Mobilicity Opens Their Doors for Business

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Earlier in the week the CRTC gave the thumbs up for Mobilicity’s launch in Canada. Mobilicity would only say that they were hoping to launch in the spring.  It looks like they were much closer to launch than they let on because today marks the opening of Mobilicity in Toronto. Phones, coverage, and pricing appeared [...]

Mobilicity Gets the Green Light to Launch

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Late last week the CRTC gave the green light to Mobilicity to launch their mobile service Canada. Mobilicity is not ready to give out a date of when you will be able to subscribe, but they do say that they are expecting to launch in Toronto before the summer and then in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, [...]

WIND Mobile Only Just a Breeze After All

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Late last year Canada’s newest wireless carrier stumbled on to the scene. WIND had been run through the wringer by the CRTC on its foreign ownership content even though Industry Canada had given it the green light. WIND finally won out and the gate was opened wide for them to get started. Unfortunately, WIND has [...]

Wind Mobile Pricing Leaked on Howard Forums

It appears that pricing for Wind Mobile, Canada’s newest national carrier has been leaked on the internet. Wind is expected in the next few days and many of us can’t wait to try out the new network / operator. If the pricing that was posted by “Windsider” over at Howard Forums is correct, there’s going [...]

The War for Canada’s Wireless Customers

When it comes to a competitive marketplace for wireless in Canada, there has been a serious void for many years. Bell, Telus, and Rogers have managed to keep prices high, contracts long, and light on choice. It got so bad that Canada decided to restrict the big 3 from bidding on the new spectrum that [...]

Competition is Creeping up on Rogers

Today I was reading that Telus is planning on a soft roll out of its GSM network in BC this year! Their plan is to be able to go live in February in time for the Winter Olympics. I must say, I am plesently surprised by this news. Rogers has had a wonderful romp as [...]

The Carrier Tides May be Changing in Canada

It seems almost too good to be true and it may be a while before we know anything for certain. However, yesterday the Canadian government auctioned off some new cellular spectrum. The end result was a $4.2 billion dollar windfall from 15 different companies. The government took a bold step (for Canadian government anyway) and [...]