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RIM to launch the Blackberry Tour on July 15th!
In a continued effort to gain more consumers, RIM is set to introduce the Blackberry Tour, targeted at executives and non-executives alike. Blackberry took the best of the Bold and Curve to come up with the Tour. Blackberry hopes that their latest device will offer strict competition to the Apple iPhone and the Palm Pre. Read the rest of this entry »
What happened to unlimited data plans?
Why have unlimited data plans disappeared from the market?
Do you remember the good old days of unlimited data? Well let me refresh your memory. Bell actually started the unlimited data “revolution” way back in Q3 2007, around late September, when they introduced a $75 unlimited data plan for PC card or Internet Stick users. This was unprecedented when Bell introduced this plan. Considering that PC card users at the time were paying as high as $12 per MB (that’s over $1200 per GB) to use their air card. Read the rest of this entry »
Bell the sleeping Giant!
Can Bell dominate the Cell phone market in Canada?
Currently Rogers dominates the wireless space largely due to a GSM/HSPA based technology advantage, one of the largest distribution networks along with an advertising power horse made available with their integration with cable and TV assets. Bell has consistently lagged Rogers and TELUS in industry net additions, in the last 9 quarters Bell came in third 8 times. Bell lags the industry in churn, ARPU and with a lower mix of postpaid net adds over the last 9 quarters.
| Net Adds | Q1/07 | Q2/07 | Q3/07 | Q4/07 | Q1/08 | Q2/08 | Q3/08 | Q4/08 | Q1/09 |
| Rogers | 86 | 138 | 243 | 183 | 68 | 100 | 239 | 199 | 72 |
| TELUS | 91 | 128 | 135 | 167 | 88 | 176 | 177 | 147 | 48 |
| Bell | 13 | 63 | 137 | 195 | 34 | 83 | 117 | 117 | 30 |
| Bell’s Rank | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Palm Treo Pro
Palm went all out on this phone.
Targeting the corporate and business crowds with the latest and the greatest phone Palm has made to date. When doing business overseas, business people alike will enjoy the ease in switching SIM cards quickly and effortlessly. The Treo Pro runs Windows Mobile Professional 6.1. Read the rest of this entry »
Blackberry App World Is Here!
Applications available for Blackberries
The Blackberry Application World is available to Blackberry users all over the world. App World is easy and free to download to your smartphone. Simply type in www.blackberry.com/appworld/download on your blackberry to download and install app world. Applications such Windows Live Messenger, MySpace, LiveStrong-the calorie tracker, etc.
