Carriers

Today, Rogers and Fido released new plans and as compared to the last quarter plans, and even beyond that, the new Rogers plans especially are by far the worst they have ever done. New Rogers Plans 1.) $30, $35, $40, and $45 consumer plans received "unlimited mobile browsing" as an option add-on. (not compatible with...

The middle of December 2009 concluded what was expected to be the final round of Rogers/Fido local calling area reductions. Wrong. Effective March 15, 2010, Rogers/Fido are further reducing Local Calling Areas across Canada. What does this mean? Local Calling Areas (LCA) are invisible geographic boundaries that determine which calls are billed as local calls...

Effective February 9, 2010 , Rogers will no longer be offering "Freedom of Speech" (FOS) on any term plans. This means that any customers activating on any monthly, 1, 2 or 3-year term service agreement on or after February 9, 2010 will no longer receive one month of unlimited local calling. Prior to February 9,...

Bell has launched three new price plans as a promotion during the 2010 Winter Games. The plans are available to new Bell customers on a 3-year term and also to existing Bell customers who renew on a 3-year term. The plans do not offer as much value has Bell's Smartphone/iPhone Combo plans and the 3-year...

SIM Cards, or Subscriber Identification Modules, are the small smart cards that sit inside our iPhones and give us our connection to the cellular network. SIM Cards also come free with a phone/device purchase. Normally SIM cards have a long life, usually in excess of five years, but sometimes they "burn out" or are defective....

Rogers has launched two new North American (US/Canada) Data add-ons. The new data add-ons allow customers to use the available data anywhere in Canada or the USA. In other words, you can use the data add-on in the USA without any additional data roaming fees. The new data add-ons start at $35/month and also have...

A few days ago, Virgin Mobile officially launched its HSPA+ network (using Bell service) across Canada. Alongside the launch, Virgin announced new smartphone rates plans and that it was carrying the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. Until now, the only place to get Virgin Mobile service on an iPhone 3G/3GS was to visit a Virgin...

Virgin Mobile has officially launched their HSPA+ network that now supports the iPhone. Alongside the release, the company has introduced new price plans as well. The company has launched two types of plans; Smartphone Combo plans that include a voice plan and a data plan or customers can opt to separate the two and choose...

Effective January 28, 2010 (but in full deployment as of February 2), Rogers/Fido have improved their WhoCalled mobile add-on feature. WhoCalled has received mixed reviews from customers in that some love it and some hate it, but for those that don't know what the feature is, I'll briefly explain. WhoCalled is a feature that alerts...

Virgin Mobile has made official that the iPhone is coming in February 2010. If you check out their website today, users can pre-register for iPhone news. As a bonus, the first 100 people to activate an iPhone have a chance to win two tickets to the Virgin Festival 2010 in Toronto. When Virgin Mobile launches...

In a rare move, Rogers has changed their upgrade policy...for the better! It is now faster and cheaper to get a new device through the upgrade changes. The new Rogers upgrade policy now states that Rogers customers will now be eligible for the same pricing as new customers on all devices on or after the...

Until February 8, 2010, Rogers has extended their free 6PM early evening add-on for students. The bonus is available on the following 3-year term in-market plans: Mega Value Plans Mega Value Combo Smartphone & Rocket Stick plan iPhone plans Couples & Family Share Plans All new activations that have a student code (MSD code) attached...