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More rumours spread about an 8GB iPhone 3GS

Remember back in the summer when Rogers posted “accidentally” posted an unannounced 8GB iPhone 3GS on their website. Then a few days later a leaked document showed  up with so-called pricing from their inventory system. Since those days not much has been spoken about this device until the past few hours. Apparently over in Germany [...]

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Virgin to start charging customers “for the funding of the 911 service”

Virgin has put a note on their Customer Updates section (and also sending out e-mails to customers) that they will start charging customers a 911 fee. This goes into effect January 29th, 2010 and is only for those who reside Saskatchewan, Québec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island. Virgin also points out that [...]

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TELUS predicts what 2010 will look like…

David Neale is TELUS’ Chief Futurist and SVP Strategic Content and Services and he has taken a bit of time to look into the future and give his insight into the top 5 mobility trends we can expect in 2010. Check them out below and let us know what you think (kinda also gives an [...]

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Bell Turbo Stick promo gives you $150 instant laptop rebate

Got a new Bell Turbo Stick and Netbook on your mind? If you can hold out for a few more days until January 1st then you might want to go to Future Shop or Best Buy. They are having a promo that when you purchase a Turbo Stick and subscribe to a Mobile Internet with [...]

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Black’s offers up free Sony A72 Digital Frame with any phone purchase

If you’re looking for another sweet deal you might want to consider heading over to the TELUS owned Black’s Photo. They are offering up a free Sony A72 7-inch Digital Frame when you buy either on a contract or on prepaid devices. The digital frame has a value of $119.99 so depending if this is [...]

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What was the best Canadian Wireless story of 2009?

In 2009 the Canadian wireless scene dramatically changed. We had the big 3 (Rogers, Bell and TELUS) bringing on new devices, lowering plans and suing each other. In addition, Canada eventually saw a new national player, WIND Mobile enter the ring. There are so many wireless memories to remember and we thought it would be [...]

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Video: LG Eve Review #1

We’ve been playing around with the LG Eve for a couple weeks now. It’s their first entrance into the Android OS and it’s a great first crack. As I stated earlier the design of the Eve is incredibly simple and clean… with this said this might make the user easily tired of the design as [...]

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Rumour: WIND to bring on Tab payment option?

Our friends over at TMN have a rumour of the day that has new entrant WIND Mobile to offer customers the option of paying for their device on a Tab system. Apparently it’s popped up in their inventory system and it’ll work similar to how Koodo Mobile operates their “Tab”.  Customers can pay the full [...]

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Any idea what Virgin wants you to do?

Virgin Mobile has always been out there in creative ways to promote their brand, devices and events. They have a promo going on now that is boldly stated in capital letters on their homepage (perhaps desperate for business) where they’ll give you a $50 credit when you activate online. In addition, depending if you sign [...]

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CityFido defends territory… reduces its price

It could be many things, such as the entrance of WIND Mobile, but it’s very ironic timing that Fido has reduced the monthly cost (again) of their CityFido plan. It’s a $5 drop on their 2,000 unlimited local minute and text plan, but this equates to a 12.5% reduction. With any of these plans you [...]