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Rogers Sees Subscriber Growth–But Profit Plunges 62% in Q2

Rogers added tens of thousands of new mobile and internet customers in the second quarter of 2025, but that didn’t stop profits from falling hard. The telecom giant reported a huge 62% drop in net income, earning just $148 million, compared to $394 million during the same period last year. On the wireless side, Rogers...

Rogers Upgrades 5G Home Internet with More Data and WiFi 7

Rogers has upgraded its 5G Wireless Home Internet service, giving customers more monthly data, faster speeds, and improved streaming quality—especially for those on its top-tier plans. These are internet plans that send signals through wireless 5G towers and not regular internet through cables to your home. Here are the latest 5G home internet plans from...

OnePlus Adds VoLTE Support in Time for Rogers 3G Shutdown

OnePlus has confirmed that several of its smartphones now support VoLTE (Voice over LTE) in Canada, a necessary step as 3G networks across the country are set to shut down by the end of 2025, namely starting with Rogers and Fido by the end of this month. Some OnePlus users in Canada had expressed confusion...

Rogers Pulls Plug on Shaw WiFi Hotspots Today, Freedom Users Affected

As of today, Rogers has officially shut down the Shaw WiFi hotspot network, cutting off public access to thousands of once-free internet access points across Western Canada. This marks the end of a service that had been a staple for Shaw customers—and later, Freedom Mobile users—for over a decade. Originally branded as ‘ShawOpen,’ the hotspots...

Rogers Xfinity TV Adds CBC Gem and ICI TOU.TV Apps

Rogers has expanded its Xfinity TV and streaming platform by adding two popular Canadian streaming apps: CBC Gem and ICI TOU.TV. CBC Gem was integrated into Rogers Xfinity recently and is now pre-installed under the "Entertainment (Free with Ads)" section of the Rogers Xfinity Apps menu, offering free access to shows like Schitt’s Creek and...

Telus Joins Rogers and Bell with New 250GB Roaming Plan

Wireless plans from Rogers, Telus and Bell have been tweaked after the end of Canada Day promos. Telus today made some changes to its plans, specifically increasing the price of its 60GB plan while also increasing data for its most expensive plan. Check out the current Telus plans below for bring your own device and...

Rogers Launches Starlink Satellite Texting to All Canadians: Here’s Pricing

Rogers is rolling out a new satellite-powered service that lets Canadians send text messages even in areas with no traditional cell signal. Recently, customers were seeing their Rogers devices showing evidence of possible satellite connectivity and here we are. The new tool, called Rogers Satellite, will allow text messaging and access to text-to-911 from virtually...
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Coldplay Apologizes After Calling Rogers Stadium ‘Weird’ and Remote

Coldplay’s lead singer Chris Martin is clarifying comments he made during last Monday night’s concert at Toronto’s Rogers Stadium, after calling it a “weird stadium in the middle of nowhere.” Martin thanked fans for enduring “the traffic and the travel and the trains and the waiting” to reach the venue, before joking about the stadium’s...

Rogers to Raise Roaming Prices Again, Surpassing Bell and Telus

Another telecom price increase is coming and this time it’s from Rogers and Fido. The company is set to increase daily roaming rates for the second time in a year, which is something we’ve never seen before. Rates are going up in the first week of August, so those travelling should be made aware of...

Rogers Turns to AI Chatbot, Cuts Partner Call Centre Jobs

Rogers is replacing hundreds of its Canadian customer service agents with AI chatbots, leading to mass layoffs and growing backlash from former employees who say they were used to train the very tech that took their jobs. The telecom giant confirmed to The Globe and Mail that it has ended its contract with Foundever, a...

Rogers Hikes Sportsnet+ Price by 30%—and Fans are Furious

  Canadian hockey fans are fuming after Sportsnet quietly announced a steep 30% price hike for its Sportsnet+ Premium annual subscription, up $75. Starting September 9, 2025, the cost jumps from $249.99 to $324.99 per year, plus tax. “This change will be reflected on your next billing date... unless you cancel or modify your subscription...

Rogers Starlink Service Might Be Live—and Some Phones Can See It

We may be seeing what appears to be one of the first public sightings of Rogers’ upcoming satellite cellular service powered by SpaceX’s Starlink. A Reddit user showed a screenshot from their phone yesterday displaying “Rogers Satellite” with “RAT: LTE” while in northwest Ontario. Although they couldn’t connect to the network—likely due to not having...