Top News Stories Involving Bell Mobility—Week ending April 16, 2010

1. Get the NHL playoffs on your Bell phone – Are you a die-hard National Hockey League fan? Sign up for the Bell “Unlimited NHL” and let Bell Mobility deliver the NHL playoffs right to your phone. For $8 per month plus applicable data charges, you’ll get live Stanley Cup Playoff action, video highlights, live audio broadcasts, text message alerts and NHL ringtones and wallpaper. First, check your phone’s compatibility by scanning the phone list at the bottom of Bell’s “Unlimited NHL” page. Then send a free text message with “NHL” to 4040 to get started. (From “‘Unlimited NHL’ Package from Bell Delivers Stanley Cup Playoff Action” by James Falconer 4/15/10 at 8:27 AM PST In Bell Mobility, Streaming, accessed 4/16/10 at http://www.intomobile.com/2010/04/15/unlimited-nhl-package-from-bell-)

2. Bell Mobility offers BlackBerry Storm2 9550 – For $199.99 and a three-year agreement, Blackberry’s second-generation Storm2 phone is now available through Bell Mobility. If you’re looking for a Blackberry but like the features of a phone, this may be the device for you. Shorter contracts are available at higher prices: two years for $399.95 or one year for $499.95. You can go without a contract for $549.95. The Storm2 phone comes with an enhanced SurePressTM high-resolution touchscreen display, 3.2-megapixel camera with flash and auto focus, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, GPS and other features. (From a 4/13/10 posting by Robert Nelson under Mobile/Cell Phones, accessed 4/16/10 at http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/04/13/blackberry-storm2-9550-now-available-with-bell-mobility-bell-mobility-makes-the-blackberry-storm2-available-priced-from-199-95-on-a-three-year-agreement/)

3. iPad to launch in Canada on May 10 – Apple Inc. announced that the launch of its iPad touchscreen in Canada will be pushed back to May 10 due to high demand for the device in the U.S. Apple has sold more than 300,000 iPads in the U.S. since the April 3 launch there. It is not clear yet whether Bell Mobility will be selling the iPad in Canada. (From “U.S. demand delays iPad’s Canadian launch” posted by Financial Post; Canwest News Service 4/15/10, accessed 4/16/10 at http://www.edmontonjournal.com/ Copyright The Edmonton Journal.)

4. Court to decide whether to certify lawsuit as a class action – Bell Mobility customers who do not have 911 coverage in their areas but are billed 75 cents a month for it anyway could take part in a lawsuit if a case pending before a Northwest Territories court is certified as a class action. Hearings began on April 13 in this $6 million suit, which was brought by James Anderson from Yellowknife, N.W.T.. Currently, there is no 911 service in any N.W.T area, but the complainant is charging that Bell users have no choice but to pay the fee. (From “Lawsuit over Bell’s 911 fees back in court” on 4/13/10, CBC News, access 4/16/10 at http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2010/04/13/bell-911-lawsuit.html)

   
   

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Tags: Apple iPad, Bell 911 laysuit, bell launches the BlackBerry Storm2 9550, NHL on Bell Cell Phone

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