Christmas is all about sharing, and so some kind Fido and/or Rogers employee has thoughtfully made public an internal presentation of the forthcoming Canadian GSM handsets in 2009.
The thread is here on the Howard Forums — since it could be taken down at any moment I grabbed the most pertinent pics to share with you!
Great news for Rogers customers, the N79 and N85 are coming sometime in the first half of 2009. Not for Fido, though. Boo…
Fido will at least get to share Nokia’s first touch-screen device, the 5800 XpressMusic. I might use my Fido Dollars to snag myself one of these…
And the ubiquitous BlackBerry will finally be available on Fido — and thus every wireless carrier in Canada. Dunno about that UNO service, though…
Feel free to spread these pics far and wide… Here’s wishing all Canadian GSM subscribers a fancy new handset in 2009!
One Comment
AC:
You’ve got me chomping on the (Bell) bit…. Of course, I still have 18 months on the Bell contract to go, but this blog has definitely steered me towards considering a Nokia for my next phone.
I’m still fond of my LG Chocolate (I realize most of my usage is mobile web or checking the time, so the display makes up for the lack of Mac-friendly sync), but when I think of what my options were for smart phones when I signed the contract 18 months ago, the future is looking pretty bright. I have also noticed the increasing gap between the features offered by CDMA and GSM phones here in Canada. If I could go back in time, I think I’d still take the Bell package since it was a good deal (web, wireless, land line), but I certainly doubt at this point I’ll be sticking with Bell.
Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!
Ed