OFFICIAL WIND Mobile Discussion Thread

[impulseX]

pretty much, exactly what graeme said.

when i signed up, the rep made sure to inform me about what settings to do to stay on the home network.

i dont know if theres any way to do the settings i did (nexus s, and galaxy nexus here) since you're on a blackberry, but make sure its set to 3g only and you're pretty much good to go.

[hchang]

Originally Posted by -vancityguy-

if you have data roaming turned off how come you are getting charged for bbm's? is that not considered data?



if i turn data roaming off and also manually set my network to 3g only am i safe within GVA not to roam?

I'm not too sure how it works, judging by Graeme's post its usually on 2G after I pass a certain spot on Highway 1 going into Chilliwack.

I usually still read my BBMs just out of habit, but are unable to send back because the data would be disabled. But the BBM I'm reading wouldve been received while I was still in the Wind zone.

Never bothered to call in to have 4 cents waived off my bill.
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[-vancityguy-]

Originally Posted by Graeme S

there are two kinds of roaming, so three kinds of signal.

3G, AWS. "Wind home". All of your unlimited stuff is unlimited. My phone is on 3G only, so that I only ever connect to wind home.

3G, UMTS. Some phones like my galaxy nexus have the ability to use more than just one 3G set of frequencies. If I go to the states or somewhere else in the world, I'll be using this. This is foreign roaming.

2G, GSM. This (in Canada) is "wind away". That means that while you can connect to it as a wind network, you will be paying per minute and per kilobyte for all charges.

I'll be honest. If you spend enough time out of wind home zones, it is most likely not worth it to switch to wind. If you switch to 2G to save batteries, you will spend a fortune in texting and calling (15c/min, 15c/text, if I remember correctly).

thanks for clearing that up.

i will most likely be running a blackberry 9790. ill mostly be in vancouver/richmond/burnaby but most vancouver so i think i should be in their zone.

if i set the berry to 3g only ill never have to worry about roaming period i take it?

[impulseX]

Originally Posted by -vancityguy-

thanks for clearing that up.

i will most likely be running a blackberry 9790. ill mostly be in vancouver/richmond/burnaby but most vancouver so i think i should be in their zone.

if i set the berry to 3g only ill never have to worry about roaming period i take it?

yea you'll be in the home zone all the time.

and yes, 3g only should fix that problem of yours

[-vancityguy-]

Originally Posted by impulseX

yea you'll be in the home zone all the time.

and yes, 3g only should fix that problem of yours

sounds good thanks.

so most of you guys signing up under windtab or just buying phones outright?

[dub.g]

i wasnt sure if Windtab is optional on the plan

when i signed up with Wind i got the $29 unlimited and voicemail for $8.. i figured the voicemail would be important for me for those places that my reception will just go flat line

the sales person just told me that they subtracting $200 off from my phone for the windtab and payed $500+ on the S3

so far in the 4 days i have been with Wind, i am overall satisfied.... like i said you get what you paid for.. just the odd reception on some indoors
havent encountered those delayed text messages yet

its the S3 thats getting me bummed out because of the shitty battery life... and that coming from the iphone 4

[-vancityguy-]

Originally Posted by dub.g

i wasnt sure if Windtab is optional on the plan

when i signed up with Wind i got the $29 unlimited and voicemail for $8.. i figured the voicemail would be important for me for those places that my reception will just go flat line

the sales person just told me that they subtracting $200 off from my phone for the windtab and payed $500+ on the S3

so far in the 4 days i have been with Wind, i am overall satisfied.... like i said you get what you paid for.. just the odd reception on some indoors
havent encountered those delayed text messages yet

its the S3 thats getting me bummed out because of the shitty battery life... and that coming from the iphone 4

you should have got the $40 plan it includes vm + u.s. calling and you would have got $400 off on windtab versus the $200. and yes tab is definitely optional.

[DJ Milk]

Originally Posted by -vancityguy-

you should have got the $40 plan it includes vm + u.s. calling and you would have got $400 off on windtab versus the $200.

The current $40 Wind plans don't include US calling or voicemail

[-vancityguy-]

Originally Posted by Snoop Monkey Monk

The current $40 Wind plans don't include US calling or voicemail

my bad, canada wide + vm

WIND Mobile | Tasty Add-on

[Graeme S]

I love my $29 plan.

Unlimited North America call/pic msg
Unlimited worldwide texting
Unlimited data
Call ID/VM

Glad I'm an early adopter.

[ShadowBun]

dam

[-vancityguy-]

Originally Posted by Graeme S

I love my $29 plan.

Unlimited North America call/pic msg
Unlimited worldwide texting
Unlimited data
Call ID/VM

Glad I'm an early adopter.

this is different from the current $29 plan right?

[Graeme S]

Yep. It was a $29 discount (supposed to be for one year) for the old $45 plan (it had everything above), but then they just sent me a text last month that the price had become permanent.

Win.

[dub.g]

i did think about getting the canada nationwide unlimited but i figured if and when reception gets really good, i may drop the voicemail add on eventually

[Graeme S]

If you ever get a call while you're not getting signal, you also get a 'missed call' text.

"Hi, I tried to call you!
604-555-1234 (1:25AM)"

Kind of thing. So if it's just for missed calls...not really a big deal. Works for if you've got no reception or if you turn off your phone. Same deal, really.

[ShadowBun]

Originally Posted by Graeme S

Yep. It was a $29 discount (supposed to be for one year) for the old $45 plan (it had everything above), but then they just sent me a text last month that the price had become permanent.

Win.

dam

i was thinking of switching then, but didn't cause it was for 1 year

[Graeme S]

I switched because my contract had just expired with Rogers, and I was still going to save about $40/mo even with the $45/mo. I looked at what I was paying and what I was getting and went "fuck it".

I also was thinking about moving down to the lower price point once the promo was over, 'cause I barely use some of the stuff I've got...but here I am. Winsauce.

[impulseX]

Originally Posted by Graeme S

I love my $29 plan.

Unlimited North America call/pic msg
Unlimited worldwide texting
Unlimited data
Call ID/VM

Glad I'm an early adopter.

damn. wish i could have gotten that.
im the $40 holiday miracle plan, so i basically get what you get, but for $11 more

[-vancityguy-]

so are most guys getting a phone on windtab or buying their phones outright?

i'd like to use windtab but just a little concerned about being locked in like a contract, which is fine if service is good though.

[Graeme S]

I got my phone outright (CL, like new Gnex, $350). Why? Because it was basically the same as a windtab, and then I didn't have any obligation.

Windtab applies 10% of your bill before tax ($29+8=36x.1=$3.60) each month towards the amount that you received as a discount. So if you get a $400 windtab and decide to cancel after 35 months, you'd have to pay $274 (35x3.6=$126, $400-$126=$274). If you cancel after 3 years (36 months), you pay nothing.

It's a discount that gets reduced monthly and then wiped clean after three years. It's like a term contract but not and yet so much the same.


I love my phone and if someone were to buy a gnex I'd say get it outright, no reason to buy on a discount. GS3, maybe a different story.

[-vancityguy-]

Originally Posted by Graeme S

I got my phone outright (CL, like new Gnex, $350). Why? Because it was basically the same as a windtab, and then I didn't have any obligation.

Windtab applies 10% of your bill before tax ($29+8=36x.1=$3.60) each month towards the amount that you received as a discount. So if you get a $400 windtab and decide to cancel after 35 months, you'd have to pay $274 (35x3.6=$126, $400-$126=$274). If you cancel after 3 years (36 months), you pay nothing.

It's a discount that gets reduced monthly and then wiped clean after three years. It's like a term contract but not and yet so much the same.


I love my phone and if someone were to buy a gnex I'd say get it outright, no reason to buy on a discount. GS3, maybe a different story.

the phone i would most likely get would be the bold 9790 it is $399 outright but $199 on the $29 windtab. so if i were to cancel after say 1 year how much i owe?

24 months remaining X %10 of my bill $2.90 =69.60. $200 - 69.60 = 130.40? is that right or did i mess it up?

[Graeme S]

No, you're doing it backwards.

$200 discount
$2.9x12=34.8

200-34.8=$165.20 that you still owe.

You owe them $200. And every month, they cut that debt by $2.90. At the end of three years, no matter what you owe, they wipe the slate clean.

[-vancityguy-]

Originally Posted by Graeme S

No, you're doing it backwards.

$200 discount
$2.9x12=34.8

200-34.8=$165.20 that you still owe.

You owe them $200. And every month, they cut that debt by $2.90. At the end of three years, no matter what you owe, they wipe the slate clean.

ahh okay i got it now.

so basically how ever many months i am with them i get the $2.90 off, tally that up and deduct from the windtab balance which in this case would be $200.

so in this case it would never be too costly to jump ship, the most it would ever cost would be $200 if im following everything correctly.

[kwy]

Finally got the 4.1 update today on my gnex.

[impulseX]

Originally Posted by -vancityguy-

so are most guys getting a phone on windtab or buying their phones outright?

i'd like to use windtab but just a little concerned about being locked in like a contract, which is fine if service is good though.

i got the windtab. got the nexus s which at the time was 380 or $0 on wind tab. i don't plan on leaving wind as i have nothing but positive feedback on the service so it was a winning decision for me