http://www.howardchui.com HowardChui.com - Your mobile phone community and resource Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:42:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I just got a Omnia 2 today. Here are my first impressions: It's kind of hard to tell but the screen looks amazing, stunning, incredible. Not only is it high resolution but the colour just blows me away. It's easily the best thing about the Omnia 2. Other random thoughts. While it ... http://www.howardchui.com/2009/11/07/samsung-omnia-2-on-bell-unboxing-and-first-impressions/ So I was at the Canadian launch of the HTC Hero. In case you don't know this is a HSPA Hero (as opposed to CDMA). It's exclusive to TELUS, comes in white or black and is $99.99 on a 3 year. Now you've probably seen the Hero already so I'll leave ... http://www.howardchui.com/2009/11/05/htcs-new-quietly-brilliant-marketing-campaign-explained/ So I got a chance to check out some of the TELUS HSPA launch phones. They include the HTC Hero, Blackberry Bold 9700, LG New Chocolate and Nokia e71. The Bold 9700 is $249.99 on a 3yr, $649.99 straight up. Hero: $99.99 on a 3yr, $499.99 straight up. LG New Chocolate $99.99 on a ... http://www.howardchui.com/2009/11/04/telus-hspa-launch-hands-on-with-launch-phones-and-details-on-plans/ Wanting to get as many new (almost in stock) devices launched before Telus and Bell turn on their new HSPA network, Rogers Wireless has launched the LG Eve.  The LG Eve is currently listed on the Rogers website as "out of stock" but will retail for $49.99 on a 3 ... http://www.howardchui.com/2009/11/03/rogers-launches-lg-eve/ Rogers Wireless is the first carrier in Canada to launch the BlackBerry Bold 9700.  Bell and Telus will also be launching the all new BlackBerry Bold, making it the first time that all three carriers in Canada are selling the same device. The BlackBerry Bold 9700 offers sophisticated design coupled with ... http://www.howardchui.com/2009/11/03/rogers-blackberry-bold-9700/ The Sony Ericsson T715a was officially launched today on Rogers' discount brand, Fido Telephony.  The T715a features a 3.2MP camera, MP3 player, Facebook app, Bluetooth, and a microSD slot. As you can see from the image above, the Sony Ericsson slider is only $50 on a 2 year term and $200 ... http://www.howardchui.com/2009/11/03/fido-launches-the-sony-ericsson-t715a/ Here it is, my review and comparison of the BlueAnt ST3 and S1. I thought both of them were pretty decent. http://www.howardchui.com/2009/11/03/blueant-supertooth-3-and-s1-speakerphone-review/ Enjoy a unique HTML browsing experience with the LG Versa™ and browse up to 3 web pages at one time. The LG Versa™ also features 3 home screens to personalize with contacts, widgets and multimedia for instant access. The Versa is priced at $79.99/$179.99/$229.99/$279.99 (3 year term to no contract) and ... http://www.howardchui.com/2009/10/29/telus-releases-lg-versa/ For those of you who are not following us on Twitter and missed our tweet with WIND Mobile's response to the CRTC's decision I provide a few quotes for your reading convenience. WIND Mobile will be delayed in becoming Canada’s newest competitive wireless operator in over a decade, Globalive Wireless Management ... http://www.howardchui.com/2009/10/29/wind-mobile-responds-to-crtcs-decision/ With the CRTC's decision today to block WIND Mobile (Globalive Wireless) from launching in Canada at this time, HowardForums member "Windsider" decided it would be safe to leak some plan information. Three plans were to be available at launch, sorry no monthly pricing was given: Chat (basic plan) 100 province-wide minutes Always Talk (mid ... http://www.howardchui.com/2009/10/29/wind-mobile-plan-information/