Cell Canada

We just returned from a couple of trips across Canada and were reminded again of how much we like the Alligato cellular long distance service.  During travel to Toronto, Montreal, Regina, Calgary, and Edmonton, we had to use our cell phone extensively to call long distance back to Vancouver as well as to the other [...]

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For those eager for an iPhone or Bold, Rogers has rolled out an update on it’s data plans that deserves some attention.  The plans are reasonably globally competitive and compared to the original Rogers data plans pre-consumer backlash, they are wins for Canadian consumers. 
Even more importantly, Rogers has taken smart steps to derisk the data [...]

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Back To School Student Cell Phone Plans are summarized very well by Firestorm on RedFlagDeals.com. 
Though most of these are better deals than standard market plans, they still pale when compared to corporate plans and employee purchase plans that can be acquired with a bit of homework.  Also, as we recommend in 10 Tips for Saving on [...]

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To help navigate the recent changes in the cellular industry from a consumer perspective, we have summarized a list of 10 Tips for Managing Your Cell Phone Bill

Avoid signing up for service contracts that will extend past early 2010. The emergence of new carriers in late 2009 and early 2010 will lead to much better [...]

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The iPhone has finally arrived in Canada with an array of plan options, Bell and Telus have just announced new incoming text message charges, and there will be three new carriers vying for cellular customers by 2010.  It has been an unprecedented few weeks in the Canadian cellular market.  Though there has been a deluge [...]

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The story of Bell and Telus introducing a 15 cent charge for incoming text messages has been widely covered with the usual man-on-the-street interviews.
Hyperbole flies on either side.
The press finds lost soul txtrs that will see charges in the hundreds of dollars. Please someone tell these people that they can add unlimited texting to [...]

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