[hemertwv]

Hello, so my wife currently has a 9700 and likes it but it is starting to die, so would a 9780 be a good replacement for her, we are on bell in canada;

She doesn't like the camera on the 9700 but the 9780 is a better camera, and for us HSPA service is much better than CDMA or GSM where we live and of course Bell doesn't offer GMS service.

Any thoughts? What specific 9780 should I get?

[raino]

I would not sign a 3 year contract for a 1.5-2 year old phone. If you can get it off contract, great.

Any thoughts? What specific 9780 should I get?

I don't know what you mean. Aside from frequency bands, the only other common distinctions I'm aware of are color (black/white) and camera/no camera.

You'd want to get a phone with bands 1,2,5,6--bands used by Bell, Telus and Rogers.

[hemertwv]

THanks, ok, I never sign contracts, I usually buy outright and Ive seen this phone for around 200 dollars new

[hemertwv]

So are these the correct bands for Bell/Telus

GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband) HSDPA 850/1900/2100 WCDMA (UMTS) 800/850/900/1700/1900/2100

[blackberry-unlocking710]

You can use a GSM Blackberry Bold 9780 with carriers such as Bell, Rogers, Telus and Fido.
If you get your Blackberry unlocked for SIM free you can try the |SIM cards of the carriers and find out which works best for you.

[CrackMachine]

Hello, so my wife currently has a 9700 and likes it but it is starting to die, so would a 9780 be a good replacement for her, we are on bell in canada;

She doesn't like the camera on the 9700 but the 9780 is a better camera, and for us HSPA service is much better than CDMA or GSM where we live and of course Bell doesn't offer GMS service.

Any thoughts? What specific 9780 should I get?

It is a decent upgrade if you like the form factor (keyboard is a bit small for my liking but for those with smaller fingers it is fine). Memory is bigger than the 9700 so you can install more apps.

And if she wants a BB10 phone next year you haven't spent a bundle!

[aluiziomachado]

after use the 9700 for 2 years and than the 9900 for 4 months now im very happy with the 9780, its a good upgrade, OS 6 has new features and is good looking. For me its the best BB option to the moment.