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New Area Codes coming: Ottawa getting 343, Montreal to get 579

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ March 3, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Due to an the growing number of mobile devices, new Area Codes are on the horizon for both Ottawa and Montreal. Ottawa will get the area code 343 effective Date May 17th, 2010. For those in Montreal, effective August 21st, 2010 you’ll get the Area Code 579. Both of these will require you to do [...]

Motorola Backflip, Dext and Quench coming to Canada

By Rob Avison ⋅ March 3, 2010 ⋅ 12 comments

Motorola is making a big statement this year in Canada. They recently launched the Motorola Milestone and have announced that 3 new Android-powered devices will “coming to Canada with all three national wireless carriers in the first half of 2010″.
The devices are the Backflip, Dext and Quench and all have Motorola’s custom version of Android [...]

Bell releases staggering Vancouver Olympics wireless stats

By Ian Hardy ⋅ March 1, 2010 ⋅ 8 comments

Bell was a major sponsor of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and they’ve released some staggering information when it comes to wireless statistics.
Bell stated that during the Vancouver 2010 between February 12th to 28th their network had the following stats (I thought it would be higher for 2-weeks, especially the text messaging as New Years text [...]

Bell releases entry level flip Samsung R330

By Rob Avison ⋅ March 1, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

If you’re looking for an entry level phone – Bell has officially released the Samsung R330. Bell says the R330 “packages all the basic features you need in a compact, stylish design”. It’s a flip phone and comes with a 1.3 megapixel camera, 2.5mm headset, large one-touch dial keys and your basic phone needs such [...]

Bell & Best Buy offers chance to meet NHL players… and not so good BlackBerry deals

By Rob Avison ⋅ February 26, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

If you’re hardcore NHL hockey fan you will love this opportunity that Bell and Best Buy have put together. In March in a yet-to-be-named NHL star will visit a best Buy location on select dates in the following cities: Calgary (March 4th), Edmonton (March 5th), Ottawa (March 7th), Montreal (March 14th) and Vancouver (March 21st).
The [...]

Starting March 1st The Source will offer up to a $75 credit on Bell devices

By Rob Avison ⋅ February 25, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

We’ve been tipped that starting on March 1st until March 31st the fine folks over at The Source will give you a $50 or $75 in-store credit when you purchase a Bell smartphones or QWERTY device. There are some stipulations as it’s only for new postpaid clients on a 3-year contract and the credit cannot [...]

Bell sees dramatic increase in Mobile TV since Beijing Olympics

By Rob Avison ⋅ February 24, 2010 ⋅ 5 comments

After the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, Nauby Jacob of Bell Mobility stated “It’s a new behaviour. You have to educate the market”. He was speaking about the adoption of Mobile TV and how only 1,000 subscribers signed up for the monthly $8 charge. During the Vancouver Winter Olympics Bell is a major sponsor and has [...]

Bell, Rogers and TELUS join together to create “North America’s largest two-way mobile video calling community”

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ February 24, 2010 ⋅ 13 comments

Mobile video calling has been trickling around for some time, carriers have adopted the service and customers have used it… but one of the major drawbacks is the fact that in order to use video calling on your mobile device you have to connect with somebody who’s on the same network.
Bell, Rogers and TELUS have [...]

Bell Mobile TV on Apple iPhone goes live

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ February 23, 2010 ⋅ 7 comments

Bell is back with another mobile app, this time specifically for iPhone users. Starting today Bell is first carrier in the world to offer live TV access to the 2010 Winter games available on the Apple iPhone. Some of the other channels users will be able to access are live NHL, CBC/RBC, The Weather [...]

Bell aims “to provide you with the best and fastest service in the country”

By Rob Avison ⋅ February 23, 2010 ⋅ 13 comments

The ongoing battle of who is the most reliable has taken a backseat, mainly due to the carriers suing each other of misrepresenting the public. Next up are the Service claims. Bell has long been targeting to capture the number one spot in the country and they have launched a dedicated site for us to [...]

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