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Well today is launch day for Wind Mobile in Canada and they sure made a splash. Here are the highlights: All phones sold at cost $5 unlimited text add-on No contracts/911 fees/start up fees/system access fees as expected Same pricing for pre-paid and post-paid plans Unlimited wind-to-wind calling All plans to have caller-id/missed call alerts/etc [...]

So Wind Mobile is going live this Wednesday according to the CBC. What great news for us Canadians, finally some competition in the market. Here are some thoughts on Wind, the Canadian mobile telecommunications industry, and what Wind has to do to be successful.

theboygeniusreport has some information on the plans to be offered by Wind Mobile when they start operations here. Some look pretty fantastic. Hopefully they allow a phone to be registered with only the unlimited data plan for $35. VOICE PLANS Chat: $15 100 Province-wide minutes Unlimited WIND to WIND calling (Canada-wide) Unlimited incoming SMS / [...]

Industry minister Tony Clement has overruled the CRTC decision to bar Globalive from operating in Canada as Wind Mobile. This means some more competition in the Canadian market, which should prove to be a good thing. Updated with a globeandmail.comarticle. According to Globalive chairman Anthony Lacavera, the company could begin operations in Toronto and Calgary [...]