TELUS Plans to Acquire Mobilicity for $380M
TELUS has agreed to pay $380 million for Mobilicity, a wireless provider that formed in 2008. The deal requires approval from several sources including the Competition Bureau, Industry Canada, and Mobilicity’s debtholders. Service to Mobilicity’s 250,000 customers will be not be disrupted assures Stewart Lyons, Mobilicity President. “A concern for our customers and employees led us to approach TELUS, which has a reputation for a...
Sony Releases Latest 4K TV Line in Canada
Sony’s latest lineup of 4K XBR LED TVs are available in Canada in 55-inch and 65-inch models. Offering four times the resolution of full HDTVs, the 55-inch XBR-55X9900A and the 65-inch XBR-65X900A retail for $5,499.99 and $7,699.99, respectively. Sony is quick to point out that the unique Triluminos Display delivers all colours naturally and accurately, including difficult blues, greens and reds. Daniel Phillips, Director of TV Marketing at...
Rogers Retail Stores Available on Google Street View
Rogers customers who want another option to get an inside look at what’s available in the retail stores can take a Google Street View. Google Maps with Street View lets you explore places around the world through 360-degree street-level imagery. Google’s Street View allows you to explore world landmarks, view natural wonders, navigate a trip, go inside restaurants and even small businesses. Rogers became the first telecommunications company...
Who Has The Happiest Wireless Customers In Canada?
A recent study from research firm J.D. Powers and Associates indicates that wireless customers of SaskTel and Koodo are among the happiest in Canada. The J.D. Powers report on the 2013 Canadian Wireless Total Ownership Experience maintains that even though customers are shelling out more money for mobile services, overall satisfaction is higher by 6 index points to 691, on a 1,000-point scale. Canadians have an average wireless bill of $77 a month,...
Rdio and Shazam Spread Digital Music App to New Markets
Digital streaming service Rdio and Shazam have launched their music discovery app beyond the United States to users in Canada, Australia, Brazil, Mexico and the United Kingdom. With the Shazam App for iOS and Android, users can find out the name of their favourite new tune, then instantly listen to the entire song after tagging it by clicking the “Listen Free on Rdio” link within the app. Jason Titus, CTO of Shazam, elaborates: “Working...
Rogers Adds New U.S. Roaming Rate
Canadians, unsurprisingly, want to use wireless data whenever they want while travelling in the US, but remain uneasy about roaming charges. Rogers has stepped up to alleviate the concern by introducing a new wireless roaming internet rate for US-bound travelers. For $7.99 per day, customers can access 50 Megabytes (MB) of data in the US, which is typically twice the data a Rogers wireless customer would use daily while at home. Raj Doshi, Sr. Vice...
Nokia Lumia 520 Smartphone Debuts in Canada
The Nokia Lumia 520 is now available to Canadians across three carriers, including Rogers, Koodo and TELUS. The Windows Phone 8 handset offers free navigation and sports the same digital lenses on its 5-megapixel autofocus camera that users enjoy on the flagship Nokia Lumia 920. For example, the Cinemagraph lens adds simple animations to still photographs, while Smart Shoot creates a single, perfect shot from multiple images, even removing unwanted...
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Fido rolling out LTE network this summer
During the course of this summer, Fido customers will start being able to access LTE throughout Canada. This will begin in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, St.John’s, and their surrounding areas.. By the end of 2012 it should also include Moncton, Trois-Rivières, Sherbrooke, Québec City, Kingston, Ajax, Pickering, Oshawa, Oakville, Burlington, Hamilton, St. Catharines, Niagara, Windsor, Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo, Guelph, London, Barrie, Sudbury, Saskatoon, Regina, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Kelowna, Abbotsford and Victoria. It looks like at launch Fido will be offering an LTE Hotspot device, with LTE compatible smartphones launching later in the year. “We are thrilled to offer the benefits of LTE network technology to Fido customers this year,” said Steven Sarfin, senior director of marketing, Fido Solutions. “Our focus at Fido has always been on providing the best value to our customers. With data plans starting from $10/month, affordable LTE service is a perfect complement to the exclusive FidoADVANTAGE programs like FidoTRADE™,...
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