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SaskTel, TELUS & Bell ink Network Sharing Agreement that brings HSPA devices to Saskatchewan by 2011

By John Connors ⋅ October 28, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

News came in after the story of the TELUS iPhone not making it to Saskatchewan residents when their network launches on November 5th… however SaskTel has inked a wireless network sharing agreement with both TELUS and Bell that will see “the rapid deployment of next generation wireless and data services through UMTS and HSPA technologies [...]

SaskTel launches LG Bliss

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

SaskTel has added another touchscreen device to their lineup. The LG Bliss can be yours on the following price plans:
3-year contract: $99.99
2-year contract: $179.00
1-year contract: $259.00
Prepaid/Monthly: $323.00
The LG Bliss has a 3-inch touchscreen (resolution of 240 x 400 pixels) and it has 4 customizable home screens. The Bliss comes loaded with a 2 megapixel camera [...]

SaskTel launches BlackBerry app called “Rider App” to follow Saskatchewan Roughriders

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

Loyalty to sports teams has always been a big part of the Canadian culture… SaskTel is clearly showing where they stand as they’ve created a free BlackBerry app called “Rider App” that specifically follows the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
I’ve downloaded it and it gives you many categories to choose from that can keep you updated on everything [...]

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) [...]

SaskTel releases eco-friendly Samsung Reclaim

By John Connors ⋅ October 3, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

For those who want to become a bit more green in Saskatewan you’ll be happy to that SaskTel has officially released the Samsung Reclaim.
This is the device that’s made from bio-plastics from corn and 80% of it is recyclable. Overall dimensions of 92.8 x 59 x 15.5 mm, weighs 110 grams and come in Ocean [...]

SaskTel to launch eco-friendly Samsung Reclaim

By John Connors ⋅ October 1, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

We’ve been looking over the new Samsung website and found a little nugget of info. From reading the Samsung Reclaim page those in the Saskatewan region will be happy to know that the once “exclusive” to Bell and very eco-friendly Reclaim is coming your way!
No word on launch dates or pricing, but the specs on [...]

SaskTel increases prices for their Prepaid service

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ September 29, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

SaskTel has increased the rates of a couple of charges to their prepaid offerings. They will introduce “an $8 monthly charge for Prepaid Cellular service, an increase in pay-per-use text messaging from $0.15 to $0.20 per message sent, the introduction of an International Text Messaging charge and an increase in the wireless directory assistance from [...]

SaskTel releases the BlackBerry Tour 9630

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ September 18, 2009 ⋅ One comment

If you’re a customer of SaskTel (or want to be) you’ll be thrilled to know that they have added the BlackBerry Tour 9630 to their lineup. This has yet to show up on their online store but you can go for a nice trek down to your local store and pick one up.
The Tour has [...]

SaskTel launches the Samsung Link

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ September 15, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The Samsung Link has made its way across several carriers over the past couple months (Bell, Virgin, Solo) and now finds a home over at SaskTel.
This is available on the following price plans: a promo 3-year price of $39.00; 2-year contract $79.00; 1-year contract is $149.00 and the outright price is $214.00.
The Link has a [...]

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. [...]

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