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Wind Mobile Toronto Launch Video, Part 1

December 19, 2009December 19, 2009 drsquid cellphone, event, Mobile, Toronto, Wind, Wind Mobile6 Comments

On December 16th Wind Mobile launched in Toronto, with a Grand Opening ceremony at their Queen’s Quay location. rgbFilter was there, and captured it all on video. Part 1 covers the ceremony outside with two wind executives, Tony Lacavera, Chairman, and Ken Campbell, CEO. Stay tuned for part 2, which includes the press conference with more details about their offerings,and a Q&A session. I will also be posting some detailed thoughts about Wind mobile, and their current offerings…so far I have come to the conclusion that currently Wind is definitely…

Wind Mobile blows through town

December 17, 2009December 18, 2009 Doug Groves carrier, Wind Mobile, Wireless2 Comments

Yesterday, the newly minted Wind Mobile officially launched in Toronto, bringing with it a bit of a shake up in the Canadian wireless carrier space. They’ll also be launching in Calgary tomorrow. A few of the key differences between them and the incumbents: No contracts – you buy your device outright, and you’re not locked in. They currently only have 4 devices, but hope to expand that line up soon. Simple pricing structure – there are only 3 basic calling plans ranging between $15 and $45 dollars. Unlimited data –…

Communications Union want to stop Wind Mobile

December 14, 2009 Doug Groves CEP, Globalive, Tony Clement, Wind Mobile0 comment

Last week, Industry Minister Tony Clement stayed the CRTC decision preventing Globalive from launching Wind Mobile in Canada. As a mobile consumer, this is a good thing, even though it does raise the question of foreign ownership rule in the Canadian telecommunications industry. By making a special case for Globalive, Tony Clement was definitely sneaking a peek into Pandora’s Box. Now, it appears that the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers’ union wants to close that lid again. “This decision is a sellout of Canadian national interests and a betrayal of Canadian…

CRTC overruled, Globalive given OK to launch Wind Mobile in Canada

December 11, 2009December 18, 2009 Doug Groves CRTC, Globalive, Industry Canada, Tony Clement, Wind Mobile3 Comments

It’s been a while coming, especially if you’re a Wind Mobile employee, but Industry Canada has overruled a CRTC decision that prevented the new wireless carrier from launching in the country. After spending millions on spectrum, you’d think that they’d be in the clear, but due to CRTC foreign ownership rules, Globalive’s actual launch was postponed. “The decision to vary the CRTC Globalive decision, let me emphasize, was based on the legal facts and not on the government’s position that there needs to be more competition in the marketplace,” Mr….

Tony Clement hints at overturn of CRTC – Wind Mobile decision

December 7, 2009 Doug Groves CRTC, Globalive, Industry Canada, Tony Clement, Wind Mobile0 comment

Late last week, Minister of Industry Tony Clement made some comments that could be considered disconcerting to the incumbent wireless carriers in Canada, regarding the CRTC’s recent decision to block Globalive’s Wind Mobile wireless from launching in Canada… “We do have the power through an order of council in cabinet to amend or vary the decision of the CRTC… The government’s policy is designed to increase competitiveness in the wireless space, and that is important for Canadian consumers because it increases choice, it increases quality and it reduces cost. [from…

Rogers pulls a Telus and sues Bell over network claims

December 2, 2009 Doug Groves Bell, HSPA, legal, Rogers, Telus, Wireless0 comment

Rogers Wireless division must be feeling pretty down lately. With the launch of the new Bell/Telus HSPA network, big Red lost exclusivity of the iPhone. Telus also managed to get a court ruling preventing Rogers from advertising themselves as the “most reliable network”. Now, in what can only be seen as a fit of jealous rage case of turnabout is fair play, Rogers has launched a lawsuit to prevent Bell from saying essentially the same thing. Bell’s latest ads for the new network claim that it’s “the largest, fastest, and…

Globalive launches Wind Mobile advertising in Canada

November 30, 2009 Doug Groves Globalive, SAF, Win, Wind Mobile, Wireless3 Comments

Globalive, and their Wind Mobile branded wireless service may still be waiting on approval from the Canadian powers that be, but that hasn’t stopped the newcomer from starting a national advertising campaign as of this past weekend. The spots use the Candid Camera approach to reveal the egregious nature of the incumbent companies’ policies, and work as commentary even if they aren’t ads in their own right, wich is a slim possibility. Industry Canada and the CRTC are still trying to decide what to do with Globalive, as the largely…

The most expensive phone in the world… so far…

November 27, 2009 Doug Groves 8 Comments

If you think the above image is of some tacky new case for the iPhone 3GS, trimmed in Swarovski crystals, the de defacto mobile phone gems of choice.. well it would be understandable. You’d be wrong though. What this photo actually depicts is the world’s most expensive mobile phone, at least until some OTHER millionaire decides to out shine the Aussie business man who paid the equivalent of $3.3 million CDN for this… Priced at £1.92 million , 10 months in the making , the whole casing was created with…

LG IQ Windows Phone coming to Telus soon, pictures leaked

November 25, 2009November 25, 2009 drsquid HSPA, HTC, IQ, LG, Snapdragon, Telus, Windows Mobile0 comment

A few weeks ago a Best Buy Mobile flyer (see the flyer image by clicking more below) showed a mysterious LG handset called the IQ. This mystery was quickly solved when it was discovered that this was the HSPA Windows Mobile ‘Monaco’ QWERTY slider, previously rumored to be coming to AT&T in the US. Today The Mobile Ninja’s posted a gallery with lots of of images of the phone – hopefully a hands-on will follow. According to the Ninjas the IQ has a 3.2″ screen, 5mp camera, LG’s S-class interface…

Telus lauches Blackberry Storm 2. More Polar bear jokes ensue.

November 19, 2009November 19, 2009 drsquid 9550, Blackberry, CDMA, HSPA, Storm 2, Telus3 Comments

Telus launched the Canadian-made premium touch screen smartphone, the Blackberry Storm 2, on Wednesday. The original storm was considered RIM’s answer to the threat of touch screen phones, like the iPhone, and was not considered a big success. With the new Storm, RIM has applied the lessons learned from their first attempt – the Storm 2 runs the latest Blackberry OS 5, has more memory, Wi-Fi and an improved ‘Sure Press’ touch-screen. Since RIM has not officially launched a North American frequency HSPA Storm 2, Telus is launching it on…

Bell also magically makes the SAF dissappear

November 17, 2009November 18, 2009 drsquid Bell, Rogers, SAF, Telus, Wind Mobile, Wireless0 comment

With the consumer backlash against made up wireless fees growing, Bell is rumoured to be to joining Rogers and Telus, and getting rid of the hated $6.95 ‘System Access Fee’. According to an internal document, leaked on The Mobile Ninjas here, on Nov 20th Bell “will no longer be charging” the SAF Effective November 20th, 2009 Bell Mobility will be launching new pricing for all existing post-paid plans & will no longer be charging the $6.95 system access fee. Review the job aid for more details. However just like Telus…

Episode 020 – Mobile Madness

November 15, 2009November 16, 2009 Doug Groves Bell, droid, HD2, HSPA, HTC, HTC HD2, iPhone, milestone, Motorola, Motorola Milestone, Rogers, Telus16 Comments

After taking a hiatus, which allowed us to catch up with our Fan Expo footage, we’re back on a regular schedule. Given the big news in the mobile phone space over the past couple of weeks, we talk about the new Bell / Telus HSPA+ network, and some of the new phones they’ve introduced (or soon will be) such as the Motorola Droid/Milestone, the HTC HD2, the end of Rogers iPhone exclusivity and much more. If you’ve been contemplating switching, or getting a new smartphone, then this is the episode…