Launching on Bell? by
dragun 06:37 PM 08-14-2009 --
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ediggity 08:07 PM 08-14-2009 --
[Reply] Looks to be accurate, only time will tell
:-)
Roscopcoletrain 10:29 PM 08-14-2009 --
[Reply] Would love to see this come to Bell
:-)
CarBob 11:46 PM 08-14-2009 --
[Reply] Originally Posted by Roscopcoletrain:
Would love to see this come to Bell :-)
YOU AND ME BOTH ! :-)
- CB
CarBob 12:10 AM 08-15-2009 --
[Reply] Originally Posted by ediggity:
Looks to be accurate, only time will tell:-)
Some are saying that GSM carrier ROGERS will be getting BB Onyx. This begs the question - Will CDMA carrier BELL also be getting Onyx?
Will someone please clarify? Thanks.
- CB
mikeo007 12:16 AM 08-15-2009 --
[Reply] I believe Bell has a new HSPA network coming this fall, so I don't think they'll be getting a CDMA version of the phone, though I could be wrong.
squire72 01:35 AM 08-15-2009 --
[Reply] Originally Posted by mikeo007:
I believe Bell has a new HSPA network coming this fall, so I don't think they'll be getting a CDMA version of the phone, though I could be wrong.
Bell and Telus are both moving to HSPA over the next couple months (the new network is shared between the two), so CDMA will effectively be finished in Canada for new phones... obviously the old network will continue working for the foreseeable future
midknight 05:17 PM 08-15-2009 --
[Reply] Yes the Bell/Telus HSPA network will be coming online soon so Rogers wont be guaranteed first crack at all the new devices anymore..
Madness87 12:56 AM 08-16-2009 --
[Reply] Originally Posted by midknight:
Yes the Bell/Telus HSPA network will be coming online soon so Rogers wont be guaranteed first crack at all the new devices anymore..
Actually I'm pretty sure Rogers will get first crack at the devices. They are the largest carrier with the most subscribers. RIM is not going to not launch it on Rogers first.
I believe that it will launch with Rogers and come to Bell. Remember just because Bell will be HSPA soon doesn't mean it's existing customers will automatically transfer over.
Onyx is a GSM phone and so i'm fairly certain the largest gsm carrier will get first dibs.
andrewcjduong 07:36 AM 08-16-2009 --
[Reply] Whenever RIM releases a GSM device, Rogers will have priority
ILLIONAIRE 04:20 AM 08-17-2009 --
[Reply] I need this one Rogers, asap.
squire72 01:06 AM 09-07-2009 --
[Reply] Originally Posted by Madness87:
Actually I'm pretty sure Rogers will get first crack at the devices. They are the largest carrier with the most subscribers. RIM is not going to not launch it on Rogers first.
I believe that it will launch with Rogers and come to Bell. Remember just because Bell will be HSPA soon doesn't mean it's existing customers will automatically transfer over.
Onyx is a GSM phone and so i'm fairly certain the largest gsm carrier will get first dibs.
Rogers is quite a bit smaller than Telus/Bell combined... not to mention they're terrible and massively overpriced. (not that any cell carrier in Canada isn't overpriced... we're a little more expensive than the US, and like 4x the prices in Europe)
the only reason they have first crack at anything is they're currently the only company that supports GSM
Alxis 08:31 PM 09-08-2009 --
[Reply] Doesn't anyone know someone on the inside who can at least confirm which carrier is getting this phone first in Canada?
dragun 10:59 PM 09-19-2009 --
[Reply] Looks like Rogers would probably get this first since Bell/Telus HSPA network doesn't seem to be launching any time at the moment.
jgaspar89 11:01 PM 09-19-2009 --
[Reply] Rogers will get it first.
