Congratulations to Virgin Mobile Canada for being the J.D. Power 2009 Award Recipient for both Prepaid and Postpaid Service.
Prepaid
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Virgin Mobile: 752
Fido: 654
Telus Mobility: 653
industry average: 662
Postpaid
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Virgin Mobile: 758
Koodo Mobile: 755
SaskTel: 716
industry average: 642
Read the complete press release on the J.D. Power website.
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Add comment October 27th, 2009
The big three (Rogers, Bell, Telus) have announced they will be bringing the BlackBerry Bold 9700 to Canada.
The 9700 features a 2.44″ screen, 3.2 MP camera, wifi, and GPS. In addition to the previous mentioned features, the 9700 replaces the roller ball with a track pad.
The Bold 2 will be in the starting lineup for Bell and Telus’ new HSPA network, which should be ready for use in November. The 9700 should be up for sale in November in around the $300 price mark on a 3 year term with data.
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1 comment October 21st, 2009
Here’s the Omnia 2. It’s a HSPA, WinMo 6.5 powered phone with a 800Mhz processor, 16GB of built in RAM. There’s a 5 megapixel camera on the back, Samsung’s TouchWiz 2.0 UI and the most amazing 3.7 WVGA AMOLED display.
To be honest during the video I wasn’t paying very close attention because I was drooling all over the AMOLED display. It’s going to be hard to look at my non OLED display phones after this and not feel a little disappointed.
Besides the AMOLED display I was pretty impressed with TouchWiz 2.0. Samsung’s done a pretty impressive job customizing WinMo. I’m not quite as pleased that the navpad is replaced with this cube button. I’m sure it’s cool after first but I’m also sure everyone will find it kind of pointless. The lack of a stylus slow is also a disappointment.
The 800Mhz processor’s speed is very noticeable, particularly when compared with the Omnia i910’s (the previous one with a 400×240 display) 612Mhz processor.
Anyways it’s been a while since I’ve been this impressed with a WinMo device. I can’t wait to get my hands on one of these again.
3 comments September 18th, 2009
Here’s the Samsung Reclaim. With a name like reclaim you’d expect it to be made from recycled bottles or something like that. In fact the reclaim is made from bio plastic – it’s made from corn as opposed to plastic made from petroleum.
Anyways a more appropriate name for the Reclaim would be the ‘Samsung Easy to Reclaim’. Apparently 80% of the Reclaim can be recycled and some places can recycle up to 96% of it.
Bio plastic is nice thing but it doesn’t feel as solid as the plastic on Samsung’s other phones. Still, I wouldn’t say it feels really chintzy, it kind of reminds me of the Palm Pre’s plastic.
Feature-wise the Reclaim is similar to the Samsung Vice but in a different form factor. You get a feature phone QWERTY device with a 2 megapixel camera, memory card slot, etc. While Bell’s carrier interface looks okay it’s still a carrier interface – that’s generally a bad thing. For example the music player has no background play, if you want to listen to music while you check your messages you’re out of luck.
3 comments September 18th, 2009
Bell Mobility has launched the Samsung Reclaim and should be on sale in retail locations across the country. The Reclaim is available in both Earth Green and Ocean Blue.
Made of 80% recyclable materials, the Samsung Reclaim is the perfect eco-friendly choice. And, with its 2.0 megapixel camera, and TV, music and GPS capabilities, you won’t have to sacrifice on functionality to help the environment.
3-year contract: $49.95
2-year contract: $99.95
1-year contract: $199.95
30-day/Prepaid: $219.95
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Add comment September 17th, 2009
Yes, $1 500 is that easy! Head over to Bell’s “Win For School” website and fill in your details-name, address, e-mail, and phone number-and you are registered. You must be 17 year of age or older, enrolled Canadian post-secondary educational institution, and a resident of Québec; Ontario; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; Alberta; British Columbia; or Newfoundland. Deadline to register is September 4, 2009 with the draw for the one scholarship on September 18, 2009.
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1 comment September 3rd, 2009
Here’s my Palm Pre on Bell unboxing and first impressions. I check out the Pre’s operating system Web OS and compare it with some phones ( HTC Touch Pro 2, Samsung Omnia, BB Tour, Storm, Apple iPhone, HTC Magic and Nokia N97).
3 comments August 18th, 2009
Bell Mobility has launched the LG Bliss. The 3″ touchscreen device features a 2.0MP camera, expandable memory (support up to 16GB), and built-in music player.
3 year term: $79.95
2 year term: $129.95
1 year term: $229.95
no term: $279.95
More at Bell.
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2 comments August 7th, 2009
We saw the Samsung Link launch on Virgin Mobile Canada earlier this week, now it is Bell Mobility’s turn to launch the full QWERTY device.
Aside from the full QWERTY keyboard the Link also features a 1.3MP camera, built in MP3 player, and Bluetooth. Head over to the Bell website or your local Bell Mobility retail location to pick up your Samsung Link.
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Add comment July 31st, 2009
According to HowardForums member “Xander99″ Bell Mobility is going to begin charging for usage and how-to issues. No date was mentioned in the weekly departmental briefing but expect the change to be made by the end of the year.
“Sammy740″ is also reporting that Bell will be bringing back the Unlimited Incoming option for all consumers. Unlimited Incoming will an additional $15/month on top of your current plan and will be available after July 31st.
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Add comment July 24th, 2009
