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Freedom Mobile Student Deal: $45/50GB 5G Plan
Freedom Mobile has kicked off new nationwide 5G and 4G plans, while also making available “exclusive savings for students”. The Freedom Mobile student plan deal for back to school comes in the form of a $45/month plan with 50GB of data on the company’s 5G network. The plan includes unlimited nationwide talk and text as...
Freedom Mobile Launches $65 Canada/USA/Mexico Plan
Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile today unveiled its new nationwide 5G and 4G plans, expanding the latter’s coverage in various Canadian cities thanks in part to a recent CRTC wholesale roaming decision. A new plan worth mentioning is the company’s $65/50GB plan (after Digital Discount) that offers unlimited data, talk, and text across Canada, the United States,...
Freedom Mobile Reveals 5G Nationwide Plans, New Mexico Roaming
Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile has officially revealed its new nationwide and 5G plans today. Yesterday, we told you many Freedom Mobile customers started seeing 5G service icons and faster speeds before today’s announcement. "Today, Freedom is exceeding its promise to customers with some of the most competitive wireless plans ever seen in Canada, backed by a...
Freedom Mobile 5G Service is Now Live, Say Customers
Earlier this week, Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile announced its 5G network was now here, alongside nationwide data. The company said it would roll out its 5G network within 10 days, with those on plans $45 or higher getting early access to the network. Now, it appears Freedom Mobile is wasting no time in getting things rolling...
CRTC Paves Way for Quebecor to Expand Cellphone Services Nationwide
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has made a pivotal decision that it says will bring more affordable cellphone plans for Canadians, while motivating companies to sustain their investment in top-tier networks. The Monday announcement establishes the tariff that Quebecor will pay Rogers to provide services using the latter's wireless network across the nation....
Freedom Mobile 5G is Here and Nationwide Data
Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile has officially launched its 5G network, alongside nationwide data for existing customers, as of today. We previously told you that Freedom Mobile customers would get merged monthly recurring data and nationwide data buckets. Now, Freedom Mobile says its 5G network is available early for select customers. Data Passes, Big Binge Bonus Data...
Freedom Mobile to Merge Nationwide and Freedom Data Buckets
Earlier this week, iPhone in Canada told you Videotron’s Freedom Mobile was expanding its wireless network into Quebec, while also preparing to introduce a new seamless roaming feature between the company’s network and it Nationwide network (the latter is through an agreement with Rogers). Now, we can tell you that Freedom Mobile will be merging...
Freedom Mobile Network Expands to Quebec, Debuts Seamless Roaming [Update]
Videotron-owned Freedom Mobile has expanded its wireless network into Quebec as of today, July 19, according to information obtained by iPhone in Canada. Alongside this expansion, Freedom Mobile also plans to introduce a seamless roaming feature from July 24, enhancing the handoff from the Freedom network to the Nationwide network. The Quebec network expansion will...
Freedom Mobile Offering $65/100GB Canada-US Loyalty Plan
If you’re a Freedom Mobile customer, you may want to try to snag the following loyalty plan that is better than the company’s existing $50/40GB Canada-US plan. Some existing Freedom Mobile customers on Reddit and RFD have been offered the following loyalty plan when asking for it by phone or chat, as far back as...
Freedom Mobile Workers Eye Unionization Amid Ownership Change
Following the recent sale of Freedom Mobile, Teamsters Canada, a prominent labour union, has noted an increased interest in unionization among retail and call centre employees at the telecom. When Rogers and Shaw completed their massive merger this April, Freedom Mobile was transferred to Quebecor’s Videotron. According to Christopher Monette, the public affairs director at...
Videotron Debuts $55/50GB Canada-US Promo Plan, But There’s a Catch
Quebecor’s Videotron has launched a new Canada-US promo plan that undercuts big telcos Rogers, Telus and Bell if you bundle internet with your cellphone plan. In a change made late Tuesday on its website, Videotron’s $55/40GB Canada-US roaming plan received 10GB of extra data, becoming a $55/40GB plan. The ‘All-Inclusive Canada-US’ plan with 40GB now...
Fido Matches Freedom’s $50 Canada/US Plan with 40GB
Earlier today we told you about Fido’s new $50/40GB promo plan after a $10/month credit. Now, we’ve learned this promo plan is even better in Quebec, as it matches the Freedom Mobile $50/40GB plan with Canada/US roaming. Why just Quebec? Well, Quebec has a fourth regional wireless competitor in the form of Videotron (the owner...