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Rogers fires back at Virgin’s “WTF” comment!

We thought the Globalive foreign ownership issues was Canada’s version of a wireless soap opera! It turns out it’s not and the surprising and almost awkward battle between Virgin Mobile and Rogers Wireless flamed up this morning with Virgin’s latest ad campaign hammering down the recently introduced Rogers “Government Regulatory Recovery Fee”, or in short the [...]

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• Another contest has come and gone. This one we gave away a Rogers BlackBerry Curve 8520 and the next contest will be in a couple weeks will be for another stellar device. Back on track as we're proud to announce that Stephanie Beaton has won the Curve 8520! Contrats to Stephanie and stay tuned for the next contest! Continue reading...
• Bell launched their HSPA network on Tuesday and 3 days after we've been informed that an new issue has popped up. It's regarding select Canadian customers on their HSPA network who are getting billed for roaming while in Canada. Apparently, as experienced with EVDO devices, the HSPA devices may be picked up by a U.S. cell tower and those customers are being billed US roaming rates. I'm sure this is not how Bell wants to start off so they have created the "Accidental Roaming in Canada" which ensures voice calls are billed based on their Canadian rate plan. Accidental roaming does not apply to SMS or data and eligibility applies to the following: (more...) Continue reading...
• Rumours are going around today that Rogers will be the first in North America to carry the HTC Touch2. No launch dates or pricing have been given and it's not confirmed, but "according to sources familiar with its plans" says the device comes in several colours, has Windows Mobile 6.5, uses a 2.8-inch resistive touchscreen, GPS, Wi-Fi. Hopefully more to follow soon (more...) Continue reading...
• Rogers recently removed the System Access Fees and introduced the "Government Regulatory Recovery Fee" (GRRF) and off all companies to respond it's Bell's sub-brand Virgin Mobile that says "GRRF! WFT!... seriously Rogers. What's the Fee?". Always putting things so eloquently, Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Mobile Canada said, "I'd like to congratulate Rogers for removing one fee that never made sense, but I'm perplexed to hear that they've replaced it with another equally confusing one. I suppose that they hoped by putting 'Government' in the title that people would assume the fee is legitimate. It clearly states in Rogers' own advertising fine print that 'It is not a tax or charge that the government requires Rogers to collect.' Are they deliberately trying to mislead the public?" Virgin Mobile said they'll approach relevant industry authorities to discuss its concerns and the establishment of more stringent standards to protect consumers. Branson continues the rant by saying "We encourage Rogers to think again. Canadians are smarter than that and they deserve to be treated better. At Virgin Mobile we don't make up fees and we're always clear about what our customers are being charged for." Continue reading...
• This is the best deal we've seen for any new device that launched this week. If you are looking for the Bell Samsung Omnia II (we did an unboxing here) than you might want to go to Future Shop. They are offering the Omnia II for$199.99 on a 3-year contract, same as Bell, but they are throwing in a $50 gift card. The sale goes until November 12th, 2009 and must be a new activation with a Voice & Data plan of $45 or more. As always make sure you read the fine print. Continue reading...