Rogers

Rogers Applies to Become a Canadian Bank

Rogers has various diversified investments, and the next giant leap forward might be its plans--to become a bank. The company plans to incorporate under Canada's Bank Act, once it applies to the Minister of Finance. As for the name, it will be known as Rogers Bank and Banque Rogers in French, with headquarters to be...

Rogers to Launch LTE Network in Toronto on September 28th

Rogers today announced they will launch their LTE network in Toronto on September 28th. LTE is the next-generation wireless network that has already launched in Ottawa this July. Incredible mobile speeds are coming our way with LTE: Later this year, Rogers will offer an LTE device that will be capable of maximum theoretical download speeds...

Rogers Employees To Begin ‘iPhone Pre-Launch’ Training for the iPhone 5

With endless speculation of an imminent iPhone 5 launch this Fall, we've heard rumours about the next generation phone coming to Telus in October, but now we've landed upon evidence that Rogers is preparing employees for the next launch. An internal memo titled, Coming Soon: iPhone pre-launch, instructs employees to complete training, a 45 minute...

Rogers Launches $30 6GB Data Plan

Effective today, smartphone customers who activate on a three-year voice and data contract can choose the Rogers 6GB data plan for $30. Normally, Rogers charges $30 for 1GB of data. If you are a new or existing customer, you are eligible for the $30 6GB data plan on a 3-year term and once you add...

Rogers: iPhone 4 Now Included In $50 Upgrade Rebate

This week, Rogers made a quiet update to its hardware upgrade program for iPhone 4 devices. Previously, Rogers customers who wanted to upgrade to an iPhone 4 normally received promotional pricing of $159/$269 with a voice/data plan. Without a voice/data plan, Rogers customers paid significantly more for the device. This week, Rogers has made the...

Rogers 2011 Q2: Profits Drop to $410 Million, But Revenues Rise

Rogers released their 2011 Q2 earnings, and noted a 9% drop in profits due to increased competition, but beat expectations as revenues rose. Net income for Q2 was $410 million ($452 million in the year ago quarter), and revenue came in at $3.12 billion, a 3% increase from the year ago quarter. “Rogers delivered a...

Fido Updates My Account iPhone App

This week, Fido completed another update, just minor bug fixes, to their free "My Account" iPhone application. Oddly enough, there is still no Retina Display support for the iPhone 4. The "My Account" app enables Fido customers to view the amount of minutes, data and messages that they have used so far in the month,...

Rogers Launches LTE Network In Ottawa

Today Rogers launched their new LTE network in Ottawa, the first of many cities to receive the new high-speed upgrade. LTE, or Long Term Evolution, delivers higher speeds than Rogers' current HSPA+ network. LTE further delivers increased usage capacity which means more users can access the Rogers LTE network at top speeds simultaneously. Ottawa is...

Rogers, Telus, and Bell Release $30 6GB Data Plans in Quebec to Match Videotron

In late June, we reported Quebec's Videotron launched a $30/month 6GB data plan. Such data plans originally popped up from the 'Big 3' carriers as 'limited promotions' during the times of available iPhone upgrades. For those unaware, the first introduction of the 6GB plan was back in 2008 when consumers dismissed Rogers' initial iPhone data...

LTE From Rogers Coming To Ottawa First

Get ready Ottawa, you will be the first to bask in the goodness that is 4G a.k.a. Long Term Evolution (LTE). We brought you news that Rogers would be launching their LTE network in Vancouver, Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto and we are getting closer to a launch date. We've talked about LTE before but here's...

Rogers No Activation Fee Until June 30

Rogers is once again extending their activation fee waiver promotion and are waiving the $35 activation fee that customers are usually charged when starting up a new account. Eligibility & Restrictions The offer is applicable to new 3-year term activations on the following rate plans: Individual Plans Unlimited Plans for Phones Unlimited Plans for Smartphones...