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Eastlink targeting mid-2012 to launch wireless service

By on December 15, 2011 at 1:53pm in Eastlink, Mobile News


2012 will not only be the year of mobile content, but also be the year for wireless competition in the East Coast. The Big 3, Rogers, Bell, and TELUS have all increased their commitment by improving service, offering deals and coming to the table with long distance promos. In addition, WIND Mobile announced they’ll open up shop in Halifax in 2012.

It’s also known that EastLink will go live their wireless service in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island in 2012. A few months ago Jill Laing, EastLink spokesperson, said they plan to launch a “world-class wireless network”. At the time the company had no tower locations or a distribution plan. Seems some progress is happening for the company as a report in the Halifax News states they currently have 13 new tower applications and installing 20 rooftop antennas. In addition, Eastlink is now estimated to launch their wireless service sometime mid-2012. No word on what the distribution plans, but you can probably bet they’ll come out with some bundle promos as well.

Another choice is coming to the East Coast.
Source: Halifax News

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15 comments for “Eastlink targeting mid-2012 to launch wireless service”

  1. Yess.. More competition, better service!!

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    Posted by Bri | December 15, 2011, 2:06 pm
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    Posted by john wu | December 15, 2011, 2:08 pm
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  3. Excellent! Now if wind could learn how to build a tower!! 13 towers! thats 13 more then Wind has!! real towers gents.. not the 30 foot ones on old antenna masts of the 60′s

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    Posted by Rocco StiffReddi | December 15, 2011, 2:10 pm
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    Posted by Travis | December 15, 2011, 2:10 pm
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  5. NS and PEI next year, NB 5 years later… :/

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    Posted by Kris Morey | December 15, 2011, 2:11 pm
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  6. “The Big 3, Rogers, Bell, and TELUS have all increased their commitment…”

    It’s their customers that have increased their commitment.

    The incumbents work hard to get their customers as committed as possible to prevent them moving to the new carriers.

    Case in point – previously you only needed to commit if you wanted a phone subsidy. Now, to even get a reasonable price plan you need to make a three year commitment. In the case of a subsidized phone I understand the rationale, but why do I have to commit to a plan?

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    Posted by Tom | December 15, 2011, 2:29 pm
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    • @Tom

      Bell with actually give you $10 / month OFF of a Fab 10 plan if you BYOP. You don’t get the Canadian LD promo though, but you DO save $10 a month, at least in Alberta.

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      Posted by razkoe | December 15, 2011, 2:48 pm

  7. @Tom you can change your plan even if your in a commitment, your not locked to a certain plan for 3 years, your just locked for 3 years to a certain provider

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    Posted by crunch204 | December 15, 2011, 2:40 pm
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    • @crunch204
      Only in theory. In reality, the good plans are only available to new customers.

      Part way into a contract I needed more minutes so I called Rogers. The options they gave me were so crazy that the C/S person was really embarrassed. My existing plan was decent because I had negotiated it as a new customer – after you are dog meat to them.

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      Posted by Tom | December 15, 2011, 3:29 pm

  8. One of the cable techs told me that Eastlink will sign up cell customers the same way they do cable service: at your door. Apparently they will send the same guy (or girl) who now does cable/internet service and in addtional to HD cable boxes, they will have cellphones on board.

    No contracts either, woohoo!

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    Posted by Terry_in_Hali | December 15, 2011, 2:51 pm
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  9. There goes the troll Rocco Limpreddi. Claims to be a WIND customer but we all know he works for Rogers. Rocco, why don’t you go back under the rock you came from.

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    Posted by JP | December 15, 2011, 3:29 pm
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  10. …and here in NB, we’re still screwed.

    i hope to God that eastlink decides to open up in NB as well…when i lived near the NS border, we got eastlink TV (take that rogers!)

    here’s hoping that the only good thing that MAY be on the horizon from the big three comes to us (meaning…if telus could put that 2 year contract price promotion towards ALL phones instead of outdated ones…)

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    Posted by Jeff | December 15, 2011, 3:33 pm
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  11. Great… Even these guys are in the east side, more competition is clearly the winning strategy for tyhe consumers. With Wind is getting strong day by day, and others are also putting things up, the big three will eventually bend.

    The 700 MHz auction will be very interesting. As for LTE, the newbies are already running with AWS. Once LTE is getting on its feet, this will solve the poor handset selection problem. 2012 will be very interesting!

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    Posted by MIJ | December 15, 2011, 3:49 pm
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  12. They are very late to the party. Rogers has LTE in Halifax now.

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    Posted by Daniel AJ | April 3, 2012, 6:51 pm
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