AT&T supports WiFi calling

telecom | 10/08/2015 7:49 pm EDT

AT&T announced Thursday that its customers can now make WiFi calls from their iPhones while in the U.S. The company said in a blog post that customers’ phones, once set up, will use the WiFi calling setting where there is limited or no cell signal, such as a home or “office with dense building construction.” It said the service is available to customers who have Apple Inc.’s iPhone with iOS 9 installed, and have a postpaid wireless account with the ability for HD voice and a WiFi Internet connection. It noted that calls can only be made within the U.S. and no additional costs will be charged for domestic calls. BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. both recently announced that WiFi calling will be made available to their customers that have the latest iPhone. ...

Netflix raises price $1 per month

Media | 10/08/2015 5:51 pm EDT

Netflix Inc. has raised pricing for new Canadian customers signing up for its standard package by $1, to $9.99 a month, according to its website. The increase applies to the package that includes high-definition content and allows the same account to be viewed on two screens simultaneously. A basic package with no HD content and that can only be viewed on one device at a time remains $7.99 a month, while the premium package that includes 4K content and usage of up to four devices at a time is still $11.99. Bloomberg reported that prices will not rise immediately for existing customers, and that Netflix implemented identical price increases in the United States and Latin America, following a similar price hike in Europe earlier this year. Netflix last raised the price for its standard package in Canada by $1 a month in the spring of last...