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Some new plans for BlackBerry and Windows Mobile devices were introduced on Bell Wireless recently, boasting “25% more minutes than competitor smartphone plans”, available until the end of December.
Smartphone Combo 45
250 minutes of anytime local calling
Unlimited evening and weekends
Choice of:
- unlimited incoming calls
- nationwide Fab Five for unlimited calling and texting with five favourite contacts across the country
- extended evening clock for unlimited local calling starting at 5pm
Smartphone Combo 70
500 minutes of anytime local calling
Unlimited evening and weekends
Unlimited personal email, Instant Messenger, Internet surfing and text messaging
Choice of
- unlimited incoming calls
- nationwide Fab Five calling and texting
- an extended evening clock for unlimited local calling starting at 5 pm
Smartphone Combo 100
1,250 minutes of anytime local calling
unlimited evening and weekends
unlimited personal email, Instant Messenger, Internet surfing and text messaging call display and message centre express voicemail.
In just about the same breath, Bell cut 250 employees, with shifty promises of trying to find them other work within Bell if they leave without a fuss. Although it’s never great news, other wireless companies have been hit considerably harder by the economic crisis. If you’re a customer (or maybe a soon-to-be subscriber once the BlackBerry Storm comes out), you can check out more details on Bell’s plans right over here.
[via Bell]
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Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
