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WIND claims their plans save you $2,193 over 3-years
WIND is gearing up to go live in Edmonton and Ottawa by the end of this month (then Vancouver). They are already active in both Toronto and Calgary with well over 12,000 subscribers. It’s also well known that they have a goal of attracting 1.5 million subscribers within 3-years. Wind has made public a rate chart that compares their plans to a “Most Comparable Competitor”. You’ll see below their “Always Shout” plan could save you up to a whopping $2,193 over 3-years. In addition, their “Wind Chat” states savings of up to $410. It looks like a fair comparison and would explain why most Canadian carriers are dropping the rate plans.
At the bottom they do have some fine print though. It says “Our lawyers made us say this…Savings calculated based on fixed monthly fees and handsets, which exclude any long distance, roaming, taxes, additional features and extra charges for use outside the plan that are applicable to both plans. Comparison assuming no additional offers, handset exchanges, promotions or redemption of retention credits over 3-year period. Actual savings depend on plan chosen and usage pattern. Handset usage in the U.S. currently unavailable for WIND. Information is correct as of February 2, 2010.”
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Um, what is this, 1984? No mention of data?
The elephant in the room is contracts and handsets. Carriers such as Rogers want people to believe handsets are incredibly rare and expensive, and need to be subsidized over three years. Yet we all know a decent handset costs about $200 to build. Add in $200 for development and a tidy profit and it’s $400 total. So why does it cost $600+ to buy a handset outright, and why is such a lengthy contract required?
More handsets are sold than computers, so this market has to crack.
Ending this would create an open, competitive market for devices in Canada, with incredible innovation. But now we’re stuck importing controlled gadgets that we can’t even upgrade to run the latest software on.
If Wind offers good terms for data, I suggest people organize to jump ship en masse, at least to get a response from our currupt current carriers.
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Im Happy i am with WIND!!! The SERVICE HAS IMPROVED, and I AM HAVING NO ISSUES!!!
- I downgraded my plan with Bell to the cheapest plan available that includes Call Forwarding…Im Porting my line once my contract is up
–I now forward all my calls to my WIND phone, and still saving a whole lot!
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Once the network is solid and the phone lineup is expanded this will (IMO) change what Canadians expect from their wireless service.
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I’ve done the numbers myself compared to Rogers and I would save enough money over 3 years to cancel my current plan with ECF ($500) plus pay for a new phone.
Plus, in most cases, the big 3 try to get you on overages. ($0.35 cent a minute??? $0.25 for a text message??)
How, I hate Rogers.
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Whether you save money or not depends a lot on your usage patterns.
I pay $50 and get all the minutes and data I need.
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Not everybody wants WIND you know.
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I want wind. I’ve told bell I want to cancel. I’ve come to the conclusion that I will save almost 75 bucks a month. Then again maybe I’ll wait for mobilicity to start up.
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Nice… I’m in vancouver, and i’m currently happy with my plan.
palm pre
200 mins
weekends, plus weeknights (9pm-6am)
unlimited text
500mb data
voicemail, and caller id
48 bucks a month including system access fee, but before tax.
Once wind becomes nation wide the big 3 will have to adjust their prices, so i’m not to worried about my 3 year contract. (which will get renewed if palm release a good “sequel” to the pre)
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I have lots of people I talk to and I used about 3000+ mins a month and prly around a gig of data a month (Sometimes I tether so I sometimes do 2 gigs) I pay 130 a month for my plan and about another 200 in overages! (Mainly minutes)
I am with Solo and I use my iPhone. I get 2500 daytime mins for $35 (They gave me 50% off) and i get 3 gigs of data for 60, unlim canadian long distance (free they discounted it) Unlimited incoming calls for $10 and some other stuff I’m sure. All I know is that my phone bills are around 200-300 bux a month!
I don’t care what anyone says, I should NEVER have to pay that much for a phone!
BUUT, what FRUSTRATES me the most about all of this, is that Solo/Bell/Rogers/Telus/Fido/Koodo has their employees convinced that Wind is the worst company EVER! So every time I call and tell them about wind they have a huge long speech to give me about why the are so horrible! WTF I didn’t ask their opinion, I know everything I need to know about them!
Also, I agree compared to Rogers and Fido or Telus, Solo has been GREAT for me, the discounted everything they could and I am paying a lot less than I should for what I am getting. BUT, every time I call them and ask them whats up with their shitty prices, some person will comment on how “They have already done all they can and that I am getting a GREAT deal.” UH Wake up and smell the coffee, your plans are s**t compared to WIND. UGH.
Anyways if anyone is not going to go with WIND, I recommend Solo, just pick up a sim at a Solo store and ur set. They are great (at least compared to rogers/fido and telus.)
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Plans are getting cheaper? Rogers just decreased minutes and value on their plans.
My5 no longer has text included. Just voice!
Another example of Rogers clawing at anything they can.
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To clarify: rogers my5 does not include my5 texting on the $30 plan. all the other plans include my5 texting with the my5 plan.
Still really dumb of rogers to do that.
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With WIND I have My “Canadian Population ” Wide, which means i can Call Unlimited and Text Unlimited to ANYONE IN CANADA!
WIND IS AWESOME!
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Something doesn’t add up. When they compare their $15 plan to Koodo, they claim people will pay for call forwarding. Not true. It’s included in Koodo’s bundle. Plus Wind charges by the minute Koodo by the second. I also don’t pay for a paper bill. Wind charges $4. So, I would suggest people do their own comparison and not rely on what Wind wants them to believe.
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