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WIND Mobile, Bell and TELUS have been offering HD Voice for quite some time and now Rogers Wireless and its youth-brand Fido are joining the trend. The carrier quietly rolled out new capability, providing its customers with a clearer call quality. Here’s what Rogers said in an email to MobileSyrup: Rogers Network is capable of…
Motorola’s RAZR HD is now for sale on the Rogers Network in Canada. The 4.7″ Super AMOLED HD phone with Ice Cream Sandwich and 1.5 GHz dual core Snapdragon S4 can be had for $100 with a customary 3-year contract, or $600 should you elect to go contract-free. Rogers offers slight discounts from the $600…
Canada’s Rogers Wireless will be one of those mobile operators that will put an extra effort to sell Windows Phone 8 devices. Thus far we’ve heard that the carrier will offer the HTC 8X (both 8 and 16 GB models) and Nokia Lumia 920, and now… we have a new information suggesting that Samsung Ativ…
So first we learned that AT&T will carry the Nokia Lumia 920 exclusively in the United States. Now Rogers has confirmed it’ll be the exclusive carrier of the upcoming Nokia Windows Phone 8 powered device in Canada. Of course, the carrier didn’t spill the beans on any details in regards to pricing or color options. Meanwhile, one…
Rogers Wireless will be among the first operators in Canada to carry the Motorola RAZR HD LTE. And while we don’t know when the smartphone will officially launch, we now know how much they’ll ask for the device. Moto’s baby will be available for: $99.99 on a 3-year contract $499.99 on a 2-year contract $549.99…
So it’s not just Virgin Mobile which unveiled 6GB plan in Canada; other carriers announced similar offerings ahead of the forthcoming iPhone 5 launch. Here’s what they got: Rogers: $73 6GB Plan (available from September 14th – 30th) 200 minutes My10 Canada-wide calling Unlimited Messaging Unlimited Evenings and Weekends starting at 6PM 6 GB of…
Canada’s three big carriers and the industry group that represents them have been sued by the country’s Competition Bureau, after a five-month investigation. Bell, Rogers and Telus are all liable over ads that promote so-called premium texting services, with the government agency demanding that such ads stop, while also seeking full customer refunds for any…
Canada’s Rogers Wireless unveiled plans to expand its LTE network, covering 10 additional cities by October 1st. By that date, the carrier’s 4G network will work in Kingston, Edmonton, Quebec City, Oakville, Burlington, London, Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and Barrie. Rogers also pledged to cover approximately 60% of population by the end of the year. In…
Canada’s Fido and its parent company Rogers Wireless will soon launch the LG Optimus L3. As you probably know, it’s a low-end device, announced alongside Optimus L5 and Optimus L7 at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. So why do talk about it? There are two reasons: 1) we want to cover all phones,…
As expected, the Motorola Defy Pro is now available in Canada with Rogers Wireless offering it for free on a three-year contract or for $274.99 sans any long-term commitments. As you probably know from our previous posts, the Defy Pro is a rugged, IP67-certified smartphone with a physical QWERTY keyboard beneath a 2.7-inch HVGA touchscreen.…