Posts filed under “Canada”

How to avoid paying for 30 days of service when porting a Rogers/Fido mobile number in Canada

TL;DR: When you port a mobile number from Rogers or Fido, they try to charge you for 30 days of service beyond your port date. Here’s how I avoided paying this “port fee.” This is a longish post, but I’m hoping it’ll be helpful for anyone who’s planning to port their number from Fido/Rogers, and [...]

How to get Skype on your iPhone in Canada

So here’s the thing: Skype launched its free iPhone app today in every single iTunes store except Canada. So what if you live in Canada and want Skype? No problem. Here’s what to do: Sign up for a US iTunes account using these instructions (no credit card required) Log out of your Canadian iTunes account, [...]