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Archive for July, 2009
Read before you sign – Bell, Telus switching to GSM
July 19th, 2009 
Patrick Hebert 
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Tags: 3g network, barrie, bell, canada, candy, cantel, cash to recycle, cdma networks, economic climate, fido, fido phone, fundraising, gsm and cdma, gsm in canada, gsm phone, marketing, rogers, subsidy, telus, unlocked, unlocked gsm, virgin 
18 Comments »iPhones are cool, but are they green?
July 9th, 2009 Patrick Hebert Apple has been touting its newer Mac Books as being leaner and greener but what about the iPhone? With the latest iPhone released on the market, you may be considering an upgrade but please remember to recycle the old one. A video produced by Greenpeace reveals that the crowd pleaser is not green at all. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: barrie, cash to recycle, fundraising, new brunswick, phone manufacturers No Comments »Deposit Refund on Cell Phones – Would it make a difference?
July 7th, 2009 Patrick Hebert I’ve long been an advocate for deposit-refund programs when it comes to recycling. Through my work at my old company Thriftopia.com, I was adamant that the eventual downfall of all current government endorsed electronic recycling initiatives in Canada would be the lack of incentives for the general public to participate. With a 98% recycling and [...]
New bins installed at Canadian Tire Barrie Stores
July 3rd, 2009 Patrick Hebert Keep your eyes open for our new bins at both Canadian Tire stores in Barrie. These bins feature enhanced security to protect your privacy when you donate your old phone for recycling. We’re working on replacing the rest of the bins in the community however it will take time as the bins are a little [...]
So long Sir Branson
July 3rd, 2009 Patrick Hebert Bell Mobility announced the completion of its takeover of Virgin Mobile Canada yesterday, having acquired the portion of the venture it had not already owned for a paltry $142 Million. So what does this mean for Virgin Mobile subscribers? Not much, so far, except that it should now be easier to buy new Virgin phones [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: barrie, bell, canada, mobile canada, phone carriers, virgin No Comments »Recycling Cell Phones Saves Gorillas
July 1st, 2009 Patrick Hebert Did you know? Cell phones contain tantalum, which is made from coltan, a resource mined out of the Congo in Africa. Mining coltan can destroy gorilla habitats, further endangering the species. By recycling your cell phone, you can help protect gorillas!
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