Manitoba’s Rural Municipality of Alonsa Has Been Without Cell Service For Weeks
Residents of Manitoba's rural municipality of Alonsa, located approximately 165km northwest of Winnipeg, have been without cell service for weeks. Residents of this area are now worried for their safety after a sudden loss of cell service with no prior warning and very few explanations. It seems as though the province's three cellular providers (Rogers,...
Fongo, TextNow Offer Free Cellphone Services, But Canadians Show Little Interest
What seems a good choice for some people, may not work for those with a given lifestyle: being always connected, and reachable via VoIP apps or by phone. A CBC News story from today details a way you can heavily reduce your monthly wireless bill, as Diane Thomson did. She signed up for Fongo (but...
SaskTel Dead Zone Leaves St. Victor With Painfully Slow Internet and Poor Cell Service
The community in St. Victor, Saskatchewan is feeling disconnected from the digital world and ignored by SaskTel, the primary provider that serves the area. St. Victor, which is about 200 kilometers southwest of Regina, has poor cell service and no wireless high-speed internet. The village is sitting at the bottom of a valley, so connections...