At first I thought my iPhone was acting up. But after experiencing multiple dropped calls, intermittent cutting in and out when dialling, and confirmation via twitter (people exploding over this issue), I can finally say Rogers/Fido is experiencing some major network issues! Here is a sampling of some tweets I've received: no fido connection in...
If you have or are planning to purchase a Rogers/Fido device between December 1 and December 31, 2009, whether an iPhone or other smartphone/consumer device, Rogers/Fido have extended the return policy for those purchases until January 15 2010. Extended Holiday Returns Any Rogers/Fido devices purchased between December 1 and December 31, 2009 may be returned...
Effective December 11, 2009, new Rogers customers that sign up on any eligible in-market (currently available) plan will receive 6PM evenings for free ($7 value). The promotion expires January 1, 2010. The bonus is available on the following 3-year term plans: Mega Value Plans Mega Value Combo Smartphone & Rocket Stick plan iPhone plans Couples...
Effective December 10, 2009, Rogers and Fido 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: Mega Value Plans (All “choice of feature†plans: Unlimited Network Calling, MY5, Double Your...
The residents of Kawartha Lakes are in an uproar over four new wireless cell towers being built by Rogers Wireless. The Mayor, Ric McGee, says he’s got no control or say on where the towers will be installed, as that is up to Industry Canada. "I think this is a classic representation of lack of...
Two weeks ago, Telus sued Rogers for apparently misleading advertisements claiming that Rogers is "Canada's fastest network". Now, Rogers has filed a suit against Bell Canada for misleading advertisements claiming that Bell has Canada's "largest, fastest, and most reliable network". Rogers is pointing out that the currently operating Bell CDMA network has approximately 6.7 million...
Rogers/Fido have just finished another round of reducing customer local calling areas. We originally reported about this back in August when the following cities were undergoing the change: Sarnia (Ontario) – July 1, 2009 Windsor, London and Kingston (Ontario) – August 1, 2009 Kelowna, Nanaimo and Victoria (British Columbia) – September 15, 2009 Toronto (Ontario)...
Below you find the latest Rogers Wireless plans for iPhone 3G/3GS for December 2009 . The information below will not include the specifically labeled "iPhone 3G plans" from Rogers that cost $65 and $80 per month. They can however still be used. Please note that these plans will be reflective of Rogers Wireless and there...
31 days left... As many have read our article regarding the Tethering policies for Rogers and Fido, one of the most talked about points is that Rogers/Fido plan to offer Tethering access for free to accounts that have 1GB or higher data plans (using your data bucket) up until December 31, 2009...but what then? Well,...
A few months ago, Rogers/Fido updated their websites to provide customers with the ability to view their wireless usage in almost real-time. The information was updated every four hours and gave users a great tool to track wireless usage. To expand on that functionality and to set themselves apart from the other two Canadian iPhone...
These two are like brothers fighting over toys. This morning, Telus filed legal action against Rogers for misleading advertisements claiming that Rogers is "Canada's fastest network". Rogers has been running these ads, along with another one whose slogan is "Canada's fastest network: two times faster than any other" since 2007. We have seen them all...
Recently Rogers and Fido both updated their various iPhone related value packs to include Name Display along side the Caller Display feature. This was primarily due to the release of iPhone OS 3.1, which, among other updates, brought with it the ability to use Name Display on the iPhone...or did it? After various personal testing...
