About 5 months ago when the first pictures of a refreshed Pearl were leaked (then known as the “Stratus”) pictures were only of the AWS variety, leading some to speculate that a 3G/HSPA version might not see Canadian soil. Fast forward a few months and what do you know? Rogers, Bell and Telus all (basically [...]

We spoke yesterday on WIND Mobile surpassing the 100,000 subscriber mark earlier than expected, and with promotions like this it comes as no surprise. On top of the $150 porting credit and 50% off for 6 months, you will now save between $20-$40 off of the handset of your choice. There is no word yet on the [...]

With great leadership comes great results and WIND Mobile is a prime example of this. Despite hiccups leading to a delayed launch, and increasing competition in both the Canadian wireless sector as a whole and the rapidly growing “Unlimited” market, WIND led by Anthony (Tony) Lacavera has commanded a confident stance and has always fought [...]

Canadians pay too much for their monthly cell phone bill, and are dragged into lengthy contracts that punish consumers for ending them before their term, according to a SeaBord Group study entitled “Death Grip.” (Great name!) There will likely be another wireless spectrum auction in 2012 or 2013, and could increase competition again in the [...]

Even though this week was BlackBerry Torch week, that doesn’t mean Android didn’t have its fair share of news. Multiple numbers came in this week showing tremendous growth in the market share and mind share of Android handsets, the Nexus One isn’t completely dead, and there were various other Android phone release rumors and announcements. [...]

Remember that contract-killing campaign WIND Mobile launched not too long ago called “Everybody Winds?” aimed at seducing disgruntled consumers nearing the end of their contracts with the big 3 to port over to WIND. The offer was simple: bring a bill from your respective carrier and receive a $150 bill credit (paid in installments over 6 [...]

Is it fair that Rogers, the established giant of mobile dominance in Canada, and especially in Toronto, is launching a discount brand, Chat-r, to compete directly with the two newly-launched, low-cost providers in WIND Mobile and Mobilicity? John Bitove, Chairman of Mobilicity, doesn’t seem to think so. After learning of Rogers’ intention to squarley aim [...]

Simply put, Anthony Lacavera is as strong a speaker as he is a tireless CEO. Since the notorious spectrum auction of 2008 he has maintained confidence and composure in the strong face of wireless adversity that is the Canadian telecom industry. What makes the delivery of this speech so powerful is the fact that WIND [...]

The big three carriers claim they don’t market “Unlimited” data plans because average mobile data user doesn’t come close to their standard data cap of xxMB, and this is true nine out of ten times. Recently, AT&T, who had an Unlimited package (which glorified new iPad owners) decided they were going to eliminate it it in [...]

Following up on what we reported a few days ago, WIND will officially activate its “Home Zone” service in Vancouver, as well as open the doors to its flagship store at 10am to the press and media, with a public opening an hour later at 11am. The event will be co-hosted by WIND Mobile CEO Ken [...]