Archive for the ‘fido’ Category

Samsung Gravity Coming to Fido March 16th?

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Looks like Fido is now advertising the Samsung Gravity as ‘coming soon’. From all accounts I’ve read so far it looks like ‘coming soon’ (when translated) means March 16th

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Samsung Gravity Coming to Fido March 16th?

BlackBerry Curve 8520 Now Available on WirelessWave, Fido

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Over the weekend I heard rumblings that the BlackBerry Curve 8520 was indeed coming to WirelessWave. Sure enough, as soon as I checked the WirelessWave site this morning, there it was. The BlackBerry ( NSDQ: RIMM ) 8520 available in both Black and Lavender .

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BlackBerry Curve 8520 Now Available on WirelessWave, Fido

Fido Launches Sony Ericsson T715 in Pink… Just in Time for Valentine’s Day

Friday, February 12th, 2010

At the beginning of the month I mentioned that Fido would soon be carrying the Sony Ericsson T715 … in Pink . Well, just in time for Valentine’s Day, it looks like the device has arrived

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Fido Launches Sony Ericsson T715 in Pink… Just in Time for Valentine’s Day

Samsung Flight and Motorola W388 Coming Soon to Rogers and Fido

Monday, February 8th, 2010

While these aren’t the touchscreen beauties we’ve heard about , it’s always worth noting when a carrier has something new to offer. In this case, it looks like we have some proof (via a FutureShop flyer) of the Samsung Flight and the Motorola ( NYSE: MOT ) ( NYSE: MOT ) W388, coming to Rogers ( NYSE: RCI ) ( NYSE: RCI ) and Fido respectively. The Samsung Flight features a look and form-factor strikingly similar to another popular device out on the market these days.

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Fido Set to Launch the BlackBerry Curve 8520 Soon

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Some quick Canadian BlackBerry ( NSDQ: RIMM ) news from Fido. From the sounds of things over at HowardForums , it looks like the BlackBerry Curve 8520 is set to hit Fido sometime in the first quarter of 2010. The 8520 will be available in Black only… No details on exact launch date or pricing, but the SKU has been loaded into Fido’s systems

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Fido Set to Launch the BlackBerry Curve 8520 Soon

Rogers/Fido Canada Extend 6GB/$30 Data “Promotion” to September 15

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

Rogers dropped us a note to let us know they’ve extended their 6GB/$30 data plan, first introduced last year with the iPhone 3G and re-introduced this year with the Android Dream and Magic , and the iPhone 3GS , until September 15.

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Rogers/Fido Canada Extend 6GB/$30 Data “Promotion” to September 15

Rogers Canada Roundup: Q2 Financial Results, Out of Stock, and 21Mbps HSPA+ Testing

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

A Canadian buffet of Rogers news today, with Q2 financial results, an update on the current out-of-stock situation at Rogers, Fido, and Apple Canada, and the beginning of an HSPA+ super-fast 3G rollout. First up, Bloomberg (via MDN ) reports that Rogers that ARPU (average revenue per user) was down $1.47 as customers curbed long-distance and travel, while total sales rose 3.1%. As to the iPhone in particular, the introduction of the iPhone 3GS and $99 price point for the iPhone 3G helped Rogers add 148,000 subscribers this quarter

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Rogers Canada Roundup: Q2 Financial Results, Out of Stock, and 21Mbps HSPA+ Testing

Rogers Canada 11th Hour iPhone 3G S Savings! Sign for 1 Addition Year, Save Up to $500

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

TiPb just received word from Rogers and, well, it’s typically long and complicated so we’ll just give them the floor: We’ve just announced the details of special Hardware Upgrade savings for our existing iPhone customers and wanted to let you know.

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Rogers Canada 11th Hour iPhone 3G S Savings! Sign for 1 Addition Year, Save Up to $500

Best Buy Canada Rogers/Fido Off-Contract iPhone 3G S Pricing — $699/$799

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Yeah. Ouch. But that’s what BGR ’s Canadian ninja are reporting.

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Best Buy Canada Rogers/Fido Off-Contract iPhone 3G S Pricing — $699/$799

Rogers to Sell iPhone 3G S in Canada, Same Day, Price as US

Monday, June 8th, 2009

Okay, I take back 13% of all the bad things I’ve ever said about Rogers. The Social Media Rep for Rogers/Fido, Keith McArthur, has unleashed the following today via Twitter: Both Rogers Wireless and Fido will offer iPhone 3GS starting June 19.

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Rogers to Sell iPhone 3G S in Canada, Same Day, Price as US