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Virgin, Fido and Koodo Tweak June Plans—See Who Wins
The flanker brands of Rogers, Bell and Telus continue to make tweaks and changes as we enter the first week of June. On Tuesday afternoon, Fido kicked things off by adding international texts to its plans. Pricing below after the $10 automatic payments discount: $45/60GB + 500 international texts $55/80GB + 1000 international texts Also...
Public Mobile Boosts Referral Credit Again for Limited Time
Telus-owned Public Mobile has increased its referrals once again for a limited time. When you refer a friend to Public Mobile, you normally get $10 and so does your friend. But from now until June 9, there’s an extra $15 bonus credit on top, for a total of $25 each. Last month, Public Mobile launched...
Public Mobile Sets End Date for 4G and 5G Promo Plans
Good morning and Happy Canada Day, y'all! Telus-owned Public Mobile updated its website on Monday morning to add expiry dates for select 4G and 5G plans. Currently, some promo plans already have “limited time” labels, but now some have gained a specific end date of July 2, 2025. Here are Public Mobile’s 4G plans: $19/1GB...
Public Mobile Users: Major Change Coming After June 3
Telus-owned Public Mobile has started informing customers that upcoming network upgrades could affect their service. In texts sent out this week seen by iPhone in Canada, the company warned that starting June 3, some users may experience a loss of connectivity or degraded signal quality due to infrastructure changes. To help customers stay connected, Public...
Telus to Invest $70 Billion in Canada by 2029: What’s Coming
Telus says it plans to invest $70 billion in Canada through 2029, aiming to boost network infrastructure, support the nation’s AI ambitions, and spur economic growth. The telecom giant says its five-year plan includes expanding its PureFibre internet service to more homes and businesses, while also upgrading 5G and LTE services at over 500 sites...
Want 2Gbps on Telus 5G? You’ll Need Their Most Expensive Plan [Update]
Telus continues to tweak its wireless plans page, this time changing which plans get the fastest 5G+ download speeds, now again showing as up to 2Gbps. Just last week, the following plans from Telus had 5G+ download speeds only up to 1Gbps. But today, Telus updated this to show up to 2Gbps speeds for its...
Canada’s Big 4 Telecoms Are Juggling $100 Billion in Debt
Canada’s four biggest telecoms—Rogers, Bell, Telus, and Quebecor—are carrying more than $100-billion in long-term debt, a 5x increase from two decades ago. That debt, according to data from S&P Capital IQ, reports the Globe and Mail, was once seen as a strategic tool for funding infrastructure and acquisitions, but is now being viewed as a...
Bell and Rogers Match Telus with 25GB Data Bonus on Plans
After Telus launched a 25th anniversary sale this week, which included a 25GB data bonus on its wireless plans, rivals Rogers and Bell have followed suit on the celebrations it seems. Both websites of Rogers and Bell have been updated other now include 25GB of bonus data on their wireless plans. Bell added this on...
Public Mobile Mexico Trip Contest: Who Won?
Back in March, Telus-owned Public Mobile launched a contest offering a free trip for two to Mexico. All you had to do was subscribe to an eligible plan. The requirement was to jump on a $35/month or higher 5G Canada-US-Mexico plan. The winner would receive two roundtrip economy flights to Cancún from a major Canadian...
Telus Launches 25th Anniversary Sale with 25GB Bonus Data
Telus is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a new sale, offering deals on phones and devices, internet and TV. There’s also a 25GB of bonus data on select 5G+ plans. As for a brief history of Telus? Vancouver-based Telus was formed in 1990 by the Alberta government to privatize the Alberta Government Telephones (AGT) and...
Public Mobile Plans Just Got a Huge Long Distance Boost
Telus-owned Public Mobile continues to tweak its plans, this time adding more long distance minutes to its 5G plans. Public Mobile made the changes on Thursday to select 5G plans, but its 4G plans remain unchanged. Check out what’s new below... 4G Plans (no changes) $19/1GB $22/3GB $25/5GB 5G Canada-US-Mexico $30/10GB + 250 International Minutes...
Telus 5G+ Plans on Sale for Victoria Day Long Weekend
Telus has slashed the price on its 5G+ wireless plans in what it’s noting is a limited-time “weekend sale”. The sale has cut prices on bring your own device plans which are also applicable for phone upgrades. What we are seeing is a $10/month discount compared to May 2. Telus has increased and decreased its...