The Samsung Instinct is one of the most popular CDMA touchscreen handsets to land on North American shores in some time. With Sprint claiming records sales numbers for the Instinct, Bell has apparently taken the handset’s popularity in to account in their own Canadian debut of the Samsung Instinct. As expected, Bell has launched their [...]

Virtually the whole world over has adopted, or is rumored to be adopting, unlimited data pricing structures in anticipation of the iPhone 3G launch. That is, except Canada. Well, not Canada, per se, but Canada's oft mis-guided and confusingly business un-savvy wireless carriers. Today's example of how NOT to do business in a competitive wireless industry [...]

All hail the mighty Nokia N95 8GB! With it's high quality German optics and that huge 8GB of onboard storage, the Nokia N95 8GB is a big winner for Nokia's high-end lineup. Well, it's at least a huge success in Europe. North American, not so much. Well, it looks like Nokia isn't satisfied with taking the [...]

There are a lot of positives to living in Canada. Unfortunately, access to the newest and higher-end mobile phones is not one of the upsides to living North of the border. Rogers Canada is the country's premier (read: only) GSM provider, and with a lack of any real competition, the cost of GSM data plans [...]

Competition is the driving force behind innovation in any market - the wireless market especially. So, in light of that fact, Canada has set aside a 40Mhz swath of wireless spectrum to give potential new wireless carriers a chance to enter the Canadian market. Industry Minister Jim Prentice said that the 40Mhz slice of radio frequencies would be “set aside for newcomers to the industry.” Presumably, the goal is to open the door to more competition - which should lead to higher-quality service and lower-prices for the Canadian population. And, to ensure that only the little-dog gets a chance at owning the 40Mhz spectrum, Prentice said that only companies with revenues accounting for less than 10% of the Canadian market will be allowed to enter a bid. As you might imagine, industry incumbents like Telus aren’t exactly pleased with the new auction rules. But hey, as long as it drives down those crazy data rates in Canada, we’re sure the consumer won’t be complaining anytime soon. It sure would be interesting to see the FCC enact rules that would effectively shut-out the big-dog incumbents from the upcoming 700Mhz auction. But, then again, those same big-dogs contribute way to much “lobbying” money to let that kind of thing happen - even if it is in the best interest of the US consumer. Corrupt? We didn’t say it. No wait, yes we did. [Via: Engadget Mobile ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Bell Canada On The Auction Block - BCE In Talks To Sell Bell CanadaNokia presents old, unpopular sets in Iranian marketAmp'd Mobile In Canada, Eh?Rogers Wireless announces Motorola RAZR2 V9 in CanadaNokia is offering free camera phones to blogers

Now that the Europeans officially have the iPhone (the UK and Germany do, at least - France’s Orange is slated for November 29 ), it’s time to turn our attention to our hockey-loving friends to the North. We’re talking about Canada, of course. When is the iPhone coming to Canada? Well, we’ve been hearing rumors left and right rumor the iPhone will be coming to Canada next year. The newest iPhone tidbit from the land of the maple-leaf pegs Apple’s entry into the Canadian wireless market at January 15, 2008. The updated launch window will miss our previous speculation that Rogers Wireless will launch the iPhone December 7, 2007. Of course, eager Canadians could just grab an unlocked iPhone from, say, eBay. A trip over the border and some iPhone downgrading / unlocking could also get the job done. But, if Visual Voicemail is important to you, you’d do well to wait for Rogers Wireless to offer the iPhone officially. Just a couple more months, be strong. [Via: TUAW ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Rogers to launch Apple iPhone on December 7th?HTC Touch now official on RogersApple launches UK iPhone siteApple prepping iPhone SDK for January release?iPhone availability all but evaporated at Apple Stores nationwide!

Word has it that Canada’s CDMA carrier, Bell, is eyeing the HTC Touch (well, it’s actually the HTC Vogue ) as the newest Windows Mobile 6.0 smartphone for its Canadian subscriber-base. Bell may be looking to bring the TouchFLO device to Canada in mid-November for $249 with 3-year contract, $299 on a 2-year, $399 for 1-year, or $449 free and clear. That 3-year contract price is pretty enticing, but we have problems committing for a single year, it’d be hell being locked down for three. Anyway, what’s even more interesting that the HTC Touch hitting Bell’s network is the speculation that Bell will be classifying the Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional-powered HTC Touch as a phone rather than a PDA. This may mean that Bell will be offering unlimited data plans for just $7 per month. That’s single-digit territory for your fill of wireless data. Of course, the “unlimited” definition is bound to have some restrictions, but for $7, you really can’t argue. And, considering Canadian carriers’ penchant for outrageous data rates , this $7 unlimited data plan could flip the Canadian wireless data market on its head. For all our Canadian friends’ sakes, we hope Bell comes through with both the HTC Touch ( HTC Vogue ) and this incredible $7 per month unlimited data plan. [Via: HoFo ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Bell Canada shows some Windows Mobile love; Introduces HTC 5800Telus launches HTC Touch, S640 in CanadaBell Canada's newest EVDO Rev. A offeringsBell Canada On The Auction Block - BCE In Talks To Sell Bell CanadaBell Canada adds HTC 6800, aka Mogul to its offering