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Xplore Mobile

Xplore Mobile was a Manitoba cell carrier from Xplornet, and it shut down on August 31, 2022, so customers had to move their numbers elsewhere.

Independent · no pay-for-placement · Last reviewed November 2, 2026

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The rundown

About Xplore Mobile

What Xplore Mobile was

Xplore Mobile was a cell service from Xplornet, the rural internet company now called Xplore. It launched in Winnipeg and Brandon in 2018 and later reached more of Manitoba, using spectrum and roughly 25,000 customers it took over when Bell bought MTS. It ran its own 4G LTE network in the province and relied on roaming on other carriers’ networks elsewhere.

What happened

Xplore closed its mobile store on July 15, 2022, and shut down service on August 31, 2022. The company blamed regulatory delays and roaming rates that cost more than it could charge customers. Customers had to pick a new carrier and move their numbers before the shutdown, and Koodo offered them a special deal. Xplore still sells rural internet and home phone, but not cell service.

Common questions

Is Xplore Mobile still in business?

No. Xplore Mobile shut down on August 31, 2022. Xplore still sells rural internet and home phone service, but not cell plans.

What happened to Xplore Mobile customers and their numbers?

Customers had to choose a new carrier and move their numbers before August 31, 2022. Koodo offered Xplore customers a special deal, but nobody took over the accounts automatically.

Why did Xplore Mobile shut down?

Xplore said regulatory delays and high roaming rates made the service unworkable. The roaming it paid to other carriers cost more than it could charge its own customers.

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What owners say

Only a few ratings so far, not enough to show a trend yet.

3 ratings so far

Recent voices

Anonymous · 5 years ago

Avoid

When I inquired, they just kept telling me I could bring that amount down but it remained the same. So I will no longer remain a customer.

Anonymous · 5 years ago

Avoid

Calls drop to 3G if you can make or receive them at all and sometimes it takes hours to get text messages. Phone doesn’t work in my house I’m in the city of Winnipeg there’s a McDonald’s and Tim Horton two blocks away phone only works intermittently in my house and have had incoming call issues t...

Anonymous · 6 years ago

Our family has been with Xplore Mobile for nearly 2 years and everything is okay until you need to make a call because the line does not work. We call each other or other numbers and the call is not completed. It is random and unpredictable. We are now considering the idea to change our provider....

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Last updated: November 2, 2026 · See an error? Report it