Rogers reveals cheaper U.S. data roaming plan – what are your other options?

Travelling to the U.S. and resigning yourself to a data-less fate? Unless you turn off your roaming while you’re stateside, it’s completely possible to run up massive data charges through apps that run

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Government searches for spectrum to fuel wireless competition

The federal government released more details about how it plans to ensure a fourth wireless carrier in each region across Canada to compete with the wireless incumbent triad of Bell, Rogers, and Telus.

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 7th, 2013 Brian Jackson

Data roaming bill limit needed, consumer watchdog says

You don't really understand the meaning of the phrase “bill shock” until you rack up a huge cell phone bill while on an international trip due to roaming charges.Outrageous bills after what may

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: December 10th, 2012 Brian Jackson

How to avoid cell phone bill of Olympian proportions

If you’re travelling to London during the Olympic Games for business or pleasure, a Buckingham, UK-based firm has a way for you to avoid roaming charges higher than a world-record pole vault. Podsystem

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: July 27th, 2012 ITBusiness Staff

Unlocked iPhone 4 a boon for international travelers

The iPhone 4 makes its debut in Canada on Friday, giving Canadians the ability to choose from three carriers and to buy the device unlocked directly from Apple. It won't be cheap: the

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: July 28th, 2010 Ian Paul

Rogers eases roaming pain with new data plans

Rogers Communications Inc. is offering a new data plan that may take the sting out using your smartphone when travelling south of the border.Canadians who often find themselves travelling to the U.S. for

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: February 26th, 2010 Brian Jackson

The mobile worker’s ultimate travel toolkit

"Travail" and "travel." Have you ever noticed how those two words sound similar? It's no coincidence--they come from the same Middle English root meaning to torment, labour, strive, or journey. And sure enough,

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: September 28th, 2009 James A. Martin

Four low cost ways to make calls on your cell phone

Mobile Voice-over-IP services promise to save you money by routing voice calls over your carrier's data network. As more carriers and handsets support high-speed data hookups, such services are proliferating. We looked at

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 13th, 2009 Liane Cassavoy