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09-08-2009, 09:06 AM
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#1 | | Chinese Guy, Swedish Rides
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| NEW CARRIERS: Planned HSPA Launches Q4 2009/Q1 2010
Here they are! Highlights include Bell this month, TELUS in October and WIND in November.
You want unlocked phones? Bell and TELUS run on 850/1900 Mhz just like Rogers/Fido, while the new carriers run on AWS 3G, meaning you'll need unlocked T-Mobile USA phones if you want something different. Curiously enough, it also lists Fido as running on 2100 Mhz.....I can haz Japanese 3G?  http://gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/cou_ca.shtml
Possible phones at launch: Quote: Bell Mobility:
BlackBerry Bold 9700, Blackberry Bold 9000, Apple iPhone, Nokia N97, Nokia 2730, Nokia 6350, LG Xenon, Samsung T746, Novatel HSPA Turbo Stick.
DAVE Wirleless (Name will change at launch):
Back in June we reported that Dave will offer BlackBerry devices and also handsets running Google’s Android platform”.In addition, on June 4th they announced “DAVE Wireless customers will be able to roam on T-Mobile USA’s growing 3G network and on T-Mobile USA’s GSM network throughout the United States. T-Mobile USA customers will be able to roam on DAVE Wireless’ UMTS network”
TELUS Mobility:
Apple iPhone, BlackBerry Bold 9700, HTC Hero, LG BL40, LG GB 255, Nokia E71
Globalive (WIND Mobile):
WIND Mobile recently announced on their site that “We will not have the iPhone at launch”, but did reveal through another post that “We will allow unlocked handsets onto our network… we are in discussions to source smart-phones from a number of vendors (including Android); and we are talking to both “brandname” manufacturers as well as some new manufacturers.”
| Source: http://mobilesyrup.com/2009/09/08/gs...alive-sasktel/ | 
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09-08-2009, 04:54 PM
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#2 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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niceeee! 
too bad there's no info on their plans tho, it'll be interesting to see if their plans would be better than our retention plans at rogers/fido
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09-08-2009, 05:11 PM
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#3 | | I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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hopefully this will make rogers realize that they're too damn expensive and more customers will move towards telus/bell.
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09-08-2009, 06:06 PM
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#4 | | No Duplicate Accounts Allowed
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Originally Posted by CT10  niceeee!
too bad there's no info on their plans tho, it'll be interesting to see if their plans would be better than our retention plans at rogers/fido | retention plans are meant for saving clients. not for new clients.
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09-08-2009, 06:09 PM
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#5 | | Chinese Guy, Swedish Rides
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Of course, but they could have deals at least as good as retention plans for potential switchers. Call 'em "we-are-awesome-switch-to-meeeeee" plans.
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09-08-2009, 06:16 PM
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#6 | | No Duplicate Accounts Allowed
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only people i could see lowering plans is rogers and fido since they dont have the upper hand when it comes to phones anymore.
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09-08-2009, 06:38 PM
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#7 | | Say! Say! Say!
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What does this all translate to for an existing Bell customer? I'm currently using the HTC Touch Diamond, but it has no SIM card or anything. Is Bell going to start carrying SIM cards, or does it mean I can now use a broader variety of unlocked phones and just take it to a Bell Store for activation?
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09-08-2009, 06:40 PM
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#8 | | Chinese Guy, Swedish Rides
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Originally Posted by Razor Ramon HG What does this all translate to for an existing Bell customer? I'm currently using the HTC Touch Diamond, but it has no SIM card or anything. Is Bell going to start carrying SIM cards, or does it mean I can now use a broader variety of unlocked phones and just take it to a Bell Store for activation? | Bell and Telus are already shipping SIM cards. They've been seen already. You should have the option to change to a cheap, crappy card with a SIM through a dealer then place said SIM in a decidedly more expensive, awesome unlocked phone.
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09-08-2009, 06:46 PM
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#9 | | Say! Say! Say!
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So once the network is all rolled out, I can just walk into a dealership and ask them for a SIM card, and then stick that in my new unlocked phone? Do I have to disable the onboard chip on my pre-existing phone or does something else happen?
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09-08-2009, 06:48 PM
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#10 | | Chinese Guy, Swedish Rides
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They'll likely have to deactivate your existing phone, yes.
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09-08-2009, 06:53 PM
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#11 | | Say! Say! Say!
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Damn, this sounds good. I wanted to switch to Rogers because I could switch phones often (6 months is too long!), but now that Bell's rolling out this new HSPA network.. !
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09-08-2009, 06:58 PM
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#12 | | フルコンボ
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wtf bell N97
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09-08-2009, 07:27 PM
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#13 | | MOD
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BlackBerry 9700!! i want!
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09-08-2009, 07:40 PM
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#14 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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looks like I won't be getting N97 then...
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09-08-2009, 09:04 PM
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#15 | | Banned (ABWS)
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damn i just switched to fido and got the 3gs!
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09-08-2009, 11:26 PM
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#16 | | Chinese Guy, Swedish Rides
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09-08-2009, 11:34 PM
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#17 | | Media Officer / MOD
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meh no interest in gsm anymore
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09-08-2009, 11:40 PM
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#18 | | Chinese Guy, Swedish Rides
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No kidding, it's all about HSPA and beyond now.
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09-08-2009, 11:49 PM
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#19 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Originally Posted by +Kardboard+ Of course, but they could have deals at least as good as retention plans for potential switchers. Call 'em "we-are-awesome-switch-to-meeeeee" plans. | I believe there is a stipulation in the competition portion of the "porting numbers act" that denies companies from participating in such events.
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09-09-2009, 12:00 AM
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#20 | | Chinese Guy, Swedish Rides
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Really? Would that still apply if the customer wasn't porting their number? I still hear of these offers, which is why I ask.
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09-09-2009, 08:45 AM
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#21 | | Buy/Sell rules violation; Zero Tolerance
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Wait... so when is WIND coming to Vancouver? That's all i'm waiting for...
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09-10-2009, 04:12 AM
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#22 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Dang, this looks like some intense competition in the mobile industry.
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09-10-2009, 12:07 PM
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#23 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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im excited
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09-10-2009, 12:32 PM
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#24 | | RS Veteran
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New carriers + "awesome phones" = overhyped.
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09-10-2009, 12:54 PM
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#25 | | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
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I hope WIND does things right
glad telus is finally getitng sims, my cousin wont budge from telus so he doesnt even use the phones i've gotten him -_-
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