Posts Tagged ‘Text Messages’

Prentice Rides to the Rescue?

MaxPower July 9th, 2008

Further to the post here on blog.r4nt.com about Telus and Bell starting to charge 15 cents per incoming text message, I see this press release by Jim Prentice, Industry Minister of Canada.

OTTAWA, July 9, 2008 –The decision this week by Bell Mobility and TELUS to begin charging for incoming text messages has raised serious [...]

So just don’t buy an iPhone

MaxPower July 8th, 2008

Out today:
Apple Inc. will not be selling the hotly awaited iPhone in its six Canadian stores when it is released this Friday, leaving Rogers Communications Inc. and its Fido subsidiary to sell the device on their own.
“The iPhone 3G will be available in Canada from Rogers and Fido,” said Simon Atkins, spokesperson for Apple. [...]