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I can remember the days when Rogers offered unlimited evenings and weekends, with evenings starting at 6PM. Seems like many, many, MANY years ago, but I’ve always felt that 6PM was a reasonable hour to consider as ‘evening’. Since my early days as a mobile adopter, Rogers has kept pushing the hour back, and the…
At an event showcasing tablets the other night, Rogers announced that they’ll be offering RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook tablet early next year. They didn’t mention any specific pricing, but we’re guessing it’ll be around February for between $399 and $599, depending on how much storage you want. For those unacquainted with the BlackBerry PlayBook, it’s a…
Just as last week was drawing to a close, the Government of Canada’s Competition Bureau laid the smack-down on Rogers for claiming their Chatr discount brand had fewer dropped calls and was more reliable than the new guys, like Mobilicity and Wind Mobile. Even though they’re facing charges up to $10 million for false advertising,…
Rogers launched a sub-brand called Chatr a few months ago solely to compete with Wind Mobile and Mobilicity for local, cheap, no-contract, unlimited service. Of course, Rogers had the added advantage of having built out their network already, and happily leveraged the fact with advertising that boasted “fewer dropped calls than new wireless carriers”, and…
As expected, the BlackBerry Torch 9800 is now available in white on Rogers. That’ll pair up nicely with the white Bold 9780 that Rogers will be launching in good time. Bell will have a red 9800 if you’re not digging the white. There are no white Torches in Canada available outside of Rogers by the…
The Samsung Galaxy Tab has just recently hit Verizon’s shelves, and is coming soon to U.S. Cellular and AT&T, but we’re getting it up here in Canada too, eh? Rogers has just announced that the Android tablet is going on sale for a whooping $539.99 on a three-year contract starting tomorrow. The Samsung Galaxy Tab’s…
Dummy units of the BlackBerry Torch 9800 and Bold 9780 in white have started arriving at Rogers stores for those of you interested in colour rather than cold, hard technology. There were rumours over the summer that they might snag a white version of the Torch, and paired up with the white 9780, these two…
Yesterday Dell went live selling the Streak direct to consumers for $549.99, but for those looking for something a little more affordable in the short-term, Rogers is now selling it for $149.99 subsidized on a three-year contract. Sadly, it’s launching with Android 1.6, but it looks like an official 2.2 Froyo upgrade is coming soon,…
Have you been sitting around in the Great White North waiting for a reason to splurge on a new Android handset in the neighborhood of around $549.99 without a contract? Perfect, because the Dell Streak is now hitting Rogers and it’s coming to you contract free. Of course, it costs a little extra without the…
As spotted in their leaked Q4 roadmap, the Nokia N8 has landed on Rogers and is available today for $79.99 on contract. The Nokia N8 is a multimedia beast, whose crowning specification is a 12 megapixel camera with Carl-Zeiss lens, Xenon flash, autofocus, 720p HD video recording, and all of the balance settings you could…