When sending a teen back to school, or off to college, a long checklist of requirements burdens most parents. In addition to tuition payments, schoolbooks, clothing, school supplies and dorm needs, students may need a cell phone, GPS for traveling, MP3 player, laptop and electronic reading device. The list may seem like it will never end. Technology is one of those fields that seem to be keeping up with the needs of students, and luckily most of the numerous requirements for a successful student are now found in one device. After the introduction of the iPad, other companies have produced suitable tablets that are comparable to Apple’s technology. Most recently, BlackBerry has produced the PlayBook.
Blackberry Playbook’s prices run compatible with Apple iPad. From $499 to $699 and with memory ranges from 16GB to 64GB, there are numerous options for the differing needs of each student. With ports for USB and HDMI, students will find the PlayBook to be as compatible with other devices as any other tablet, if not more so. Wi-Fi technology and the portable design allows for quick transport between classes and study sessions. Students can type lecture notes with the QWERTY touch screen or video record the entire lecture for future reference.
Everyone, including students, need to have some downtime to blow off steam. The BlackBerry PlayBook has complete capabilities to download thousands of games and applications for a student’s spare time. The 5.0 MP high definition rear and 3.0 MP high definition forward facing camera allow students to document their entire school year for memories that will last forever.
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Back to school preparation includes back-to-school wireless plan decisions for the student in your family. Chances are, you are overpaying for you current wireless plan. There is no need to hear a cash register ding every time you see your student texting away on his/her cell phone. Elite Communications has multiple wireless plans for any and all needs of your family.
The highest savings comes, of course, from bundling numerous services. By bundling four different services (High Speed Internet, Home Phone Service, TV Service, Wireless Plan) you will receive your wireless plan FREE. These wireless plans include voice, data, and Internet stick plans. The options are endless.
For your student, we have plans that range from $19.99 to $44.99. The all-included plans, such as the MTS Student Data Deal and the Student Text Deal, include up to 200 weekday minutes, and unlimited evening and weekends starting at 5:00. If your student has a circle of friends or a study group that she/he is constantly texting and messaging, the MTS Student Data Deal includes unlimited email, surfing social networking and instant messaging.
Pick out your plans, your phone, and your student is ready to learn, socialize, and have fun this year.
Great way to stay in touch at the cottage this summer! Novatel Wireless Ovation maximizes your data speed performance and allows for stronger network signal reception at the lake.
Visit one of our locations to find out more about the Novatel Wireless Ovation.
Elite Communications was here when the NHL left and we are here to welcome their return. We have never been more proud to be part of this exciting community we call -Manitoba.
The return of the NHL is the most exciting thing to happen to Winnipeg (even more exciting than the MTS 4G Network) since the new MTS Centre was built! To celebrate we are having a Welcome Home NHL Special for one week. Visit an Elite MTS Connect Store near you.
Well Done Winnipeg! Well Done Canada!
The contest is now over – Thank you for your participation!
Have you been anxiously awaiting the Blue Bomber football season to start? Do you want to see their home opener for FREE? Enter for your chance to win a pair of tickets to the Blue Bomber home game – Thursday, June 23, 2011!
Contest closes May 31, 2011 and the winner will be announced on Wednesday, June 1, 2011.
They’re here! Six different 4G handsets for you to choose from. Each one provides you with the high speed connection of 4G, up to 21Mbps. With the wider coverage and greater reliability that is provided through the MTS network, these handsets can be used for both data and voice connections in more areas than ever before. This means, you can work faster and in more places than you did on your old phone.
All the phones have QWERTY keyboards for fast and easy messaging. The BlackBerry Bold and Nokia C6-00 both have 5 MPS cameras to provide high resolution pictures. The BlackBerry Bold even includes a flash for those shots that need some extra lighting. There is no need to carry a camera and phone to the job site with these options available.
Here’s a brief comparison of the six 4G handsets Elite has available.
- BlackBerry® Bold 9780 -Front face QWERTY keypad; 5 MP camera with flash; Bluetooth; WiFi connectivity
- BlackBerry® Torch 9800 – Slide-out QWERTY keypad
- BlackBerry® Curve 9300 – Front face QWERTY keypad; WiFi and GPS; Optical track pad
- Nokia C6-00 – Slide-out QWERTY keypad; 5 MP camera; email and social media access
- Nokia Surge 6790 – Slide-out QWERTY keypad; 2.4 auto rotate colour display; full range of data features
- Motorola Spice – Slide-out QWERTY keypad; Motorola’s Flashback App; Android 2.1 OS
Saturday, May 7th, Winnipeg Blue Bombers Quarterback, Buck Pierce we will be will be at our MTS Connect location signing autographs, 585 Century Street from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. Make sure to come down and visit us.
Are you looking for an ideal gift for one of THE most important person in your life – your Mom?
Show mom how much you really care with the newly released and super-sleek Mom friendly gadget – the Blackberry PlayBook™ Tablet. BlackBerry Playbook™ is great for great for busy mom’s on the go as it allows you to wirelessly connect to your BlackBerry® smartphone for real time access to emails, calendar, address book, task list and BBM™. Giving you the same experience as on your smartphone, only larger.
Visit an Elite Communication’s MTS Connect Store at Century, Grant Park, Carman and Flin Flon to see a demo. Learn more about the BlackBerry PlayBook™ by reading the specifications.
When first introduced by Research in Motion (RIM) in 1999, the BlackBerry was little more than a mobile e-mail pager, with a monochromatic display and scrolling thumb wheel. Today, it’s one of the most popular brands of smart phones on the market, with its own line of apps that make it a powerful combination PDA, media player, phone, camera and web browser.
BlackBerry’s proprietary BES, or BlackBerry Enterprise Service, will integrate with an organization’s email server so that individuals may be notified of incoming email directly via their BlackBerry even as it arrives at their desktops. Providing both mobility and security to a company’s email system has been one of the hallmarks of the BlackBerry from its beginning.
Additionally, Blackberry Internet Service (BIS), allows for up to 10 web-based POP3 or IMAP email accounts for individual users to take advantage of the same “push” feature, so-called because of its ability to push e-mail from the desktop to the mobile device.
As more features and apps continue to be added with succeeding generations of the BlackBerry, its indispensability to mobile users has only grown with age.
With a nickname like “crackberry” to describe its avid users’ addiction to the BlackBerry’s utilitarian functionality, it’s hard to imagine anything other than a bright future for this very smart phone.
Springtime means not only getting your life organized, techie, but taking that life with you – outside.
So it’s time to get your gadgets and gizmos geared up for life on the go. Here then are 5 things you’ll want to do with your smart phone for Spring:
1. Set Up a Docking Charging Station – If you haven’t already, invest in one for your model smart phone. The convenience of having one location for recharging the various devices you’ve accumulated is well worth the investment. Plus, think of all the time you’ll save not having to locate all those different cables for each gadget.
2. Organize Your Apps – You’ve probably discovered that you’re spending a lot of time scrolling and searching for apps, through a very cluttered desktop. Streamlining that icon jungle can save you valuable battery life as well as precious time. Apps Organizer for Android is one such method.
3. Collect Your Thoughts – PhatNotes by PhatWare Corp. is a tool for organize your notes, on multiple platforms. With the ability to categorize by date, subject, and hyperlink URLs or phone numbers among its many attributes, this is one major weapon in the war on clutter.
4. Update Your Contacts – Another way to save time as well as memory space is to purge old contacts and keep the active ones current. Storing them in removable memory is a good idea, particularly if it’s one that’s compatible with any other devices you own.
5. IMG_000245 – With a name like that it’s no wonder it takes you 10 minutes to find that class reunion photo. Take some time to name your pics in searchable terms!
Now get out there and enjoy the time you’ve just saved yourself.
