
It also increased its usage caps from 15 GB to 20 GB. In August 2012, Rogers doubled speeds on its Lite plan from 3 Mbit/s to 6 Mbit/s. On March 8, data allowances for each plan would be increased by 10 GB and 20 GB, respectively. Also, Ultimate speeds of up to 50 Mbit/s would now be up to 75 Mbit/s. By February 21, Express speeds of up to 12 Mbit/s would now be up to 18 Mbit/s, while Extreme speeds of up to 24 Mbit/s would be increased to 28 Mbit/s. Ī few days later, Stop The Cap! reported that DOCSIS 3.0 customers would benefit from a speed and usage increase. A customer, however, was quick to point out that the cable company "introduced 'SpeedBoost' as a 'free' feature which we are now apparently/effectively going to pay more for". Rogers blames its slightly higher cap limits and its SpeedBoost technology as reasons for the price increase. On January 16, 2012, customer advocacy blog Stop The Cap! reported that Rogers increased the price of all its cable Internet services by $2, except for Lite and Ultra-Lite which remain unchanged. Rogers Mail accounts continue to be provided by Yahoo!.Ģ010-present: DOCSIS 3, fibre to the home (FTTH) and price increases In mid-2009, Rogers discontinued giving free Flickr Pro accounts to all Rogers customers and switched all accounts to the free version while allowing old pictures and videos to be stored even though it was over the allowed limit. Although still partnered with Yahoo!, Rogers dropped Yahoo! from its services name in 2008. (Unike regular GeoCities websites, these were ad-free for existing accounts, although those for new customers had drop-down ads.) All such websites were discontinued with the closure of GeoCities on 27 October 2009. Customers with websites previously hosted by Rogers were offered the option of transferring to ca. addresses.


This included service offers unlimited e-mail storage, plus access to Premium Yahoo! Services at no charge, including a Flickr PRO account. In 2004, Rogers partnered with Yahoo! to offer Rogers Yahoo! Hi-Speed Internet to its members. 2000s: Growth and relationship with Yahoo! īy the year 2000, the service was rebranded to and availability was extended to more cities in Ontario and British Columbia. It was North America's first cable Internet service.

The Rogers' cable home Internet network was first launched on Novemand was available to about 16,000 homes in Newmarket, Ontario. Rogers' started high speed internet service as a way to aid remote workers. It is currently the second largest Internet provider in Canada, after Bell Internet by customer count. Rogers previously operated under the brand names Rogers Yahoo! Hi-Speed Internet, WAVE, and Road Runner in Newfoundland. Rogers Hi-Speed Internet is a broadband Internet service provider in Canada, owned by Rogers Communications. Rogers Communications logo, used since 2015
