Posted by axxxr
Just 56 per cent of Canadians have a mobile phone, compared with an average of about 90 per cent in the rest of the developed world. The discrepancy leaves the country at a competitive disadvantage when it comes to using a basic productivity tool that has become the world's most common communications device.
The average mobile phone bill is one-third more in Canada than in the United States, and although the price gap is closing, it continues to hinder the adoption of wireless communications in this country.
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Posted by ratmagain
I'm not sure about that - guess it's just not "productive" for the mobile companies! In Ireland about 1000pc have a phone, about 40pc can't use it, the usual 89.9pc have nothing to say anyway and 95pc lie while on the phone... I'm sure whoever needs a phone in Canada has got one. Schools, e.g., are also always warned by productivity "experts" to get the latest computers... While teachers are poorly qualified to teach IT, schools lack funds to maintain them, and roofs collapse cause we had to save for vista... Meanwhile university applicants lack fundamental reading skills, can't do maths in their head, and put "techno" and "music" in the same clause... No reason to hide behind the maple leaf!!! (just hope they have fewer ipotts as well!)
Posted by goldenface
There are lots of people who think there are too many mobile phones around at the minute anyway.
May be they should go and live in Canadia.
For some peace and quiet.
I have often thought of moving to Canadia.
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Posted by batesie
on a complete contrast, ive seen someone down the pub in london with a blackberry and 4 other phones. i was tempted to ask why he has so many, but whatever the reason, that is too many phones to carry around at once!
bet a canadian going to london would have a shock when they see 6+ mobile shops in the space of a hundred yards of Oxford Street!
Posted by goldenface
In my city centre there are actually two branches of CPW facing each other on the same street.
Posted by batesie
but which one is better
Posted by KingBooker5
Wow preety intresting. Over here in England you cant go down a street with out some one with out a phone!
There like part of our lives now!
Welcolm to esato ratmagin!
Posted by Twometre
In swaziland they have become popula such dat even street sweepers have them.
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Posted by rehamer
In KSA, i know someone who cant read and write. He has phone. he knows only 2 buttons. the red and green. Assign a ringtone to identify the caller.
Posted by QVGA
Canada is a boring country, thats said in a good way.
Posted by KingBooker5
QVGA, have you ever been to Canada?
Posted by goldenface
I'd love to visit Toronto, it came very high on the list of Worlds Best Places to Live or was it Vancouver
Posted by QVGA
By boring i meant very laid back, calm and peaceful, you never hear anything about Canada in the news.
Posted by Coxy
My friend moved there about a year ago. She still uses mobiles etc and says that they have some very good deals, especially on data
lol. She also said that many if not all her friends have phones, so it seems it is may be the older generation without mobiles?
Posted by umerhayat
Old generation do not like mobiles.I talked to some old persons who donot want to own mobile and they think its a disturbing thing. You can have a call during lunch or even in wash room. So they think it disturb their peaceful life style
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Posted by Mr Miyagi
i been to canada and its like the best country in the world. Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, beautiful places. When i was in toronto, i was going to cross the road, cars coming, they just end up slowing down for u,and let u pass, anywhere else u get knocked down!!!! and Canadian gals, wow, they are amazing lol. Anyway back to the topic, yeah they need to get some mobiles them canucks lol.
Posted by sanjcher
On 2007-07-20 21:51:20, Mr Miyagi wrote:
Montreal, beautiful places. and Canadian gals, wow, they are amazing lol.
AMEN to that, and the best part bout mobiles not being so popular is that you can actually goto the movies and watch a whole movie without the damn thing goin off 10 times
Posted by Lumps
sadly to say though... rogers here does host a lot of SE ahndsets faster than our counterparts downsouth... and we do have a slow commitment for 3.5G by end of 2007 much faster than the US.
and we are getting the k850 in the fall.