Carriers

Xplore continues to upgrade high-speed internet in rural Alberta, with the latest being in New Norway (just over an hour south of Edmonton). New Brunswick-based Xplore says New Norway’s local tower now offers download speeds of up to 100 Mbps, to go with unlimited data. The company said on Sunday customers can now “stream, game,...

Telus-owned Public Mobile has brought back two promo plans for a limited time until January 6, 2025—after removing them previously. The $29/20GB and $35/75GB Canada-US-Mexico 5G plans are now back. Here’s the full Public Mobile 5G plan list as of writing: $29/10GB 5G + 250 long distance minutes $29/20GB 5G + 250 long distance minutes...

Rogers, Telus and Bell have now set end dates on their Boxing Day plans, with promos set to end by next week. Websites of the ‘Big 3’ have been updated in the past couple of days to indicate January 6, 2025, as the last day to get promo plans that debuted during Boxing Week. Here...

Walmart Wireless offered a gift card promo during Boxing Day offering those activating a bring your own device (BYOD) wireless plan a special bonus. Anyone activating a plan from Rogers/Fido, Telus/Koodo and Bell/Virgin Plus would get a $50 Walmart store gift card. This bonus has now been extended “indefinitely” according to a reliable insider from...

Videotron’s Fizz recently revamped its plans and pricing ahead of Boxing Day, and the plans are still available as of today, January 3, 2025. Here are the plans for Canada nationwide talk and text and data (BC), with one new addition in the form of a $23/6GB plan: $15 talk and text $19/1GB $20/3GB $23/6GB...

Telus-owned Public Mobile has updated its website to announce an end date for its Boxing Day plans, which consist of various Canada-US-Mexico plans that have talk, text and data across North America. Here are the Canada-US-Mexico 5G plans that will now end on January 6—the last day to nab them: $29/10GB 5G + 250 long...

We’ve seen some pretty lukewarm (and downright cold) Boxing Day deals from the sub-brands of Rogers, Telus and Bell. Now, Fido has set an end date for its Boxing Day plans, set to end on January 6, 2024. Fido added this end date to its website on Monday. Fido is offering the following plans right...

Rogers has activated five new cellular towers along B.C.’s Highway 16, providing 911 access for all travelers and 5G coverage for its customers. The project aims to close wireless coverage gaps along the 720-kilometre highway, known as the 'Highway of Tears', where many Indigenous women and girls have disappeared or been murdered. It fulfills a...

It looks like Telus has cut prices of the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, if you’re signing up for a 24-month Bring-it-Back plan (essentially phone leasing), for both its regular pricing and Exclusive Partner Program (EPP), which are corporate plan savings. You'll need to subscribe to a minimum $50/100GB plan or higher...

Telus-owned Public Mobile continues to tweak its year-end plans, this time debuting a $29/20GB Canada-US-Mexico plan with 5G data on Saturday. We previously saw this $29/10GB 5G Canada-US-Mexico plan debut during Black Friday (it's still available), but this time there’s 10GB more data, taking it to 20GB total. The plan allows for talk, text and...

Rogers has revealed the top 2024 moments shared by Canadians on its 5G network. Basically, these are the concerts, sports and other moments where Canadians were sharing, streaming or liking content on their phones while connected to the company’s 5G wireless network. “As Canada’s largest and most reliable 5G network provider, we want to make...

After Rogers, Telus and Bell debuted new Boxing Day deals for 2024, the sub-brands of our ‘Big 3’ telcos have done the same. Check out the Boxing Day deals from Fido, Koodo and Virgin Plus below... Fido Boxing Day Deals 60GB Plan for $34/month: Includes unlimited Canada-U.S. calling  Get up to $360 in bonus credit...