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01-28-2013, 09:52 PM
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#826 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Wind put up a tower 2 mins away from work, but I haven't seen any improvement. Are they still in the process of getting it up? source
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01-28-2013, 09:55 PM
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#827 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Originally Posted by satek  Wind put up a tower 2 mins away from work, but I haven't seen any improvement. Are they still in the process of getting it up? source | Are you inside or outside?
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01-28-2013, 09:55 PM
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#828 | | The Lone Wanderator
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Should be up and running. Are you working in a building that's mostly concrete and or metal?
Wind is using higher bands (1700/2100) which have more trouble penetrating those materials. That's why RoBelLus uses 850--lower frequencies go through dense materials better. This is one of many reason why the 700 frequency is so important for Wind.
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01-28-2013, 10:04 PM
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#829 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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I work at a dealership as a lot attendant so I spend a fair amount of time inside and outside
and yes, the build is mostly concrete/metal
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01-28-2013, 10:07 PM
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#830 | | The Lone Wanderator
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That'll hurt you then.
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01-28-2013, 11:13 PM
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#831 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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dang it, I was really excited when I saw the update 
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02-11-2013, 11:36 AM
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#832 | | The Lone Wanderator
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Anyone else get that text about needing to update my SIM if I'm heading outside of Canada? I'll be heading in to a store later this week to change to a microsim (yay N4!) but I'm curious if I can just ask for the update and get a sim for free.
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02-11-2013, 02:51 PM
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#833 | | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
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i read a roaming sim should be a free swap
but this was at least a year ago
(didn't end up getting one as it turns out the one i had was capable)
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02-11-2013, 02:59 PM
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#834 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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I got the text too. Let us know if it costs anything.
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02-11-2013, 07:05 PM
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#835 | | Fanboy
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Didn't get any texts from wind regarding that
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02-11-2013, 08:05 PM
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#836 | | hoppity HOP HOP
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^same here.
I may need to roam in the US next week, however.  | |
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02-11-2013, 08:06 PM
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#837 | | The Lone Wanderator
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"Outside of Canada and the US" is what it said.
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02-11-2013, 08:23 PM
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#838 | | hoppity HOP HOP
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Phew!
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02-11-2013, 10:42 PM
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#839 | | Need to Seek Professional Help
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Originally Posted by Graeme S Should be up and running. Are you working in a building that's mostly concrete and or metal?
Wind is using higher bands (1700/2100) which have more trouble penetrating those materials. That's why RoBelLus uses 850--lower frequencies go through dense materials better. This is one of many reason why the 700 frequency is so important for Wind. | what's interesting about this is... i went to hardwell over the weekend (the one in edmonton as i'm here visiting family) and the whole time, i had reception to text to meet up with people and what not, but my friends who are on rogers had no reception at all.
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02-13-2013, 11:06 PM
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#840 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Fastest I've ever gotten on a HSPA+ network. Even faster than Rogers.
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02-14-2013, 09:02 AM
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#841 | | Glorious Gaming PC Master Race
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^^ nice. i broke 10k once too.
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02-14-2013, 02:27 PM
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#842 | | The Lone Wanderator
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Went in to Wind today to tell them I got the text message. Told them I had just picked up a phone and asked if I could get a microsim instead.
Boom. Free SIM.
FYI guys, only the coporate store (Robson/Thurlow) has the new sim, so that's the only way you'd be able to do it. And apparently it's for people who signed up before June of last year. So says the WIND FAQ: WIND Mobile | I received a text message from WIND inst... Quote:
If you joined WIND before June 2012 and if you’re travelling outside of Canada/US after March 31, 2013, you’ll need to visit a WIND store and have your SIM card switched with the new roaming SIM card. Your old SIM card will not work outside Canada/US after March 31, 2013. There will be no charge to swap your SIM.
The new SIM card will ensure your service works while roaming internationally and will also give you continued access to our Preferred European Roaming Rates add-on.
For a detailed list of where to change your SIM card click here and find the nearest WIND store.
| I went to the store at Hastings and Slocan, but they said the SIMs haven't rolled out to non-corporate stores (odd, but whatever). So yeah. If you guys are switching...hooray free SIM!
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02-14-2013, 03:51 PM
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#843 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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I never got the msg... I switched sims since I got my N4.. so i guess im ok?!?!
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02-14-2013, 03:59 PM
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#844 | | The Lone Wanderator
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Guess so.
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02-14-2013, 07:57 PM
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#845 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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My best one 
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02-15-2013, 02:44 PM
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#846 | | The Lone Wanderator
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Wind has definitely been upping their game.
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02-15-2013, 04:23 PM
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#847 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Originally Posted by willystyle Fastest I've ever gotten on a HSPA+ network. Even faster than Rogers. | I've gotten 18mbps on my old T999 S3 on Rogers using HSPA+ (T999 doesn't have LTE). Although its usually under 10mbps.
So you can't really say its faster than Rogers.
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02-15-2013, 11:20 PM
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#848 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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I cant say that I trust any speedtest apps... You gotta be downloading something large to really test out the speed of the network...
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03-17-2013, 05:04 PM
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#849 | | Need my Daily Fix of RS
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Well.. It's definitely faster than mobilicity. Just ran a speedtest and was getting around 3-3.5k down. Planning on moving over to wind, but was hoping they would start selling the HTC One or maybe I'll wait for the S4.
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03-17-2013, 09:14 PM
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#850 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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I like the N4 so far... cheap and fast...
best thing is it works for ALL carriers.. so if I do end up switching to another carrier, I wont have to buy a new phone..
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