Comments on: Bell’s No-Frills Wireless Dreams http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/02/09/bells-no-frills-wireless-dreams/ Insight and Analysis from North of the Border Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:49:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Real Wireless Competition in Canada? | Mark Evans http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/02/09/bells-no-frills-wireless-dreams/#comment-129254 Real Wireless Competition in Canada? | Mark Evans Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:46:38 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=2089#comment-129254 [...] Krstajic is no stranger to the low-cost wireless world. After leaving Rogers in 2003, he joined BCE as chief marketing officer before becoming CEO of Bell Mobility in 2006. At Bell, he helped create a new business called Bell Vanguard Inc. that was going to roll out a low-cost wireless service in Canada. Bell Vanguard has funky office space downtown, a large staff and TV commercials when to roll when BCE abruptly cancelled the project. (More details can be found here.) [...] [...] Krstajic is no stranger to the low-cost wireless world. After leaving Rogers in 2003, he joined BCE as chief marketing officer before becoming CEO of Bell Mobility in 2006. At Bell, he helped create a new business called Bell Vanguard Inc. that was going to roll out a low-cost wireless service in Canada. Bell Vanguard has funky office space downtown, a large staff and TV commercials when to roll when BCE abruptly cancelled the project. (More details can be found here.) [...]

]]> By: Mark Evans http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/02/09/bells-no-frills-wireless-dreams/#comment-2766 Mark Evans Fri, 09 Feb 2007 23:36:47 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=2089#comment-2766 Not sure how much a GSM overlay would cost but it would definitely be 100s of millions of dollars. Not sure how much a GSM overlay would cost but it would definitely be 100s of millions of dollars.

]]> By: Leigh http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/02/09/bells-no-frills-wireless-dreams/#comment-2765 Leigh Fri, 09 Feb 2007 22:41:54 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=2089#comment-2765 It's facinating that Bell continues to look at external market factor to explain their decline. As someone who pays Bell over $1000 a month for a number of converged services (not including my business), you think that when I call tthem with an issue they might want to consider being at a minimum, polite. They have without a doubt, the WORST attitude towards their customers (and I have services on Rogers and have dealt with both companies on-going). Bell Canada could give a shit about us. I for one, can't wait for number portability. It’s facinating that Bell continues to look at external market factor to explain their decline. As someone who pays Bell over $1000 a month for a number of converged services (not including my business), you think that when I call tthem with an issue they might want to consider being at a minimum, polite.

They have without a doubt, the WORST attitude towards their customers (and I have services on Rogers and have dealt with both companies on-going). Bell Canada could give a shit about us. I for one, can’t wait for number portability.

]]> By: John A. Robb http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/02/09/bells-no-frills-wireless-dreams/#comment-2764 John A. Robb Fri, 09 Feb 2007 21:33:09 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=2089#comment-2764 I suspect there will be more fuel for this fire com March 14th when local number portability hits the wireless market. I for one am ditching my Telus service as the coverage is atrocious in my neighbourhood. I suspect there will be more fuel for this fire com March 14th when local number portability hits the wireless market. I for one am ditching my Telus service as the coverage is atrocious in my neighbourhood.

]]> By: Stephen Hayward http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/02/09/bells-no-frills-wireless-dreams/#comment-2758 Stephen Hayward Fri, 09 Feb 2007 13:35:46 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=2089#comment-2758 Mark, What is the cost and practicality of doing a GSM overlay? Bell is certainly challenged with Global accessibility and Neat technology due to CDMA. My quandry is, if you spend Billions on a new network on top of your existing one, what is the cost benefit versus missing additions numbers by 50k? I know this is simplistic short term thinking, but I think this is a lot of cash and they are already changing over the POTS to IP... Mark,

What is the cost and practicality of doing a GSM overlay? Bell is certainly challenged with Global accessibility and Neat technology due to CDMA. My quandry is, if you spend Billions on a new network on top of your existing one, what is the cost benefit versus missing additions numbers by 50k? I know this is simplistic short term thinking, but I think this is a lot of cash and they are already changing over the POTS to IP…

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