[Maritime Q-Scout]

I think there was a thread similar to this before, however variables would undoubtedly be different so here's what I'm looking at:

Telus:
$35/month
200 Daytime Minutes
Unlimited Talk & Text between any 5 numbers nation wide
Unlimited Texting
Unlimited Social Networking (Facebook, MySpace, BlackBerry
Messenger & Windows Live Messenger)
Evenings and Weekend start at 6pm
$12 Caller ID/Voicemail
$6.95 System Access Fee
$0.75 911 Fee

Activation Fee $35

Monthly Bill Estimate: $61.82

Bell Mobility:
$45/month
250 Daytime Minutes
Unlimited Talk & Text between any 10 numbers nation wide
Unlimited Data
Evenings and Weekend start at 6pm
$15 Caller ID/Voicemail/250 Texts
$6.95 System Access Fee
$1.28 911 Fee

Activation Fee $35

Monthly Bill Estimate: $77.10


Rogers Wireless:
$45/month
300 Daytime Minutes
Unlimited Talk between any 5 numbers nation wide
Unlimited Texting
500 MB Data
Evenings and Weekend start at 5pm
$15 Caller ID/Voicemail/250
$6.95 System Access Fee
$0.50 911 Fee

Activation Fee: $10

Monthly Bill Estimate: $76.22

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So basically I have it narrowed down to Bell and Rogers as the Data is an option I would want to have.

Both are basically the same price.

Ergo what do I pick as a handset?

With Rogers the Blackberry Curve 8900 & Blackberry Bold 9000 both have wifi which is a feature I would want. However if Bell has unlimited data, then a 3G phone would do the trick nicely.

Bell doesn't have any wifi Blackberries, and only the *gasps* $250 Tour is 3G. Which begs the question will will their GSM network be up and running, primarily in Fredericton NB?

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Another tangent sort of off/on topic. Any idea of the cell phone prices in Malaysia? Particularly what a Tour/Bold/8900 would cost?

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Thoughts/ideas/suggestions?

PS: I'm specifically looking at blackberry for the BBM feature, and because of ease with e-mail

PPS: I don't like touch screen keyboards, thus the iPhone and BB Storm are out.