Bad news for Canadian Pre owners on the Bell network. It looks like Bell is jumping on the bandwagon of limited data plans along with Rogers and Telus. Their new data plans range from $45 for 500 MB of monthly data and up to $100 a month for 2 GB of data. Existing Bell subscribers will not have to worry about the new plans (yet), but it’s only a matter of time. Limited data is a true bummer, so our hearts go out to our Canadian Pre-owning neighbors. If you’re currently Pre’ing on Bell’s network, what’s your take on this?

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Oh Canada! Oh Canada! There’s something to be excited about on August 27 – the day the Palm Pre debuts on Bell Mobility. For those not inclined to marry their wireless provider, the Pre can be had for a measly $600. If you’re comfortable with a three year commitment, Bell Mobility will gladly let you have the Pre for only $200. Also, a minimum data plan of 500MB is required in either case.

The 27th isn’t far off – just over two weeks from today. Drop us a line if you plan on picking up the Pre in Canada. It’s nice to see the Pre go international.

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It looks like the Pre is about to go international with an imminent launch on Bell in Canada, as suggested by a leaked internal document. Bell employees have started training under a program called “What is Pre”, with training beginning in Calgary today, then moving to Vancouver on July 21st, Toronto on July 23rd, Montreal on July 27th, and then Moncton on July 29th.

It seems perfectly logical that this training will see a Pre launch to shortly follow, so perhaps our Canadian friends will have the Pre by months’ end or shortly thereafter. Hopefully this ushers in other promised international locations, like the UK, very soon!

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Palm announced that Canadian carrier Bell would be receiving the Pre touchscreen phone in the second half of this year. Adel Bazerghi, senior vice president of Products for Bell Mobility said that “Bell is excited to be only the second carrier in the world to announce the 3G Pre.” In Canada, the network has the largest 3G pipeline to date. Pricing has not yet been determined. In the States, as we reported,  Sprint has the exclusive rights to sell the device from launch until the end of the year and no pricing or launch date have been officially announced.

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