Rogers

Effective today, smartphone customers who activate on a three-year voice and data contract can choose the Rogers 6GB data plan for $30. Normally, Rogers charges $30 for 1GB of data. If you are a new or existing customer, you are eligible for the $30 6GB data plan on a 3-year term and once you add...

This week, Rogers made a quiet update to its hardware upgrade program for iPhone 4 devices. Previously, Rogers customers who wanted to upgrade to an iPhone 4 normally received promotional pricing of $159/$269 with a voice/data plan. Without a voice/data plan, Rogers customers paid significantly more for the device. This week, Rogers has made the...

Rogers released their 2011 Q2 earnings, and noted a 9% drop in profits due to increased competition, but beat expectations as revenues rose. Net income for Q2 was $410 million ($452 million in the year ago quarter), and revenue came in at $3.12 billion, a 3% increase from the year ago quarter. “Rogers delivered a...

This week, Fido completed another update, just minor bug fixes, to their free "My Account" iPhone application. Oddly enough, there is still no Retina Display support for the iPhone 4. The "My Account" app enables Fido customers to view the amount of minutes, data and messages that they have used so far in the month,...

Today Rogers launched their new LTE network in Ottawa, the first of many cities to receive the new high-speed upgrade. LTE, or Long Term Evolution, delivers higher speeds than Rogers' current HSPA+ network. LTE further delivers increased usage capacity which means more users can access the Rogers LTE network at top speeds simultaneously. Ottawa is...

In late June, we reported Quebec's Videotron launched a $30/month 6GB data plan. Such data plans originally popped up from the 'Big 3' carriers as 'limited promotions' during the times of available iPhone upgrades. For those unaware, the first introduction of the 6GB plan was back in 2008 when consumers dismissed Rogers' initial iPhone data...

Get ready Ottawa, you will be the first to bask in the goodness that is 4G a.k.a. Long Term Evolution (LTE). We brought you news that Rogers would be launching their LTE network in Vancouver, Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto and we are getting closer to a launch date. We've talked about LTE before but here's...

Rogers is once again extending their activation fee waiver promotion and 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: Individual Plans Unlimited Plans for Phones Unlimited Plans for Smartphones...

It is unclear exactly when this will be launched, but Rogers Wireless seems prepared to release a new $10 unlimited USA text messaging plan. This upcoming $10 text messaging plan is a much better plan than all of the existing Rogers USA text messaging packages. Right now, the most low cost USA text messaging plan...

Rogers announced today that the Canadian wireless carrier will invest $80 million over the next two years to bring 4G HSPA+ network capabilities to the Maritime provinces. Aside from faster download speeds and a more reliable connection, this also means that Rogers customers in the Maritimes will be able to take advantage of the latest...

For those living in the Manitoba market, Rogers has launched a new $55 Unlimited My10 plan. The package is available to new or existing customers. The plan is effective May 26, 2011 and has no visible expiration date. The features are listed below: $55 Unlimited My10 Plan Minutes: 300 daytime Evenings/Weekends: Unlimited @ 6PM Data: 2GB...

Good news for new and existing Rogers customers on the Unlimited Quebec plan, as Rogers has reduced the rate of the package until June 15, 2011. Specifically the plan has dropped to $45/month (from $60) and $35/month (from $50) if the plan is bundled. For plan details, see below: $45/month ($35/month bundled) Minutes: Unlimited Local...