Rogers

What started as a plan a few months ago as "Enhanced Text Messaging", Rogers has now officially released "Extreme" Text Messaging for new and existing customers. Extreme Text Messaging delivers numerous text messaging enhancements to Rogers customers. Features such as blockers, signatures, and distribution lists are just some of the available options. With the launch,...

Today Rogers reported that it has officially expanded its 21Mbps HSPA+ network to customers in Winnipeg, Saskatoon, and Regina. Rogers was the first wireless carrier in North America to launch a 21Mbps network back on September 14, 2009. This is great news for existing customers that have Rogers devices that can take advantage of those...

Effective April 15 2010, Rogers has extended their activation fee waiver promotion and are continuing to waive the $35 activation fee that customers are usually charged when starting up a new account. Eligibility & Restrictions The offer is applicable to new 3-year term activations on the following rate plans: Mega Value Plans (All “choice of...

Until May 3, 2010, Rogers has launched their free 6PM early evening add-on for all new activations and existing customers. The 6PM early evenings calling bonus is available on the following 3-year term in-market plans: Value Plans for phones Value Plans for Smartphones iPhone plans Couples & Family Share Plans All business plans EPP plans...

So Rogers had a slight delay with the release of this app, but the Rogers Navigator is finally available! The Rogers Navigator is an iPhone application that turns your iPhone 3G/3GS into a GPS navigation device. The app is powered by TeleNav and further features voice-guided turn-by-turn directions on the road, and re-routes users automatically...

Last month, Rogers launched a promotion that gave customers six months of unlimited local calling. The Canadian wireless carriers usually provide one month or no months of unlimited local calling, so to come out with six months is definitely a Canadian first. Last month, the promotion for Rogers came out rather late in the month...

In the beginning of February, Rogers released a series of new price plans for both existing and new customers. At the end of February 2010, the company modified some of those new plans to include newer and better features. One of the more negative changes made at the beginning of February was made to the...

Back in late February 2010, Rogers released a new $25 student plan that targets individuals who do much more text messaging than calling. At that time, the plan was set to expire on March 31, 2010. The Student Plan has now been extended until May 3, 2010. The new plan primarily featured unlimited text messaging...

Looking to get an iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS on the cheap? Check out the "refreshed" iPhones from Telus. Telus is offering a limited quantity of low priced refreshed iPhones on a 3-year agreement. The refreshed iPhones are exclusive to the Telus online store, which means they are not available in a Telus store or...

A couple of months ago, Rogers/Fido extended their tethering "promotion" to expire on May 3, 2010. As long as users had a 1GB or higher data plan, they were able to use tethering as part of their 1GB data bucket. As expected, effective today, Rogers/Fido have dumped the May 3 expiration and made tethering a...

March 2010 is turning out to be the month of Canadian wireless carrier promotions! First Rogers launched their free 6PM early evenings add-on and waived the $35 activation fee (Fido too). Then Bell followed, with Virgin Mobile (only $35 wavier for Virgin), and matched the same promotions. Then Telus followed Rogers/Bell and released their own...

Effective March 12, 2010, Rogers and Fido have extended their activation fee waiver promotion and are continuing to waive the $35 activation fee that customers are usually charged when starting up a new account. Eligibility & Restrictions The offer is applicable to new 3-year term activations on the following rate plans: Mega Value Plans (All...