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Bell 6GB $30/month data plan on the table for the iPhone 4?
Perusing through an internal doc that was sent to Bell employees titled “Apple iPhone 4 – Technical description” and “Introducing the iPhone 4″ it highlights features such as FaceTime video calling, Retina display, HD video recording, 5-megapixel camera. There are no prices listed yet for the device but it does show a new offer that people will be interested in.
It reads “In addition, the launch of the iPhone will be supported by new offers that will be available July 30 – September 30, 2010″ and looks like Bell is offering up a 6GB for $30 month plan and an upsell for iPad owners:
“Clients can receive 6GB of data and unlimited WiFi at Starbucks for only $30 a month on any voice plan. For an additional $10 a month, clients can share this data with their iPad.”
There’s a couple more pages to the internal doc after the break
(Thanks tipster!)
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The unlimited WiFi at Starbucks doesn’t count for much anymore really. Given that now EVERYONE gets unlimited WiFi at Starbucks.
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not everybody know. don’t try to kill their argument
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I wonder if this will be for all smart phones? And if Telus will follow suit? That would be super nice instead of these 500MB plans.
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It is “different data” (their BullC, not mine)
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For $10/month users can share data with their iPads. This is huge. Actually, it should be free, but it’s still better than what other wireless companies are offering.
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Does iOS 4 not allow to tether the 3G connection over WiFi?
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If it’s 10$ for another sim-card … that’s “ok” for me.
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Wow…that is a serious slap in the face to Bell customers who prefer to use other types of smart-phones.
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This plan also includes other PDAs and Blackberry Devices. In other words all DATA smart Phones from Bell!!! Hope that clarifications helps you going forword.
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This is good news!! This means that there is a slight chance that Rogers and Fido will bring back the $30 6 GB plan.
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So if i get it right 6 gb for iphone cost the same then 1g for smartphone?
BTW the Iphone is a freaking smartphone and yes i’m jealous!!!
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Get this available for the Nexus1 and I MIGHT think about getting this.
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Offering the EXACT SAME plan as Rogers? A perfect example of just how non-existent competition is.
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I work for Bell, and I can say that things will change soon. This plan is only a data feature added on top of a voice price plan, and is available to not only iPhones but for Smartphones and the iPad..
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Is this for existing customers too??
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I really hope this can be applied to other smartphones; I’ll be getting a galaxy s. If not, either way this is a bold move by Bell to capture the iphone4 bandwagon.
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This offer is available to all consumer plans with any Smartphone or Blackberry
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As much as I want this to be offered for Android phones it definitely won’t be. With the reduced signal from holding your iPhone 4 you’ll never reach even 2 GB of data used.
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6GB of data? that’s a lot.
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Exactly what a fanboy would say. Don’t acknowledge the problem. Just try to draw others in.
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It is available for any Android, IPhone and Blackberry device that Bell offers. Only restriction is that Corporate accounts are not eligible and there may be a contract restriction of three years
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Thats for slapping everyone in the face who doesn’t have an iphone 4 bell. Where the hell are the 6g/$30 for the other smart phones.
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This data plan is not just for iPhone 4. It’s available for all smartphone and BlackBerry. This data feature includes Tethering as well. So $30 bucks for 6GB data includes tethering! Or add $10 to share the data if you have iPad. Bell is becoming awesomer…
* It’s not available until 30th this month and this feature is limited time only.
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Cant make out if the facetime feature will be compatible with the Facebook feature that bell offers;
ie free video calling via BELL..
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PLEASE TELUS OFFER THIS – TELUS iPhone i want you, dont make me go ROBBERS or BELLDUMB
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Looking forward to Friday. This is an added bonus, thanks Bell!
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If bell offers this, telus just lost a costumer and Bell and Waltmart won one
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Honest question. . .what stops me from using this with another smartphone?
Right now the cost to add data is something like 25 bucks for 512MB and 35 bucks for GB.
If it was possible to use this with a non-iPhone this would be perfectly perfect.
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Well, fom what I’ve heard so far, this will not just be for the iPhone 4…So you could also use it for the Samsung Galaxy S or any other smartphone Bell has, that you activate between July 30th – September 30th.
But, if this is only for the iPhone 4, then thats a good thing for them to get more people on Bell for the iPhone 4, but also alienates everyone else who gets a smartphone thats doesnt have an Apple logo on it.
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Is there also a plan for 50MB a month for the iphone? I don’t really need 6gb and 50mb can do it.
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So far, Bell offers something like that. You can get a $30 voice plan and then add a $20 Bundle and you could get the following for $50/month:
150 anytime minutes (100 local and 50 bonus)
unlimited call & text to 5 ppl OR double your local minutes
unlimited nights and weekends Starting at 6PM (only on 3yr)
unlimited text, picture and video messaging
50MB of data
Call Display
Message Center
Unlimited NHL
But you have to sign up for a 3yr contract to get the early evenings and weekend time and to get the bonus 6 months unlimited local calling. I’ve been looking at different bundles I can make with Telus, Rogers and Bell, and so far, this is about the best one I’ve made thats not a smartphone plan, but can be used for smartphones cause its at least ($50/month)
Hope that helps..
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Thanks so much, I thought only Telus offered this. Ièll deffinitly look into Bell now. Yes I plan to sign a contract. I just hope they wave the activation fee.
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Have you ever used an iPhone? Or do you have WiFi 24/7? iPhone’s are Data hungry devices. I’m on my HTC Magic way more than I was on my iPhone 3G and I use a 3rd less data, even with widgets and syncing.
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According to the Stiftung Warentest, only a touch of a finger over the antenna gap in the bottom left corner is enough for the iPhone 4 to lose up to 90 percent of the signal. And, depending on the strength of thе network signal, that can easily lead to dropped calls. As for web browsing, Internet connection gets “painfully” slow when you position your hand over the soft spot.
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Everyone freaks out over assumptions yet again. I didn’t see ANYWHERE in that Bell document that states the 6GB plan is only for iPhones…lol. Doesn’t anyone understand basic marketing?
Release the 6GB plan for a major phone release and promote it as such, sure. But it has never been said that ANY data plan is only for one phone. That’s like worrying whether your voice plan is for iPhone only. It doesn’t work like that. Your voice and data plans are attached to your sim card and go into any phone you want. Period.
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It wouldn’t surprise me if it was only available to iphone 4 purchases on a 3 year contract. So yeah you could use it with another smartphone, as long as you bought that other smartphone at full price in addition to the 199 or 299 for the iphone with the 3 year contract. Also this is a minor point but you’d need an adapter to use the micro sim with pretty much any current smartphone (other than of course the iphone 4)
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@Khav Yes that is true, as Fido did that for a while too. It’s to drive sales of whatever smartphone they’re pushing at the time. Has nothing to do with some sort of technical limitation or data block limiting it only to one type of phone.
Many Fido CX simply renewed for the 3GS so they could get the 6GB plan, and then sold the iPhone to buy what they really wanted. The rule about buying the iPhone was hardly enforced anyways.
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How about the bumpers, is apple offering them to canadians?
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Unless they’ve fixed the antenna issue (and they haven’t) they will be offering it to canadians as well.
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Rogers/Fido have offered 6gb/$30 before, but you have to sign a 3-year data contract with them.
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The new iphone is out of my league, but completely unlocked is a great development. You can get yourself a pretty good full powered computer with a grand.
The offer of 6 gigs for 30 beans looks good depending on the fine print, any crippling of ports and tethering, streaming and so forth. It would have to be like dsl or cable or it’s a no go with me. I agree with an earlier poster, there’s no starch left in offering free wi-fi at branded locations, it’s free anyway and there’s been tons of free wi-fi available for years. The number of small bakeries and coffee shops going to wi-fi is getting huge.
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If this is available without contract for those of us who intend to buy our iPhones outright… it’s a big deal. Last I saw the only difference between no contract / 3 yr contract is the better evenings/weekends. I’d be willing to lose that in exhange for no contract.
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This is big! Specially the 10$ share plan with ipad, telus usually follows with the traditionnal “in response to the competition” but regrettably they dont have the billing module which enables data polling….. Maybe this will push them to spend a few bucks.
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Virgin Should follow and they will have better long distance plans. This still isn’t a good deal if you need long distance as it will cost $40 bucks a month.
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i’m a little confused.. are we allowed to get the iphone 4 at the “3 year price” if we sign a contract for 3 yrs w/the $30 month data plan?
Does it include any talking/texting? :S
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I don’t think you are required to get the $30/mth data plan. You will need to sign a 3yr contract to get the “3 year price” which we assume will be $199.
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If history is anything to go by we can expect Telus, Rogers and Fido (possibly even Virgin) to offer the same plan. Rogers/Fido in the past have offered this plan for all smartphones (during the promotional period) including BBs. BTW: it is not a plan in itself, but rather a data add-on on its own contract. So a separate voice component must be chosen which means a rather basic plan will go to about $70-$90 per month. Nothing surprising really.
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Come to think of it, even more interesting would be to know if we can add this data package on an existing smartphone account (say an iPhone 3GS or a Motorola Droid). Now that’d be sweet!
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Question, i am hoping someone with can clarify. I am currently under contract with Bell on a Iphone 3gs. Using a smartphone combo plan $50/month which has 500Mb of data. Could I drop my plan down to a $30/month voice plan, then add the $30/6g option with 10$ IPAD sharing features. The Boy Genius report doc shows a $35 activation fee, but I am assuming this is for new customers. I have a unactivated Bell IPAD microsim. If I do this, my total monthly spend will increase so I do think I can change may plan in anyway I want as long as I keep my voice plan, and/or I have had my $50/plan which had data for a year or more. Thoughts anyone. Also, the offer says it is until September. I certainly hope it is just the window to sign up, not that after september you can’t share data bucket between the devices anymore….
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just called bell. they said its for all smart phones. including iphone, blackberry, and android phones. pick it up before September 30th. after that who knows.
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Yeah, Niko is correct, it is available for all smartphones and blackberry, and as far as I can tell, it seems you can add it unto any kind of voice plan you want.
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Spoke to someone at Bell customer Service tonight and they have no idea about this plan…. Maybe I got the wrong person.
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@Confused Barry
I tried calling yesterday and they had no idea.
The person I talked to today actually left for 10 minutes to find out about it. So I guess not everyone has checked their info yet.
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