What Primus was
Primus Wireless was a monthly cell phone service sold under the Primus name and run by Cityfone, a Rogers-owned company, on the Rogers network. It sat alongside Cityfone’s other brands, SimplyConnect and Zoomer Wireless. The Primus name itself belongs to Primus Canada, a separate company that sells home internet and home phone, and that business is still running.
What happened
Primus no longer sells cell phone plans, and the old wireless.primus.ca address now leads to Virgin Plus, a Bell brand. Primus Canada was bought by Distributel in 2021, and Bell bought Distributel in 2022. There’s no public notice that explains when Primus Wireless ended or where its customers went. Cityfone’s other brands closed on December 31, 2024.
Andy. Welcome to our public forum. If you have questions specifically for Primus I would recommend you contact them directly. Here is a link to a page that lists the Primus contact information and phone number. If you are looking to compare the plans offered by Primus and other cell phone providers in Canada, you can view our plans comparison area. This is a free, independent resource we put together to allow you to compare plans from the various providers in Canada. Here are the Primus plans. Hopefully our comparison tool will help you in your own decision making process. If you need further help in choosing the best for you...probably it would be best if you visited a cell phone dealer in your area who can take the time to advise you specifically.