@ taming: I don't want to beat a dead-horse. However, in Canada, only Rogers operates a 2G GSM network. Bell, Telus and Rogers operate 3G HSPA networks, with data up to 21 mbps (although only data sticks achieve that speed; no phones yet support 21 mbps). The only reason this is important is that some devices -- including the Kindle and most HSPA phones -- gracefully "fall back" to 2G where 3G isn't available. Rogers offers this; Bell/Telus do not: the call simply drops.
The Galaxy Tab has now been announced by both Rogers and Bell in Canada, according to a press release direct from Samsung. Rogers has also posted an item about this device on its PR site, "Rogers Red Board". Timing is still "fall 2010" and no pricing has been released.
Presuming it is available for less than an iPad, it has some interesting advantages. For Kobo, the e-reader app is pre-installed. Because it also includes voice cell service, even at OS 2.2, it has full access to the Android App Market -- something no other tablet yet has and will have to wait for 3.0 release in spring 2011. There are other niceties: front and back camera for video conferencing.
See updated hands-on link:
http://computershopper.com/shoptalk/...ung-galaxy-tab
And video: although it is a 7" diagonal screen, it is also 16:9 ratio. An iPad is 4:3 ratio meaning almost all video content -- which is 16:9 -- "wastes" a lot of iPad's larger screen with black bars top and bottom. So actually typical video viewing area on the Samsung Tab isn't much different than the iPad because it uses the entire screen.
Finally, these devices do not require long-term contracts (in Canada). The iPad is month-to-month and you can buy modest 3G data (because you intend to use wifi most of the time) or a larger data bucket because, this month, you expect to use a lot more. Skipping a month or three has no penalties. It remains to be seen if the Samsung device follows the iPad plans. (AT&T in the US follows more or less the above scheme.)