Bell provides assistance to Lac-Mégantic, Québec

New release :

Communications support and $25,000 donation to Red Cross for disaster relief efforts

MONTREAL, July 7, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - With support for the Red Cross and on-site communications, Bell is assisting the people of Lac˗Mégantic following the train disaster of early Saturday:

• Bell has donated $25,000 to support Red Cross relief efforts in Lac-Mégantic, which is about 200 kilometres east of Montréal. All mobile phone users across Canada can also donate $5 to the Red Cross to support relief efforts by texting ROUGE or REDCROSS to 30333.
• The Red Cross has deployed a 16-metre (53-foot) emergency response trailer previously donated by Bell. The vehicle has already transported supplies including beds, pillows and blankets to support an emergency shelter for displaced residents.
• To keep emergency workers and residents connected, Bell has donated mobile phones, landlines, Wi-Fi and free payphone service for the shelter.
• The Bell team would like to thank our field technicians, network staff and emergency management team for undertaking emergency support and maintaining operations at the local Bell Central Office.

To learn more and to donate, please visit http://www.croixrouge.ca/faites-un-don/faites-un-don-en-ligne/donnez-au-fonds-en-cas-de-catastrophe-au-quebec?lang=fr-CA  /  RedCross.ca/donate/donate-online/quebec-disaster-relief-fund or call 1-800-418-1111.

About Bell
Headquartered in Montréal since 1880, Bell is Canada's largest communications company, providing leading wireless, TV, Internet, home phone, and business communications services, and leading television, radio and digital media assets with Bell Media. For more, please visit Bell.ca.

SOURCE: Bell Canada

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Jean Charles Robillard
Bell Communications
(514) 870-4739
jean_charles.robillard@bell.ca

Canada exclusive - Fibe TV Wireless TV Receiver

Bell launches Canada's first wireless TV receiver

Exclusive Fibe TV technology frees your HD television experience from cable

MONTRÉAL, May 27, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Bell today announced the launch of the new Fibe TV Wireless Receiver, a Bell exclusive that enables customers to enjoy the Fibe experience on up to 5 additional TVs anywhere in the home - without the hassle of running cable through the house.

"The new Fibe TV Wireless Receiver is part of Bell's commitment to bring consumers the very best TV viewing experience. Our scale means Bell can access the leading next-generation communications technologies, and that means Canadians will enjoy the best the world has to offer - right here at home," said Wade Oosterman, President of Bell Mobility and Residential Services, and Bell's Chief Brand Officer. "Fibe TV is growing fast thanks to its superior broadband network and features, and the Wireless Receiver takes Fibe even further. Canada's best TV service just got better."

A Wireless Receiver Transmitter connects to a customer's Home Networking modem and works with their main Whole Home PVR to connect 1 or more compact Wireless Receivers to deliver the full Fibe TV experience to as many as 5 additional TVs around the home. Fibe TV Wireless Receivers are available to new and existing Fibe TV clients for rental ($7 per month) or purchase ($199), and include the new award-winning Fibe Remote.

"Going wireless means you can watch HD TV anywhere you want in your home -- without the hassle of running more cable across floors or through the walls of your house. All you need is a power outlet," said Shawn Omstead, Vice President of Products for Bell Residential Services. "Wireless TV is just another example of what Fibe can do that cable can't."

Please visit Bell.ca/WirelessTV to learn more, or visit a Bell store or The Source location to order your Fibe TV Wireless Receiver. To confirm Fibe TV is available for your home, please visit Bell.ca/FibeTV.

The best TV service out there
Fibe TV is the next generation of television, bringing innovative new choices to consumers and a competitive challenge to the established cable TV companies. Bell does what cable can't, with a range of advanced features including:

• Apps right on your TV including Facebook, Twitter, TSN Xtra and more
• The most HD On Demand content (with exclusive reviews and recos from Rotten Tomatoes) and the largest HD recording capacity (up to 100 hours)
• The best on-screen guide available, with picture-in-picture and extensive search options
• The ability to set, play back and manage recordings on up to 6 TVs, pause and rewind live TV on every TV, and record 4 shows at once with just one PVR.
  

Fast-growing Fibe TV
Fibe TV is now available across Montréal, Québec City and Toronto, with multiple new locations being added in 2013, including Aurora, Barrie, Hamilton, Markham, Milton, Newmarket, Ottawa, Richmond Hill, Stoney Creek and Vaughan in Ontario, and Laval and South Shore and North Shore Montréal in Québec. Available to more than 3.3 million households now, Fibe TV will be accessible to a million more by the end of the year.

Fibe TV gained 47,463 new customers in the first quarter of 2013, a 41.9% increase over 2012 and more net new subscribers in Q1 than any other TV service - in fact, Bell's major cable competitors had a net loss of customers in the same time frame. Bell now has at least 295,761 Fibe TV subscribers, 147% more than at the end of Q1 last year.

About Bell
Bell is Canada's largest communications company, providing consumers and business customers with leading TV, Internet, wireless, home phone and business communications solutions. Bell Media is Canada's premier multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio and digital media. Bell is wholly owned by Montréal's BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE). For more information, please visit Bell.ca.

The Bell Let's Talk mental health initiative is a national charitable program that promotes Canadian mental health across Canada with the Bell Let'/s Talk Day anti-stigma campaign and support for community care, research and workplace best practices. To learn more, please visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.

Image with caption: "Bell today announced the exclusive, first in Canada launch of the new Fibe TV Wireless TV Receiver. (CNW Group/Bell Canada)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20130527_C2415_PHOTO_EN_27093.jpg

Image with caption: "Bell today announced the exclusive, first in Canada launch of the new Fibe TV Wireless TV Receiver (CNW Group/Bell Canada)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20130527_C2415_PHOTO_EN_27092.jpg

Image with caption: " A Wireless Receiver Transmitter connects up to 5 new Fibe TV Wireless TV Receivers around the home (CNW Group/Bell Canada)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20130527_C2415_PHOTO_EN_27095.jpg

Image with caption: "A Wireless Receiver Transmitter connects up to 5 new Fibe TV Wireless TV Receivers around the home. (CNW Group/Bell Canada)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20130527_C2415_PHOTO_EN_27094.jpg

SOURCE: Bell Canada

Media inquiries
Albert Lee
Bell Communications
1-855-614-6604
Albert.Lee@Bell.ca

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

Free Previews Bell TV, Fibe TV January 2013 - 28 Channels

Here is the full list of free previews on Bell TV and or Fibe TV for January 2013.
Not all channels are available for all of January so pay attention to the dates:

ANIMAL PLANET

Bell TV satellite Channel 525

Fibe TV Channel 1525 HD, 525 SD

Up to January 2nd 2013

ADDIK TV

Bell TV satellite channel 136, 1868 HD

Fibe TV Channels 120, 1120 HD

From 13th December to 13th January 2013

ARTV

Bell TV satellite channel 143, 1844 HD

Fibe TV Channels 133, 1133 HD

Up to 13th January 2013

CANAL D

Bell TV satellite channels 129, 1872 HD       

Fibe TV 125, 1125 HD

Up to 14th January 2013

CANAL VIE

Bell TV satellite channels 135

Fibe TV 127 SD

Up to 14th January 2013

CASA

Bell TV satellite channel 154, 1850 HD

Fibe TV Channels 135, 1135 HD

Up to 13th January 2013

DISNEY JUNIOR

Bell TV satellite channel 189

Fibe TV Channels 189

Up to 13th January 2013

EQHD

Bell TV satellite channel 1629 HD

Fibe TV Channel 1663 HD

Up to 31st January 2013

EVASION

Bell TV satellite channel 134, 1864 HD

Fibe TV Channels 123, 1123 HD

Up to 15th January 2013

HIFI

Bell TV satellite channel 1623 HD

Fibe TV Channel 1660 HD

Up to 31st January 2013

HISTORIA

Bell TV satellite channels 133, 1862 HD

Fibe TV 124, 1124 HD

Up to 14th January 2013

HRT (Croatian)

Fibe TV Channel 693 HD

Up to 31st January 2013

HUM TV  (Urdu)

Fibe TV Channel 830

Up to 31st January 2013 

MLLE

Bell TVsatellite channel 194

Bell Fibe TV Channels 128, 1138 HD

Up to 13th January 2013

MUSIMAX

Bell TV satellite channels 142

Fibe TV 131 SD

Up to 14th January 2013

MUSIQUE PLUS

Bell TV satellite channels 141

Fibe TV 130 SD

Up to 14th January 2013

OASIS

Bell TV satellite channel 1625 HD

Fibe TV Channel 1661 HD

Up to 31st January 2013

PRISE 2

Bell TV satellite channel 153, 1849 HD

Fibe TV Channels 140

Up to 13th January 2013

RADX

Bell TV satellite channel 1627 HD

Fibe TV Channel 1662 HD

Up to 31st January 2013

RTL Planeta (Russian)

Fibe TV Channel 694 

Up to 31st January 2013

SERIES +

Bell TV satellite channels 132, 1860 HD

Fibe TV 122, 1122 HD

Up to 14th January 2013

TET HD (Tamil Entertainment TV)

Fibe TV Channel 842

Up to 31st January 2013

TVA SPORTS

Bell TV satellite channels 193, 1893 HD

Fibe TV Channels 111, 1111 HD

Up to 13th January 2013

VRAK TV

Bell TV satellite channels 140, 1870 HD

Fibe TV 150, 1150 

Up to 14th January 2013

YOOPA

Bell TV satellite channel 144, 1874 HD

Fibe TV Channels 152, 1152 HD

Up to 13th January 2013

Z Télé

Bell TV satellite channels 131, 1858 HD

Fibe TV 121, 1121 HD

Up to 14th January 2013

Zee Cinema (Indian)

Fibe TV Channel 785 SD

Up to 31st January 2013

ZESTE

Bell TV satellite channel 190, 1865 HD

Fibe TV Channels 136, 11236 HD

Up to 15th January 2013

2/Jan/2013  Update:
Free preview until 1st February 2013
     satellite channel 1305 WMOVH
     sateelite channel 613 SNDNC

4/Jan/2013 Update:
Free preview until 3rd April 2013
   satellite channel 728 ATNU 
   Asian Television Network - Urdu

7/Jan/2013 Update:
Free preview until 1st March 2013
   satellite channels TV5 - 145
   satellite HD channels TV5HD - 864, 1835

TIFF 2012 on Bell TV - Red Carpet coverage

Toronto International Film Festival 2012 (TIFF) 

Opens at 6.30pm, 6 September with the time travel movie Looper, staring Bruce Willis, at the  Elgin Theatre, Toronto. The festival ends 16th September 2012.  The festival which lasts ten days includes 8 world premiers, Gala Presentations, Midnight Madness, Short Cuts Canada categories.  

The TIFF.festival schedule details all the categories, listings of the 289 feature films,  80 short movies  plus information about tickets and  screening  locations. Can't make it to Toronto, Bell TV TIFF Red Carpet coverage 2012 can be found on channel 386,  streaming lIve on CTV - eTalk at TIFF 

Bell have sponsored TIFF since 1995 and continue to show their support with the LiveArt : B ell's "O Cinema" art installation and the free to use Canadian Film Module showcasing classic and current Canadian cinema, artwork and facts.

Bell celebrates Canadian filmmaking at TIFF with cinema inspired street-art installations and interactive Canadian Film Modules

Bell Business Advantage Launched

Bell Business Advantage Program launched today.  Qualifying Bell Business Service Account* customers will receive discounts and exclusive offers (for up to 50 employees) from these partner companies :

• Avis 
• Avaya
• Budget
• Bell Media
• Cisco
• Grand and Toy
• Petro-Canada
• Purolator
• RBC Canadian Open 
• The Source
• Toshiba
• Whitecaps FC

Does your account meets the Bell Business Advantage program requirements


* Serivce Accounts examples : Mobility and Bell Canada services, Web Design, Long Distance and Toll Free, Security accounts and web hosting accounts.

Source: Bell Media Press Release

DNS Changer Malware information and help

 Today many computer users found that web pages they routinely go to had been replaced with pages that were of no interest to them.  This substitution of destination is a direct result of the DNS Changer Malware*  Regular readers will no doubt recall that we advised Bell Customers (Is DNS Changer Malware hidden in your computer) about the this threat and what action to take back in April this year.

What DNS Changer Malware does

     When you type in a website name your computer looks for the Domain Name on the internet, when a match is found it is  Served back to your computer and the web page you requested opens.  An infected computer redirects your request to a server that contains domains (web sites) that the creators of the malware own.  

     The websites that are opened on your computer are not the ones you asked for and are often passable fakes of real website. The difference being any information you enter on the website may be captured and used for criminal activity and if goods are purchased payments will go into the criminals account and thy will also have your credit card or banking details AND your valid password.

How does the DNS Change do this

The switch is possible, on an infected computer, since the boot instructions have been amended. Unfortunately, reverting back to an earlier back up of the computer operating system will not correct the issue.  The malware will reappear when your computer boots up.

How to fix a DNS Changer infected computer

We could continue explaining about the malware and  how to remove it but The DCWG (DNS Changer Working Group)  have this subject covered in great length.  More importantly they have outlined the steps to take to remove the DNS Changer Malware.



*Domain Name Server

How Bell customers can tell Bell about their house move

Moving your Bell Services to your new home, make sure to inform Bell in advance :

Call 1 866 585-1890 
Monday to Friday, 8 a.m.to 9 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.


Or Complete the online form

so that all your services can be continued.

Photo CreditImage courtesy of : FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Is DNS Changer Malware hidden in your computer

If you suspect that DNS Malware is hidden in your computer, first check that this is the case by visiting www.dns-ok.ca, then take steps to remove the malware.

DNS Changer Malware instructs your computer to go to a web server that is not the one provided by your internet provider, making it possible for operators to access all the data you enter online and see where you have been whilst on the internet.  The data can then be used to gain access to offline accounts, open new accounts and misuse your credit cards.

It is in the account holders interest, therefore,  to remove the malware.
Bell internet customers can learn how to remove DNS Changer Malware here.


Image Source: Image: Stuart Miles / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE, Bell to be exclusive Canadian carrier

The latest superphone  Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE featuring dual-core processing and 4G LTE network speeds and an HD display,  is to be carried exclusively by Canadian service provider Bell.   The superphone will also include :

• Fast network access; 4G LTE, HSPA+ 42 Mbps, EDGE/GPRS quad band
• Best in class display: 4.65" (118mm) HD Super AMOLEDscreen, optimized HD interface, and HD content support
• Powerful performance: 1.5 GHz dual core processor and 4G LTE download speeds, 1850mAH Li-ion battery, Android 2.3 OS, WiFi and Bluetooth capable
• Form factor: 9.27mm thin
• Memory: 1GB RAM; 16GB (eMMC); micro SD slot (up to 32 GB)
• Camera: 8 MP AF rear camera; full HD 1080p video recording;  2 MP front camera
• Browser: Android Browser: HTML 5.0

The Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE will be available exclusively from Bell in coming weeks.
For more information and to pre-register, please visit  Bell.ca/GalazyS2HDLTE.

Source:  Bell to be exclusive Canadian carrier of the Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE Superphone




See the unveiling of the Samsung Mobile 2012 Unpacked - 3rd May 2012 - Earls Court, London, UK.

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