LG Canada today announced that the LG G3 will make its Canadian debut on August 1. It will be the first WQHD smartphone to launch in Canada. LG also revealed that the LG G3 will be available from Bell Mobility, MTS, Rogers Wireless, Sasktel and Videotron on that day. “Life is complicated. Your smartphone shouldn’t be!” said Ross Snow, Vice-President, LG […]
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Moto X now available from MTS
The Moto X launched in Canada as a Rogers Wireless exclusive in late August 2013. Those hoping to see it on other carriers had to wait until late October 2013 when it finally made its way to Fido (granted though that Fido is owned by Rogers). It appears that the exclusivity window is now well and truly over as MTS has […]
MTS to bring HSPA+ to six new communities
It’s not every day that we cover news of HSPA+ network expansion. While most of us are either used to LTE by now or looking forward to it rolling out where we live and work, there is a part of Canada that is likely counting down the days to having the speeds that HSPA+ brings. MTS today announced that its […]
Samsung Galaxy S5 coming to Canada in April
Samsung has just unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S5. The official press release only indicated that it would be available across the globe starting in April leaving us to wonder what the plans would be for Canada. Samsung Canada has now answered this question and confirmed that it will be coming here (no big surprise right?) with […]
MTS launches domestic and international LTE roaming
MTS launched its LTE network in September 2012 and has since been gradually building it up. The regional carrier today announced new roaming agreements that will see its customers have access to LTE outside of Manitoba in other parts of Canada, major urban centres in the U.S. and over 200 countries around the world. “MTS is proud that our customers […]
Industry Canada rejects Allstream acquisition by Accelero
The Canadian government does not appear to be fond of telecom mergers. Following its rejection of the TELUS-Mobilicity acquisition in early June, it has now denied a second deal involving a wireless carrier. Last May, MTS (Manitoba Telecom Services) agreed to sell its business services unit, Allstream to Accelero Capital Holdings for CA$520 million. Industry Canada yesterday announced that it […]
BlackBerry Z30 to launch in Canada on October 15
We now have a date for the BlackBerry Z30 launch in Canada. The first phablet from BlackBerry with its 5-inch display and BlackBerry 10.2 will be available starting on October 15. Under BlackBerry’s new product strategy, the BlackBerry Z30 will take its place as BlackBerry’s latest flagship device alongside the QWERTY keyboard BlackBerry Q10 (our review). The BlackBerry Z10 will […]
Apple iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S now available at MTS and SaskTel
The Apple iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S are now available at two more carriers. Both MTS and SaskTel today began to offer the two smartphones. Pricing is no different than what other carriers are offering: 16GB iPhone 5C: CA$129 with a two-year contract or CA$599 outright 32GB iPhone 5C: CA$229 with a two-year contract or CA$719 outright 16GB iPhone 5S: […]