Oct 6 2009 6:59PM GMT
Posted by: Raj Perumal
iPhone,
BlackBerry,
CAnada,
Telus,
Bell,
Rogers,
major carriers,
Cell phones,
smartphones,
cellphones
Hi folks! As per my previous blog post, iPhone will soon be available at the major carriers across Canada. What does this mean to us?
Well obviously some might think this will foster competition but unfortunately the carriers haven’t been one to really compete with each other. They typically have prices that are in lock step with one another. One would almost think that they get together in the background and have meetings on setting their pricing the same. 
No, I think the big thing here isn’t going to be a major shift in pricing, but a major shift in marketshare. What we will see is with the iPhone more readily available it will start to encroach on BlackBerry’s territory. Of Course the BlackBerry is still scene as the corporate smartphone leader but I think with this increased availability it will be hard for corporate types to resist taking a small peak at what else is out there.
-RP
Oct 6 2009 3:08PM GMT
Posted by: Raj Perumal
iPhone,
Bell,
Telus,
CAnada
Hi folks! As some of you may know, Rogers is the only wireless provider that offers the iPhone in Canada. For a long time now customers of Bell and Telus have been hoping for Apple’s prize fighter of a smart phone to come to their networks.
Well it looks like the wait is going to finally be over. Bell and Telus are rumoured to have inked a deal with Apple regarding providing the iPhone. I haven’t heard any details on the types of plans that will be involved but I have heard that Internet speeds will be up to 21 mbps.
So for those of you that do have smartphones with Bell or Telus, this might be your chance to upgrade. If you were considering upgrading to a new smartphone, just wait a little longer and you can have a shiny new iPhone!
-RP
Dec 20 2008 2:36AM GMT
Posted by: Raj Perumal
BlackBerry Storm,
CAnada,
Telus,
sold out,
50 dollar credit
So here I was all ready to get a BlackBerry Storm for my wife when it comes to Canada. I diligently signed up for the alerts from Telus to be the “first” to be informed when it came to Canada.
Instead what happened was the Storm came and left and apparently I was the last to know. Admittedly I had my head deep in the books from studying for various certifications and I was out of touch with the outside world. However I was led to believe I’d have some heads up time from Telus which I didn’t get.
Instead, Telus sent me an email letting me know they are already sold out. Oh well, guess I’m waiting for the next batch that ships. On the bright side Telus offered me 50 bucks towards a new Storm when they come out to apologize for the impending wait.
-RP
Dec 13 2008 6:41PM GMT
Posted by: Raj Perumal
BlackBerry,
Bluetooth,
BES,
Bell,
BlackBerry Curve,
HTML email,
BlackBerry device software 4.5,
CAnada,
Canadians,
MTS,
Telus,
HTML e-mail,
battery drain,
battery dies
Recently the latest software revision came out for our BlackBerries for us Canadians that use BlackBerries. Also for you BES users, the latest maintenance release is out and it provides HTML email support.
I recently tried these updates out and I have to say I love them. My BlackBerry Curve now reads email as HTML emails, something that has been available in other devices for quite some time. Also the new 4.5 update added video support to my Curve by using the camera as a video camera. It’s always nice getting new functionality like this without having to pay extra for it!
The one downside from the update I noticed is that my BlackBerry Curve would almost completely drain it’s battery in half a day. My BlackBerry Curve used to run for at least a day and a half to two days before that based on my usage. I quickly went through my settings and set a few applications to query less frequently. I also deleted the ESPN and CNN applications. After I did that everything went back to normal battery time. It seems like some of these applications didn’t take to the new update well and started indirectly causing a battery drain. On a side note, I always leave my bluetooth on so when I get in and out of my car it automatically synchronizes with my car’s bluetooth cell phone ability. This battery drainage wasn’t an issue before so I refused to accept the fact that it was the bluetooth causing the drain. I’m glad I took the time to troubleshoot it because now everything is good!
-Cheers, RP
