[Maritime Q-Scout]

Here's the decision I came to.

I checked into Telus and it's $20 to start to add on data, bumping their montly fee up to $55. More expensive and they have the same handsets as Bell. I ruled them out.

Bell has the unlimited talk and text between 10 numbers nationwide. Honestly I don't see me using more than 5. So I'll have five extras that aren't needed. As far as the data goes something like 94% of Rogers users don't use 400 MB. So the data seems more to be a marketing gimmick as opposed to me saving money. Especially if I get a Wifi enabled blackberry.

So the Rogers plan will suit me fine.

Handsets.

It boiled down to the 8900, Bold, and Tour.

Tour is $250 on a three year contract

Bold is $150

8900 is $100

When I look at hardware pricing, I like the fact that the 8900, and Bold are wifi, whereas the Tour is not. The Tour is also the most expensive.

So it boils down to 8900 and Bold. Reviews seem to be win/win, six in one hand-hlf a dozen in the other.

8900 has better battery life and is a bit smaller. So looks like I'm opting 8900.

The other side of things is the Source offers a 3 year warranty that covers battery, accessories in the box, and a one time replacement (water/physical damage) for $130. Thus is 3 years I can soak my phone and they'll replace it with a new one.

With the warranty it's still cheaper than the Tour.


There's only a $50 price variance between the 8900 and Bold.

Any arguments on making a case for the Bold over 8900?