4 hour 3G outage in Toronto for Bell and Telus

Many Telus and Bell 3G (Apple iPhone, Blackberry Bold, HTC Hero) users experienced a 4 hour outage in the Greater Toronto Area yesterday.
Service was resumed last night. The cause of is the issue still remains unknown, but Telus says it was caused by a “3rd party vendor”.
All users are advised to perform a soft reset [...]

Bell Blackberry Storm 9530 only $249

It appears Bell is getting rid of their overstocked CDMA device lineup.
They’ve listed the Blackberry Storm 9530 for $249 on a month-to-month (no contract) purchase.
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Rogers takes Bell to court!

Just two weeks after Rogers lost a ruling versus Telus in BC Supreme court, Rogers is taking Bell to court this week.
Rogers is suing Bell Mobility for its use of the term “largest, fastest, and most reliable network” in its advertising.

Bell drops System Access Fee, following Rogers and Telus

As we reported a few days ago, Bell has officially dropped the system access on new wireless plans.
Following Telus who performed the move 2 weeks earlier and Rogers 7 weeks earlier, Bell has eliminiated the $6.95 system access fee.
Like Telus, you will still be charged the system access fee if you wish to keep your existing plan. [...]

Blackberry 9550 (Storm 2) launches on Telus

Telus launched Blackberry 9550 (Storm 2) earlier today. The release comes 1 week ahead of the original launch date. It was previously reported the launch date was scheduled for November 24, 2009.
November 24, 2009 appears to be the Blackberry Storm’s launch date for Bell Mobility.

Palm Pre $49.95 & Blackberry Tour $79.95 at Wireless Wave

Wireless Wave currently has a great promo on Bell Mobility smartphones.
The Blackberry Tour 9630 is being offered for only $79.95 and the Palm Pre is available at the amazingly low price of $49.95.
I know it sounds like an ad for Bell / Wireless Wave, but I assure you it’s not! When these devices [...]

Bell getting rid of System Access Fee on Nov 20

The Mobile Ninjas are reporting Bell Mobility will follow Rogers and Telus Mobility, and eliminate the $6.95 System Access Fee starting on November 20, 2009.
Like the previous two, Bell will introduce new rate plans without system access fee, while existing plans will still have the SAF attached to them. Clients will have the option to [...]