Rogers announced back in September that it had signed an LTE roaming agreement with AT&T to allow its customers to use LTE while visiting our neighbours to the south. AT&T, the second largest carrier in the U.S., today announced a reciprocal deal that will see it offer LTE roaming through Rogers to its customers while they are travelling in Canada. […]
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Rogers Wireless and WIND Mobile launch Black Friday sales
Like Bell, Mobilicity and Virgin Mobile, Rogers Wireless and WIND Mobile have kicked off their Black Friday sales a day early. Rogers is offering a number of smartphones for CA$0.00 when you sign up for a two-year contract. You have the choice of the Samsung Galaxy S4, HTC One, Google Nexus 5 and LG G2. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 […]
Infographic: Rogers Wireless looks back at 2 years of LTE service
Rogers Wireless this week sent us an infographic that looks at how far the wireless carrier has come since launching LTE two years ago. Now covering some 24 million people in over 120 cities (and counting), Rogers also boasts that it is up to twice as fast as the LTE networks of its competitors (based on tests comparing average download […]
Rogers HTC One and HTC One mini Android 4.4 KitKat upgrades coming by late January
Following word from HTC itself yesterday that the HTC One would be upgraded to Android 4.4 KitKat in North America by the end of January 2014, Rogers Wireless has updated its OS Upgrades schedule to reflect this news and confirm its own schedule. It lists the update as coming by “Late January 2014.” Rogers went one better and also added […]
Rogers unveils new U.S. monthly roaming packs
Rogers Wireless this week announced new U.S. monthly roaming packs. These build on the US$7.99 plan launched back in May. Since then, Rogers has also signed a U.S. LTE roaming agreement with AT&T. A closer look at the new plans shows that Rogers has, in some cases, doubled the data and increased voice minutes by up to one hour available. Customers […]
Rogers launches HTC One mini
Along with the HTC Desire, Rogers Wireless today launched the HTC One mini. Unlike the former which is expected to be carried by at least a few Canadian carriers, Rogers will be Canada’s exclusive carrier for the HTC One mini. HTC One Mini brings the innovative features and stunning design of HTC One in a smaller, more affordable, smartphone. Watch […]
Rogers and Fido launch HTC Desire 601
As expected, the HTC Desire Desire 601 has landed in Canada. The first two carriers to offer the mid-range smartphone are Rogers and its flanker brand Fido. Both are offering it as the HTC Desire. Here’s a reminder of the specifications: Processor: 1.4GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Operating system: Google Android with HTC Sense Cellular connectivity: LTE/HSPA/GPRS/EDGE Other connectivity: GPS/A-GPS […]
Rogers rolling out carrier billing to Google Play store
Rogers Communications today claimed another Canadian first. It informed us via email that it has begun to roll out carrier billing to the Google Play store. A select amount of Rogers customers are now able to purchase apps and other items available through Google Play and have them charged to their Rogers account. The benefit to customers is that they […]