Remember a few weeks ago when Telus announced they would begin openly offering customers device unlock codes via their customer service? A first in Canada amongst the big three (though many will argue that Bell was first, but they never openly admitted to doing it, thus the difference)? Well, Rogers has officially one-upped their counterparts. [...]

So word has come in that the highly successful Samsung Rugby from Rogers will finally get a successor. Surprising? Not so much. The device is a notorious favorite amongst construction workers because of its large colorful screen, ease of use, big keyboard, and of course its ruggedness. Rumor is that Rogers will launch it for [...]

Another day, another new holiday plan gets announced in time for the holidays, this time via Fido. The details are simple: 150 Weekday minutes, Unlimited evenings and weekends from 6pm, Unlimited world wide text and Incoming calls, Call display, and the other standard inclusions (call waiting, conference calling etc. You can pick it up from [...]

It seems as though the crazy holiday offers going around are finally taking their toll on Rogers, forcing some small price plan changes to be implemented. Effective immediately, Rogers will offer early evening calling (6pm) at no charge (normally $7 value) on all in market voice plans until Dec. 31st, 2010. Also, to make this new [...]

We are here blogging live from Rogers’ first Tab Life Toronto conference! Hashtagged as #TabLife on Twitter, the conference was created to bring together tablet makers from all ends of the industry; discussing how sales have gone and are predicted to go, plus trends to watch as time goes on. In attendance are representatives from: [...]

One of the most commonly asked questions from Android fan-boys using older devices is: “Will I ever get 2.1 support for my device?” While some have it (albeit very late), others sit and patiently wait for that faithful day to come. Today, Google released a new study showing that 74% of all Canadian in-market devices [...]

It was just yesterday that we reported Mobilicity was the first discount carrier to introduce a sub-$200 off-contract Android device to Ontario with the Motorola Spice, and just like that here comes another. WIND has officially launched the Alcatel Tribe today, which joins the Motorola XT720 as another Android 2.1 powered device in WIND’s lineups [...]

As we know, Mobilicity launched their 3.5G network in Ottawa, Edmonton and Vancouver this week, and with it some crazy deals, including $35 for unlimited talk/text/data if you’re a lucky grand-opening patron. But I’ve been using Mobilicity on and off for the better part of a month now, all over Toronto, its original location, and [...]

If the competition amongst the discount brands wasn’t heated enough, here comes a new campaign that is sure to light a few sparks up. WIND Mobile has launched a new BOGO campaign that is rather simple: Buy a BlackBerry 9700 on any one of their “Always talk” or “Always shout” plans with a BlackBerry data [...]

Wireless competition in Canada continues to heat up as Mobilicity launches in Ottawa today. New national carrier wraps-up busy three-city launch – reaffirms its position against incumbent carrier contracts and expensive early termination fees Ottawa, ON – November 18, 2024 – Mobilicity today confirmed it will launch its unlimited 3.5G network in Ottawa-Gatineau tomorrow, concluding an exciting [...]