Wireless News

12 March 2010	Fido Samsung Gravity Now Available The Samsung Gravity is now available from Fido across Canada. This basic slide-out QWERTY keyboard phone will compete with the LG Neon TE365 which has been available from Fido for some time. You can purchase the Samsung Gravity at the following pricepoints: $25 with a monthly plan and 2 year Fido Agreement $150 with a monthly plan only (no Agreement) $150 Prepaid $150 Phone purchase only The Fido Samsung Gravity Features: Slide-out QWERTY keyboard Expandable microSD Memory up to 4GB Bluetooth® 1.3 megapixel camera with video capture Supports SMS, MMS, and IM (supports Windows Live TMmessenger and Yahoo! Messenger) You can find the full Fido Samsung Gravity Features, Specifications, Downloads and more on our web site.
10 March 2010	Will WIND Mobile Succeed? Last week WIND Mobile announced that two senior executives, chief information officer Scott Waller and head of customer service Chris Robbins had left the company. The move comes just 3 1/2 months after their launch in mid-December. Many in the industry feel WIND Mobile launched too early, without enough network coverage and insufficient marketing. 1.5 Million Subscribers SeaBoard Group, an industry research firm, estimates that has added about 30,000 wireless subscribers in Toronto, Calgary & Edmonton. WIND Mobile has stated they have plans to hit 1.5 million subcribers in the next 3 years. This would mean adding about 41,500 subscribers per month which not even Bell, Rogers or TELUS have managed as of late. To put things in perspective Q4 2009 Net Activations for the big three were: Bell - 163,000 (40,750 per month) Rogers - 109,000 (27,250 per month) TELUS - 122,000 (30,500 per month) Retail Distribution WIND Mobile is currently only available in a few retail mall stores and select Blockbuster locations. They are rumoured to be in negotiations with Best Buy Canada to add their devices to all Future Shop, Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile store locations. This would definitely benefit WIND immenesely as Best Buy has pratically re-organized their shopping experience to focus on wireless. Looking Forward WIND Mobile has plans to launch their Ottawa & Vancouver networks very soon which will should boost sales but without better retail distribution and marketing it will be very hard for them to reach their subscriber goal. Will this stop WIND from trying? We doubt it.
9 March 2010	Coming Soon: Bell Motorola DEXT & Rogers Motorola Quench Late last week Bell announced that they would be bringing the Motorola DEXT to Canada. TELUS previously announced the Backflip which left the Motorola Quench to Rogers. We don't have a firm release date for any of the three MOTOBLUR enabled smartphones at this time but early 2010 has been mentioned. Bell Motorola DEXT You can find a Bell micro-website detailing all things MOTO DEXT here: www.bellmotodext.ca. You can also enter to win 1 of 5 Motorola DEXT smartphones. 5.0 megapixel camera with autofocus and video capture Full HTML Web Browser Bluetooth, Wifi, GPS 3.1" HVGA Touch Screen with 320 x 480 pixels resolution Slide-out QWERTY Keyboard Android Apps & Media Player Rogers Motorola Quench 5.0 megapixel camera with autofocus and video capture Full HTML Web Browser Bluetooth, Wifi, GPS 3.1" HVGA Touch Screen with 320 x 480 pixels resolution Android Apps & Media Player
	Rogers Samsung Galaxy Spica Now Available The Samsung Galaxy Spica is now available from Rogers across Canada. Last week we reported that internet rumours had Rogers launching the Android powered Smartphone in the near future. As expected the device will start at $79.99 on a 3 year contract price if you sign up for at least $45 per month of voice & data. Full price points are as follows: 3 year contract: $79.99 2 year contract: $349.99 1 year contract: $399.99 No contract: $449.99 The Samsung Galaxy Spica Features: 3.2" AMOLED Touchscreen Display with 320 x 480 Resolution 3.2 megapixel camera with 4X digital zoom Android Media Player Wi-fi, Bluetooth, A-GPS Expandable microSD memory up to 32GB Android 1.5 OS 800MHz processor For full Rogers Samsung Galaxy Spica features, specifications, downloands and review please click here.
4 March 2010	Motorola Backflip with MOTOBLUR Coming Soon to TELUS Today TELUS announced that they will soon be bringing the Motorola Backflip with MOTOBLUR to Canada. The move comes one day after Motorola announced they would be bringing their three MOTOBLUR Smartphones (Backflip, DEXT & Quench) to the Canadian marketplace through all three main carriers. TELUS has not provided a launch date or pricing at this time but we will let you know as soon as we hear more. What is MOTOBLUR? Allows you to access all of your friends, pics, emails, messages, and Facebook™, MySpace and Twitter happenings in one place. MOTOBLUR syncs them all, with continuous updates and back ups. There are no logins or apps to open, and your data’s always safe. The Motorola Backflip features: Touchscreen and QWERTY Keyboard Dedicated Volume control, Camera, Back, Home and Lock Keys Wi-fi, Bluetooth, GPS Reverse Flip Design with BACKTRACK navigation just behind the screen Android 1.5 OS 5 megapixel camera with 4X Digital Zoom, LED Flash and Automatic Focus Video Capture at 24fps Full HTML Browser Android Media Player 2GB microSD memory expandable to 32GB Links for further information include: Official TELUS Press Release Motorola Backflip reviews from various sources
	Samsung Galaxy Spica Coming Soon to Rogers The Samsung Galaxy Spica will soon be available at a Rogers store near you. This Android based Smartphone is an updated version of the Samsung Galaxy (currently available from Bell) that is slighlty bigger in size, beefier processor and slight downgrade in the camera quality. Rogers is expected to launch the Android Smartphone at the following price points: 3 year contract: $79.99 2 year contract: $349.99 1 year contract: $399.99 No contract: $449.99 The 3 year contract price is only available when you sign up for a minimum $45 monthly Voice and Data Plan. This promotional price is expected to drop to $299.99 after a few weeks. Samsung Galaxy Spica Features 3.2" AMOLED Touchscreen Display with 320 x 480 Resolution 3.0 megapixel camera with 4X digital zoom Android Media Player Wi-fi, Bluetooth, A-GPS Expandable microSD memory Android 1.5 or 2.0 OS (unknown at this time) 800MHz processor We'll have more details as soon as we hear a firm release date.