GTA ---$45 plan 650 mins+1GB Data included tethering

[ecgz88]

GTA Only, new Blackberry or Smartphone activation only, offered by Bell

$45+SAF/911

included:

550 MINS+100 Bonus MINS+ 9pm FREE Calling

1 GB data for personal e-mail, internet browsing, tethering:cheesygri and Instant Messaging (BlackBerry Messenger and Windows Live Messenger)

The 3G BlackBerry Curve from Bell is 5x faster than the 2G BlackBerry Curve 8900 from Rogers

[M.D.]

can you post a link or ad to this? thanks.

[bubble.tea]

Why dont' you put BELL in the title??

[napoleon1769]

Wow this deal looks smoking!

[munsifn]

3 year term?

[jakemtl]

Wow this deal looks smoking!

How much extra is CID +vmail?

[vitrify]

I don't see much use in 1GB of tethering...

[kzod]

Does it need to be a blackberry or can it be any internet phone?

[ecgz88]

I can't find weblink, it's limited time promo:D

can you post a link or ad to this? thanks.

CID +vmail $10

and it works for Smartphone :cheesygri

[esq05]

I remember seeing this in the Metro. I don't think tethering was allowed, just basic on-device browsing and WAP, plus BB messenger. Thats it.

I'll see if I can find the Metro ad.

Edit: Found it:

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/4263/bellad.png
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/9999/image1gws.png
http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/9349/image2cxw.png

See the (5) by the 1GB under the Bell plan, well, its clearly outlined in the fine print. But if OP got the plan, then maybe its just a typo of some sort in the advertisement....

Also, does the BB plan from Rogers include tethering?

[Da Mango]

no mention about actual text messaging being included, as well as CID, etc.. right? Looks like SAF is $6.95 as well, no?

[bogi093]

no mention about actual text messaging being included, as well as CID, etc.. right? Looks like SAF is $6.95 as well, no?

Actually for Bell its 8.95 + 99 (911 free) and you pay for incoming texts. Im pretty sure Rogers retentions can do MUCH better than Bell could

[ActiveX]

I find the sentence "The 3G BlackBerry Curve from Bell is 5x faster than the 2G BlackBerry Curve from Rogers." in Bell's ad really funny.

I remember seeing this in the Metro. I don't think tethering was allowed, just basic on-device browsing and WAP, plus BB messenger. Thats it.

I'll see if I can find the Metro ad.

Edit: Found it:

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/4263/bellad.png
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/9999/image1gws.png
http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/9349/image2cxw.png

See the (5) by the 1GB under the Bell plan, well, its clearly outlined in the fine print. But if OP got the plan, then maybe its just a typo of some sort in the advertisement....

Also, does the BB plan from Rogers include tethering?

[kellidotca]

the ad doesn't make sense.. get more than rogers.. the plans are exactly the same.. where's the more? Should be get the same for less.. but that's not as catchy, i guess...

[dgr81]

the ad doesn't make sense.. get more than rogers.. the plans are exactly the same.. where's the more? Should be get the same for less.. but that's not as catchy, i guess...

it's bell. nothing with them makes sense. crappy phones, crappy service, crappy prices.

if bell wasn't in the pockets of the governments, they would have been shut down ages ago.

[canadiankorean]

I find the sentence "The 3G BlackBerry Curve from Bell is 5x faster than the 2G BlackBerry Curve from Rogers." in Bell's ad really funny.


"The 3G Blackberry Curve from Bell is 5x faster than the Blackberry 7230 from Rogers."

[ecgz88]

BELL SAF/911 is $6.95/$.75 now for new customers :cheesygri and Rogers customer pay for incoming TEXT too:!:


Actually for Bell its 8.95 + 99 (911 free) and you pay for incoming texts. Im pretty sure Rogers retentions can do MUCH better than Bell could

[ecgz88]

Rogers BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 is GSM/GPRS/EDGE Bands: 850/900/1800/1900 only :!: it's 2.5G

That's why Bell say: The 3G BlackBerry Curve from Bell is 5x faster than the 2G BlackBerry Curve from Rogers. :cheesygri

I find the sentence "The 3G BlackBerry Curve from Bell is 5x faster than the 2G BlackBerry Curve from Rogers." in Bell's ad really funny.

[Firestorm]

The 3G BlackBerry Curve from Bell is 5x faster than the 2G BlackBerry Curve from Rogers.hahaha

[esq05]

I find the sentence "The 3G BlackBerry Curve from Bell is 5x faster than the 2G BlackBerry Curve from Rogers." in Bell's ad really funny.

Well, the only reason I remembered it was because I was reading through the newspaper, I had seen and it caught my eye that they would mis-advertise, and not just one thing, everything, LOL. I then noticed the (5) and was more intrigued, LOL, so thats how I remembered.

You can see the whole ad in Friday's Toronto Metro for more, ha! metro's website has an archive of all their papers.

[LoveRFD]

So this is GTA only? I'm thinking to get a Blackberry but I'm not in GTA

[VTECMAN]

So... is the 3G Bell Blackberry faster than the 3G Rogers Blackberry? Isnt that more apples to apples?

[johnwayne]

So... is the 3G Bell Blackberry faster than the 3G Rogers Blackberry? Isnt that more apples to apples?

Good point, but Rogers doesn't have a 3G curve, only the 3G Bold. I guess that is not comparing apples to apples.

[albatman]

Why dont' you put BELL in the title??

I agree. Even if Bell gives 10G for $1 I am not switching to them

[Dota]

this is a sick plan

[tilhasbb]

What??
"it also works on Canada's Largest 3G network which is twice as largae as Rogers"*2

*2=Based on Total square KMs of the 1xEV-DO network vs Rogers HSPA coverage.

Eh... EV-DO is NOT 3G...

[tomtomtom]

What??
"it also works on Canada's Largest 3G network which is twice as largae as Rogers"*2

*2=Based on Total square KMs of the 1xEV-DO network vs Rogers HSPA coverage.

Eh... EV-DO is NOT 3G...

EVDO IS considered 3G speed.

[Fire]

the ad doesn't make sense.. get more than rogers.. the plans are exactly the same.. where's the more? Should be get the same for less.. but that's not as catchy, i guess...


more bill... more charge... more phone call to the csr...


:razz::razz::razz:

[Oscar11]

the ad doesn't make sense.. get more than rogers.. the plans are exactly the same.. where's the more? Should be get the same for less.. but that's not as catchy, i guess...

its speed that they are talking about

[andrew2good4u]

say no to bell

[akz]

say no to bell

+1 for internet as well .. horrible!

[ecgz88]

+1

Most customer go for Curve because it's $200 cheaper than Bold :cheesygri

Good point, but Rogers doesn't have a 3G curve, only the 3G Bold. I guess that is not comparing apples to apples.

[beljevina]

It would be really nice if the OP put Bell in the subject line ... far less people would open the topic and therefore not waste their time to find it's a crappy offer from a crappier company offering CDMA phones and thus useless to anyone who 1) has a high end non-CDMA phone and 2) travels.

[weedb0y]

It would be really nice if the OP put Bell in the subject line ... far less people would open the topic and therefore not waste their time to find it's a crappy offer from a crappier company offering CDMA phones and thus useless to anyone who 1) has a high end non-CDMA phone and 2) travels.

I know my firm has a corp plan for BBs from Bell and the blackberry's that we get do work outside. Bare in mind that if you are really roaming away all over the world, you wouldn't be worrying about $45 or $150 BB plan.

Eventhough I am on Rogers. I do have lines in the family that have been with Bell for over 7 years and knock on wood, reception and phone service has always been rock solid with Bell.

I travel to North America and Bell coverage is pretty extensive everywhere.

This GSM fanboyism without any facts is useless.

[auto-m8]

it's bell. nothing with them makes sense. crappy phones, crappy service, crappy prices.

if bell wasn't in the pockets of the governments, they would have been shut down ages ago.

Just remember, whenever you have any issues that require calling customer service, YOU WILL BE CALLING AGENTS IN MUMBAI !!

To get around this, select French as your language, all French agents speak English as well. Sorry, no French speaking agents in Mumbai :confused:

[stock_junkie]

Did you just make this up? Bell Mobility's call centres are located in Canada.


Just remember, whenever you have any issues that require calling customer service, YOU WILL BE CALLING AGENTS IN MUMBAI !!

To get around this, select French as your language, all French agents speak English as well. Sorry, no French speaking agents in Mumbai :confused:

[Candeeman]

Say no to 3 year terms!

http://www.nokiausers.net/images/thumbs_down.bmp

[koreancabbage]

Say no to 3 year terms!

http://www.nokiausers.net/images/thumbs_down.bmp

exactly! i signed one last year for the new iphone, GAH. still hating my self for it.

hope the new GSM companies that come out will challenge Rogers for cheaper fees and lesser years for contracts. 2 years is not that bad.

[beljevina]

I know my firm has a corp plan for BBs from Bell and the blackberry's that we get do work outside. Bare in mind that if you are really roaming away all over the world, you wouldn't be worrying about $45 or $150 BB plan.

Eventhough I am on Rogers. I do have lines in the family that have been with Bell for over 7 years and knock on wood, reception and phone service has always been rock solid with Bell.

I travel to North America and Bell coverage is pretty extensive everywhere.

This GSM fanboyism without any facts is useless.Development of CDMA phones is an afterthough for most manufacturers, with the only draw being the size of the NA market. Yes, travel throughout NA is non-problematic, but to me travel includes through all of Europe and Asia. Although it's pricier, I depend on getting off planes and having immediate access to messages, email, web or phone service. Plus, the covert and essentially non-optional way they try to lock you in on plans - be it cell, satellite, or DSL for the next many years of your life, is frankly immoral, yet people blindly consent to it; once you realize this is not the case in most other places in the world, and in many cases user costs are less in economies where the cost of living is overall higher, you realize how gloated and inefficient their structure here is. It is great though in that it assures employment for an expansive enterprise which only survives because Rogers and others are similarly disfunctional.

[tomtomtom]

Development of CDMA phones is an afterthough for most manufacturers,

or a test ground for GSM. Look at Palm Pre and BB Storm.

[ecgz88]

back in 2003 CDMA was way better than GSM :razz:

[ecgz88]

it's eligible for $5 BELL Bundle discount:cheesygri