Rogers

Looks like the following is actually a decent deal from Rogers. There is currently an iPhone 4 accessories sale, which includes the following: Plantronics Explorer 210 Bluetooth Headset - $12.00 Griffin Screen Care Kit - $5.00 Griffin Elan Form Graphite Case - $8.00 Or, you can get all three for $20. Not bad, considering the...

When I woke up this morning, I noticed I didn't have any signal on my iPhone 4. All I got was the "Searching..." image. I reset my phone, and nothing happened. I turned off 3G, same deal. Everything appears to be working now in Vancouver, but the system wide downtime during the busiest time of...

Last Fall, Rogers announced LTE trials in Ottawa. Today, as part of their quarterly earnings call (which had profits drop), Rogers CEO Nadir Mohammed confirmed this to investors: "We’re committed to LTE. We’re committed to deploying it and it’s going to be a multi-year deployment." What is LTE? As defined by the Rogers Redboard: LTE...

From the Globe and Mail: Rogers Communications Inc. saw profit drop by 3 per cent in the last quarter, falling short of analysts' expectations as Canada's largest wireless provider continues to suffer from a wave of new competition. As new companies such as Mobilicity and Wind Mobile continue to push in, and old rivals BCE...

This week, in response to Telus, Rogers has launched a new $60 Voice & Data plan. The plan is very comparable to the existing $60 Promotional Voice & Data plan from Telus, with the only exception being that Telus offers Voicemail 3 for free. Aside from that, the plan requires a 3-year new activation or...

Today, citing recent competitive activity, Rogers has extended (again) their $35 Canadawide My10 plan. The plan, originally expiring on December 31, 2010, was relaunched on January 10, 2011 and then expired again on February 7, 2011. The offer has now been extended "until further notice". $35 My10 Canada-wide Plan This extended plan from Rogers is available...

Today, Rogers launched a new data sharing option for customers that have the 6GB data plan. It will cost $30 extra per month, per device to share your existing 6GB/$30 data plan with up to five devices. But first, some history. July 2010 With the launch of the iPhone 4, Rogers released their famous 6GB...

As we begin February 2011, various Rogers/Fido promotions are changing. The summary of changes is below: Rogers 6PM Early Evening Calling - Expiring February 7, 2011 To qualify, new or existing customers must sign or renew on a 3-year term in-market plan. $35 Activation Fee Waived - On-going When starting up an account, Rogers customers...

This week, Rogers/MTS announced that the two wireless companies are going live with HSPA+ coverage in Manitoba on March 31, 2011. This brings up to 21Mbps wireless data speeds to the province. The press release states that the joint venture between Rogers and MTS will now bring expanded wireless voice and data across Manitoba. The...

For those in the market for an iPhone 3GS, or if you just cannot find an iPhone 4, Rogers/Fido are offering a $50 "instant bill credit" on eligible 8GB iPhone 3GS activations/upgrades, making the device cost $49.00 on a 3-year term. 3-year Activation If you start a new 3-year voice and data plan with Rogers...

We posted about Netflix the other day and how their Canadian operations are on schedule to turn a profit in the third quarter. Within that post it was revealed that more people watch Netflix on their Apple TV compared to almost 15 million iPads. Today on the Netflix blog they posted performance results in charts...

Some of you may remember last year when CBC did a report on "Canada's Worst Cellphone Bill". The report highlighted several Canadians who had extremely high monthly bills. Of their 1,000 submitted wireless bills, the "winner" was a Canadian with a $6,000 bill! Well CBC is back again this year with another round of "Canada's...