Just days after pulling out of the CWTA for their bias toward the Big Three, Mobilicity and Public Mobile are both preparing to be sold, with Telus deep in negotiations with the former, according to a report by The Globe and Mail. According to Globe sources, Telus is preparing to purchase Mobilicity for somewhere between $350 and $400 [...]

In a major move this morning, new entrants WIND Mobile, Mobilicity, and Public Mobile have announced that they have all decided to withdraw from the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association. The CWTA is an advocacy group that represents major cellular carriers and other industry companies, and they call themselves “the authority on wireless issues, developments and [...]

And it’s official: the BlackBerry Z10 is set to launch on AWS carrier Mobilicity this coming Wednesday. No word on pricing, but Anthony Booth, Chief Customer Officer at Mobilicity, made it clear on Twitter that the “BB10 launching wednesday on Mobilicity.” Excited? [via Twitter] Tweet

Canadian Industry Minister Christian Paradis has unveiled a new set of rules for cellular carriers today, in an effort to ensure Canadians have consistent access to cellular networks nationwide. The new rules were announced alongside the date for the highly anticipated 700MHz spectrum auction, which will begin on November 19th. The 700MHz spectrum is highly [...]

Sony announced their flagship Xperia Z and Xperia ZL smartphones back at CES in January, and confirmed that the international Xperia ZL variant would be released in Canada. Today they’ve confirmed that the Xperia ZL will launch in Canada “beginning in April”, and will be offered by a number of carriers around the country, including [...]

After launching on Virgin Mobile in early December, HTC’s low-end Windows Phone 8S looks poised to debut on three more Canadian carriers in the coming weeks. According to HTC’s own website, the 8S will soon arrive on new entrants WIND Mobile and Mobilicity, as well as Telus subsidiary Koodo. None of these carriers have confirmed [...]

Mobilicity is offering holiday shoppers a way to avoid the “holiday shopping hangover” by offering 50% off some of their popular unlimited mobile plans! The company is offering their unlimited talk, text, and data plan for just $22.50 a month, which also includes perks like caller ID, call waiting, voicemail, and 30 North American roaming [...]

Funny how times change. As I write about this post, I am reminded of my first job, as a precocious 14-year old kid working at my local Food Basics, collecting buggies and working the grocery aisles. Now I am writing about innovations from their end. Good on them. Word has just been released on the wire [...]

And people thought us Canadians lacked creativity! Coinciding with Waste Reduction Week in Canada (October 15 – 21), Mobilicity has created the “Canadian Mobile Phone Throwing Championship.” Scheduled to take place on Saturday October 13th, the details can be found below: “Three finalists will compete to set a Canadian record and also attempt to break the [...]

In an effort to clear out inventory of the less-than-a-year-old device, one of Canada’s AWS giants Mobilicity, has announced a huge price drop of $200 on the Android 4.0 powered phone. Previously priced at $499.99 outright, the device can be bought for a cool $299.99 from their website. Take note: this price is a steal [...]