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'''Shaw Mobile''' was a [[mobile virtual network operator]] (MVNO) owned by [[Shaw Communications]], providing services in the [[Canada|Canadian]] provinces of [[Alberta]] and [[British Columbia]].
Announced on July 30, 2020, it operated on the [[Freedom Mobile]] network, (which had been acquired by Shaw in 2016).<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last=Lewis |first=Michael |date=17 December 2015 |title=Shaw to keep Wind Mobile a discount mobile carrier |newspaper=Toronto Star |location=Toronto, Ontario |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2015/12/17/shaw-to-keep-wind-mobile-a-discount-mobile-carrier.html |access-date=18 December 2015}}</ref> It was sold exclusively as a [[Technological convergence#Multi-play|bundled]] add-on for Shaw's home internet services, offering uptocompetesix lines with majorunlimited carrierstalk suchand astexting [[Telusfor Mobility|Telus]]free, and 25 gigabytes of mobile data for $45 per-month.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2020-07-30 |title=Shaw launches mobile service for existing internet customers in Alberta and B.C. |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/shaw-mobile-1.5668556 |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=CBC News}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=2020-07-30 |title=Shaw launches new mobile service for Alberta, B.C. |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-shaw-launches-new-mobile-service-for-alberta-bc/ |access-date=2023-07-26}}</ref> The service was positioned primarilyasopposeda competitorto [[Telus Mobility|Telus]];<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> by contrast, Freedom beingis positionedmarketed as a competitor to the major carriers' [[flanker brand]]s (such as [[Virgin Mobile Canada|Virgin]], [[Fido Solutions|Fido]], and [[Koodo Mobile|Koodo]]).<ref name=":0" />
In 2023, [[Rogers Communications]] acquired Shaw; although Freedom Mobile was sold to [[Quebecor]] as part of the merger, the divestiture excluded the 450,000 Shaw Mobile customers. On April 4, 2023, Shaw Mobile was discontinued for new subscribers; existing customers are being transitioned to comparable [[Rogers Wireless]] plans, and will be afforded a five-year price guarantee.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-03-31 |title=What the Rogers takeover of Shaw means for consumers |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-shaw-takeover-consumers/ |access-date=2023-07-26}}</ref>
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