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Bell Q3 results: “Record quarter” as subscriber base reaches 6,707,000

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ November 12, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Bell has reported their Q3 numbers and according to George Cope, President & CEO he states they are coming off a “record quarter” and that they are “fundamentally transforming as a customer-focused competitor”. Here are some highlights from the report:
- Client base grew by 4.0% year-over-year to reach 6,707,000 at the end of the quarter.
- [...]

Video: Bell Samsung Impact Review

By Ian Hardy ⋅ November 11, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

One of the new devices to hit Bell’s new HSPA network is the Samsung Impact. This is a cost effective device that can really do it all.
There are many great things to say about the Impact and only one objection. So let’s start with the simplistic design of the Impact. There are minimal keys (call [...]

Bell’s blue map shows they dominate over Rogers

By John Connors ⋅ November 9, 2009 ⋅ 22 comments

The coverage and reliability question has been a hot topic between Bell and Rogers for years. With the launch of Bell’s new HSPA network we’re sure things will heat up even more. We are actually doing our own test of reliability and speed of all the networks but this fun coloured map shows Canada dressed [...]

Bell creates “Accidental Roaming in Canada” as some HSPA clients getting charged while in Canada

By John Connors ⋅ November 6, 2009 ⋅ 6 comments

Bell launched their HSPA network on Tuesday and 3 days after we’ve been informed that an new issue has popped up. It’s regarding select Canadian customers on their HSPA network who are getting billed for roaming while in Canada.
Apparently, as experienced with EVDO devices, the HSPA devices may be picked up by a U.S. cell [...]

$50 gift card at Future Shop when you buy the Samsung Omnia II

By John Connors ⋅ November 6, 2009 ⋅ One comment

This is the best deal we’ve seen for any new device that launched this week. If you are looking for the Bell Samsung Omnia II (we did an unboxing here) than you might want to go to Future Shop.
They are offering the Omnia II for$199.99 on a 3-year contract, same as Bell, but they are [...]

Video: Bell Samsung Omnia II Unboxed

By Ian Hardy ⋅ November 5, 2009 ⋅ 6 comments

We first heard about the Omnia II at the Samsung Reclaim launch and we have finally got our hands on the recently released Bell Samsung Omnia II (this is also the device that’s been hailed as the “Official Mobile Device of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games”).
We’ve done a quick unboxing and am impressed so [...]

Everything you should know about the Bell AppleCare Program

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ November 4, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

If you’re thinking or already have purchased an iPhone from Bell, you might want to consider getting AppleCare.
This gives you an extension of the standard 1-year manufacturer’s warranty by another year (and also Apple’s 90-day comp troubleshooting service). Of course, this comes at a price and below is part of the internal doc we’ve received [...]

Bell also launches voicemail-to-text service, courtesy of SpinVox

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ November 4, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

The news keeps coming for Bell today as officially starting today Bell Mobility will offer the SpinVox voicemail-to-text service across its wireless network.
This is available as a standard feature, both English and French, in the Fun 25, Smart 40 & Smart Combo 100 mobile plans or as an a-la-carte service for $5.00 a month. SpinVox [...]

Video Calling comes to Bell and so does an exclusive Facebook app

By Ian Hardy ⋅ November 4, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

If you’re going to either get the Bell LG Xenon and Samsung OMNIA II you’ll be able to make and receive video calls to your buddies who also have the LG Xenon and Samsung OMNIA II.
Plus through an exclusive free Facebook app you can use the web cam in your computer and connect with those [...]

Bell officially drops price of Palm Pre to $99.95!

By Rob Avison ⋅ November 4, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

We let you know yesterday that Bell would be dropping the Price of the Palm Pre to a low $99.95 on a 3-year contract. . For those holding our for the Pre to be cheaper in price… this is now reality!
With all the new Bell HSPA devices, it seems the once proud exclusive device (we [...]

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