Tim Hortons and Bell on Thursday announced they have began rolling out free Wi-Fi access at Tim Hortons locations throughout Canada. By September, the two hope to offer such access to 90 percent of the locations, or more than 2,000 locations. The announcement comes after six months of testing of the hotspots using the services […]
Jul 5 2012 | Posted in
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Samsung has moved back its Canadian launch date for the . In a tweet published Friday, the company announced that the Canadian launch would slip from June 20 to June 27 due to high demand in other regions. According to Samsung, the more than nine million pre-orders for the Galaxy S III have overwhelmed supply […]
Jun 18 2012 | Posted in
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AT&T’s launch of the Samsung Galaxy Note might be preempted by a very wide Canadian release. Bell, Rogers, and Telus have all committed early this week to carrying the LTE version of the 5.3-inch phone and tablet crossover. Although Bell and Telus have only listed it as “coming soon,” Rogers has officially committed to a […]
Jan 30 2012 | Posted in
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HTC on Thursday planned to bring its international equivalent of the Rezound, the Raider, to North America first through Canada. Both Bell and Rogers are getting the LTE-based 4G version of the phone and can stream HD videos or otherwise get online faster still than either carrier’s regular HSPA+ network. Accordingly, either version can tap […]
Oct 27 2011 | Posted in
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Bell Today will become the second Canadian carrier to formally launch an LTE-based 4G service. Going live first in the Golden Triangle area in and around Toronto, the service will echo the same 75Mbps peak, 12Mbps to 25Mbps real-world speeds seen on Rogers. Bell’s edge will be its support for 42Mbps HSPA+ as a ‘fallback’ […]
Sep 14 2011 | Posted in
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Canadian carriers Bell and Virgin Mobile have joined Telus in lowering the price of the iPhone 4. In both cases a 16GB model is just $100, although with Bell this requires a three-year contract, and on Virgin either the contract or coverage under a SuperTab. 32GB models remain as expensive as before, costing $270. The […]
Aug 19 2011 | Posted in
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The base level of RIM’s new BlackBerry 7 line, the Curve 9360, has had launch dates for North America leaked that show it arriving in the next few weeks. First up is expected to be Bell, which should bring the phone to Canada on August 29. Separately, a leak of Costco information has dated the […]
Aug 16 2011 | Posted in
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A line-up of new BlackBerry handsets coming to Canadian provider Bell has been leaked and posted up on the web by TechFIBE. The leak includes the Curve 9360, the Bold 9900, Torch 9860, and the Torch 9810. All but the Curve 9360 are slated for a late August release, with the single handset due to […]
Jul 8 2011 | Posted in
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Bell gained the distinction of being the first if not only Canadian carrier to get the HTC Sensation 4G. Its version will be much like the international version of the 1.2GHz, dual-core Android 2.3 phone but switch over to Bell’s HSPA frequencies, also shared with most Canadian carriers and AT&T, and carry 14.4Mbps. The carrier […]
Jun 17 2011 | Posted in
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Canadian cell provider Bell is now shipping the HTC Incredible S. Virgin Mobile, Bell’s sibling, has also now launched the device. At either provider, the phone costs $500 CAD ($519) contract-free or $100 CAD ($104) on a three-year contract with a voice and data plan. Bell requires a minimum $50 CAD ($52) per month plan […]
Apr 4 2011 | Posted in
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