In December 2009, Rogers extended their tethering promotion to expire on May 3, 2010. As long as users had a 1GB or higher data plan, they were able to use tethering as part of their 1GB data bucket.

As expected, effective today, Rogers has dropped the May 3 expiration and made tethering a permanent feature as long as users have at least a 1GB or higher data plan. Why did Rogers … Read More

Effective this week, Bell, Rogers, and Telus have launched a promotion that gives customers six months of unlimited local calling. These carriers usually provide one month or no months (like Rogers) of unlimited calling and now they’re giving out six!

The six months unlimited local calling bonus is available on the following 3-year term in-market plans from Rogers:

Value Plans for phones
Value Plans for Smartphones
Couples & Family Share Plans
All business … Read More

Expiring on March 31, 2010, Rogers has launched their free 6PM early evening add-on for all new activations and existing customers.

The 6PM early evenings calling bonus is available on the following 3-year term in-market plans:

Value Plans for phones
Value Plans for Smartphones
Couples & Family Share Plans
Business plans
EPP plans

All new activations will automatically have the 6PM Early Evening Calling bonus automatically added upon activation.

Existing Rogers … Read More

The day Android users have been waiting for has finally arrived. Three months after it was announced the Nexus One is now officially available in Canada! Canadians waited a year for the iPhone, but Google has been quick to bring the Milestone (DROID) and now Nexus One to the Great White North.

Here’s what Google announced today:

Starting today, an additional version of the Nexus One is available from the Google … Read More

A couple of months ago, Rogers updated their website to provide customers with the ability to view their wireless usage in almost real-time. The information was updated every four hours and gave users a great tool to track their wireless usage.

To expand on that functionality, Rogers released a mobile application called “My Account”. Originally debuting on the Apple iPhone, the app requires no inputting of account credentials and simply … Read More

Checking out the 911 fee area of the Rogers Wireless website (or checking out your Rogers invoice), visitors will notice that effective April 12, 2010 Rogers will be increasing their monthly charged $0.50 911 fee to $0.75 per month.

Do note that this change only affects existing Rogers customers who are still on an older price plan. In other words, if your wireless invoice has a “GRRF” or Government Regulatory … Read More

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