i think the $100 is boxing day madness... so unless you got the phone on boxing day, i dont think you can get that $100... try calling 611

so what is wind's data speed compared to rogers/bell?

Delete Please.

Nowhere near the same speed. I average 1.5-2mbps, on Rogers, it's about 9mbps.

im kind of confused... so is tethering allowed on this type of plan or no? was looking into mobilicity's $40 holiday plan but this seems more appealing if the coverage is indeed that much better..

i missed out on that 99dollar htc amaze deal. every wind location i goto says they are sold out of it.

noooo

Tethering is allowed on the HMP. Soft cap is 10GB/month of tethering until you're throttled. The coverage is MUCH better than Mobilicity. I am getting signal at Point Robert and Peace Arch now.

Wind home? or Wind away?

i must say i'm pretty impressed with the coverage so far. i haven't gone anywhere crazy except almost to steveston where i ran out of coverage for a brief moment. was making calls perfectly at riverport and inside the theatre.

hell, i even had reception in some parts of metrotowns underground parking.

switched over from Mobilicity today. Got fed up with mobilicity's lack of coverage.
The miracle deal is extended till january 8

is anyone under wind in the surrey area? if so whats the coverage like

If data speed is a big concern, I wouldnt recommend either Wind or Mobi..

If you want something cheap and works ok.. then they cant be beat..

i dont know just how much faster rogers or fido's data can be, since i've only experienced 3g speed on my bold 9000, which i find to be pretty slow (mind you its a really old phone) but i find the data speeds on wind to be pretty good

go look at the thread on offical data speed i made.. people have been posting what speeds they were getting.. although i wish more people would do this, this way we get a better idea of what speeds and location are best/worst


the avg speed for Wind/Mobi range from 1Mbps to 3Mbps in vancouver... in toronto, its actually faster.. i seen people getting up to as much as 5Mbps... Rogers 3G should hit around 8-10Mpbs.... their "LTE" is pretty quick..

I'm seriously thinking about porting over to Wind...but I'm worried the grass isn't greener on the other side compared to Mobilicity.


Fuuuuuu.

oh, i'll go check that out. but an fyi..
in the rupert/grandview area
-Jan.4 @ 10:54am = 1.90mbps/0.28mbps/202ms ping
-Jan.5 @ 12:27pm = 1.38mbps/0.25mbps/281ms ping
-Jan.5 @ 12:37pm = 1.89mbps/0.31mbps/150ms ping
in downtown somewhere
-Jan.6 @ 2:30am = 1.21mbps/0.19mbps/413ms ping

from what ive read, ppl who switch from wind to mobi, switch back, and those from mobi, switch to wind and stay. im coming over from fido and im fairly happy. sad that some areas i'll be on wind away, but its not areas im always in (ie. gastown)

I had both. Wind is much better reception wise.

I'd switch too, if i wasn't such a cheap mofo. an extra $20/month adds up fast

$25 Wind Smart plan + $10 Unlimited Data +$10 to tether = $45 + tax

VS

Mobilicity $25 INCLUDING Data, tethering and tax/month

:heckno:

from what i understand the tethering option isnt necessary

Wind Home

January 15

Gastown is Wind Home

Same here. I used to be with Mobilicity, and the reception and coverage is MUCH BETTER on Wind.

might have just been the small area i was in then. took a while to get back on wind home (around that irish pub... forget the name)

oh, and a small section around waterfront skytrain

I am never on Wind Away in Gastown. What phone are you using?

For anyone who wants just BBM can now sign up for the $0/month plan that gives you unlimited incoming calls and you can add BBM for $5/month :bigthumb:
WIND Mobile | Prepaid Mobile Service

when does the $0 unlimited incoming call ends?
You also get these features too...

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR WIND MOBILE PAY YOUR WAY PLAN
WIND’s Pay Your Way plan lets you control how much you spend each month. When you top up your Pay Your Way plan, you are pre-paying for:

1. Access to Pay Per Use rates for calling locally, long distance, internationally, texting, using
data and other WIND services. Pay Your Way rates can be found at
www.windmobile.ca/PayYour Way
2. Free incoming texts
3. Free access to Facebook Zero(0.facebook.com) and WINDworld (m.windmobile.ca)
4. Call control features: Caller ID, Missed Call Alerts, Call Forward, Call Conferencing, Call
Waiting, Call Hold
5. A WIND phone number you can keep.

It last as long as you keep your account active. I'm going to sign up for it and the money I deposit to keep it active which I won't use, I'm going to transfer it to my hmp
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