To Mini or Not to Mini, that is the iPad Question

I ordered the iPod touch the day Steve Jobs announced it September 2007. I payed $329 and it was worth every penny.

5 years later and you can buy the bigger, better, 2 camera iPad Mini for exactly the same price (in Canada). 

Portability 

The iPod touch is portable. The full size iPad is not. You need a bag. The iPad mini will fit in a jacket pocket.

Retina Display

The iPod touch and the full size iPad have retina display. The mini does not. Once you go retina (or an ereader like the Kobo on Kindle), you really notice those little squares.

Decisions Decisions

So, should you get the $300 iPod touch, the the $330 iPad mini or the $500 iPad with Retina Display (aka 4th generation). Or should you get one of the junkers made by the competition.

Movies

If you will be using your tablet to watch movies, there is a lot of wasted real-estate. So smaller 7 inch tablets would do just fine (unfortunately, no Netflix on the cheap Blackberry Playbook). Unfortunately, the iPad mini keeps the same ratio as the iPad full size, so those black bars will still be visible, defeating, in a sense, the whole point of smaller tablets.

Recommendation

Not knowing your needs or resources, here is my recommendation: Get an iPhone. For kids, a 4 inch retina display iPod touch. If you can afford it, for home use, an iPad retina display (for reading in bed or on the can). The iPad mini fills a niche because it will fit in your jacket pocket. In the fall, winter and spring, you can take it everywhere, just in case. You can use it to show off pictures, for example. The competition has better 7 inchers for less money, but they lack software (aka games). 

If the iPad Mini had retina display, it would be a much tougher decision. But it doesn't. That said, I own an iPad first generation and use if every day (ditto for my iPhone 4s). However, I'm totally counting my pennies to buy the new iPad with retina display. Those little squares are getting annoying.


 

Breaking News Urgent Alert: iPad Only Newspaper The Daily is Dead at Age 1

Today, The Daily exclusive iPad newspaper, I call it the exclusinewsipadapp (but it hasn't caught on), was found dead. Cause of death unknown but self inflicted wounds aren't ruled out. There was plenty of blood and gore and even a NFL football reference.

The logic behind the birth of the iPad exclusive newspaper (exclusinewsipadapp) "The Daily", was this: Why publish your electronic newspaper on the Internet, accessible by hundreds of millions (are we at billions yet?) of computers and devices, when you can restrict your content to one product?

Well, just like every other news organisation, The Daily has now created an iPhone app. You could read regular online newspapers with iPhone/ipod touch, but it does require pinching. Too lazy to pinch? There is an app for that.

After the geewiz wears off on your iPad, the logic of an app version of the news stops making sense. Fine if you fly or subway alot and have the organizational skills to download new content before your trip, but if you have Internet access, why bother with old news? Webpages look great on an iPad (or any other tablet). And we aren't stupid, we know the content in The Daily can be found in the web versions of Newscorp papers.  

Obviously iPad owners on planes were too much of a niche for Fox's Newscorp (and advertisers) and the iPhone beckoned. The problem for The Daily is there are plenty of iPhone news apps out there (because they make sense, kind of).

I'd like to point out that this blog is 100% web and iOS (iPad and iPhone) compatible. It even works on Blackberry! If you are going to fly on one of those airlines without wifi, print the pages you are interested in. When you get back online, the ads will be different, but it is very important that you click on the ads, otherwise that would be stealing. And if you crossed state lines it is a federal offence. Bring extra copies for the passengers in first class (I need richer readers). Anybody with Parkinsons or twitchy fingers would be ideal. But make sure you scare them into reading the online version (because, once again, you are stealing and in direct and indirect violation of the digital millennial copyright act if you read a paper version of this blog and don't click on one of my ads. If none of the ads interest you, then download Mad Men from iTunes (or subscribe to AMC) and we'll call it even. 

With an iPhone 4S, No More Writing About Your Dog!

King Chung Huang (@kinghuang) 10/14/11 11:52 PM Dictation works! pic.twitter.com/dHCjWxlS

Via iPad

iPhone 4S on Koodo or Telus

I just found out my over 3 year old out of contract iPhone is locked
on Rogers, for ever! There is no simple way to unlock it without
jail-breaking it.
So I've decided to to buy the 4S, unlocked, directly from Apple. If I
move or a company expands their network, or suddenly suffers from
congestion, I want (need?) the flexibility. Not being able to use my
iPhone at my new home, because I live on the wrong side of the
building, would be a costly mistake. And coverage varies incredibly
between Rogers and Bell/Telus.
But the cost. Ouch! Sticker shock is real when you pay up-front. $650
and a significant contribution to hospital care via the HST. Worse, on
the main Telus, Bell and Rogers providers, there is no price plan
advantage to having your own phone. For that you have to go pre-paid
or second tier (Koodo, Virgin or Fido). Note that the iPhone is not
compatible with Wind, Mobilicity or Vidéotron.
If you are like me, you don't talk on your phone much. You probably
don't need that much data either (text is not very data intensive at
all). But you could, you might. And as you probably know, cell phone
plans are relatively cheap as long as you get the right bucket. Spill
over and it will co$t you. Over-estimate your usage, you will end up
throwing your money out the window, every month, for the duration of
your contract.
I have an extended battery pack for my iPhone 3G, I love the iPhone
and the Internet, but have never gotten anywhere close to using my 6GB
allowance, even when trying (Netflix and YouTube marathons, tethering
my computer...).
The coverage with Rogers in Moncton is great. But as most Maritimers,
I spend a significant amount of time out of the city. The Bell/Telus
rural data coverage is vastly superior in Atlantic Canada. So price
being equal, Rogers is out.
But being a Maritimer, price is of vital importance. Salaries are
ridiculously low here, so money is always an issue (I have colleagues
who use food banks to help the feed their kids!).
Spend some time doing your own research and calculations for your own
perceived "needs". With the Internet, researching prices is somewhat
easy (if you have a degree, you should do fine). But you will quickly
concluded that confuse-economics is alive and well in the cell phone
business, even more so with smartphones.
I've decided to go with the unlocked iPhone 4S from Apple and a Koodo
(aka Telus cheap brand) $15 Canada wide voice and flex data plan.
(Via iPhone)

iTunes Canada avec films du Quebec!

La donation sur iTunes

Fini la discrimination chez Apple et iTunes, nous les Canadiens pouvons maintenant louer des films dans notre langue (le français; lien iTunes). Il y a même quelques films québécois dont La donation (lien iTunes)!

Mise-à-jour 23:45: Il semblerait que les gens chez iTunes sont fières de leur coup.

American 4G, Not So Much

You know what bugs me, false advertising. The grass isn't always greener folks. Look at what Sprint promises for it's "4G" Wimax network: an average speed of 3 to 6 Mbps.

I get 2.5 Mbps on my 3G iPhone, in my basement apartment. And look what this person get's with Rogers (presumably in Toronto) with the iPhone 4: 6 Mbps. Rogers call it's network 3.5G.

iTunes aux Canadiens français: speak white

****Mise-à-jour 2010-08-03: Les films iTunes sont disponibles en français! ****

"Ce qui est décevant c'est que le contenu est uniquement en anglais! En France ils ont des films français et il me semble que ça ne serais pas si compliquer d'ajouter les film de la France sur iTune Store canadien. Mais si on considère le temps que a mit eBay pour passer en français au Canada on peut croire que dans long temps iTune Store pourrais commencer à sortir des films français sur le Store ce qui diminuerais beaucoup les ventes du service VOD de Vidéotron." (Commentaire de Janvier 2010 sur un article de 2008)

Je ne comprends pas pourquoi Apple manque autant de respect envers la population francophone du Canada. Si Sony peut offrir des films en français sur son PlayStation Store et si iTunes France peut avoir des films en français, me semble que ça ne doit pas être si compliqué que ça mettre des films en français dans le iTunes store canadien.

Ceci-dit, les Belges et les Suisses francophones (ou non) ne sont pas plus avancé que nous, car il n'y a aucun films dans leur magasin iTunes.

Apple, si vous voulez faire affaire au Canada, parlez notre langue!

****Mise-à-jour 2010-08-03: Les films iTunes sont disponibles en français! ****

To ebook or not to ebook

Paper is a relatively cheap way to read stuff. The infrastructure is already there (paper mills, printers, roads, trucks, book stores, lamps, garbage collection, land fill sites), so the marginal cost of an additional  paper book is relatively low.

For many book publishers, the infrastructure to publish and distribute ebooks isn't there yet. So, counterintuitively, the marginal cost of each ebook is relatively high.

From a reader's point of view, here are the advantages of ebooks:

-They don't take up space.

-You can buy an ebook anywhere (and I mean anywhere), any time.

-Popular English language books and classics are easy to find.

-Moving forwards, "out of print" books will still be for sale and available. 

-Price comparison is easy (Kindle Store, iBookstore, Kobobooks, Fictionwise), you don't need to factor in shipping, just the sales tax (Kindle doesn't charge it to Canadians).

-They sometimes cost less than a paper book.

-Easy to transport. You can have your entire library in your pocket.

-No paper cuts, dust, or horrible glue smell.

Advantages of a paper book.

-More selection (especially non-English).

-You can give it away.

-You can show it off (when you are reading it and when you put it on your shelf).

-You can trade it.

-You can loose it without feeling too bad (unlike a $200 Kindle or a $550 iPad)

-You can damage it without feeling too bad (when drinking, eating, using it at the beach or in the bathroom).

-You don't need any special equipment (not an advantage if you already have an iPhone).

-Absolutely no glare.

-Some people think they like the smell and feel of paper books (I don't, in fact, I hate it).
-Many people collect books without finishing them. They may loose that collection joy in the digital format. (This is a pretty week advantage if you ask me, but I've read it in so many forums that it must be true).

-Books don't run out of battery.

I'm an ebook convert. I have the following iOS ereader apps on my iPhone: Kobo, iBooks, Stanza and Kindle. I also read books on my computer, on my laptop and on my TV.

I'm deeply allergic to dust and I move, way, way to often. I also live in a small apartment.

But the number 1 reason I love ebooks is I hate throwing book out. I just can't. It is literally painful for me to do so. My electronic books I can keep for ever!

Ereading options:

Stores: Kindle, Kobo, Finctionwise, jelis.ca, iBookstore.

Devices: iPod touch ($200), Kobo ($150), Kindle ($205 plus tax when shipped to Canada), Sony eReader ($200), Kindle DX ($350), iPad ($550), iPhone ($800), Android based smartphone (HTC: $500). Nook from Barnes and Noble, only in the USA ($150 for wifi only, $200 for wifi with 3G).

I know way too much about ebooks, so if you have any questions about ebooks, please leave them in the comments. I'll respond within 24 hours.

Leo Laporte Banned From WWDC

Abby Laporte (Leo's daughter)

Funny, when people say they are going up to Leo Laporte's Twit.tv 's cottage, I had visions of a cottage in the wilderness, à la Red Green. No longer on TV, he could only afford to live in the middle of the forest, off the grid. Boy was I wrong.

The Twit TV may be in the wilderness by Silicon Valley standards, but he is in a high rent urban area by mine.


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But he is right, technically, it is a cottage. In the architectural sense, that is (note to self, start a tech podcast).

Anyway, Laporte may be headed to a real poor house, as he has been banned from Apple's WWDC. Reason: he live streamed the iPad announcement from his laptop. You see, Apple likes to edit the video, in case there are any Zuckerberg type mishaps  and they unveil a secret logo. Also, the second richest company in America (after Exon, thanks for asking), likes to skimp on paying for copyrighted music, so they like to edit those out. But Leo Laporte (who?) streamed the iPad unveiling live, and a whole bunch of blogs retransmitted it. And today he simply won't be in the room.

Room being the key word. Frankly, I had never heard of Laporte before I was forced to watch his stream because of a lack of alternative during the iPad unveiling. And I love tech news. According to him, his podcast audience is 250,000 ish per week. Is that worthy of a free seat at WWDC? Probably not.

Twit.tv is not the only alternative media "banned" from the room where Jobs will speak today (and undoubtedly unveil the best cell phone ever created by humans). Gizmodo, of stolen iPhone fame, will also be absent. But Engadget, the TMZ of the tech world, will be there. So, you know (insert Jobsian conspiracy here).

Just so you know, when I become CEO of the second richest company in the world, everybody will be invited to my product unveiling.

To pass the time until 14:00 Moncton time (10:00 Pacific), head over to All things D Digital 8 conference (aka, Rupert Murdoch's focus group) and listen to Jobs et al. speculate about digital flying saucers and jet-packs.

This post was quite US centric (although I did name drop Murdoch the Australian), so here are a couple of random non-American links.

-CBC
-The Guardian
-Altavistagoogle on the iPhone.
-Altavistagoogle on the iPod touch

Newfie Makes iPhone App

Matt Smyth, 28, of St. John’s, N.L. can't understand what is wrong with this seal clubbing app. It was rejected by Apple. Hat tip to the Toronto Star. 



I guess seal hunting games are one more reason why Adobe Flash is better than Apple. You can go here to play Flash seal hunting games.

A Tale of Two Cities p2

which, strange to relate, have proved more important to the human race than any communications yet received through any of the chickens of the Cock-lane brood.

   France, less favoured on the whole as to matters spiritual than her sister of the shield and trident, rolled with exceeding smoothness down hill, making paper money and spending it. Under the guidance of her Christian pastors, she entertained herself, besides, with such humane achievements as sentencing a youth to have his hands cut off, his tongue torn out with pincers, and his body burned alive, because he had not kneeled down in the rain to do honour to a dirty procession of monks which passed within his view, at a distance of some fifty or sixty yards. It is likely enough that, rooted in the woods of France and Norway, there were growing trees, when that sufferer was put to death, already marked by the Woodman, Fate, to come down and be sawn into boards, to make a certain movable framework with a sack and a knife in it, terrible in history. It is likely enough that in the rough outhouses of some tillers of the heavy lands adjacent to Paris, there were sheltered from the weather that very day, rude carts, bespattered with rustic mire, snuffed about by pigs, and roosted in by poultry, which the Farmer, Death, had already set apart to be his tumbrels of the Revolution. But that Woodman and that Farmer, though they work unceasingly, work silently, and no one heard them as they went about with muffled tread: the rather, forasmuch as to entertain any suspicion that they were awake, was to be atheistical and traitorous.
   In England, there was scarcely an amount of order and protection to justify much national boasting. Daring burglaries by armed men, and highway robberies, took place in the capital itself every night; families were publicly cautioned not to go out of town without removing their furniture to upholsterers' warehouses for security; the highwayman in the dark was a City tradesman in the light, and, being recognised and challenged by his fellow-tradesman whom he stopped in his character of "the Captain," gallantly shot him through the head and rode away; the mall was waylaid by seven robbers, and the guard shot three dead, and then got shot dead himself by the other four, "in consequence of the failure of his ammunition:" after which the mall was robbed in peace; that magnificent potentate, the Lord Mayor of London, was made to stand and deliver on Turnham Green, by one highwayman, who despoiled the illustrious creature in sight of all his retinue; prisoners in London gaols fought battles with their turnkeys, and the majesty

A Tale of Two Cities

THE PERIOD

   IT WAS the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way -- in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.
   There were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a plain face, on the throne of England; there were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a fair face, on the throne of France. In both countries it was clearer than crystal to the lords of the State preserves of loaves and fishes, that things in general were settled for ever.
   It was the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy- five. Spiritual revelations were conceded to England at that favoured period, as at this. Mrs. Southcott had recently attained her five-and- twentieth blessed birthday, of whom a prophetic private in the Life Guards had heralded the sublime appearance by announcing that arrangements were made for the swallowing up of London and Westminster. Even the Cock-lane ghost had been laid only a round dozen of years, after rapping out its messages, as the spirits of this very year last past (supernaturally deficient in originality) rapped out theirs. Mere messages in the earthly order of events had lately come to the English Crown and People, from a congress of British subjects in America:

War And Peace in My Pocket

My library.

As you know, War and Peace is a big book. Well, now you can carry it
in your jeans pocket. No need for an expensive iPhone either. A simple
$200 iPod touch will do.

When I'm standing in line at Tim Horton's, er, café snob, this is what
I'm reading.

Thanks Apple, Stanza and Project Gutenberg (and the dead authors of
these books).

The iPhone will Bring Democracy to China

If you have the Internet in your pocket, you are more likely to read
about the decisions that affect your life, such as the new subway
project or a new law that is being enforced.

There is democracy in China at the municipal level. I predict
democracy will be demanded of other levels within our lifetime. The
iPhone will be a facilitator.

Envoyé depuis mon iPhone / Sent from my iPhone.

Dropped Pin in Paris

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&q=48.860714,2.290463%20%28Avenue%20Albert%201er%20de%20Monaco%2075116%20Paris%20France%29

Envoyé depuis mon iPhone / Sent from my iPhone.

iPhone 2.2, Now With Streets View

Have I mentionned that the iPhone is the greatest thing ever?

Welder in London, 25 dollars per hour: MUST SPEAK MANDARIN !

From jobbank.gc.ca     Job Number: 4062058
			Title: Welder (NOC: 7265)
			Terms of Employment: Permanent, Full Time, Shift, Day
			Salary: $25.00 Hourly for 40 hours per week
			Anticipated Start Date: 2009/02/01
			Location: London, Ontario (1 vacancy)
			Skill Requirements:
				Education: Some college/CEGEP/vocational or technical training Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.): Welder Trade Certification Experience: 5 years or more Languages: Mandarin
			Employer: 2124093 ONTARIO INC
			How to Apply:
			Please apply for this job only in the manner specified by the employer. Failure to do so may result in your application not being properly considered for the position.
			By E-mail: ontarion2124093@hotmail.com
			Business Profile: MANAGEMENT CONSULTING, CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL
			Advertised until: 2008/12/04

The Earth in My Pocket... In 3D

If you like Google Earth, then you will also like it on your iPhone/
iPod Touch. It is a great time to be alive...

Le Samsung Instinct de Bell est plus cher que le iPhone de Rogers!

Pour $129 vous pouvez obtenir le Samsung Instinct de Bell. Une aubaine! Par contre, c'est avec un contrat de trois ans et c'est là que ça se complique. Car si vous savez compter, vous aller opter pour le iPhone de Rogers ou Fido. Désolé Teachers.

Le forfait le moins dispendieux, au Nouveau-Brunswick, vous coûtera, au bout de trois ans, $2346.28 pour le iPhone contre $2349.20 pour le Samsung Instinct. Et le iPhone inclu 8GB contre 2GB pour le Samsung Instinct. Pire, à ce prix c'est 250 minutes avec Rogers contre seulement 100 minutes avec Bell/Aliant (mais les soirés commences une heure plus tôt, à 20 chez Bell). Dans les deux cas, les soirs et fin de semaines sont gratuits.

Pourtant, à première vue, le forfait de Bell, Internet illimité à 10$, semble imbatable. Malheureusement, Internet illimité n'inclu pas GPS (8$ de plus) et... courriel (8$ de plus). Oui, j'ai bien dit que Internet illimité avec Bell n'inclu pas le courriel. Gmail ne fonctionne pas avec le Samsung Instinct. Hotmail fonctionne... pour le 8$ de plus par mois!

Je veux bien croire que vous pouvez vous passer de GPS, mais pas de courriel. Donc c'est 18$ l'Internet illimité de Bell sur le Samsung Instinct. Et puisque le GPS et Google Maps viennent avec le iPhone, pour fin de comparaison, on doit ajouter le 8$ mensuel que demande Bell.

Mais vous allez dire que 26$ c'est moins que 30$. Vous avez raison sauf que Bell impose 2$ de plus que Rogers pour les fameux "frais d'accès au système".

Rogers au Nouveau-Brunswick: 1.03$ pour le 911, 6.95$ pour le FAS, 30$ pour Internet/courriel/GPS. Total: 37.98$.
Bell/Aliant: 0.75$ pour le 911, 8.95$ pour le FAS, 26$ pour Internet/Courriel/GPS. Grand total: 35.70$.

Le rabais de 2.28$ s'évapore lorsqu'on compare les forfaits voix. Au Nouveau-Brunswick avec Rogers, vous pouvez obtenir 250 minutes pour 20$. Avec Bell, c'est 35$ pour le même forfait (avec soirs une heure plus tôt, à 20 heures). Bell impose 35$ pour frais d'activation contre 10$ avec Rogers. Avec un forfait voix de moins de 30$ par mois, les deux compagnies vendent leurs téléphones plus cher, 49$ de plus dans le cas de Rogers.

N'oubliez pas que le Samsung Instinct de Bell vient avec 2GB de mémoir alors que le iPhone vient avec 8GB ou, pour 100$ de plus, 16GB.

Même s'il est plus cher, le Samsung Instinct de Bell vous permet (pour encore plus d'argent) de regarder la télévision. De plus, pour le moment, le réseau 3G est plus étalé avec Aliant qu'avec Rogers (par exemple, Fredericton et Saint-Jean). Aussi, vous pouvez enregistrer de la vidéo sur le Samsung Instinct. WiFi n'est pas disponible sur le Instinct. Donc vous devez vous contenter de EVDO à la maison et au travail (donc étudier attentivement les cartes de disponibilié du EVDO).

L'aventage du iPhone, à part le prix au bout de trois ans, est incontestablement la facilité d'utilisation. Surtout pour la navigation Internet. Pour faire un zoom (l'écran du iPhone est 0.4 pouce plus grand, mais ce n'est que 3.5 pouces) il suffit de pincer les doigts. Et si vous êtes habitué de iTunes vous êtes vendu d'avance...

Bell Samsung Instinct More Expensive than Rogers iPhone!

Bell's Samsung Instinct is more expensive than Rogers' iPhone!

Well, not the purchase price*. But once you have it, the Instinct will cost you.

Over three years, see details** at the end of this post, including the initial purchase, the Rogers iPhone in New Brunswick will cost you $2346.28 whereas the Samsung Instinct with Bell will cost you $2709.20 (however, as Bell evenings start at 8PM instead of 9PM with Rogers, perhaps you could get the $25 plan with Bell that includes only 100 minutes per month: three year cost: $2349.20)

With Rogers and the iPhone, for $30 per month, you get 6GB of Internet/data use, GPS and email. With Bell, the Internet will only cost you $10. Cheap! But Bell's Internet doesn't include email. What? I'm not sure how they manage that but email (as in Hotmail), will cost you an extra 8 bucks per month, according to Bell's CTV.

But $18 is less than $30, you say. Ah ha! With Bell, GPS is an extra $8 per month. $26 is less than $30. True enough. But you need voice with that data, and Bell will charge you a $8.95 Service Access Fee (instead of $6.95 with Rogers). $34.95 is less than $36.95 you say. True. But go ahead and add that voice plan, voice mail and all the other extras you need. You will then realise that Rogers' iPhone is cheaper.

Is the Bell Instinct worth the extra money? Well, if you want to record video, watch TV (costs extra) and hate iTunes, perhaps. Dito if you live in one of the few places with 3G on Bell/Aliant but not with Rogers. For everybody else: iPhone wins. Sorry Ontario Teachers.

*You get way more memory with the iPhone. At equal memory, the Samsung Instinct will probably cost you as much or more.

**Rogers in New Brunswick: My 5: $20 for 250 minutes, unlimited 5 local numbers, free nights (after 9PM) and weekends. Activation: $10. As voice plan is less than $30 a month, Rogers will charge you an extra $50 for the iPhone. Purchase price: $249 for 8G or $349 for 16GB. 6.95 SAF, 1.03 for 911. $30 for data. Three year total:$2346.28 for 8GB or $2446.28 for 16GB iPhone.

Bell/Aliant in New Brunswick: Fab 5: $35 for 250 minutes, unlimited 5 local numbers, free nights (after 8PM) and weekend. $8.95 SAF. $0.75 for 911. $10 for Internet. $8 for email. $8 for GPS. Activation: $35. Samsung Instinct: $129 with 2GB memory card. Three year total: $2709.20 for the Samsung Instinct with 2GB.

P.S.
The HTC Touch Diamond (4GB) will be available with Telus shortly. Telus plans on selling the phone for $149 on a three year contract. Telus will charge you $30 for the Internet (including email). I assume GPS will be included. Voice plans start at $25 per month. In New Brunswick, activation is $35, SAF is $6.95 and 911 is $1.28. Evenings start at 9PM. With a three year contract, you can get 200 minutes for $20 per month. Total 3 year cost: $2460.28.

Further reading:

-Samsung Instinct Review (Canadaeast.com).
-Hands-on with the Samsung Instinct (Montreal Gazette blogger)