Cell Phones
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Corn Flake
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Rick said:
LTE is the cell band it uses. It will indicate at the top if it's using LTE, 4G, etc. Some believe it uses more power.. not so sure about that. I find if the phone constantly is switching between the various bands (mine does this at the office all day long) it will drain the battery quickly.
I have the same phone and generally find it's just about how much you use it. These phones with the large screens eat batteries for breakfast when in use. If you use it a lot you might want to go with the big battery. It's a big add-on though.
hockeyfan1
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Federal governmerit intent on letting in some competition in the wireless communications field -- one that may see U.S. wireless giant Verizon coming to Canada -- much to the consternation and concern of Bell, Rogers, and Telus, as you know, Canada's three largest wireless communications companies.
So much so, that Bell took out a full-page advertisement in the Toronto Star recently, in the form of an "open letter to Canadians" voicing it's deep concern over the potentiality of having a large foreign (in his case, U.S.) competitor in the Canadian market for reasons it explains.
However, a former university student from the provirice of Manitoba countered with a corresponding letter to Bell's CEO George Cope, challenging with (polite) faotual counter-arguments pertaining to some points ascertained by Bell in their so-called "letter to Canadians".
http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/carriers/bell/reply-to-bells-open-letter-to-canadians/
Here is Ben Klass' reply to Bell's "letter":
http://benklass.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/i-am-canadian-a-reply-to-bells-open-letter/
What does everyone think? Would you be concern ed with having Verizon here as a major player in the wireless communicatians field to increase competition in Canada?
So much so, that Bell took out a full-page advertisement in the Toronto Star recently, in the form of an "open letter to Canadians" voicing it's deep concern over the potentiality of having a large foreign (in his case, U.S.) competitor in the Canadian market for reasons it explains.
However, a former university student from the provirice of Manitoba countered with a corresponding letter to Bell's CEO George Cope, challenging with (polite) faotual counter-arguments pertaining to some points ascertained by Bell in their so-called "letter to Canadians".
http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/carriers/bell/reply-to-bells-open-letter-to-canadians/
Here is Ben Klass' reply to Bell's "letter":
http://benklass.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/i-am-canadian-a-reply-to-bells-open-letter/
What does everyone think? Would you be concern ed with having Verizon here as a major player in the wireless communicatians field to increase competition in Canada?
hockeyfan1 said:
We need as many options as possible. The big 3 are nothing but big corporations that could care less about the average Canadian. The workers there are good people, but the management is adament on screwing over Canadians with fewer options for more money and they do nothing but lie about the reasons for this and patronize us for it like in this letter.
I'm glad I have no services with Bell, Rogers or Telus.
hockeyfan1
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...the CEP [insert→ Communications, Energy, and Paperworkers Union] accused the Harper government of going on an ?ideological crusade? with its insistence that telecoms be opened up to foreign investors."If the government is really concerned about protecting wireless consumers why not simply regulate pricing and contract rules," Coles said.
"Instead they are hell bent on foreign ownership of this country's telco sector, which is bad for Canada's workers, security and culture."The CEP is also concerned about Verizon?s relations with its 45,000 unionized workers in the U.S. The Communications Workers of America have launched a campaign against the company, accusing it of attacking the middle class, dodging taxes and opposing consumer rights, among many other things.
"Verizon has been caught spying on the Communications Workers of America, selling marketers disturbingly detailed information on its subscribers and it even charges the U.S. government $500 a month for each wiretap it places on its customers," Coles said last month. "This gives a whole new meaning to Verizon's 'share everything' plan."
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/08/09/verizon-spy-on-canadians-cep_n_3732366.html
"Instead they are hell bent on foreign ownership of this country's telco sector, which is bad for Canada's workers, security and culture."The CEP is also concerned about Verizon?s relations with its 45,000 unionized workers in the U.S. The Communications Workers of America have launched a campaign against the company, accusing it of attacking the middle class, dodging taxes and opposing consumer rights, among many other things.
"Verizon has been caught spying on the Communications Workers of America, selling marketers disturbingly detailed information on its subscribers and it even charges the U.S. government $500 a month for each wiretap it places on its customers," Coles said last month. "This gives a whole new meaning to Verizon's 'share everything' plan."
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/08/09/verizon-spy-on-canadians-cep_n_3732366.html
hockeyfan1
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http://opinion.financialpost.com/2013/08/06/why-verizon-is-a-bad-bet-for-canada/
bustaheims
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pmrules said:
It has a qwerty keyboard - it's just a touch screen rather than a physical one.
pmrules said:
I've been off a physical keyboard for about a year, I've gotten used to it for the most part
I don't like the touchscreen keyboard built into iOS, I'm not sure if they allow third party keyboard apps. The third party one I use for my android phone is great though.
KoHo
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Obviously I prefer the blackberry keyboard but the touch screen isn't as bad as I anticipated. I screw up WAY more on the iPhone than I did with the blackberry, and the voice control button is very poorly placed right beside the space bar making me hit it all the time, but I'm fairly sure I'll get more used to it as time goes on. Overall it's not that bad.pmrules said:
hockeyfan1
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Verizon Wireless "not interested" in coming to Canada...
http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/carriers/verizon-not-interested-in-canada/
http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/carriers/verizon-not-interested-in-canada/
bustaheims
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Big Daddy said:
Most reports have it coming late September/early October. If it was coming September 10th, we'd have heard by now. As things stand right now, they'll only be announcing it next week.
Apple's going to be announcing it on Sept. 10. And according to reported vacation blackout dates the phone will likely be released Sept. 20.
OldTimeHockey
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Iphone 5s
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/apple-invites-media-september-10-event-iphone-expected-164643490--finance.html
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/apple-invites-media-september-10-event-iphone-expected-164643490--finance.html
Stronger Than All
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OldTimeHockey said:
Gah, I have a 4S but would probably take a Samsung or BB over an Iphone at this point.
