Bell has released some great wireless promotions during March 2010. Promos such as a free $35 activation fee, free 6PM early evenings, and more recently, six months of unlimited local calling. Unfortunately, these Bell promotions are mostly reserved for new customers.

Well existing (and new) Bell customers, Bell has some negative news for you. Effective May 1, 2010, Bell will be increasing its wireless roaming rates for calls and text messages.

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Sprint showed off the HTC Evo 4G handset recently, the first 4G Android handset to hit the USA. This phone has a massive 4.3″ touchscreen that will put it in direct competition with the Google Nexus One, DROID, and iPhone. The team at Electronista recently go to test the Evo 4G in person.

Here are some of their thoughts:

Despite the large display, the Evo still feels much … Read More

With the release of the Google Nexus One in Canada, Google stated that Rogers and Fido customers were fully supported. This left many Telus and Bell customers wondering why they weren’t supported, even though Telus and Bell now use SIM cards.

As of this morning, Bell and Telus have been added to the list of supported Nexus One carriers alongside Rogers/Fido.

The Nexus One Will Work on Rogers, Fido, Telus, and … Read More

In December 2009, Rogers extended their tethering promotion to expire on May 3, 2010. As long as users had a 1GB or higher data plan, they were able to use tethering as part of their 1GB data bucket.

As expected, effective today, Rogers has dropped the May 3 expiration and made tethering a permanent feature as long as users have at least a 1GB or higher data plan. Why did Rogers … Read More

Effective this week, Bell, Rogers, and Telus have launched a promotion that gives customers six months of unlimited local calling. These carriers usually provide one month or no months (like Rogers) of unlimited calling and now they’re giving out six!

The six months unlimited local calling bonus is available on the following 3-year term in-market plans from Rogers:

Value Plans for phones
Value Plans for Smartphones
Couples & Family Share Plans
All business … Read More

With the popularity of Android-based phones surging in Canada, today we’re going to focus on you, our readers. In particular, what Android phone do you own? We know many of you early adopters picked up HTC Dream/Magic devices, but those may either be in the sock drawer or you’ve upgraded now that the Google Nexus One is available in Canada.

Vote below and let us know! If your phone … Read More

Like Rogers and Bell, Telus has now launched a 6PM early evenings calling promotion. Until March 31, 2010, Telus has launched a free 6PM early evening add-on for all new activations and maybe existing customers.

The 6PM early evenings calling bonus is available on the following 3-year term in-market plans:

Smart Choice plans for phones
Smart Choice plans for Smartphones
Share Plans

Existing Telus Customers

The promotion has also been extended to existing customers … Read More

Like Rogers, Bell has now launched a 6PM early evenings calling promotion. Until March 31, 2010, Bell has launched a free 6PM early evening add-on for all new activations and maybe existing customers.

The 6PM early evenings calling bonus is available on the following 3-year term in-market plans:

Voice Plans for phones
Combo Plans for Smartphones
Share Plans
EPP plans

The promo is not being advertised in-store and is being used more as a “closing … Read More