Windows Phone Thoughts: Bell Canada Unveils HTC Touch...and $7 Flat-Rate Data Plan?!

"Seems the rumor we heard last week about Bell's HTC Touch launch and unlimited surfin' and mail for $7 are true. Judging by the loveliness pictured above, we'll go out on a limb to say that today's HTC Touch launch by Bell Canada is most definitely gonna start a frenzy up north. Though our prices last week were a bit wonky, it appears the Touch will only set you back $150 on a 3 year stint, or $400 off contract and not the $250 and $450 we'd quoted. Nice handset only made better by a great price and mind boggling -- at least, in Canada -- wireless web deal. Hop on over to Bell's site to enjoy the finer details."



$7 for flat rate data on a Windows Mobile smartphone...in Canada? Has hell frozen over? I'm not going to switch to a CDMA carrier (I dislike the device lock-in) any time soon, but I applaud Bell Canada for unveiling a data rate plan that will undoubtedly put massive pressure on Telus and Rogers/Fido to stop their anti-consumer collusion and start to compete on price. Bring it on!