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WIND Mobile says they’ll launch in Halifax, Winnipeg and Regina next year

By on December 13, 2011 at 1:25pm in Mobile News, WIND Mobile


WIND Mobile officially launched their wireless service in London today, notching another city up on their growing coverage map. Over the past couple years the company has opened up in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Ottawa, Kitchener/Waterloo, Guelph, Cambridge and Niagara.

According to Q3 2011 results, WIND Mobile has over 358,000 subscribers and 2012 will be an ambitious year for expansion – not just in subscribers but coverage. The press release today they said that Canadians can expect to see WIND Mobile stores and Home Zone’s in more cities, specifically Barrie, Peterborough, Windsor, Kingston and Belleville in Ontario, plus Mission in British Columbia. Probably the best news, something the company has been talking about for the past year, is WIND bringing service to Halifax, Winnipeg and Regina next year. No specific dates for each location.

Source: CNW
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Discussion

35 comments for “WIND Mobile says they’ll launch in Halifax, Winnipeg and Regina next year”

  1. Shotty!

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    Posted by Ry | December 13, 2011, 1:28 pm
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  2. again they need to fix their dead spots first …… stop expanding if you cant even fix your current location or coverage!

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    Posted by Beso | December 13, 2011, 1:29 pm
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  3. how about they start improving cell phone service in home zones before expanding? I still have no signal at warden station.

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    Posted by mark77-redflagdeals | December 13, 2011, 1:29 pm
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  4. Another source (IT World Canada) says that Saskatoon will also be added. Watch out, SaskTel! :O :D

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    Posted by Alex Perrier | December 13, 2011, 1:30 pm
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  5. Well guys, you know that they are limited in time for their AWS spectrum right? Hence the quick expansion.

    On a side note. Good for WIND! :) ~

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    Posted by Celestial | December 13, 2011, 1:30 pm
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  6. I think they should focus in enlarging their current zones (or even joining them together) instead of starting new ones far away from the others.

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    Posted by bob | December 13, 2011, 1:31 pm
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    • There’s more bang for their infrastructure buck by building in the “big” cities first.
      I’m in a small city near Calgary and think I’ll get Wind service in about 2 or 3 years from now.

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      Posted by KnightFire | December 13, 2011, 3:15 pm

  7. Thank the wireless gods.

    We will have more than the big 2 in Manitoba (we don’t have bell)
    I bet the Wind coverage will be as good as Telus coverage in Manitoba.

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    Posted by aviking | December 13, 2011, 1:32 pm
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  8. Awesome. I hope they service Red Deer and Fort Mac one day so the QEII highway is covered

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    Posted by espink | December 13, 2011, 1:34 pm
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  9. Guys, subscribe to the RSS feeds off WIND’s website on the coverage updates. There is a network feed on all the updates in current markets. All the new site locations.

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    Posted by Douglas | December 13, 2011, 1:51 pm
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    Posted by JustMeAndMe | December 13, 2011, 2:34 pm
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    Posted by tendenzi | December 13, 2011, 2:38 pm
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  12. Uh is this right? http://www.windmobile.ca/en/pages/storesandcoverage.aspx
    Search a London Postal Code like : N6G 2V9 and the nearest service centre is in kitchener? The next one after is in hamilton?!

    LOL come on…. buyer beware guys, get your hardware from anywhere at this point.

    the nearest

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    Posted by tendenzi | December 13, 2011, 2:46 pm
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  13. why not in quebec?

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    Posted by Terry | December 13, 2011, 3:06 pm
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    • Because Videotron bought up all the AWS spectrum in Quebec so Wind and Mobilicity physically can’t deploy in Quebec. Obviously if they could launch to the population of Montreal and Quebec City I’m sure they’d have been on that by now.

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      Posted by KettleCorn | December 13, 2011, 3:14 pm

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      Posted by T1MB1T | December 13, 2011, 5:51 pm

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    Posted by peter | December 13, 2011, 4:14 pm
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    • where did you get the figure “58,000 active subs”?

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      Posted by jon | December 13, 2011, 4:37 pm

    • In quarterly reports the numbers quoted have to be active subscriptions and in the last quarter Wind had 358K ACTIVE customers. So where are you getting this 58K from, Peter? I seem to remember you’ve bandied this number, or one similar, around before and have been asked on numerous occassions to back your numbers up, you either weren’t able to or you couldn’t be bothered, one of the two. Either way, the number you quote lacks any kind of credibility.

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      Posted by T1MB1T | December 13, 2011, 5:53 pm

  15. Ring Ring Ring.
    Hello. Thank you for calling Mobilicity Customer Care, how can I help you?
    Don’t forget to turn the LIGHTS OUT on your way out!

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    Posted by Generation Nothing | December 13, 2011, 5:08 pm
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  16. Where does Victoria fit into this? It is the provincial capital and the lack of coverage there is a significant negative for potential subscribers from Metro Vancouver.

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    Posted by Bren | December 13, 2011, 5:25 pm
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    • There are towers deployed in Victoria and Swartz Bay but not open to the public yet

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      Posted by Big 3 | December 13, 2011, 6:30 pm

  17. Victoria is Canada’s capital of NIMBYers aka “not in my back yard”.

    wind has been trying to build there forever but nobody wants cell towers on their pretty island.

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    Posted by victoria | December 13, 2011, 7:38 pm
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  18. Deploying a whole new city can be easier than filling in existing gaps

    permit approvals must be gained to improve existing sites in many cities which are slowing Wind down (probably intentional tricks here by Robbellus)

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    Posted by chall2k5 | December 13, 2011, 10:20 pm
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  19. I finished switching to Bell from Robbers. Bell bill cheaper probibaly thanks to Wind.For me coverage is number one.Go Wind Go.

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    Posted by Larry | December 14, 2011, 12:55 am
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  20. I am no WIND fan boy ..but I love competition . Consumer wins in the end :) ..All the morons who are singing the praises of Robellus ..we wouldn’t be seeing the recent slightly lower prices from the BIG 3 ( still a long way to go ) if it wasn’t for WIND .

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    Posted by TJ | December 14, 2011, 1:20 am
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  21. Mobilicity’s new theme song:
    Na Na Na Na
    Na Na Na Na
    Hey Hey Hey
    Good-Bye!

    I am a BIG Mobilicity fan, but WIND actually announcing expansion plans is good PR. If you are a new customer, looking to try any of the Little Three, which would you pick? That company that is making expansion plans and has marketing commercials, or well, the other two?

    Mobilicity, hold on to the rope and have to keep up with the rest of the class!
    Good job WIND!

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    Posted by Ta La Ga | December 14, 2011, 1:54 am
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  22. Great news! Keep that network growing Wind!!!

    How about you complainers put that gumption into writing the appropriate authorities about creating a level playing field with the upcoming 700mhz spectrum auction!

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    Posted by DogSoldiers | December 14, 2011, 3:15 am
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  23. level playing field? as in open auction? I support that! Uncle swarie said he regrets coming to Canada.. no surprise since he is used to bribing his way in.. but who cares! he wants to sell it all .. again? looks like the big 3 are going full steam ahead and wind is just stuck with aws. I can see it now… t-mobile closing up shop and wind will get phones from where? ha haaaaaaaaaa

    outsourced, for sale, contracted, jabronied and crying like a girl..

    go to the wind forum and read the glowing reviews of coverage, 1/2 duplex and dropped calls.. wind is doing a bang up job killing itself.

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    Posted by Rocco StiffReddi | December 14, 2011, 2:57 pm
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  24. BUMP!
    WIND is bringing back their Holiday Miracle Plan of $40/Mth.

    Buh-Bye Mobilicity!

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    Posted by Ta La Ga | December 14, 2011, 6:08 pm
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  25. Any Word on Peteburough and Kingston?

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    Posted by Jeff | February 3, 2012, 9:04 am
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