Comments on: Bell Mobility Canada GSM/HSPA Network Goes Live, Brings iPhone With It!

By: Belluser

Belluser — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:18:31 +0000

One other thing to add. I was in need to call CAA the other day. With my regular cellphone I just dial *222 (CAA). Didn’t work on my new Bell Mobility iPhone.

By: Belluser

Belluser — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:53:24 +0000

I just signed up for the iPhone from Bell. Got the 80 plan which is 400 minutes and 2GB data. Really like the nation fab 5.

I have had 2 occasion where I have had lost service. One was last weekend in Pembroke (couldn't access the web).

This weekend while at Shirley's Bay /Rifle Road area I had a "No Service" come up on my iPhone. No web and no phone calls. I have not had this problem with a regular cellphone in that area of the city, ever.

What I did was drive up to Carling toward Grandview and finally got the service back. Then I drove back to the location where I had the "No Service" displayed on my iPhone. This time I had service. Weird. Not sure what happened and why the "No Service" message came up.

By: James

James — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:54:32 +0000

As far as I can tell there are still 2 problems with Bell offering iPhone, or any other hspa phone…. 1: you will only get service within their new network, it won’t jump down any other mode as with rogers, and 2: its still Bell…unless they “turned on” a new customer service department as well, I don’t see any greater advantage

By: Allan

Allan — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:48:56 +0000

I got my iPhone from Bell on Friday and today I find there was no network in Montreal !!! (big) I called the dingdongs and they told me too take the battery out of my iphone . After doing a power down and power up, it came back online. They say they have been having this problem for a week.

If I did not like that, I can return the phone if I had not used 30 minutes of airtime.

I just spent the weekend configuring everything

By: TorriaCanuck

TorriaCanuck — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:29:11 +0000

I purchased an iPhone yesterday, drove home to my small town (between London and Stratford, Ontario) and found that there is no service, even though the website claims there should be. I called tech support and sure enough, they’re having problems with service from Perth County to Lambton County (a big area!). My only option now is to go back to the store, return the phone, go back to my old phone and wait for them to fix it (they have no idea how long it will take). The tech guy I spoke with told me that they launched the network months earlier than anticipated and before they could fully ensure that it worked everywhere they promised it would. Frustrating.

By: rogersucks

rogersucks — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:52:36 +0000

I have a rogers iphone and the service is **** everywheres!!!! Can I have 2 carriers at once…like bell and rogers????

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:43:50 +0000

You have to get a data plan or otherwise you pay several hundred dollars more for the iPhone on top of what it costs on the 3 year contract.

By: Steven

Steven — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:58:18 +0000

I will not buy into the overprice-hype. I want the iphone, I will sign a three year voice contract, but I DO NOT need the data plan. I have wi-fi at work/home. So no phone company gets my money until they make a plan to meet my needs.

By: Scottyp

Scottyp — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:47:03 +0000

You can use google calendar/apps to sync to virtually any phone, including IPhone. Its a cloud app, so you should have no issue syncing ical.

By: john

john — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:50:00 +0000

does this mean that u can hook any gsm phone to bell , or u can only buy a phone from bell canada?