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ru4real

From Mississauga, ON

Is a Cellphone Fanatic

I own a N94-4 (8GB)

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6 months, 3 weeks ago in Ideas and Suggestions

The weather in Toronto yesterday got me thinking. When there is a severe weather alert like there was yesterday (i.e. "tornadoes have been spotted, everyone should take immediate shelter"), cell phone companies should send out a text to their entire user base in that area. Not everyone is going ...
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6 months, 3 weeks ago in Ideas and Suggestions

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7 months ago in Ideas and Suggestions

Must be GSM, kill SAF and implement FAIR PRICING. Right now you can talk to 10 different people with the same carrier and the same options, and they will all pay different amounts. How much I pay shouldn't depend on how good I am at negotiating (i.e. yelling ...
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Honestly I haven't noticed that much of a difference. On a pricing level Koodo still feels like the new kid on the block. The lack of SAF for the budget brands and re-introduction of per second billing is great, but being locked in by one of the big-3 (main) brands keeps me from exploring these offers in too much detail. Ironically, I have actually noticed a significant decrease in the quality of service over the last few months. I assume this is because of the increase in the number of people accessing wireless data services. Regardless of the reasoning though, ...

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@marketing man I'm hoping that the discussions regarding an increase in call clarity and general quality on the Wind Mobile network pan out. I remember using a cell phone in Korea back in 2002 and being blown away by the crisp quality of the call. It was, quite frankly, better than ANY phone (landline or wireless) that I have ever heard in North America. That was 7 years ago, and I haven't noticed any significant increase over here on that front yet. Hopefully Wind does come to market with this increase in quality in addition to competitive pricing and no ...

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@Alan313 Unfortunately (for some) I doubt that this option will be implemented any time soon. There are too many TTC riders who do not want to see cell phone service working on trains. The trains are too crowded, and people do not think to practice good public-use cell phone etiquette. If there were a reasonable way to allow data traffic only in the subway it may be a viable option, but allowing masses of people to talk on the phone in that confined a space would be a nightmare.

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@x Be patient, keep in mind that they are hiring for a total of over 400 positions. I am sure that the number of resumes they are currently receiving and processing must be somewhat overwhelming. I have submitted mine for one position already, but I'm hoping to re-submit for a second position later today. I full expect them to take some time to review and reply.

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@sdb I'm sure everyone involved with Wind Mobile understands your concerns, but I imagine that expecting a full system launch to include every rural region across Canada like a "light switch moment" is a little unrealistic. Canada is absolutely massive! Building towers and installing equipment takes time. I think it is better for Wind to get their network going as soon as is reasonably possible, and then continue to grow their network into areas initially lacking in service. Hopefully during this period of time they will be able to establish reasonable rates with existing carriers to obtain roaming options in ...

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Rumour has it that texting won't even cost you 1 cent. It is a low cost option for the carriers to implement, so charging for it really is a big money grab by the current service providers. Everything relating to Wind Mobile price plans is obviously speculation at this point, but it has been rumoured that options like SMS (texts), voicemail and caller ID will be included in every plan.

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EXCELLENT comment. I believe this issue to be at the core of a lot of the hostility people feel towards the current carriers. Making special offers to new customers and denying those benefits to existing clients is like a slap in the face.

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The rumoured plan is for Globalive (Wind Mobile's Canadian parent company) to launch a second brand which would include pre-paid service. Look for it under their Yak branding that you may already be familiar with for their long distance plans.

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I've never needed a family plan personally, but this sounds like a great idea to me!

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Personally I agree with this comment completely, and I don't even use ringtones. I agree because it speaks to a much broader issue. Currently, phone manufacturers develop and release phones that are capable of so much more than we ever realize. The reason is that before the carriers agree to offer that phone, they have it branded with their own firmware, often crippling features that would deprive them of supplementary income. Some times you even see this go as far as phones being advertised with one feature set, and sold with those features stripped away. When challenged on the issue, ...

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I can't disagree here. The Rogers website sucks ***. Not only is it difficult to navigate, and changing constantly, but it has always been placed on inadequate servers causing frequent time outs! Wind Mobile would be smart to ensure their website is capable of servicing their customers needs!

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Wow man, that's actually a pretty standard SEO practice...

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Current (consumer speculation) estimates put launch in December 09 at the earliest, or possibly early 2010. The network will be 3G AWS 1700. I haven't seen anything mentioning Wind utilizing the 2100 band.

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lol, yea, we all wish for that. I'm all for better pricing, but this is a little extreme

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Why force a contract at people at all? I don't want to be locked in for two years...

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Hi Tina! The System Access Fee is actually fairly well understood in the Canadian marketplace these days (though still completely unethical in the opinion of many). Wikipedia actually does a pretty good job of describing it: *** System access fee From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The System access fee is a highly controversial non-governmental surcharge imposed by most Canadian telephone companies on their customers' monthly bills [1]. Although it is normally charged for wireless services, Rogers Communications also charges its home phone customers a System Access Fee. It normally amounts to $6.95/month (the System Access Fee on Rogers Home Phone ...

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P.S. And by the way, I completely agree that it should be gone! I sincerely hope that Wind doesn't jump on the SAF bandwagon. I don't think anyone expects them to though :D

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@lazarus Sorry man, my comment could actually read a little meaner than I meant it. Realistically though a $25 plan that offered everything unlimited wouldn't cover the costs that a carrier has. I really would love to be paying that kind of price as well, but as twitterm said, the company would go out of business really quick if that was all they charged. There must be a nice balance between below-cost pricing and the price gouging that we see in the market place today.

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Oh, wouldn't that be amazing?! I'm not banking on it, but if I can save enough by making the switch I may just buy my contract out anyway. And I have a data ECF as well as the standard one... *le sigh*

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lolz, nope. But now I have your post bookmarked (was using it as a tester) so I will always remember that this problem exists.

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I agree with most of this, but can I just throw it out there that "who called" is a great feature! ... ... In theory! Ideally, if my phone were off or otherwise unable to receive a call (i.e. out of signal range), then when I turn it back on or reacquire a signal I would get a text message telling me if anyone had called. On the flip side, if I missed a call but my phone actually recorded that someone was trying to call I would not receive a text message (because my caller ID would just tell ...

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BAM! That's what we've been waiting for.

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I don't know why you would want a contract at all? :) Check out the news section, they've started to hint at what you can expect, and contracts isn't one of them!

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@hello (x2) :) You have to read between the lines just a little. He says that marketing is dead, yes, but he is clearly saying that marketing as we've come to know it is dead. The type of marketing where companies don't listen to what their customers want, they TELL their customers what they want. In fact, they tell us we want what they have (whether it's true or not). What Wind Mobile (along with other savvy marketers) is doing is talking to us. Is that a form of marketing? Sure it is. But at least they are listening and ...

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lol, thank-you for making this comment. So light hearted, and I think the discussion around here needed that! :D

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There used to be a particular sales associate at our local Future Shop that always gave fantastic service. He would listen to what we actually wanted, make suggestions and do his best to find us a good deal. He didn't pressure us into additional items that we didn't want or need. He was working there part time while he put himself through school, and every time we needed a new computer we went looking for him. Over several years we bought 7 or 8 computers through him. It was better for him to back of on the small upgrades on ...

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I don't know if WIND is officially commenting on this yet. Most market speculation puts their anticipated launch in either December of this year or early in 2010.

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According to this article posted yesterday, there will be no system access fees or contracts: http://www.windmobile.ca/WIND-news/detail/what-i-can-tell-you-about-our-service/

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Here are the applications I use on a daily basis on my phone: gmail (imap support) GPS mp3s with album art 5 megapixel + camera (with ability to geo tag) alarm clock radio twitter full web browser msn threaded sms & mms shoutcast radio games calculator timer calendar syncronization (Outlook & Entourage support, and ability to sync with google calendar) various widgets In addition, I would like a device that has full Flash support.

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Oh, I should add that a proper xenon flash for the camera would be FANTASTIC. Also, being able to turn on some sort of light for use as a flashlight would be very handy.

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So far you can't unless they update the site

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There are a few reasons that feed into the dissatisfaction I have with my current job. To begin with, our owner made all kinds of commitments to me that would have made significant changes to my position. That was back in last October, and not a single one has happened yet so I am basically in the exact same position I was trying to get out of almost a year ago. On top of that, because I am "good" at dealing with difficult customer situations, everyone in the office comes to me to handle issues when things go wrong. This ...

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Right now? Not much... the paycheque and a sense of obligation. It's pretty disheartening actually. I think I'd be much more excited about working in a position that moved some of my "hobbies and interests" into a paid job. Also, I'd like something that I can see as a long term career with upward mobility, rather than a dead-end job with nowhere to go.

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Not only that, but despite many of us being comfortable buying things online the vast majority of consumers would not be comfortable buying phones through ebay or the like. People like to make major purchases at a brick & mortar.

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@Ron I guess it depends on what type of online shopping you're talking about. If you mean from reputable well know franchises like futureshop or bestbuy, then yes, a large percentage of people buy online. I'm not convinced that "most" people even do that yet though - I believe the general trend in Canada is to research online, and then go to the actual brick & mortar store to actually make the purchase. Once you start talking about online locations like ebay (craigslist, kijiji etc), the I wouldn't say without a doubt that "most" Canadians do NOT shop online and ...

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@ru4real argh, make sure you proof read prior to hitting submit when on sites that don't allow edits. Sorry about the typos and any confusion in my last post...

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Wind is GSM, but they utilize the 1700mhz frequency so there won't be the same open market for handsets that you find for Rogers or AT&T (well, not immediately anyway). The only other carrier that I'm aware of that also uses this frequency is T-Mobile in the US. I guess potentially we could hack/unlock t-mo phones and use them on the Wind network. Then again, this might not be a cost effective choice, and there have also been rumours that Wind plans on controlling access to their network via IMEI. This last point is only based on a leak from ...

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I've seen a lot of posts on this site about iphones & Wind. So far there is no reason to believe that you will be able to use iphones (even unlocked iphones) on the Wind network, as they are fundamentally incompatible.

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@Ron I know Wind denied all knowledge of it and therefore most people have jumped on board with the "it's a fake" idea, but last time I checked there was still speculation that it may have been "faked" intentionally to gauge public response. Has there been an update regarding that that I've missed, proving that it really was fake? Regardless, it is still not beyond the realm of possibility that Wind could try to lock down their network to accept their own phones. We're all hoping they won't do that, but it entirely possible that they will. You're right re: ...

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@Ron if you're referring to the big thread on HoFo, I read through every post just last week and didn't see any proof that it was just some guy that made it up. :dunno:

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As a printer I can tell you that recycled boxes don't have to look bad either. I like your idea though! There is so much unnecessary packaging these days, it's disgusting!

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