Rogers

Some Rogers customers in Cambridge, Ontario, lost internet, TV, and phone service over the weekend after a fibre line was deliberately damaged — an incident the company says reflects a troubling rise in vandalism targeting telecom networks across Canada. Rogers said the disruption happened near Main Street and Regional Road 24 (Ainslie Street), where vandals...

We’re into a new month so let’s compare bring your own device 5G+ plans from Rogers, Telus, Bell and Quebecor's Freedom Mobile. It will be interesting to track pricing from now into the busy holiday period, which includes Black Friday and Boxing Day. Bring your own device plans include autopay discounts when you set up...

T-Mobile in the U.S. has expanded its Starlink Direct-to-Cell capabilities, announcing yesterday mobile data with its T-Satellite service, giving customers access to apps and services that run directly over satellites. What started earlier this year with only basic texting has now grown to include app-based features like voice and video calls, location sharing, mapping, and...

Opensignal has released its 2025 Global Mobile Network Experience Awards, and Canada’s major wireless players are standing out on the world stage. Telus and Bell were named Global Leaders for 5G coverage, ranking just behind global winner T-Mobile. All three of our major telecoms—Rogers, Telus, and Bell—also earned Global Leader status for 5G reliability, putting...

Rogers says its Citytv+ streaming service is now available directly to Canadians across all major platforms, including Apple and Android devices, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung TV, and online at citytvplus.ca. The service includes live channels and on-demand programming from networks such as Citytv, Bravo, Discovery, Food Network, FX, FXX, and HGTV. Shows range from Law...

On Friday, Rogers announced its former chief executive Nadir Mohamed had passed away. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Nadir. Nadir was an exceptional leader, a deeply respected executive and a generous person who led Rogers during an extraordinary time of change for our company and industry. He contributed immensely to our long-term...

After Bell expanded its 250GB global roaming plan to all Canadians (instead of being just for Quebec) to essentially copying Telus, Rogers has now followed suit, making its own global roaming plan available to everyone. While Rogers was the first to launch a global roaming plan, it was the last to make it available nationwide....

Did you pre-order an iPhone 17 series phone from Rogers? The company has started emailing customers to note that iPhone 17 Pro orders are now on backorder. According to an email obtained by iPhone in Canada that Rogers sent to customers on Monday, the subject reads, “Your new device is on backorder”. Rogers then says...

The iPhone 17 series and iPhone Air pre-orders have launched in Canada and besides pre-orders from Apple, you can also pre-order from places like Best Buy and Costco. Our major wireless carriers Rogers, Telus, Bell and Freedom Mobile also have iPhone 17 series and iPhone Air pre-orders available. But again, they are pushing hard financing...

When can you pre-order your iPhone 17 series from Rogers or Fido? Both carriers have updated their websites to note pre-orders for iPhone 17 are set for Friday, September 12, the same day as Apple’s. Rogers has a mailing list form that requires people to sign up for, in order to get the latest updates...

Rogers has expanded its satellite-to-mobile texting service, giving Canadians access to coverage in areas that have never had reliable cell signals. The service, powered by SpaceX’s Starlink satellites, now stretches across remote highways, national parks, and coastlines, with Rogers claiming three times more coverage than any other Canadian wireless provider. The service allows customers to...

SpaceX has struck a deal with EchoStar to purchase 50 MHz of S-band spectrum in the U.S., along with global mobile satellite service licenses, for a whopping $17 billion US (about $23.5 billion CAD). Colorado-based Echostar is the parent company of Dish Network and also owns Hughes Network Systems. The move will support the next...