first, some history. July 2010 With the launch of the iPhone 4, Rogers released their famous 6GB...

This week, Telus announced that the wireless company will be unlocking their IDEN/HSPA+ devices as of February 15, 2011 for a $50 fee. At first glance, this seems similar to the Rogers/Fido unlocking policy, but there is one major difference. The Telus unlocking policy is more flexible, not requiring customers to be on their contract...

In November 2010, Telus introduced “Flex Data” to its existing iPhone plans. Then, Telus expanded the Flex Data to their, at the time, Student 55 iPhone plan. Student $55 iPhone plan The Student $55 iPhone voice & data plan with flex data was a very competitive plan with some great features such as My10, Unlimited...

Today, Virgin Mobile has launched a new $60 Smartphone plan for iPhone. $60 Smartphone Combo Plan With this plan on a 3-year contract, Virgin Mobile customers qualify for an iPhone at promotional pricing of $159/$269. For reference, the $60 plan is detailed below: Minutes: 200 daytime Evenings/Weekends: Unlimited @ 6PM Data: 1GB Promotions: Unlimited International...

As we begin February 2011, various Rogers/Fido promotions are changing. The summary of changes is below: Rogers 6PM Early Evening Calling - Expiring February 7, 2011 To qualify, new or existing customers must sign or renew on a 3-year term in-market plan. $35 Activation Fee Waived - On-going When starting up an account, Rogers customers...

Update 1: Check out this unreal website, at themeter.ca via @UsageBasedBill: Our coverage of User-Based Billing (UBB) has resulted in the CRTC's decision to implement this for Internet to be delayed thanks to you (415,000+). With some of the most expensive Internet bandwidth in the world, how do speeds in Canada compare with countries around...

Update 1: Tony Clement tweeted he would overturn the CRTC decision via twitter: Whoa. You'll be happy to hear this. News just broke from the Toronto Star that Ottawa has decided to reverse the CRTC decision for User-Based Billing (UBB) for internet (take a look at Canada vs The World)! Looks like the 'tribe' has...