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1 month, 1 week ago in Phones and Plans

$35 for 5GB, open ports, and teathering. $15 for device only, closed ports, no teathering, 2 GB. That would rock.
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4 months, 3 weeks ago in Ideas and Suggestions

I have my fingers crossed for you. All I know is if the CRT says no, I will be flabbergasted, as the barrier to entry against the big 3 is then forever too high. There will never be a competition in the market, there is no ability to fund an ...
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Also the nexus two, roumered for Motorola, with slide out keyboard!

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congratulations!

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trolling: finding old posts and starting new posts about them

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It is when you use your phone as a modem, allowing your laptop to connect to the web though your phone.

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Thank you about the Troll comments. Being open doesn't mean accepting all posts - and it's AOK to filter out abusive and troll comments. I've even seen Wind staff responses to Troll comments, but I have to say it's ok to ignore and delete them.

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I would really like that - I would buy the full plan ($35 for 5GB, open ports, and teathering) + full voice, and then I would get voice + the on phone plan ($15 for device only, closed ports, no teathering, 2 GB) for my wife, and never worry about her use or the plan. It would be a very comfortable fit with a cell service provider, and eliminate that constant cell phone usage fear.

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$35 for 5GB, open ports, and teathering. $15 for device only, closed ports, no teathering, 2 GB. That would rock.

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I support the deletion of trolls.

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Hey! I know what stinks - talking about and linking to an article that is 7.5 years old. Totally applicable to today. Yummmm. Smells like Troll.

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I agree that a one-year term would be totally supported. I know there's thoughts of no-term, but 1 would be just fine. As to the open system, what ever I can do to encourage that, I would put forward. See the business as two separate entities for revenue. An open supplier of phone access/time/data. A supplier of Canada's largest number of phone models. That would be a lovely combination.

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I'm ok forgetting iphone, just bring Android to market!

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The 7% is really a chicken/egg question. I would use email on my phone, but the package prices are too high. I would think it's the same with other consumers. And when the price is too high, then it's just something that one lives without. I always think that there's got to be a point where lowering the price to entry on email/data would be offset by the jump in subscribers (even with the additional bandwidth load) because the market numbers are so low (only 7%).

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Covering Early Cancellation Charges could make sense in certain situations, but none for Wind. It's really a question of how quickly does Wind need to generate users - the faster they need to generate a user base, the more they are willing to bribe, subsidize, or facilitate new users to the system. But it is painfully obvious that Wind should have enough user growth without a lot of bribes, subsidies or other bonuses. There are way better channels to encourage new users to adopt this service than what is suggested.

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I have added my voice and emails.

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My excitement over Wind is its ability to enter a market monopolized by three carriers which continue to buy up everything and destroy competition. The fact the just over 60% cell phone penetration and the second highest rates in the world both speak to an industry where the incumbents have a hold on a service, without needing to respond to customer or market forces. And that's the crux - the three players are completely unswayed by the request, demands and needs of the consumer. The three set exorbitant rates, minimal service, and huge consumer penalties to leave their service when ...

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Sadly - I would suspect the following: (1) Globalive would close down all the customer support and other phone and airtime related business as quickly as possible. People who moved into these roles would need to find new work. (2) Globalive would continue to build their cell-tower infrastructure and become a supplier of that service and technology to the big three, and jobs related to that would be kept. (3) Globalive would keep the spectrum and lease it to the big three. If the CRTC does not approve, what we really end up with is a company that becomes a ...

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The CRTC now have one month to think about and deliberate on the hearing, before they need to make the ruling.

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Hoping that the CRTC will approve. :-) Looking forward to an opportunity to set the mobile marketplace into something competitive.

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Who's your advertising company of record - these are fantastic pieces of work: short, clear, and absolutely about what is driving many of us batty about the established monopoly players.

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Your real question should be: Would WIND benefit by paying the additional cost of an ECF on behalf of a new customer? I haven't heard an argument to support any benefit to WIND, only a benefit to the customer (and only customers that tried to get a really cheap phone by locking in). Well, subscribers. But are they getting low-churn subscribers, and on a no contract policy, will these subscribers stay around long enough to pay for the ECF payment, and generate revenue? I would say, no. Think of this - say I just signed Rogers 3 year, and Bell ...

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You have my full support. If the CRTC rules against you, then they've clearly outlined a situation where there can never be a competitor to the big 3, as there is no ability to raise the required funding to challenge the tri-opoly. Waiting for the good news. :-)

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I appreciate the note, and look forward to your planned response. I still have hope and belief in you.

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I'm assuming that "continuing to review the decision and consider all of our options" is code for "doing everything in our power, and evaluating every choice and request, to get this off the ground in light of the ruling". I'm assuming (actually, hope and wishing) that you are attempting to find new debt providers, new strategic partners, implementing new corporate structural changes, lobbying (quietly) everyone, creating further transparency with decision makers, identifying exactly what changes scenarios that work for you would appease the CRTC, urging your main suppliers (goods, technology, hardware, labour, lease space providers) to do non-quiet lobbying, devising ...

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so, from a general search, it looks like 1103 towers installed by Wind so far, across Canada.

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I second this. Congratulations!

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CONGRATULATIONS! This is awesome news.

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Again, and awesome. Congratulations. Been wanting this for a long time!

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+1 for Android. That's when I'll make my jump.

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They announced the N900 Nokia for Q1, and they just posted a tweet that they're chatting with Google about the Nexus

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Chris just tweeted that Wind is "chatting" with Google. http://twitter.com/WIND_Chris

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that sucks. I wanted the x10 (better camera) or the Nexus (better OS), so that Rogers has the phone (and like current Android, will never update the OS), and that Chris tweeted that they are "chatting" with Google about the Nexus http://twitter.com/WIND_Chris I know my choice is the Nexus! Bring it on ASAP please. Missing this phone is the only thing holding me back from jumpping.

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Chris just twittered that Wind is "chatting" with Google http://twitter.com/WIND_Chris

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Chris just tweeted that they are "Chatting" with Google over the phone: http://twitter.com/WIND_Chris

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Chris just tweeted about them "chatting" with Google about the phone http://twitter.com/WIND_Chris

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Chris Tweet: http://twitter.com/WIND_Chris

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Just say your tweet about Google and the Nexus phone http://twitter.com/WIND_Chris A good Android OS phone on Wind is the only thing holding me back. Please bring the Nexus in (seeing Rogers just locked in the Sony Erricson x10 which was the other choice I wanted).

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DroidHacker - you are speaking incorrectly. Chris just tweeted that they are "chatting" with Google about the phone. http://twitter.com/WIND_Chris Wind needs a super smart phone (Android, iPhone, etc) in their line up and soon. I would think they are working very hard to bring one in.

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And they can cleanly leverage their current Yak users. Pimariry, lower cost and access to their current clients under the same name I would think.

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No licensing fee for the brand name.

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I think they are doing that under their Yak brand - check the Globalive.com site about Yak becomming their own internet provider. My assumption is they are going to run the data off their new wireless network, just like the portable internet stick they have here at Wind, but use the larger antenna systems to ensure quality. But yeah, I'm felling pretty sure they weren't just putting up towers for the phones, but while they are doing it to make sure they can expand other services and brands as well.

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