Effective December 10, 2009, Rogers is waiving the $35 activation fee that customers are usually charged with starting up a new account. The promotion will expire on January 1, 2010.

Eligibility & Restrictions

The offer is applicable to new 3-year term activations on the following rate plans:

Mega Value Plans (All “choice of feature” plans: Unlimited Network Calling, MY5, Double Your Minutes, Messages)
Family/Couples Plans, primary and secondary lines (new activations only)
Business sharing plans, … Read More

Below you find the latest Rogers Wireless plans for Android devices for December 2009.

Please note that these plans will be reflective of Rogers Wireless and there are five sections below detailing individual regions (prices vary between regions):

1.) BC/ALBERTA REGION

2.) MIDWEST REGION

3.) ONTARIO REGION

4.) QUEBEC REGION

5.) ATLANTIC REGION

Note: The plans and changes below affect new customers signing up for Rogers Service. They also affect existing customers changing their price plans.

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Being Canadian, we’re known to be a patient group of individuals. We’ve honed our skills over the years as Canadians are always the last people to get the latest toys, cars, and fashions. Well, okay maybe this has changed over the past 10-15 years but really, it hasn’t.

Our fellow American Android users always have had access to the latest Android updates for their phones. However, in Canada we continue … Read More

At the end of October 2009, Google released a free turn-by-turn GPS application called Google Maps Navigation. At that time, the app was available for Android 2.0 devices.

Today, Google expanded the availability of Google Navigation to devices running Android 1.6 and higher:

Google Maps Navigation is an internet-connected GPS system with voice guidance and automatic rerouting, all running on your mobile phone. Using Google services over your phone’s … Read More

On June 2, 2009 Rogers launched both the HTC Dream and HTC Magic for $149.99 on a 3-year voice and data contract. That price was for new activations and pricing varied for existing customers from as high as $299.99 to as low as $124.99.

At the beginning of July 2009, Rogers dropped the price of the HTC Dream/Magic to $99.99 on a 3-year term. Once again, that price was for new … Read More

Yesterday’s post about the Motorola Milestone coming to Telus has officially been announced by Motorola. This will mark Motorola’s first Android-powered phone in Canada, and marks a triumphant return of Motorola to the cellphone scene.

Here is a snippet from the official press release:

TORONTO, Ont. — November 10, 2009 — Motorola Canada today announced it will bring its first Android™-powered device, the much-anticipated Motorola Milestone, only to TELUS customers in … Read More

Rogers has expanded its existing data offers by releasing a new data service for its existing customers called the “Data Day Pass”. The new data service is not applicable to current data plan holders, but is instead targeted at customers that do not have any kind of data Internet plan.

The Data Day Pass

The Data Day Pass is a service that provides data (Internet) to Rogers customers that do not currently … Read More

As per Rogers Wireless, the Android-powered LG Eve has launched.

LG Eve

The LG Eve is available with select voice plans on monthly and yearly contracted terms, with the latter term giving the highest discount on the device:

3-year contract

$49.99

2-year term

$299.99

1-year term

$349.99

Outright

$399.99

Additionally, the Eve has a 3-inch touch screen and a slide-out 5-line QWERTY keyboard. The device has 3G speeds of up to 7.2Mbps, sports a 5-megapixel camera, and includes … Read More