Until now, if you’re like me you’ve had to shop around for the best deal you can find when getting a cell phone plan and then live with it for three years while your contract runs its course. At the end of the contract though, you’re always left with a decision about sticking it out with your current provider or buying a new phone with new contract with a new carrier (if your phone lasts that long).
With Bell & Telus set to roll out upgrades to their networks this fall, could this perhaps be the beginning of more competition in Canada?
The beauty of the new technology is that GSM phones for years have featured the ability to be “unlocked” meaning that a phone from one GSM provider can be used on another carrier.
Bell & Telus are apparently performing the upgrade to enable them to offer Apple’s iPhone to their customers which is great. It will also enable a greater selection of handsets such as the Motorola RAZR line and hopefully drive the cost of wireless service down for everyone.
With a price tag of $1 billion for the upgrades, however, you can bet that subscribers will be footing the bill for this improvement.
