As you may know, Rogers restricts its tethering plans to only 1GB of data and above. Those who have 500MB data plans or 500MB value packs will have the ability to tether using your BlackBerry device and a BlackBerry PlayBook. This has been confirmed by myself, as well as many Rogers Wireless customers.
Reason? Data goes [...]
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Rogers 500MB data plan okay for Playbook tethering for now
Posted on 02 May 2011.
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Rogers launching LTE network this year
Posted on 27 April 2011.
Rogers, a Canadian carrier, announced today that it will be launching its LTE 4G network in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and Ottawa in 2011. Additionally, it will launch in the top 25 markets across Canada in 2012. Rogers customers can expect speeds that are three or four times faster than its HSPA+ network with peak download [...]
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Rogers to be exclusive provider with Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY and arc.
Posted on 14 February 2011.
Rogers has announced that it will be the exclusive provider to carry the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY and Xperia arc coming this spring.
The Canadians will also be the first in the world to experience the Sony Xperia PLAY, the world’s first certified Playstation smartphone. The Xperia PLAY will be running on Android 2.3 OS and [...]
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Rogers to carry the BlackBerry Playbook in Q1
Posted on 06 December 2010.
Today, Rogers hosted their TabLife conference in Toronto to showcase how tablets are changing peoples lives. With the Galaxy Tab now available at Rogers, consumers have been interested in what Rogers can put out to the public. RIM’s Vice President David Neale arrived on the scene to talk about their new tablet unit called the [...]
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Hardware Upgrade for Rogers? After 30 months only.
Posted on 20 October 2010.
The big red Canadian carrier called Rogers Wireless is now forcing customers to wait 30 months until they are allowed to do a hardware upgrade. New Canadian customers are forced to sign a 3 year contract with Rogers to get the same phone prices, if not, more then what AT&T customers down south pay for, [...]
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Rogers announces first LTE technical trial in Canada
Posted on 08 October 2010.
Rogers announced that we will begin a comprehensive technical trial of Long Term Evolution (LTE) on our wireless network. The technical trial will take place in the Ottawa area.
As the first carrier in North American to roll out an HSPA+ network with 21 Mbps, we’re excited about LTE, a 4G technology that allows significantly more [...]
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BlackBerry Torch 9800 now available from Rogers
Posted on 02 October 2010.
Rogers has officially launched the BlackBerry Torch 9800. The phone features a fairly generous touchscreen as well as a slide out qwerty keyboard. The Torch will be available for $199.99 on a 3 year term. A bit late for Rogers since they seem to get BlackBerry’s earlier then the US but we’re all happy that [...]
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BlackBerry Torch available on Rogers on September 24
Posted on 01 September 2010.
The BlackBerry Torch will finally be making its way to Canada on September 24th. Rogers announced the availability of the phone on its network today. The phone will be available online and at Rogers stores around Canada for $199 on a three-year contract. Miranda from Rogers teamed up with Michael McDowell, BlackBerry’s Director of Marketing, [...]
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REVIEW: Rogers BlackBerry Pearl 9100
Posted on 06 August 2010.
RIM has finally updated all their lineup to trackpads which include the Curve, Bold and finally, the Pearl. As you may have heard, the BlackBerry Pearl name has been revived and renewed with the new 9100 model which includes incredible features from both the Pearl 81xx and the Bold 9700. In this review, we’ll explain [...]
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Rogers launch “Unlimited” Student and Family Plan
Posted on 05 August 2010.
Rogers has launched some new and improved student and family plans. What’s new with the family plans is that you are now able to add a line for $15 (voice) or $25 (voice & data) and allow that line to share all the unlimited features that’s on the family plan such has unlimited evening and [...]
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