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MTS Q3 results: Revenues up 7.3% and subscribers grow to 451,916

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ November 5, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

MTS has reported their Q3 2009 results and even though Pierre Blouin, MTS CEO, said “Our third quarter results reflect the continued impact of economic challenges facing Canada’s business market”… you would never know it from looking at their wireless business.
Here are some highlights from the positive quarter:
- Q3 Wireless revenues increased 7.3% ($80.6 million) [...]

MTS launches Novatel Wireless MiFi 2200

By Rob Avison ⋅ October 20, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

MTS is first to launch the ultra slim Novatel Wireless MiFi 2200. This is about the size of a credit card in length and 8 cards thickness. The MiFi 2200 is a portable device that gives you broadband wireless data. MTS says that it will deliver “the ultimate in personal freedom, the MiFi 2200 Intelligent [...]

MTS releases PCD “TXTM8″… it’s good for texting.

By Rob Avison ⋅ October 9, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

MTS has come out swinging with a new messaging device that screams texting from the name of it. The PCD “TXTM8″ has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard with a 2.2 inch display. It also has a 1.3 megapixel camera and can hold up to 4Gb with a microSD card.
This weighs in at just over 133 grams [...]

RIM, MTS, SaskTel and TELUS make “Canada’s Top 100 Employers” list

By Rob Avison ⋅ October 8, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Every year Maclean’s and The Globe and Mail announce what organizations make the cut to be crowned as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers.
Employers are evaluated and compared to other organizations by 8 separate criteria: (1) Physical Workplace; (2) Work Atmosphere & Social; (3) Health, Financial & Family Benefits; (4) Vacation & Time Off; (5) [...]

MTS launches BlackBerry Tour 9630

By Rob Avison ⋅ September 14, 2009 ⋅ One comment

MTS has made the BlackBerry Tour 9630 available! This can be yours on the follow plans:
3-year contract: $199.99
2-year contract: $299.99
1-year contract: $524.99
The Tour has a full QWERTY keyboard with trackball navigation, 2 megapixel auto focus camera, with image stabilization, Geo-tagging functionality allows you to add GPS location information to photos, Video recording, Media Player, GPS [...]

MTS gets green light to build out HSPA network with Rogers

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ September 11, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

At the end of July MTS announced they signed an agreement with Rogers to bring a 3.5G HSPA wireless network service into Manitoba. This was big news as they currently operate on a CDMA network.
A couple months later and they have been given regulatory approval to proceed. MTS and Rogers will share the cost to [...]

Introducing the Canadian wireless “Code of Conduct”

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ September 1, 2009 ⋅ 11 comments

The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) has officially created the “Code of Conduct for Wireless Service Providers“.
There are always a number of stories we hear every year about customers with high cell phone bills due to a carrier over charging, or a customer being misinformed or never originally being communicated when signing their original contract. [...]

MTS promotes a whack load of Student offers

By Rob Avison ⋅ August 26, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

If you live in Manitoba and are a student you should consider checking out the new MTS student offers. The best device deal is the BlackBerry Storm for Students Only as they are giving you $100 off a BlackBerry Storm!
They also have the Student Data Deal for $39.99 a month bundled or $44.99 a month [...]

Virgin to launch Samsung Link in White/Blue; SaskTel in Grey/Red

By John Connors ⋅ August 11, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

It looks like Virgin Mobile will be adding to their line-up another colour for the Samsung Link – a white and blue version will be launched soon. They already have the Link in “Great” or as Samsung calls it Grey/Black. No launch dates for the new colour have been announced, but you can pick up [...]

MTS signs agreement with Rogers to bring 3.5G HSPA network to Manitoba

By Ian Hardy ⋅ July 28, 2009 ⋅ One comment

MTS Allstream has signed an agreement with Rogers to bring a 3.5G HSPA wireless network service into Manitoba. This is a major shift as MTS currently operates on a CDMA network, but says they plans “to continue to operate its existing CDMA wireless network in Manitoba to support existing CDMA services and roaming traffic.”
Once completed, [...]

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