Last week, rumors pointed to Rogers releasing a new Android device by Samsung called the Galaxy Spica. The device is very similar to Bell’s already released Samsung Galaxy.

Today Rogers has posted the Galaxy Spica for sale. With a 3-year $45 voice/data plan agreement, the device is available for $79.99. The other available price points are as follows:

3-year voice agreement: $299.99
2-year agreement: $349.99
1-year agreement: $399.99
Outright: $449.99

The Galaxy Spica specs … Read More

Effective May 4, 2010, Rogers will be increasing the price of sent international text messages by $0.10, from $0.25 to $0.35 per sent international text message. The price change applies to both prepaid and postpaid customers:

The pay-per-use rate for received international text messages will stay the same at $0.15 per received message.

The pay-per-use rate for sent text messages to the USA will also remain the same at $0.25 per sent … Read More

Motorola confirmed this week in a press release that Canada, and specifically all three of the national wireless carriers, will be receiving all three of the Motorola MOTOBLUR devices in the first half of 2010.

Motorola Canada today announced that MOTOBLURTM, its revolutionary social service for Android-powered devices, is coming to Canada with all three national wireless carriers in the first half of 2010.

Earlier this week, Rogers sent out a brief … Read More

Earlier this week, rumors pointed to Rogers Wireless soon releasing a Samsung Galaxy variant called the “Galaxy Spica”.

Early pricing rumors pegged the device somewhere from $49.99 to $99.99, which would be inline with the Bell Samsung Galaxy, currently available for $49.95 on a 3-year agreement, released late last year.

Today, new pricing information puts the Samsung Galaxy Spica at $79.99 on a 3-year agreement and $449.00 outright.

Some of the Galaxy … Read More

We are all too familiar with the social media team at Rogers. Sometimes they post a lot of good information and provide some useful answers, but a lot of the time they dance around the question.

Well, in a bold move, Rogers has launched a new social media venue called the “Rogers Redboard“. Keith McArthur, Senior Director of Social Media at Rogers (and a member of the Rogers social … Read More

Rumors from the Rogers front point to a soon to be released Samsung Galaxy variant called the “Galaxy Spica”.

Bell customers will be familiar with the current Samsung Galaxy, available for $49.95 on a 3-year agreement, released late last year. There is no Rogers pricing yet for the Spica variant, but $49.99 or $99.99 on a 3-year agreement is likely.

Some of the Galaxy Spica specs are as follows:

Android OS … Read More

Effective this week, and expiring on March 31, 2010, Rogers released a new $25 student plan that targets individuals who do much more text messaging than calling.

The new plan primarily features unlimited text messaging (not video or photo) and evenings start at 6PM for free (usually $7).

New $25 Student Plan:

Daytime: 50 minutes
Evenings & Weekends: Unlimited at 6PM
Features included: Unlimited Text Messages, Call Waiting, Group Calling, Call Forwarding, Who Called, Call … Read More

In the beginning of February, Rogers released a series of new price plans for both existing and new customers. Today, the company has modified some of those new plans to include newer and better features.

One of the largest changes made at the beginning of February was made to the $50 Voice and Data combo plan. At that time, the $50 combo plan lost its 50 bonus minutes and … Read More