Carriers

This week, Rogers has launched a new application called "Rogers Radio". The app brings all of the radio stations under the Rogers Media umbrella to the iPhone for free. Rogers Radio by RCI Rogers Radio brings every Canadian radio station operated by Rogers Communications to your iPhone. Since the iPhone does not have a built-in...

This week, Rogers and Fido have revised their US and International Text Messaging Travel packs. These packages are targeted toward travelers that may send a lot of text messages while using their iPhone outside of Canada and want to avoid paying excessive per message roaming fees. These add-ons, like Caller Display and Voicemail, can be...

Effective May 19, 2010, Fido has released the CityFido plans for Winnipeg residents. The two CityFido plans include 2,000 or 4,000 local anytime minutes and unlimited local and international text messages. The plans are geared toward home phone replacements and the minutes are only valid within a certain geographical zone (seen below). Details about the...

This week, Rogers has updated their free "My Account" iPhone application to include a new Services tab. The "My Account" app allows Rogers customers to view the amount of minutes, data and messages that they have used so far in the month, the amount of remaining usage for the month and how many minutes/data/messages their...

Effective May 12 2010, Rogers/Telus have extended their activation fee waiver promotion and are continuing to waive the $35 activation fee that customers are usually charged when starting up a new account. The promotion is expiring on May 31, 2010. Eligibility & Restrictions Rogers The offer is applicable to new 3-year term activations on the...

It seems that AT&T has provided some insight on when the next iPhone, affectionately called the iPhone HD, may be released. This week, AT&T, the exclusive wireless carrier of the iPhone in the USA, has began to roll back upgrade eligibility dates for current owners of the iPhone 3GS. What this means is that if...

You can now pre-order both the Wi-Fi and the 3G version of the iPad in Canada at Apple.ca The order page also reveals the data plans and prices from Rogers. 250 MB is $15.00, 5 GB is $35.00, and you can add the iPad to your existing data plan for an additional $20.00 a month....

With the launch of the new "Extreme" text messaging from Rogers, the Canadian wireless carrier has also made changes to its existing Caller Display and Name Display features. Please note that the changes detailed below do not affect existing Rogers customers that are already subscribed to Caller Display and Name Display. The changes only affect...

This week, Rogers launched two new student plans and extended their existing $25 student plan offer. The wireless carrier also extended their 6PM early evenings promotion with no identified end date. The 6PM promotion originally expired on May 3, 2010. Rogers Student Plans (2010) BC/Alberta/Quebec/Ontario Regions $25 Student Plan (extended until August 3, 2010) Minutes:...

What started as a plan a few months ago as "Enhanced Text Messaging", Rogers has now officially released "Extreme" Text Messaging for new and existing customers. Extreme Text Messaging delivers numerous text messaging enhancements to Rogers customers. Features such as blockers, signatures, and distribution lists are just some of the available options. With the launch,...

Today Rogers reported that it has officially expanded its 21Mbps HSPA+ network to customers in Winnipeg, Saskatoon, and Regina. Rogers was the first wireless carrier in North America to launch a 21Mbps network back on September 14, 2009. This is great news for existing customers that have Rogers devices that can take advantage of those...

After just finishing a series of price increases this past April 15, effective May 20 2010, Virgin Mobile will be increasing another price, its 911 fee, for Saskatchewan-based subscribers. The current 911 fee charged by Virgin Mobile in Saskatchewan is $0.38. That amount will be increasing to $0.62 as of May, 20 2010. Virgin Mobile...