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Public Mobile Sets End Date for its 4G Promo Plans
Telus-owned Public Mobile has now set an end date for its promo 4G plans. The carrier’s website now lists January 27 as the end date for the following 4G plans which include unlimited Canada-wide calling and messaging (these plans aren't anything exciting at all): $19/1GB $23/6GB $29/20GB These plans join the existing 5G Canada-US-Mexico plans:...
Barclays Slashes Ratings for Canadian Telcos Amid Sector Turmoil
Barclays has downgraded Rogers to "Equal Weight" and Bell to "Underweight," citing ongoing challenges in Canada’s telecom sector, including price wars and slowing growth. “The Canadian telecom operating environment may continue to see headwinds for a while and stretched balance sheets leave little room for error,” Barclays wrote. The report highlighted aggressive pricing by Rogers...
Telus Launches Crunchyroll with Discounted Pricing Promo
Telus has partnered with anime streaming network Crunchyroll to offer subscriptions directly to its customers. Crunchyroll is available as a standalone service, but if you bundle it with Telus Stream+, you can save 10% on the monthly subscription. Crunchyroll has over 1,000 shows and 200 East Asian dramas, ad-free. Subscribers can also access new episodes...
Bell was Canada’s Fastest Mobile Provider in 2H 2024, Says Report
Ookla has released its H2 2025 Connectivity Report for Canada, highlighting Bell Mobility as the fastest mobile provider in Canada.
Fido, Koodo, and Virgin Plus Cut Prices, Offer Matching Plans
Earlier this month, Fido, Koodo and Virgin Plus increased prices to start 2025, removing Boxing Day discounts. Fast forward just over a week later, all three sub-brands of Rogers, Telus and Bell have lowered prices and unified plans to match each other. What are the odds? Check out the changes below: Fido $40/50GB (was...
Telus Faces Proposed Class Action Lawsuit, Accused of Inflating AI Solutions
Telus subsidiary Telus International is being sued in a class-action lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court, with investors claiming the company exaggerated its progress in artificial intelligence and caused them financial losses. The suit names Telus International, its parent company, and executives, including Telus CEO Darren Entwistle and Telus International CEO Jeff Puritt, as defendants. The...
Rogers, Telus, and Bell Top Billing Complaints; Public Mobile Surges 768%
This all sounds like deja vu, once again. Rogers, Bell, and Telus continue to top the list of telecoms generating the most consumer complaints, according to a new report from the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS). The CCTS annual report, which tracks complaints between August 2023 and July 2024, highlights ongoing frustrations with...
Trudeau’s Parliament Pause Leaves Huawei in Telco Networks [Update]
Telcos such as Iristel, Telus and Bell no longer have a law forcing a removal timeline for existing Huawei equipment from their networks, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shut down Parliament last week, effectively killing a key cybersecurity bill. Bill C-26 was meant to enforce the removal of Huawei gear from the country's telecom networks...
Cellphone Plan Deals: Rogers, Telus, Bell & More from Jan. 8
After a holiday break hiatus, we're back with cellphone plan changes and updates in Canada. Here are the latest Canadian cellphone plan and device deals, plus other promos from wireless carriers such as Rogers, Telus and Bell, from our partner PlanHub. As always, the promos and plans may change at the last minute, but here...
Surprise! Public Mobile’s Canada-US-Mexico Plans are Sticking Around
Just when we thought Telus-owned Public Mobile was going to ditch its Canada-US-Mexico roaming plans introduced during Black Friday, they have now stuck around after the end of Boxing Day and into the New Year. Promo end dates were set for January 6 for some promo plans, but for the most part, Canada-US-Mexico plans have...
Rogers, Telus and Bell Increase Prices to Kick Off the New Year
We knew wireless Boxing Day deals were coming to an end and now Rogers, Telus and Bell have increased prices to start the New Year. Check out the revamped plans as of today, January 7, 2025. These prices are for bring your own device (BYOD) and after autopay (preauthorized credit card payments). Rogers ($55/200, $60/200GB,...
Fido, Koodo and Virgin Plus Increase Prices to Start 2025
The flanker brands of Canada’s ‘Big 3’ telecoms, Fido, Koodo and Virgin Plus, have increased prices to kick off 2025. These price increases come after Boxing Day deals have come to an end. Let’s take a look at the wireless price changes below, with prices after automatic payments (pre-authorized credit card payments): Fido ($34/60GB and...