We’ve heard it all before. It’s clear that CDMA is nearing the end of the road in this GSM-dominated world, and both Telus and Bell Canada are reportedly giving serious thought to switching over their networks to the GSM standard. As CDMA providers, Canada’s Telus and Bell wireless networks lack global GSM compatibility and popular…
Canadian wireless spectrum auction wraps up – More wireless competition for Canada
Like any good federally-sanctioned frequency spectrum auction should do, the recently-wrapped Canadian AWS (advanced wireless spectrum) spectrum was auctioned off in hopes of sparking competition and driving down wireless prices from Canadian carriers like Rogers, Telus, and Bell. Canada saw 105 Mhz of spectrum in the 1710-1755/2110-2155 MHz AWS frequency range auctioned off for a…
Bell and Telus billing customers for incoming SMS text messages
While the rest of the US will likely wallow in the shared misery of Canadian subscribers being charged for incoming text messages, our friends to the North are none-too-happy about the situation. Following in the footsteps of US wireless carriers looking to squeeze every penny out of their American subscriber-base, Bell and Telus have announced…
Bell bringing Samsung Instinct to Canada on August 8
It’s no surprise that Sprint’s hottest-selling smartphone would eventually make it to the Great White North. The Samsung Instinct’s GPS and mobile TV-laden feature-set is a sure-fire hit that’s not going to be satisfied with just blowing the doors off the US CDMA market. Bell Mobility has just confirmed that our friends to the North…
LG Vantage lands on Bell in Canada
LG Vantage is now available on Bell Mobility in Canada. Those that are looking for a cool-looking slider that can also be used as a music and video player, here’s a device to consider getting. In terms of specs, the 15mm thick LG Vantage sports a 2 megapixel camera that can take both photos and…
Bell Canada to add LG Vantage, Samsung Ace
Bell Mobility in Canada is set to add two mid-range devices to its portfolio. The first one, Samsung Ace, is considered to be the BlackJack’s younger brother, boasting full QWERTY keyboard, Windows Mobile 6 Standard edition, 1.3 megapixel camera, microSD slot, Bluetooth support. The lack of 3G and WiFi may be a dealbreaker for some…
Bell Mobility gets the BlackBerry Curve 8330, too
Following Telus, the other CDMA carrier in Canada — Bell Mobility — is adding the BlackBerry Curve 8330. You already know what’s inside, let me do a quick recap — this baby has both EV-DO and GPS, meaning you’ll be able to do your “push-email thing” faster than ever, while also making sure you don’t…
Bell brings HBO programming to Canadian mobile phone users
Recently, Canada’s Bell Mobility and Home Box Office (HBO) announced an exclusive partnership to deliver HBO programming to mobile phones. The newly launched on-demand service will bring full episodes of HBO series to subscribing clients, as well as ringtones, wallpapers and, soon, mobile games. Bell’s HBO service includes access to programming such as Entourage, Flight…
Bell Mobility goes live with White HTC Touch
We’ve been on the lookout for the White HTC Touch for some time now, and it seems that the first CDMA carrier to get dibs on this fresh HTC Touch-variant is Bell Mobility. The Canadian carrier beat out Verizon Wireless to the punch on this handset, but interestingly doesn’t make any mention of the GPS…
Bell Canada adds BlackBerry Pearl 8130 in red
Virtually every single mobile operator around the world is in the midst of preparation for the upcoming Valentine’s Day and Bell Mobility in Canada is no exception. As always, the idea doesn’t have to be to suddenly enhance your portfolio with few hot devices — making existing phones available in red or pink will do…