Rogers

  Did you order your iPhone 5 from Rogers? You may have noticed the price you paid was $50 higher than the Apple advertised price of $179/$279/$379 for the various models of the phone. This extra amount charged will be rebated to customers on their next bill--but you must fill out the online rebate form to get...

Rogers has officially announced their new 'Simplified Pricing' plans on the Rogers Redboard. These plans were leaked early on the web and detailed yesterday: That’s why today, we are introducing new plans that better reflect how our customers are using their devices in 2012 and into the future. We’ve redesigned and simplified our price plans...

Less than a week ago word leaked Rogers was set to announce new 'Simplified Pricing' plans that featured unlimited talk, text and various data buckets. The exact pricing for these plans have been revealed as noted by MobileSyrup, which says there are 7 plans in total. There are 3 talk and text plans that come with...

Almost three years ago Rogers and Fido released their My Account iPhone app to allow customers to check account balances, track wireless voice and data usage and change My5 or My10 numbers. The apps require a data connection to authenticate your account, but lately it appears both apps are not working for customers, giving messages...

Rogers and CIBC have proudly announced they have performed the first mobile credit card transaction (via Rogers suretap) in Canada using a mobile credit card tied to an NFC-enabled BlackBerry, demonstrated at Tim Hortons with the help of Olympian Simon Whitfield. "We're pleased to make history in mobile commerce in Canada by completing the country's...

Looks like Rogers has some new unlimited talk, text and 'internet' (their new term for data) plans coming, which they are detailed under a new term "Simplified Pricing", notes MobileSyrup. You can check out the 1GB, 3GB and 5GB plans below that all come with unlimited talk and text: Talk, Text & Internet 1GB:- Unlimited...

Rogers announced its 2012 Q3 financial results this morning, which generated a total operating revenue of $3.17 billion and an adjusted $495 million in net income. Canada's largest wireless carrier noted they activated 707,000 smartphones, with 36% of these being new customers. 76,000 net postpaid customers were added, and their ARPU (average revenue per user)...

Rogers has announced it has completed its acquisition of ScoreMedia, a deal that was revealed in late August that includes theScore TV network. Once approved by the CRTC, the latter will join the Sportsnet family. Rogers paid $167 million for ScoreMedia (consisting of theScore TV Network, closed captioning service Voice to Visual Inc., and mixed...

Rogers announced today it has partnered with Microsoft as the "preferred Canadian wireless partner" for the launch of Windows 8, which will include the earlier announced exclusive offering of the Nokia Lumia 920, Windows Phone 8X by HTC and the Samsung ATIV Smart PC tablet: "Rogers has a rich history of innovative firsts, and we're excited...

Yesterday Rogers and Gemalto announced a partnership to utilize NFC-SIM cards from the latter in an upcoming mobile payment system. Earlier in the year Rogers and CIBC previewed their partnership by showing off their NFC credit card payment system on a BlackBerry. Now, MobileSyrup has gotten their hands on an internal doc that reveals the...

The iPhone 5 supports HD Voice, a feature that results in increased call clarity. We previously told you it was only available on the Bell and Telus LTE network, with Rogers noting it would be coming soon. The latter has now confirmed HD Voice is up and running on their network with us: Rogers Network...

Rogers has announced a partnership with digital security technology firm Gemalto to offer mobile payment solutions via NFC (near field communication). Currently, Rogers is undergoing pilot testing of NFC-enabled devices, announced earlier this year in a partnership with CIBC. Gemalto's Upteq NFC is an EMV-ready (Europay, MasterCard and Visa), high-end SIM UICC (Universal Integrated Circuit Card) solution...