Thanks for bringing up some good points. The Bell CDMA network is indeed behind the rest of the world - as Rogers (who owns Fido) has been going strong with the GSM technology for some time now.

A cash grab certainly - per minute billing benefits the wireless provider immensely, and has been around forever - We are certainly getting gouged there.

Thanks.

Fido NO SYSTEM ACCESS FEE,BILLED BY THE SECOND,& UNLIMITED TEXT,& MUCH MORE. The NEW Fido is out Nov-24-2008. Check it out,and its GSM go anywhere in the World,and it still works!
Bell Mobility & Telus limited in only Canada,& the U.S did you all know that?
…NOW YOU DO!!! ..Now that sucks

Thanks for dropping by.

I would recommend that you contact Bell in regards to the collect call issue. If you explain to them exactly what happens when a collect call is placed to your cell phone, they should be able to assist you in rectifying the problem.

Good Luck!

I tend to agree with you. At the end of the day, at least we always have choice as consumers. Competition is always good for the consumer, so we can always send them a “message” by moving on.

Thank you for commenting on my blog!

Thanks for taking the time to leave your opinion.

It certainly seems like just another money grab. Charging for incoming text messages opens up a big can of worms. To make things fair, we should now have the ability to accept / reject incoming text messages before they hit our cell phones; similar to collect calls. Otherwise, we would be paying for spam / unwanted messages without any choice in the matter. This would require a large software change in the way text messages are sent and received. Perhaps such a system change could be on the horizon as well.

This certainly comes as no surprise as most government concerns and decisions seem to favour big corporate business rather than the taxpaying consumer.

In situations like this, it becomes very apparent that big business is in complete control of government in which government will undoubtedly bend backwards to accommodate their every plan and desire.

Most consumers just want the ability of having the choice in whether or not they want to receive text messages or the option to cancel their contracts without charge so that they can enroll with another provider who at the present isn’t charging a fee for received text messages.

As for myself, I especially do not want the inconvenience of the time wasting process to clear spam message charges with my wireless provider.

In the past I have had more than enough bad experiences, not counting the lost time settling other various problems with (Telus) and I don’t want anymore of these same experiences again.

Thanks for the vote of encouragement and the linkback. It’s much appreciated! Hope to see you around again. All the best with your blog The Cell Phone Giant.