Monday, April 29, 2013

Happy Birthday Bell (telephone) 133 years old

Bell was launched 29th April 1880 their 133rd anniversary got a brief mention on Google Plus +Bell Canada :

"Today, we celebrate our 133rd birthday! Here are a few fun facts about Bell in 1880: 


- Customers’ phones were 80 cm (2.5 feet) high. To make a call, they would pick up the receiver, turn a crank and ask an operator to connect them to the person they were calling. 

- If the person they wanted to call didn’t have a telephone, Bell would send a messenger to their home to ask them to come to the Bell office to take the call. 

- Every morning, each customer received a call from the operator to ensure their service was working. 

- The longest distance for a long distance call was 320 km.

We’ve come a long way in 133 years thanks to the hard work and dedication of generations of Bell team members, and of course, our loyal customers
!"

We've come a long way, just how much man power would it take to call every phone every morning to ensure that you can make and receive phone calls.  Wednesday 1st May sees the launch of the Blackberry Q10 in Canada, back in 1880 the very thought of a phone in your pocket would have been dismissed as a fanciful idea, wonder what the next 133 years will see.


Sources/Credits: 
 +Bell Canada
More about old phones - Telephony Museum
Image Vintage Telephone courtesy of Daniel St.Pierre / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Juno Awards 2013 - airing on CTV channels, Bell TV

The 2013 Juno Awards, from the Brandt Centre (Regina) hosted by Michael Buble will air on Bell TV on these CTV channels :

April 21st 2013

8PM              
CTVRH 1106      CTV-S 249
CTVMH 1031     CTV-O 229
NTV 199             CTVSD 535
CTV-K 584         CTVHT 800
CTVNB 588       CTVHT 1051
CTVTI 589         CTVSJ 538
CTVMC 537       CTV-H 201
CTV-T 212          CTVHH 1011
CTVSS 590         CTVDv 53
CTVNO 61          CTVPA 595
CTV-Y 593

9PM
CTVWH 1091    CTV-W 225    CTV-w 62

10PM

CTV-Y 593  
CTVLB 643
CTVHC 900 
CTV-E 239
CTV-C 243                          CTV-R 235                         CTVPA 595                        CTV-S 249
CTVRH 1106                      CTVHC  1131                    CTV-c 76                            CTV-L 237
CTV-e 77                            DvCTV 54

11PM
DvCTV 54
CTV-V 250
CTVHV 806
CTVHV  1151
CTVSJ 538
CTVSD 535
CTVHH 1011
CTVMC 537
CTV-H 201


April 22nd 2013



April 23rd 2013 -  3am  and 2pm MUCHH 1670, 570

April 26th 2013 - 8pm MMM 571

April 27th 2013 - 9am and 6pm MMM 571



Thursday, April 18, 2013

Bell TV New Channels April 2013

New for April 2013 on Bell TV the following channels:

Omni 1 HD - 1055
Omni 2 HD - 1056

City Calgary HD - 1133
Omni Calgary HD - 1135
City Vancouver HD - 1153
Omni Vancouver HD - 1155

GSN HD - 1732

SRCM HD - 1801
SRCO HD - 1816
SRCE HD - 1830
SRCV HD - 1832

Explora HD, Sportsnet One and the Israeli Channel - free preview on Bell TV April 2013

These channels have been added to the April 2013 Bell TV free preview programming:

Sportsnet One
Satellite Channels 418, 436-439
Fibe TV 418, 439
Until April 30th 2013

Sportsnet One HD
Satellite Channels 1409, 1436-1439
Fibe TV 1418, 1439
Until April 30th 2013

The Israeli Channel
Fibe TV channel 897
Until May 15th 2013


Explora HD
Satellite Channel 1845
Fibe TV channels 126 and 1126
Ends June 30th 2013

Monday, April 1, 2013

Bell satellite TV and Fibe TV April 2013 free preview channels

April 2013 Bell satellite and Fibe TV free preview channels:

ATN Urdo
Satellite channel 728
Fibe TV channel 826
Ends 13th April 2013

Bravo
Satellite channel 620, HD channel 1734
Fibe TV channel 620, HD channel 1620
Ends 1st April 2013


Teletoon Retro
Satellite channel 599 (English)
Fibe TV channel 566 (English)
Satellite channel 186 (French)
Fibe TV channel 154 (French)
Ends 3rd April 2013

MLB2 - MLB13
Satellite Channel 486-497
Until 7th April 203


ONE
Satellite channel 606
End 30th April 2013

SCI and SCI HD
Satellite channel 523, HD channel 1606
Ends 30th April 2013

Zee TV
Satellite channel 679
Fibe TV channel 838
Ends 30th April 2013