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| jester |
| quote: | Originally posted by E2EK1EL
Rogers to launch Chatr, a new low-end brand to compete with WIND, Mobilicity & Public Mobile
Forgive us for keeping this really short, but there’s still a lot of information we don’t know. Over the last few days, we’ve been hearing a lot of Canadian birdies singing that Rogers Wireless is planning to launch a new wireless brand in Canada. To be known as Chatr, the carrier is said to have been created solely for the purpose of putting wireless upstarts WIND Mobile and Mobilicity out of business by offering affordable handsets and great rate plans. It is said that the training of employees will begin in earnest as of mid-July, and will be followed shortly with the official launch of the brand in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, and Ottawa. We do not have specific information about pricing at the moment as that is still being worked out by the high ups, but we do know for a fact that the handsets Chatr will offer include the Nokia 1661, Nokia 2680 slide, Samsung Gravity and the LG Sapphire. We’ll be back with more as we get it.
UPDATE: We’ve got an inventory screenshot after the jump. |
Interesting... Guess this was bound to happen. Plus Public Mobile got funding from China to expand their network or something. |
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| E2EK1EL |
| quote: | Originally posted by jester
Interesting... Guess this was bound to happen. Plus Public Mobile got funding from China to expand their network or something. |
"Public Mobile and its Chinese partner have struck a $350-million financing deal with the Export-Import Bank of China that will help the company build a wireless network from Windsor to Quebec City."
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/repo...article1615799/ |
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| E2EK1EL |
Confirmed: Rogers launching new wireless brand Chatr “later this summer” - Unlimited Talk & Text
Rogers has officially announced their latest wireless brand called “Chatr”. This is a brand spanking new division that caters to those who want to get on a plan with unlimited talk and text. Although there are no official launch cities announced, Chatr is expected to be available in Toronto, Calgary, Ottawa, Edmonton and Vancouver later this Summer. These are the same locations that Wind Mobile and Mobilicity operate in.
Here are the details of Chatr Wireless:
- They will offer Unlimited unlimited talk and text plans
- No term contracts within defined Chatr zones
- Will be supported by independent customer care and extensive retail distribution
- Rumoured handsets are: Nokia 2680 Slide, LG Sapphire, Samsung Gravity
In a press release John Boynton, EVP & CMO of Rogers said “We’ve been watching this niche but growing category closely and it’s clear that some Canadians want to use their handsets for voice and text only but want a network they can trust. The launch of a third brand mirrors many other industries like the hospitality and retail sectors and is designed to offer Canadians more choice.”
What do you think of a 3rd Rogers brand? |
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| Stilez |
CRTC rules mobile wireless data subject to existing framework for net traffic management.
Roughly means: your ISP must follow the same rules for managing data you send/receive on your mobile that it does for your pc. UGH!!
Here's the direct CRTC release:
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| E2EK1EL |
Symbian-Guru shuts down, says Nokia is 'losing hard'
Well, we can't sugar-coat this one -- when a major Nokia / Symbian site like Symbian-Guru decides to close up shop "thanks to Nokia's consistently piss-poor hardware choices and Symbian's lack of ability to even remotely compete in terms of features," there's not much else to say. It sounds like shutting things down was at once both incredibly easy and incredibly hard for site heads Ricky Cadden and Rita El Khoury, who've both penned long letters about their decision -- you can tell both of them remain incredibly passionate about Nokia and Symbian, but that they've been disappointed by mediocre handsets like the N97 one time too many. Better hope Nokia can take that MeeGo for handsets pre-alpha we saw yesterday and whip it into something good, we suppose. You should really hit the source link and read the entire post on Symbian-Guru, but we've collected some choice quotes after the break.
Ricky:
•"I've tried to use all of Nokia's various products and services to the best of my ability, and I just can't do it anymore."
•"I can't continue to support a manufacturer who puts out such craptastic 'flagships' as the N97, and who expects me to use services that even most of Nokia's own employees don't use."
•"After this experience with the Nokia N97, there's simply no way I trust them to not screw up with the N8 – not enough for me to fork over $500 of my own money, at least."
•"Like Android, Symbian Foundation prides itself on being open and free – loudly and oftentimes obnoxiously boasting about how its source code is free for all – despite no one really caring about this, at least in my circle."
•"Both Symbian and Nokia are dying brands in the U.S., if not already dead, and I'm sick and tired of banging the gong alone."
•"Of course I'll still keep my eye on Nokia. If they can put out 2 flagship devices in a row that don't completely suck, I may even give them another chance. I won't hold my breath."
•"To Nokia, you guys are losing. Hard. Wake the hell up. Doing the same thing repeatedly while expecting different results is the definition of insanity."
•"I sincerely hope that the upper brass at Nokia starts listening to the folks who are putting in extra time and effort – these folks know what's going on, and like I did originally, simply want to see Nokia succeed."
Rita:
•"I swear I could get a VISA, buy an airplane ticket, travel to Texas and talk to Ricky in person before Nokia Messaging for IM loads and opens a conversation with him on my N97 Mini."
•"But honestly, how can you blame outside developers when Nokia themselves can't seem to pull through a decent application?"
•"What good does it do me, as a user, if you have 40 or 50 or 60 % marketshare when you fail to gain any developer traction?"
•"Where are the games that make me pop my eyes in awe? The N8 will get Angry Birds. Big whoop. It took me all of 2 days to finish all levels of Angry Birds on my iPod Touch and you know what? When I was done, I moved on to the next game. Could I say the same about the N8?"
•"I can't evangelize a platform when I'm no longer 100% convinced myself: that would be hypocrisy and I'm not a hypocrite."
•" It had to be done and although it was hard at first, I've now come to terms with the decision." |
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Too bad it was an error and no one got this package .... |
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| Abercrombie |
| quote: | Originally posted by E2EK1EL
Too bad it was an error and no one got this package .... |
and I got excited for nothing |
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| jester |
| Bell wants to change the price plans of Solo to compete against Chat'r :crazy: |
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Business Insider: Apple, Google, and RIM were all contenders to purchase Palm
Now that the dust from the HP Palm merger has settled, some new details are starting to emerge. The Business Insider is reporting that Apple, Google, and RIM all had serious conversations with Palm about a potential acquisition. An anonymous source “familiar with the matter” tells BI: Apple and Google were interested in Palm’s 450+ patent library and pending patents, while RIM “had the deal in their hands” before things went south. The report goes on to say that Nokia was no where near the deal. Hit the read link for the full report.
(I was hoping Apple to buy Palm) |
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| jester |
| quote: | Originally posted by E2EK1EL
Business Insider: Apple, Google, and RIM were all contenders to purchase Palm
Now that the dust from the HP Palm merger has settled, some new details are starting to emerge. The Business Insider is reporting that Apple, Google, and RIM all had serious conversations with Palm about a potential acquisition. An anonymous source “familiar with the matter” tells BI: Apple and Google were interested in Palm’s 450+ patent library and pending patents, while RIM “had the deal in their hands” before things went south. The report goes on to say that Nokia was no where near the deal. Hit the read link for the full report.
(I was hoping Apple to buy Palm) |
I hope Google can snap up Palm. |
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| VERTiG0 |
| quote: | Originally posted by jester
I hope Google can snap up Palm. |
HP already bought them a while back. |
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