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Federal court kills Tory Wind Mobile decision

February 4, 2011February 10, 2011 Doug Groves canada, CRTC, Federal court, Globalive, government, legal, Public Mobile, Wind Mobile0 comment

It’s been a busy week for the Federal government and the CRTC. The latest is that Federal Court judge Roger Hughes has struck down 2009 Tory decision to overrule the CRTC when it comes to Globalive, best known as new mobile carrier Wind Mobile. The appeal to Federal Court was launched by new entrant rival Public Mobile, which claimed that the government had overstepped its bounds in allowing Wind to launch even though it didn’t meet CRTC Canadian ownership regulations. The judge has instituted a 45 day stay, which lets…

Mobilicity and Wind offering $45 unlimited plans

January 25, 2011March 28, 2011 Doug Groves competition, data, Mobilicity, smartphone, unlimited plans, Wind Mobile0 comment

Wind Mobile and Mobilicity have been fighting tooth and nail for customers dissatisfied with the Big Three. Given Canadian love-hate relationships with Bell/Rogers/Telus, there’s a large pool to draw from. The latest volley was started by Mobilicity, which introduced a $45 unlimited plan that includes North America wide calling, data, and global text messaging. Not to be outdone, Wind Mobile has also introduced their Winter Wonder Plan, which has the same $45 price tag, and a similar set of features, though unlimited calling is limited to Canada, while Picture Messaging…

Wind Mobile launches it’s first high end Android Phone

September 24, 2010September 27, 2010 Doug Groves Android, Android 2.1, Eclair, google, Motorola, unlocked, Wind Mobile, XT7202 Comments

Wind Mobile has finally launched its first ‘high end’ Android based phone, in the form of the Motorola XT720. Priced at $450, with an instant rebate bringing it down to $430 until the end of September, the XT720 runs Android 2.1 on top of a Cortex A8 processor, and sports an 8 Mpixel camera (auto focus and flash), with a 3.7 inch capacitve screen. In many ways, the XT720 is comparable to other high end Motorola Android devices, such as the Milestone, but with a better camera and no physical…

Motorola finally releases the Telus Milestone Android 2.1 update

April 21, 2010April 21, 2010 drsquid 2.1, Android, google, Motorola Milestone, smartphone, Telus, update, Wind Mobile0 comment

While there has been no official anouncement from either Motorola or Telus, a post on the Alldroid.org forums tonight said that the Android 2.1 update was finally released yesterday. At the moment it seems the update must be done with the Motorola software updater tool, found here – there have been no reports of an OTA update yet. Since I own a Milestone I will report on how the update went soon! UPDATE ONE: Success, though since I had a semi-rooted Brazilian ROM running on my phone, the update utility…

HTC HD2 review

April 13, 2010July 19, 2010 Doug Groves HD2, HTC, HTC HD2, review, superphone, Swype, T-Mobile, Wind Mobile10 Comments

When the HTC HD2 was released overseas last fall, it quickly gained a lot of fans. They couldn’t help but appreciate the bright, massive screen and the design of the phone itself. This included reviewers generally down on Windows Mobile 6.5. Now that the phone has officially hit North American shores via T-Mobile US, we take a look at it running on Wind Mobile here in Canada. Out Of The Box First impressions are important, and the HD2 absolutely nails it in this department. The design of the phone itself…

Wind Mobile One Month In

January 18, 2010 Doug Groves angrychinesedriver, carrier, interview, smartphone, Wind Mobile3 Comments

In December, Wind Mobile’s launch promised to bring change to Canada’s mobile landscape. Second in line for that change was Kevin, who has also been vocal about the new carrier at his site angrychinesedriver.com . At the recording of the latest episode, he dropped by for a chat with Alex about Wind, where it stands today, and what he sees in the future. Once you’re done watching, check out his site for more viewpoints from, including this compelling rebuttal to a number of points.

Nexus One is the HTC Passion, Wind compatible, $530 unlocked, coming in January

December 30, 2009December 30, 2009 drsquid cellphone, google, HTC, Nexus One, Wind Mobile, Wireless1 Comment

Today documents and screenshots leaked out to Gizmodo and Engadget showing some Google pages, and HTC training materials, for the Nexus One Google phone. The HTC documents are also clearly labelled as for the HTC Passion, so these phones are one and the same. The HTC documents show that the Passion is HTC internal name for the Nexus One, but it is not clear whether HTC will sell it as the Passion in other markets outside North America. The leaked Nexus One images and videos showed the phone running ‘stock’…

Wind Mobile Toronto Launch Coverage, continued…

December 29, 2009December 29, 2009 drsquid Bell, Blackberry, cellphone, event, HTC, Huawei, launch, Mobile, Rogers, Samsung, Telus, Toronto, Wind Mobile9 Comments

Our continued coverage of the December 16th Wind Mobile launch in Toronto…in Part 2 Ken Campbell, CEO, and Chris Robbins, Chief Customer Officer, talk in more detail about Wind, the phones, and their initial plan offerings. Part 3 includes rest of the press conference, and their first customer getting his phone. Parts 4 & 5 conclude the coverage, with a Q&A session, some shots of their phones, their second customer, and a short interview with Chris from Wind, where he mentions Wind’s current lack of support for enterprise mail on…

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….