Samsung bringing Instinct to Canada
Sure, this thing will no doubt come with exorbitant data fees, but if you can stomach the monthly bill, Samsung’s decision to sell the Instinct to our friends up North could be a pretty attractive proposition. The company has announced that they will begin offering the Instinct in conjunction with Bell Canada, beginning August 8th. As a quick refresher, the Instinct sports a full touchscreen, EV-DO Rev. A, GPS, a full HTML browser, and much more, an in a relatively attractive little package. Sure, it’s no iPhone, but for those that are tethered to a CDMA account for whatever reason, this might help to fill the void. Expect to be able to nab it for $150 on a 3-year contract, $250 on a 2-year bid, $400 on a 1-year contract, and $450 with no strings attached.
Tags: bell canada, evdo rev.a, GPS, Samsung Instinct
On Jul 6, 2008 @ 12:46 pm, FleXx Said:
actually….both telus and bell are going to offer it with a $10 unlimited browser package
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On Jul 6, 2008 @ 1:17 pm, Daniel Smith - Smithereens Blog Said:
Unlimited browsing on a crippled browser, unfortunately
Mind you, it’s still better than what Rogers is offering plan-wise for the iPhone, the only available smartphone that actually has a capable browser…
By the way, if you’re interested, I caught wind of some pretty juicy news about next week’s iPhone launch up here from a buddy who manages a Rogers Wireless store.
The cole’s notes is that it appears Apple may be playing a bit of hardball bc of Rogers aforementioned horrible rate plans. Anyway, the full scoop’s on my blog if you want to check it out and weigh in.
Cheers,
Daniel
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On Jul 6, 2008 @ 3:06 pm, mrp Said:
The globe and mail in canada did a story about this on July 3rd ( I sent it in to BGR as tip but I guess they missed it )
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080703.wgtinstinct0703/BNStory/Technology/home
Instinct includes 100 minutes of local calls for $20;
1,000 minutes of voice calls from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. and weekends (Fridays from 9 p.m. to Mondays at 7 a.m.);
an $8.95 monthly system access fee;
75 cents for 911 emergency calls, and the $10 unlimited Internet plan. The monthly total comes to $39.70 before taxes.
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On Jul 6, 2008 @ 11:20 pm, Elias C. Said:
Good on you Bell, this should be a good device for them…especially if that pricing holds true.
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On Jul 8, 2008 @ 3:06 pm, RileyFreeman Said:
ummmm on a side note. i dont get showing UPS they have to be absolute worst courier company in the world. complete incompetence.
Packed comes says attempted to deliver package to my work. no floor selected therefore failed. called ups as i use to work at telus and thats where the package was coming from i told them not only was the floor there but so was my phone number. i dealt with orders and packing slips so i know the driver was an idiot.
go to pick it up. show the ups lady she just shrugs. floor and phone number there. and no it wasnt covered by anything.
service is horrible and they are bumbling idiots
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