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Bell launches the exclusive Samsung m530 Canadian Olympic Team Edition phone

noreply@blogger.com (Brad Fulton) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:07:00 +0000

Bell launches the exclusive Samsung m530 Canadian Olympic Team Edition phone

Olympic Games content includes exclusive games, ringtones and
screensavers

TORONTO, Ontario, July 4 2008 -- Bell, the exclusive
Telecommunications Partner of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter
Games, today announced the availability of the Samsung m530 Canadian Olympic
Team phone. With this phone, Canadians can connect with the Canadian Olympic
Team, share in the Olympic experience, and show support leading up to and
during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
"This phone delivers the ultimate sports and entertainment experience for
Canadian Olympic fans," said Loring Phinney, Vice President, Olympic and
Corporate Marketing for Bell. "The exclusive content and interactive functions
of this one-of-a kind, limited edition Canadian Olympic Team branded phone
will enable fans to connect to athletes any time and anywhere."
The Samsung m530 is the ideal phone to watch CBC Olympic Games' live
coverage from Beijing and video clips of the Games' highlights; check Canada's
medal standings; view exclusive interviews with athletes and text in votes for
top Bell Olympic Moments on CBC. Bell Mobility's Beijing 2008 video bundle is
available for a one time fee of $8, and will offer ongoing coverage of the
Olympic Games from August 8 to August 24.
"This feature-rich, multi-media phone supports a variety of our most
popular multimedia and messaging services, all powered by the fastest and
largest network across Canada," said Adel Bazerghi, Vice President, Products
for Bell Mobility. "We are pleased to offer Canadians a phone that lets them
so directly demonstrate their Olympic spirit."
Demos of Sega Mobile's Sonic at the Olympic Games and Beijing 2008, the
Official Mobile Phone Game of the Olympic Games, two high quality mobile games
that feature rich graphics, quality audio and one-thumb controls, are
pre-loaded on the phone. The unit itself displays the Canadian Olympic Team
logo and the wallpaper, an iconic 2010 Olympic Winter Games logo.
As part of its Olympic Games content, Bell will also offer screensavers
of competing countries' flags and ringtones of their national anthems for
download.
The Samsung m530 includes a camera/camcorder, speakerphone and expandable
memory. It features the Bell User Experience, a customized user interface that
allows clients to create shortcuts to their favourite applications and
services, directly on the home screen. The Samsung m530 supports services
including:

- GPS Nav turn-by-turn navigation
- Full Track Music
- SIRIUS Satellite Radio
- Windows Live Hotmail(R) and Windows Live Messenger(TM)
- Picture and video messaging

The Samsung m530 is offered in white and is available for as little as
$49.95 on a three-year contract with a Fun Bundle.
For more information on the Samsung m530 and Bell Mobility's Olympic
Games content, please visit bell.ca/wireless.

TELUS guarantees spam free text messaging service - no questions asked

noreply@blogger.com (Brad Fulton) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:04:00 +0000

TELUS guarantees spam free text messaging service - no questions asked

Vancouver, B.C. – TELUS today confirmed that wireless clients have never been required to pay for spam text messages and announced an even easier way for clients to receive credits for any spam text messages they might receive. Beginning August 24, clients can simply send the spam message to 7726 with the word SPAM in the body of the message and their account will be adjusted automatically. The credit will be processed with no questions asked of the client by TELUS. It is important to clarify that this change has no impact on any TELUS mobile email services.

Contrary to some reports, TELUS has always believed that it is not fair for customers to be charged for spam messages. Our policy has always been to credit customers for spam messages they have received. TELUS uses sophisticated spam filters to eliminate most of these types of messages from reaching clients; however, TELUS further guarantees that customers will not pay for spam text messages.

On May 5, TELUS began advertising a change to the way incoming text messages are to be billed beginning August 24. In addition, TELUS began directly informing affected clients via bill notification messages on June 24.

The overall text messaging rate changes affect a small segment of TELUS' wireless customer base and are limited to those who do not currently subscribe to a text messaging plan. Those customers currently pay $0.15 to send a text message as well as $0.15 to receive text messages that originate from a computer or the Internet. Beginning August 24, the $0.15 per charge will also apply to text messages that originate from other cell phones. Charging for incoming text messages is a standard practice in North America with most of the major U.S. carriers charging $0.20. That is a 33% premium compared to TELUS.

TELUS customers who subscribe to any text messaging plans will continue to receive unlimited incoming text messages free of charge. Customers can choose to subscribe to a text messaging plan from prices starting as low as $3 per month which includes 30 outgoing text messages and unlimited incoming messages.

To develop new broadband technologies and build a network that will be the envy of the world, the Canadian telecommunications industry faces significant investments. Over the past 8 years, TELUS has invested $54 billion in Canada and created thousands of new jobs across the country. In addition, we will be investing even more with the current AWS spectrum auction to bring Canadians advanced wireless services in the near future. TELUS is standing high bidder on a series of national AWS spectrum licenses of over $850M.

About TELUS
TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $9.2 billion of annual revenue and 11.2 million customer connections including 5.6 million wireless subscribers, 4.4 million wireline network access lines and 1.2 million Internet subscribers. TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services including data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, entertainment and video. In support of our philosophy to give where we live, TELUS, our team members and alumni have contributed $113 million to charitable and not-for-profit organizations and volunteered more than 2.1 million hours of service to local communities since 2000. Eight TELUS Community Boards across Canada lead our local philanthropic initiatives. For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com.

Rogers Launches Apple iPhone 3G in Vancouver

noreply@blogger.com (Brad Fulton) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:58:00 +0000

Rogers launches Apple iPhone 3G in Vancouver/
VANCOUVER, July 10 /CNW/ - The following B-Roll is available at the
listed times and co-ordinates:

Live Satellite Coordinates:

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DATE OF FEED: July 11, 2008
TIME OF FEED: 7:00 - 7:30 pm EDT
CO-ORDINATES: Anik F2 C Band
Transponder 5B
Downlink Frequency 3900 Vertical
Subcarrier 6.2 & 6.8
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STORY SUMMARY:

On Friday, July 11, to celebrate the launch of the Apple iPhone 3G, six
Rogers Plus retail stores across Canada opened in advance of regular hours.
Starting at 8:00 a.m., Canadians were able to purchase the new iPhone 3G at
special launch day events held at select Rogers Plus stores in Toronto,
Halifax, Ottawa, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver. Customers attending launch
day events were treated to a free early bird breakfast and Rogers Wireless
prizes including event tickets, gift cards and more.

SHOT LIST:

Interview & b-roll with spokesperson Gord Nelson, Vice President and
General Manager, British Columbia, Communications Group, Rogers Communications

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B-Roll Footage

- Wide pan shot of customer line-up
- Event team distributing prizes to customers in line
- Event team distributing food and beverage to customers in line
- Glamour shots of product
- 10-second countdown to store opening
- Store doors opening - zoom in on Rogers store signage
- Customers purchasing iPhone 3G devices at cash desk
- First customer to purchase iPhone 3G leaving store

iPhone Comes to Canada

noreply@blogger.com (Brad Fulton) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:07:00 +0000

Was it worth the wait. Rogers Wireless finally unveiled the Apple iPhone in Canada on July 11, 2008. Long lines were the norm in all the major cities as Apple iPhone enthusiasts were chomping at the bit.

The iPhone has just about everything a bleeding edge techy needs. It bundles the features of a handheld computer, mobile phone, video-enabled iPod. All in a single device.

It may be overhyped but all indications after the first day of sales is that these phones will be pretty commonplace after a few months.

Look for more iPhone news in the upcoming posts as we monitore the success of this new device.