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Rogers ‘Convert to eSIM’ Directly on iPhone Coming in iOS 18

Rogers looks to be supporting Apple’s ‘Convert to eSIM’ feature right from the iPhone. That’s according to changes made in the latest iOS 18 beta 4, notes iPhone in Canada reader Ahsan. When you head to Settings > Cellular on iPhone, there’s a new option for ‘Convert to eSIM’. To convert to eSIM on your...

Rogers, Telus and Bell Respond to Alberta Wildfires [Update]

Rogers, Telus, and Bell have announced various initiatives to support communities affected by the devastating wildfires in Jasper, Alberta. Rogers Rogers has pledged to match all donations up to $100,000 for the Canadian Red Cross 2024 Alberta Wildfires Appeal. Donations can be made by texting ROGERS to 20222 for a $5 donation. Rogers also says...

Rogers Giving 30GB Monthly Data Bonus to ‘Loyal’ Customers

Rogers continues to dole out data bonuses for select customers, bumping up their overall data buckets. According to a text message received by iPhone in Canada reader Yoshi yesterday, Rogers said, “hello, we want to give you an extra 30GB of data every month for the next 24 months to thank you for your loyalty—absolutely...

Rogers CEO Predicts Ongoing High Wireless Churn Rates in Industry

Rogers reported its financial and operating results for Q2 2024, showing growth in wireless and internet services. The company saw 188,000 combined mobile phone and internet net additions in Q2, bringing the year-to-date total to 275,000. Specifically, there were 112,000 postpaid mobile phone net additions, 50,000 prepaid net additions, and 26,000 retail internet net additions....

Rogers Edges Bell and Telus for ‘Best’ 5G Network in 2024: Study

Rogers has been ranked as the most reliable wireless network in Canada by Germany-based umlaut, once again. Out of a total 1,000 perfect score representing voice, data and crowdsourcing, Rogers scored 894, Bell was at 871 and Telus at 856. Last year, scores were at 889, 874, and 859, respectively. Rogers went up 5 points...

Rogers RCS Messaging Now Available in iOS 18 Beta

With today’s release iOS 18 beta 4, RCS Messaging has been enabled for Rogers customers, notes numerous iPhone in Canada readers. Two weeks ago when iOS 18 beta 3 was released, RCS Messaging arrived in Canada with carriers such as Telus, Bell, Videotron, and Freedom Mobile. Rogers was missing but that has changed as of...

CRTC Seeks Info from Rogers on Connection Fee Increase to $70

Rogers and Fido increased its one-time connection fee last week to a whopping $70, and now this change has caught the attention of the CRTC. On Friday, the CRTC issued a request for information to Ruth Altman, Director of Regulatory Consumer Policy at Rogers, regarding recent changes to this connection fee. The inquiry is about...

Fido Offers $50/100GB Canada-US Plan to Switch to Rogers

Fido customers are being enticed to switch to parent company Rogers right now, through a $50/100GB 5G Canada-USA plan. This $50/100GB 5G+ plan includes access to talk, text and data while you’re in Canada or the USA. It also includes 1,000 long distance minutes as a bonus (Canada to Bangladesh, China including Hong Kong, India,...

Fido iPhone 14 Deal: $7/month Upgrade for Some Customers

If you’re a Fido customer, you may want to check your account for a special deal on Apple’s iPhone 14 from last year. Some customers are seeing an “exclusive savings” offer in their accounts, which is the 256GB iPhone 14 available for just $7.77/month with Fido financing over 24 months. That works out to $186.48,...

Rogers and Fido Price Increase: Connection Fee Now $70

Rogers and Fido have increase the price of its one-time connection fee, now at $70 when you activate a phone or line that involves a customer service agent. This price increase for the connection fee comes after it was increased to $60 in June 2023, so just over one year later. In July 2021, the...

Virgin Plus Finally Matches All Plans from Fido and Koodo

Last week, Bell’s Virgin Plus tweaked its plans and pricing to almost match rivals Fido (Rogers) and Koodo (Telus), but now we’re seeing the same plans across the board, as expected (finally). Here are Virgin Plus’ current plans for bring your own device: $39/20GB $44/40GB $49/60GB (after $5 off for 24 months) $65/75GB 5G The...

Rogers ‘Winback’ Deals Reportedly Offer $35/75GB, $29/50GB Plans

If you recently ditched Rogers and switched to another wireless carrier, you may want to consider answering calls from the company’s ‘winback’ department, which offers exclusive sweetheart deals to bring you back to the company. The latest offers we’re seeing are reportedly in the form of a $35/75GB 5G plan from Rogers, along with $29/50GB...