Carriers

Sportsnet+ prices are up in Canada as of September 22, with Premium at $44.99 CAD per month and Standard at $34.99 CAD per month. Monday Night Hockey now streams exclusively on Sportsnet+, and linear TV subscribers must buy a $12.99 CAD monthly add-on to watch.

Rogers’ website now warns the $9 online shipping fee on eligible devices returns to $25 on October 5, ending the limited-time rate cut that followed CRTC scrutiny in July.

Freedom Mobile customers say the iPhone 18 Pro's C2 modem is delivering noticeably better reception, with one user measuring a 10 to 12 dB signal improvement over an iPhone 13.

Telus is asking the Federal Court of Appeal to put its challenge against the CRTC on hold while the regulator decides whether the carrier’s $15 SIM and eSIM fee breaks new consumer protection rules, according to a September 18 court filing obtained by iPhone in Canada. In the new filing, submitted Friday afternoon by Telus...

Another Ontario police force is warning Rogers and Fido customers about a phone delivery scam that has already prompted alerts from several police services and left some victims facing thousands of dollars in charges. The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police issued the latest warning this week, saying scammers are calling customers with fake upgrade or...

The feds want to help build a new nationwide internet network designed to keep more Canadian data and internet traffic under Canadian control, according to The Globe and Mail. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the plan Tuesday at the Canada Investment Summit in Toronto. The federal government says it will help finance a new high-capacity...

Rogers is extending its Mobi by Rogers bike share sponsorship in Vancouver for another three years, with the new agreement keeping the carrier’s name on the service through 2029. The renewal begins in 2027, and Rogers is marking the extension by giving away 200,000 minutes of free rides through the rest of 2026, although the...

Freedom Mobile updated its website yesterday to add new plans to the line up, offering more expensive plans that include more roaming data. New $80, $90 and $100 monthly options are available as part of the Total Freedom lineup compared to last week, with larger Roam Beyond data buckets and advertised as “extra value" from...

Koodo’s rollout of faster 5G speeds appears to be reaching more customers, with the Telus flanker now telling some users their plans have been upgraded to speeds of up to 1 Gbps at no extra cost. In a text message sent to customers, Koodo says: “Voila! Your plan has been upgraded to 5G 1Gbps speeds.”...

Telus is taking its fight with the CRTC to the Federal Court of Appeal as the regulator continues looking into whether the carrier’s $15 SIM and eSIM fee breaks new consumer protection rules. In a huge 228-page filing dated September 14 and obtained by iPhone in Canada, Telus is asking the court for permission to...

Telus says it recently detected unauthorized access involving a small number of consumer telecom accounts. In a statement sent to iPhone in Canada on Monday, the carrier said the incident involved only limited information and that the access has since been blocked. “At Telus, we take our commitment to safeguard customer privacy very seriously. We...

We've taken a look at the state of plans from Rogers, Telus, Bell and Freedom for September 2026, and their flanker brands in our Fido, Virgin and Koodo roundup. To round things off, let's also check out pricing for prepaid brands Public Mobile, Lucky Mobile, Chatr and Fizz (which usually need autopay or Auto Top-Up...