Telus

Posted by Jamie Forestell Effective February 15, Telus will be offering customers the ability to unlock their SIM based cellular devices for a $50 fee.  Customers must be on a monthly plan and have had their cellular device for a minimum of 90 days to qualify.  The move will allow for customers …

CRTC chair Konrad von Finckenstein today advised that Bell Canada requested the original effective date of March 1, be  delayed by 60 days. Given the mass amounts of Canadians challenging the ruling, the CRTC agrees they will use this time to reconsider their decision. Von Finckenstein noted only a small …

Tonight, Industry Minister Tony Clement has confirmed the CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission) decision for UBB (usage based billing) will be overruled, and the CRTC must go back to the drawing board. This is great news for Canada, and Canadians should feel proud for speaking out and making a difference.  This …

Well Canada, it looks like we may have done it.  Our government will be reviewing CRTC’s decision that prevents internet providers from offering unlimited bandwidth.  “I will be reviewing this decision very, very quickly and will be making recommendations very, very shortly,” Tony Clement told reporters today in Ottawa.  Clement also …

Customers who once enjoyed their internet experience are furious about a recent email sent from TekSavvy.  Teksavvy was known for their higher than usual bandwidth cap, or even unlimited downloading for many customers. After a CRTC ruling last week, allowing the bigger internet providers to start metering bandwidth (UBB or Usage Based Billing), …

Netflix has posted a chart showing the performance of the top Canadian Internet Service Providers. The chart is exactly how I would have imagined and doesnt really offer any surprises.  Shaw provides both 50MB and 100MB packages, Rogers provide up to 50MB,  while Bell and Telus top out  at 25MB.  This …

Well it is official. Winter weather is here. And this year, there are many more “touch device” users out there than ever before. The one problem with touch devices in extreme cold weather, is the ability to navigate from within the constraints of gloves or mittens. Tektok has found two …

Any Blackberry customers looking for warranty replacement on their devices may be waiting up to two weeks.  TekTok has confirmed today, a global backorder on models such as the Bold 9000, 9700, and more recently 8520.  Rumor has it the delay could be attributed to a shortage of Trackpads and LCD …

Rogers has confirmed a 2+ hour delay in activating any new SIM/MicroSIM today. Tektok’s iphone4 was submitted for activation at 4:55PM EST, and continues to be inactive. Bell/Telus and even Fido customers have not been experiencing these delays. Stay tuned for more details on a very embarrassing day for Rogers …

In an effort to win the lion’s share of Canadians waiting anxiously for the new iPhone 4, which comes out on Friday, Rogers Communications Inc. is offering big discounts to its existing iPhone customers. Unlike when the first iPhone came to Canada, Rogers does not have an exclusivity agreement for …