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OS Upgrade Schedule
Here's the list of all of our devices along with current and upcoming software details. Scroll...
Fido XTRA contest winners 2022
For a list of 2021 winners, click here. Fido XTRA’s Earth Week Contest (April 21 -...
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Clear Cache & Cookies in your internet browser
Hey Community! Sometimes it may be necessary to clear your browser’s cache and cookies to troubleshoot issues with website login or pages displaying incorrectly. Click on the browser you are using below for instructions on how to do this. Chrome on C...
Apple IOS update without WiFi solution
This isn't a trick for everyone maybe, but it is what happens with out of the box thinking like mine. My wife wanted to do the IOS update on an Apple iPhone 6S and it won't let her do that over mobile data. At least she can't figure it out, and I don...
Fido roaming rates for USA travel
Here are the pay-per-use rates for the U.S.: $1.45/min on both outgoing and incoming calls $0.75/msg sent Incoming msgs are unlimited $7.99/50 MB/24 hours It’s good to know that depending on the carrier, you’re allowed between 140 & 160 characters pe...
Keeping your phone and accessories charged while travelling
We travel a lot, so I purchased 2 battery packs and use them frequently. I can charge my device, my bluetooth headset, earbuds, ereader and tablet. That's a lot of juice required. I also learned that if I don't have my battery pack with me, I can cha...
Tip for when Fido data roaming sometimes does not provide data
SUMMARY: I found my data woud sometimes be available and sometimes not, in the same places. I found a workaround was to set the preferred network type to 3G instead of LTE. Then once the data springs back into life, you can set LTE as the preferred n...
Change sound notification for text/mail in Samsung phone
For some reasons, Samsung chose to use same notification sound for all apps. It was ok but text/mail should be separated. By default sound and LED for mail&text are set to be the same (Blue). I don't think you can change the LED color using Samsung n...
