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,...
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...
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...
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...
Just a quick note to potential Rogers/Fido iPhone customers. If you are looking to get one of the "officially" labeled "iPhone Plans" from Rogers/Fido, you will now have both the Early Cancellation Fee and Data Early Cancellation Fee attached to the plan. In other words, the official iPhone Plans now include both the ECF and...
Until further notice, Rogers has extended their free 6PM early evening add-on. The promotion originally started in the middle of December and was set to expire on December 31 2009. The free activation fee promotion has not been extended. The bonus is available on the following 3-year term in-market plans: Mega Value Plans Mega Value...
Over the last month, Rogers, Bell and Telus have been in heated debates and lawsuits about which carrier has the most reliable network. After the trials ended, it was decided that neither of the Big 3 wireless carriers in Canada can label themselves as "the most reliable network". Well it seems that Rogers thinks otherwise...
Rogers noted the other day, that the Rogers and Fido tethering promo announced last summer will been extended. The original expiry date was set for December 31st, so that's a pretty darn good extension for the promotion. There is no official press documents on the Rogers website as of yet, but details are as follows:...
