Rogers is finally bringing 5G service to its flanker brand Fido.
The move has been a long time coming and is highly anticipated by Fido customers. (I often see posts on social media about people asking for 5G, or sharing screenshots of 5G being available briefly on their Fido phones.)
Rogers announced on March 10 that it would start automatically upgrading Fido customers from 4G LTE to 5G across Canada. Importantly, Rogers said there would be no requirement for customers to change their plan or pay more for 5G. And new customers will have access to 5G in their plans from day one. In a press release, Rogers said it expects to complete the update by March 18.
Fido’s website already lists 5G availability on its plans, which include the following options:
- $35/10GB + 10GB bonus, 500 international texts.
- $40/60GB + 20GB bonus, 500 international texts.
- $49/60GB + 20GB bonus, CAN/US/MEX, 1,000 international texts.
- $55/100GB, 500 international texts.
Fido plans as of March 10, 2026.
All of those plans include 5G at up to 1Gbps, as well as unlimited international calling to 27 countries, enhanced voicemail, and a free hotspot add-on (since Fido stopped including it for free last year). Fido’s prices also include a combination of discounts, like the $5 autopay discount and other, limited-time promotional discounts.
Notably, Rogers and Fido are taking a different approach than some other providers and offering much faster speeds. Per Fido’s website, customers can expect up to 1Gbps speeds on 5G, though actual performance will vary based on factors like coverage, distance from towers, device compatibility, network traffic, and more.
That differs significantly from the likes of Telus, which also offers 5G service on its flanker brands Koodo and Public Mobile. However, Telus limits 5G on the flanker brands to speeds of up to 250Mbps. Koodo customers can select a perk to boost their 5G speed to 500Mbps.
Notably, Telus has gone back and forth on 5G availability for Koodo, initially back in August 2023. It then removed all 5G plans in 2024, before bringing them back last year.
At the time of writing, Bell’s Virgin Plus didn’t offer 5G, though it previously did.
