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And now the Nokia E71

We at NorthGeek aren’t just about iPhones and BlackBerries. Have you seen the new E series E71 from Nokia? It’s the E61 but boosted with GPS, camera, and a delicious chrome build. For those who love Symbian, this is one hot iPhone competitor. It’s doubtful that Nokia will once again strip out WiFi for the Canadian crowd.

Canada gets bold on Sept 19

The Blackberry Bold is already being sold worldwide. France Telecom’s Orange started selling it this past weekend, before AT&T in the US. Who else? Carphone Warehouse in the UK, Movistar in Chile, Germany, Austria… Canada’s Rogers will begin selling it Sept 19.

Make another difference in Canadian wireless pricing

Did you sign that petition against Rogers’ iPhone package pricing in Canada? If yes, are you proud that it actually made a difference and resulted in a better offering from the Canadian GSM monster? If no, do you now realize that it could have actually made a difference?

Well, now’s your chance to sign another petition and keep the momentum going. This bill was unveiled by David McGuinty, Member of Parliament for Ottawa South, back in June and should be up for debate in Parliament in October. It’s not too late. Make your voice heard!

I touched it! I played with it!

That’s right ladies and gents and more gents, I played with the BlackBerry Bold 9000 last night, at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament here in Montreal.

It is sweet. Absolutely cool. A little big, but really sexy. The guy from Rogers said it is coming out August 6, but immediately following that statement, someone in the background (another Rogers person) said “ha, no way!”

Not too promising, to say the least.

In other news, I upgraded to the 6GB plan for $30 – awesome deal. I highly recommend getting on that bandwagon before August 31, when the offer expires.

Good luck to all of us BB Bold NorthGeeks.

Rogers strikes again

And Rogers takes another step backwards in reaching parity with other mobile telcos. Below are the price plans for the iPhone 3G when it hits Canada. Don’t forget the mandatory 3 year contract!

Blackberry Bold Delayed!

Condolences to fellow NorthGeek Blackberry fanboys, but it looks like the Bold is delayed until August. Blame it on AT&T in the US, as they were supposed to get the device first but supposedly need more time to stabilize the device on their HSPA network. So it looks like AT&T will have it in August for $300, and other operators in September.

Hints on the BlackBerry Bold release date?

I called Rogers yesterday because I was having issues connecting to EDGE on my BlackBerry Curve (as previously mentioned, the boring Curve – the 8300).

I smooth talked my way into some hints surrounding the much anticipated BlackBerry Bold.

According to Juan, my tech support representative at Rogers, he and his fellow BlackBerry technicians have already been trained on all aspects of the Bold (it’s pretty sick, according to him – although the size did throw him off a bit), therefore, the launch will be very soon. He also so “loads” of brand new Bold packages, as if they were ready to be shipped to retail outlets…

So who knows? Phil’s prediction of a June 25th BlackBerry Bold launch date could prove true!!

Holding my breath and corssing my fingers. It’s hard to type with crossed fingers and a lack of oxygen to the brainnnnn………

New BlackBerry data plans on Rogers!

I know this might be old(ish) news to some, but on June 20th Rogers announced some new and pretty exciting new BB data plans. I’m sure there are some pretty sweet data plans for non-BlackBerry devices, as well, but I am very excited about the BlackBerry ones… Especially because, as you may know, I am VERY much looking forward to my BlackBerry Bold. RIM has been kind enough to agree to send me one for testing on NorthGeek.com.

Just kidding, RIM has no idea we exist.

That said, the new Rogers BB data plans inclusde a $30 package that includes a whopping 300MB – eat that, Phil – Mr. Data Plans in Canada Suck. There is also a plan for $60 that includes up to 1GB of data, or a “flex” option for between $50-$100 that includes between $500MB and 5GB. I don’t understand how that plan works, nor can I fathom how anyone can possible spend 5GB on their BLACKBERRY!! What, are they downloading torrents or something?

When can I play with a BlackBerry Bold?

I know, I know, these blogs are supposed to be a source of “insider information” – well, we’re too new. So sue me.

I need to know when this beast of a BlackBerry is coming out! Some blogs are stating July 17th, but quite frankly, I can’t wait that long. I need it. NOW.

One other thing to note – it’s going to be slightly bigger than my current phone, the Curve (the boring, GPS-less and WiFi-less 8300). Not too excited about that, but the 3G and enhanced screen, storage capacity, processor speed, and sheer beauty of the device still makes me very eager to spend the $399 on a three year upgrade (yes, that’s just speculation)!

iPhone coming to Fido, not just Rogers

It’s true! July 11… in just 29 days. This will surely mean more competition in the Canadian market for these fancy devices and data plans… except… isn’t Fido just a part of Rogers empire? Aha!

Well we’ll just wait patiently for the blow that will be Canadian iPhone plan rates. It might be painful. Keep checking at NorthGeek for updates!