chelo

Hi all,
My bell mpbility phone (Razr v3c) is broken, Friend of mine gave me his v3c which was with telus but not activated anymore. Is there a way I could use this phone and activate it with bell and if so how? bell told me NO.
Thanks in advance

 

Abom

Bell is correct, you cannot use a Telus phone on Bell's network.

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OpenWave

Here is a C&P from CQD-Dude, A Bell Mobility CS Representative.

At the moment, Bell Mobility does not allow *ANY* cell phone NOT SOLD BY BELL MOBILITY on their network. *PERIOD*.


That means:

- No unlocked phones (yes, even if they told you everything gonna be fine on Ebay)
- No phones from other providers, Canadians or not (that includes SOLO Mobile).
- No 'yeah its a Sprint phone but Bell sells the same model' phone.
- NO!!

There is *NO* way to do otherwise unless you know someone at Bell ready to lose its job to make your phone work. No amount of pleading or screaming to a Bell rep will change that.

Previously Bell accepted cell phone on their network that came from other providers member of the Bell Wireless Alliance (Alliant, MTS, NMI, Sasktel, Telebec, NorthernTel) but even that is frowned upon now.

You might have heard people saying that they managed to do it before or even recently. In the past the politics changed from time to time so they sometime allowed phone from other providers on their network (usually only in analog mode however). This is no longer the case.

Also some dealer/agents have sometime some tricks to activate a non-Bell phone. Remember that this is considered a breach of the term of agreement (contract) and that Bell could close your account without warning and apply the penalty charges according to whatever contract you have.

If and when those policies changes, the Sticky will be modified accordingly, until then please refrain the 'yeah but what if..' questions.

As far as I know, Telus Mobility also follow similar polices. I will not get in the why the are both doing that, they just do.

Abom

Good old CQD, he's my friend.

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Proudly packing a Motorola V3c and UT Starcom 7025

http://www.latitudewireless.ca - Northern Cellular

#1 Sales Representative in Canada for Bell Mobility post-paid activations for the month of November, 2005 (based on 3rd party Bell Mobility & Solo Mobile retailers)