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A guided tour of a Rogers-branded Nokia.

Prior to last week’s #N97minitour the last locked-to-a-carrier handset that I used was a Fido-branded hiptop that I gave up in 2007. I’m a big fan of unlocked phones and wrote a fairly popular treatise on the subject for a previous blog.

In the interest of due diligence I thought I might have a look and show you what I’ve been missing before this Rogers-branded Nokia is sent back. Prepare to be underwhelmed…

#N97minitour, Toronto wrap-up.

And I’m back! Still recovering from the whirlwind of the past week but I owe you a post from my home town, so let’s get to it..

#N97minitour, Toronto cock-up.

Sorry friends, no proper post today. Last night our hosts decided that we should embark on a mojito crawl for some reason, which we did — and achieved predictable results…

#N97minitour, Ottawa wrap-up.

I’m posting this from somewhere on Highway 401 — we’re en route to Toronto this afternoon, stopping in at Nokia Canada HQ in Ajax along the way.

Here’s what we got up to during our two days in the nation’s capital…

Announcing the #N97minitour!

Last summer around this time I was enjoying a mobile blogger’s dream come true — an all-expenses paid tour across the USA with Nokia’s flagship phone of the day.

Well, it’s happening all over again, this time a little closer to home…