Wind Mobile launching Feb 25th in Edmonton
Wind Mobile, Canada’s newest wireless phone provider has announced it will be launching mobile phone service in the Edmonton market on February 25th.
Edmonton is the third city that Wind will be offering service in. The company has been offering wireless phone service in Toronto and Calgary since December.
The company offers three voice plans: Chat, Always Talk and Always Shout for $15, $35 and $45 a month respectively which do not include the cost of the wireless phone. Wind also offer a data only plan called Infinite laptop for $55 per month.
For hardware, Wind Mobile offers four phones and a data stick : Blackberry Bold 9700 ($450), HTC Maple ($300), Samsung Gravity ($150), Huawei U7519 ($130) and the Huawei E181 Data stick for $150.
Wind says there will be no activation fees, system access or 911 fees added to the monthly plans. The following are the three monthly voice plans being offered by Wind.
Chat – $15 per month
- Unlimited incoming text
- Call Control (Caller ID, missed-call alerts, call forward, call conferencing, call waiting, call hold)
- Unlimited WIND to WIND calling when in any WIND HOME Zone*
- Unlimited incoming WIND calls when in any WIND HOME Zone
- 100 province-wide minutes when in any WIND HOME Zone
- 50 Canada/U.S. outgoing text
Always Talk – $35
- Unlimited incoming text
- Call Control (caller ID, missed call alerts, call forward, call conferencing, call waiting, call hold)
- Unlimited WIND to WIND calling when in any WIND HOME Zone
- Unlimited incoming calls
- Unlimited province-wide calling when in any WIND HOME Zone
- 50 Canada/US outgoing text from any WIND HOME Zone
Always Shout – $45
- Unlimited incoming texts
- Call Control (caller ID, missed call alerts, call forward, call conferencing, call waiting, call hold)
- Unlimited WIND to WIND calling when in any WIND HOME Zone
- Unlimited incoming calls
- Unlimited Canada-wide calling when in any WIND HOME Zone
- Unlimited outgoing text to Canada/U.S. when in a WIND HOME Zone
- Voicemail
* A Wind Home Zone currently refers to Toronto, Calgary or Edmonton.
Add On Options
Wind offers a number of add on packages such as and add-on data package ($35 per month) unlimited texting ($5 per month), and long distance plans.
Data Only Plans
The Infinite Laptop plan is $55 per month plus the cost of the data stick for unlimited internet data in any Wind Home Zone. The Fair Usage Policy states that users usage will be throttled after 5GB of data usage within any given month.
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That’s great news. Too bad I still have two years left on my Telus contract. Boooo!
Excellent news – the more competition, the merrier.
If only they were in St. John’s!
Good but where are the locations?
Just read the cost of the plans that are being offered by Wind Mobile… Believe me… They are NO Bargain! Even the “horrid big three”, Rogers, Telus, & Bell, are offering better deals. At least with the “big three” your “local calling area” is not confined just to your home city. Wind Mobile has a long ways to go before they will ever see any of my dollar$.
I work in sherwood park, my drive to my job in sherwood park isn’t even covered yet, at the moment though telus offers me better value, as I have a promotional 3 year retention deal. When my retention deal is over, I may consider switching over to wind.. Assuming that my drive to work has all home zones..
I agreed with the personeariler, where r the locations in Edmonton, thanks.!!!