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Longtime iPhone in Canada reader, Bruce, shared details of a new Freedom Mobile promotion spotted at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) in Vancouver, B.C.—and even signed up for it himself. The deal, available at a Freedom kiosk near the Market at the PNE, offers a $39/month Canada-U.S.-Mexico plan (after digital discount) with 100GB of 5G+...

Some Fizz Mobile customers in B.C. and Alberta were unable to receive calls for two days dating back to Friday, August 14, with service only working between Fizz-to-Fizz numbers. Callers instead heard a message saying, “due to telephone company facility trouble your call cannot be completed at this time.” One customer, TJ, told iPhone in...

Freedom Mobile recently launched a back to school deal that’s only available for students, which is a lower cost version of its 100GB back to school deal from late July. The company’s website is advertising a $44/100GB Canada-US-Mexico plan only for students (after autopay). You can use your talk, text, and data no matter where...

Quebecor says it has no plans to sell off its cellphone towers, pushing back on a trend that’s gaining popularity in the telecom world—especially after Telus struck a major deal last week. CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau made it clear during the company’s earnings call that selling infrastructure to raise cash isn’t part of Quebecor’s plan....

Freedom Mobile is giving out free bonus data to some of its customers as part of a 30 million gigabyte giveaway—but who gets it and how much they get seems pretty random. "We’ve given away 30 million gigabytes of monthly bonus data to select customers this back-to-school season — at no cost and with no...

Freedom Mobile has refreshed its wireless plans as part of a its annual Back to School promos, quietly increasing data limits across many tiers while introducing new high-end options and updating its international roaming coverage. The big change? More data for the same price, especially for customers paying $49 or more per month. For example,...

Freedom Mobile users in Quebec and the Ottawa area should prepare for the first 3G network shutdown phase starting July 31, 2025, according to Freedom’s parent company, Videotron. The move is part of a broader plan to phase out older 3G technology in Canada to make way for faster LTE, 5G, and 5G+ networks. Videotron...

Earlier this month at the Calgary Stampede, Freedom Mobile offered some exclusive wireless promos at the event, and now we’re seeing them pop up again elsewhere in Alberta. At KDays in Edmonton, Freedom Mobile’s kiosk is offering up a $39/month promo plan with 80GB of data, for use in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. The...

Videotron’s Freedom Mobile has launched a new travel eSIM that offers Canadians affordable international data—without the need for a monthly plan, contract, or credit check. The new option, called Roam Beyond Travel Data eSIM, starts at $10 for 1GB (plus a one-time $10 activation fee) and works in over 120 countries, including 16 new destinations....

Last week Freedom Mobile announced it was the new presenting sponsor at the Calgary Stampede’s Grandstand Show, and now the wireless carrier is again offering a promo to go alongside the annual event. A Freedom Mobile spokesperson told iPhone in Canada there’s a $45/month plan with 200GB of data available in Calgary, as part of...

Freedom Mobile is joining the Calgary Stampede this year as the new presenting sponsor of the event’s Grandstand Show—and bringing along a virtual reality attraction to go with it. From July 4 to 13, Stampede visitors can try the Freedom Mobile Worry-Free Escape, a VR experience set up on the Midway. The installation offers 360-degree...

Quebecor is warning the federal broadcast regulator that Canada’s media system is in serious trouble—and it’s calling out the CRTC for not acting fast enough to fix it. At 'The Path Forward – Working towards a sustainable Canadian broadcasting system' hearing on June 19 in Gatineau, Quebec (hearings started yesterday), Quebecor vice-president Peggy Tabet told...