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Fido Removes 60GB Plan, Only Two Main Options Remain [Update]
Update: Of course, Fido has updated its website to bring back the $49/60GB plan. Our original story is below: Rogers-owned Fido continues to tweak its plan offerings, and on Tuesday it removed its 60GB plan outside of Quebec. Here are Fido plans after automatic payment discounts (the $44/50GB plan debuted just three days ago). $39/20GB...
Chatr Adds $25 Plan to Lineup, Sets End Date for 20GB Offering
Rogers-owned Chatr has added a new $25 plan to its lineup, while also added an end date to its $29 plan with 20GB of data, set for August 1. The company added a $25/500MB plan after autopay, with unlimited nationwide talk. Chat’s 4G plan lineup as today is as follows (after autopay bonuses applied): $15/500MB...
Fido and Koodo Launch $44/50GB Plan, Expect Virgin to Follow
Rogers-owned Fido and Telus-owned Koodo continue to tweak their plans, yet again. The $44/40GB plan now has a 10GB data increase to 50GB for the same price. Fido is offering this in the form of a 10GB data bonus on top, while Koodo has just changed its data to 50GB total. Bell’s Virgin Plus has...
Rogers and Shaw Internet with 2 Gbps Speeds Now Available
Rogers and Shaw have launched a new tier of internet, now offering download speeds of up to 2 Gbps. For Rogers, the new Pro tier offers up to 2 Gbps download speeds and increased upload speeds of 200 Mbps (this applies to all plans that have at least 200 Mbps download speeds). This plan is...
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,...