Rogers brings Roam Like Home to more wireless consumers

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Bringing smartphones or other mobile devices while on trips is almost a necessity. But having to pay so much for roaming fees is a bummer. Rogers hopes to help out its clients by expanding its Roam Like Home to more postpaid wireless consumers. This offer is meant to let Canadian subscribers use their wireless plan as they would at home when traveling to the U.S. and over 100 destinations worldwide.

Rogers says almost 800,000 more of its subscribers can avail of this data bucket along with talk and text included in the plan. This charges $5 per day in the US and $10 per day for the other destinations around the world. Customers will only be charged for a maximum of 10 days on each monthly bill or $50 in the U.S. and $100 in eligible international destination. Long distance charges won’t be applied to calls and texts made to local numbers in your destination or back home to Canada. You can find out more about this offering in this link.

Reserve a Moto Z with Rogers and get a free Insta-Share Projector

Looking forward to grabbing a Moto Z and its Moto Mods? Save a bit of money by reserving your unit with Rogers. The telco is giving the Moto Insta-Share Projector for free—and saving you around $400 in the process—if you reserve the Moto Z on select two-year Share Everything plans. This offer will be available until October 4 or while stocks last. You can reserve the phone through this link.

Rogers shuts down Netflix streaming service rival shomi

Rogers has shut down the Shomi streaming service which it hoped would compete with streaming behemoth Netflix. shomi ceases to sho anything at the end of November.

"We tried something new, and customers who used shomi loved it. It's like a great cult favourite with a fantastic core audience that unfortunately just isn't big enough to be renewed for another season," said Melani Griffith, Senior Vice President, Content, Rogers. "We will be reaching out to eligible customers in the coming days as we have a wide range of premium experiences available for people to enjoy."

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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+ get Marshmallow update

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Here’s a quick update for you Samsung Galaxy Note 5 users. The phablet is set to receive its second Android 6.0.1 update this week in South Korea. But aside from that it’s been reported that the Marshmallow treatment will be heading to Canada, the United States, and Europe. Those reported to be getting the update in the coming weeks include those on Rogers, Bell, and Telus. According to Tech Times, the update is already rolling out to Bell and Telus subscribers, so you should just wait for it to head your way. The update is also said to be pushing to Galaxy S6 Edge+ users. Those on Rogers’s network are expected to get the over-the-air update on April 27^th.

Source: SlashGear + Tech Times