Posts tagged Chat-r Wireless
Chat-r Wireless Has Officially Launched!
Jul 28th
The day has come. Chat-r Wireless, the new discount brand from Rogers has officially launched today in 5 major Canadian cities: Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary, Ottawa and Vancouver, confirming all rumors and speculation as of recent.
Their model is simple, offering “Unlimited” calls within your Chat-r designated zone (similar to the idea of WIND and Mobilicity), on two simple to identify plans ($35 and $45), running on the proven and stable Rogers 3G network. They also make paying for your minutes very streamlined. Either Autopay (essentially putting your credit card on account and having them automatically charge you) or Selfpay (which offers the freedom of paying when you want, through any of their retail channels), however in a strategy to promote the Autopay system, they are offering a $30 credit paid out at $10 a month for the first 3 months.
As for exposure, there is a heavy retail presence as expected. Look forward to seeing them pop-up in the following locations in and around the GTA: Future Shop, WirelessWave, TBooth, Best Buy, and Zellers.
For more information on the hardware offerings, plans, Chat-r zones and promotions visit the Chat-r website
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Chat-r Wireless Plan Features Revealed
Jul 26th
With their impending launch and device pictures being leaked out a few weeks ago, it was a matter of time that the plans get revealed as well. Following in the cookie-cutter mold of two separate “Unlimited” plans; $35 for unlimited talk, and $45 for unlimited talk and text, it is exactly what was expected.
As for the network coverage, Chat-r is leveraging the Rogers network big time, quoting in the flyers:
“your Chatr phone works better in more places”, “Better reception” and that you will have “No need to switch onto other networks when zipping in and out of your chatr zone, which means fewer dropped calls.”
Expect all-out marketing campaigns to commence on July 28th, with an official network launch shortly after.
[via MobileSyrup]
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[Updated] First Pictures of Chat-r Wireless Device Catalog
Jul 15th
With all the talk about the imminent launch of Chat-r Wireless lately it was just a matter of time that this picture surfaced. Our friends at Mobile Syrup got this from a tipster, and though it doesn’t say much in ways of release, pricing or availability one can anticipate a price point of $89.99 (obviously as an outright purchase).
Watch out for more pictures and launch information on Chat-r Wireless as we get them.
[via MobileSyrup]
Update:
Briefly after posting the first picture of the Nokia Slide, the rest of the devices scheduled to launch on Chat-r popped up online. Hit the break for the launch catalogue
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Jun 30th
So the rumours are true: The already saturated Canadian market is about to become more competitive with the launch of another new wireless carrier. Chat-r will be a completely new division of Rogers Wireless with unlimited talk and text offerings, similar to WIND Mobile and Mobilicity.
With this addition, Rogers will try to capture even more of the Canadian market. Chat-r plans to launch in five major Canadian cities including Toronto, Calgary, Ottawa, Edmonton and Vancouver later this summer.
Here’s what you can expect from Chat-r on launch:
- Contract-free plans
- Unlimited talk and text only (no data) within Chat-r zones
- Independent customer care centers with an extensive retail presence
- Low cost handsets including: LG Sapphire, Samsung Gravity, and Nokia 2680 Slide
With this announcement many questions arise from my end, but I will save them for a future editorial. For now, I leave it to my loyal readers: What do you think of this announcement? Good move on Rogers’ end? Let us know.
Read the official press release.
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