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SyrupDrop Nov. 26: Wind rebrands to Freedom Mobile and Amazon Prime Video comes to Canada

Nov 26, 20163:13 PM EST |

Welcome back to SyrupDrop! Filling in for Rose Behar this week is MobileSyrup Senior Editor Igor Bonifacic. The Canadian wireless carrier formerly known as Wind Mobile shook up the world of telecom this past week with an end-to-end rebrand along with the reveal of its new LTE network’s launch in 2017.

In addition, Amazon Prime Video hinted that it may be gearing up for a Canadian launch after making three original shows available for viewing in Canada. Lastly, don’t forget to check out the Cyber Monday deals the MobileSyrup Crew has been diligently collecting all week.

Find the stories covered in this week’s episode below:

Wind Mobile rebrands as ‘Freedom Mobile,’ will launch LTE Network on November 27 in Toronto and Vancouver

How to watch Amazon Prime Video in Canada

You can now stream Amazon Prime Video original content in Canada

Here are Canadian carriers’ Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals

The best Canadian Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals

Related: SyrupDrop Nov. 18: Is Amazon Prime Video coming to Canada?

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