Plans for new cell phone carrier GlobalWireless leaked
By: Ted Avery
Hi everyone! My name is Ted Avery. I’m an Information Technology student at UOIT in Oshawa, I work part-time as a web developer, and I’ve been blogging for a bit more than a year now. Needless to say, I’m a pretty big tech freak, and I absorb hundreds of tech news headlines and articles each day. I plan to share some of the news that is more relevant to Canadians here on Live in Limbo, so today I’m starting off with news on an upcoming Canadian cell phone carrier.
Canada is notorious for its high rates and lack of competition in the wireless industry. Thus, the government organized an auction for wireless spectrum here in Canada in an attempt to increase competition and provide better value for Canadians. One of the winners in this auction was Globalive, a company perhaps best known in Canada for its Yak brand that offers affordable long-distance calling. They plan to launch an all new wireless service called GlobalWireless later this year, although few details have been released… until now.
Although it still should be considered a rumour, a user on the popular cell phone message board HowardForums claiming to be a former employee of Globalive has leaked photos taken during a presentation outlining the company’s launch plans. The photos look fairly legitimate and the user has been answering a lot of people’s questions about the service in detail. If true, this is something that Canadians should definitely be holding out to sign up for.
Voicemail and call display are standard features included on all plans, and there are no system access or 911 fees. The base plans leaked are:
$29.99 per month – 350 minutes
– Unlimited evenings and weekends, network calling
– Unlimited incoming calls
$39.99 per month
– 650 minutes
– Unlimited evenings and weekends, network calling
– Unlimited incoming calls
$54.99 per month – Unlimited minutes
– Unlimited incoming calls
Combined with the lack of extra fees, anyone who has tried getting a cell phone in Canada knows these rates blow the competition out of the water. But what is especially impressive are the affordable data rates (required for using smartphones like the Blackberry and iPhone). Amongst other options, $23 per month will get you 2.5GB data access per month. To put that in perspective, I own an iPhone and use it daily, and being the huge geek I am, I still haven’t ever exceeded even 1GB in a month.
For the rest of the leaked images, click here. Even if this proves not to be true, it is certain that GlobalWireless will offer more value than our current carriers in some way to become more competitive. And it will certainly increase competition, which is a win for all Canadians with all carriers.
By: Ted Avery
Hi everyone! My name is Ted Avery. I’m an Information Technology student at UOIT in Oshawa, I work part-time as a web developer, and I’ve been blogging for a bit more than a year now. Needless to say, I’m a pretty big tech freak, and I absorb hundreds of tech news headlines and articles each day. I plan to share some of the news that is more relevant to Canadians here on Live in Limbo, so today I’m starting off with news on an upcoming Canadian cell phone carrier.
Canada is notorious for its high rates and lack of competition in the wireless industry. Thus, the government organized an auction for wireless spectrum here in Canada in an attempt to increase competition and provide better value for Canadians. One of the winners in this auction was Globalive, a company perhaps best known in Canada for its Yak brand that offers affordable long-distance calling. They plan to launch an all new wireless service called GlobalWireless later this year, although few details have been released… until now.
Although it still should be considered a rumour, a user on the popular cell phone message board HowardForums claiming to be a former employee of Globalive has leaked photos taken during a presentation outlining the company’s launch plans. The photos look fairly legitimate and the user has been answering a lot of people’s questions about the service in detail. If true, this is something that Canadians should definitely be holding out to sign up for.
Voicemail and call display are standard features included on all plans, and there are no system access or 911 fees. The base plans leaked are:
$29.99 per month – 350 minutes
– Unlimited evenings and weekends, network calling
– Unlimited incoming calls
$39.99 per month
– 650 minutes
– Unlimited evenings and weekends, network calling
– Unlimited incoming calls
$54.99 per month – Unlimited minutes
– Unlimited incoming calls
Combined with the lack of extra fees, anyone who has tried getting a cell phone in Canada knows these rates blow the competition out of the water. But what is especially impressive are the affordable data rates (required for using smartphones like the Blackberry and iPhone). Amongst other options, $23 per month will get you 2.5GB data access per month. To put that in perspective, I own an iPhone and use it daily, and being the huge geek I am, I still haven’t ever exceeded even 1GB in a month.
For the rest of the leaked images, click here. Even if this proves not to be true, it is certain that GlobalWireless will offer more value than our current carriers in some way to become more competitive. And it will certainly increase competition, which is a win for all Canadians with all carriers.
By: Ted Avery
Hi everyone! My name is Ted Avery. I’m an Information Technology student at UOIT in Oshawa, I work part-time as a web developer, and I’ve been blogging for a bit more than a year now. Needless to say, I’m a pretty big tech freak, and I absorb hundreds of tech news headlines and articles each day. I plan to share some of the news that is more relevant to Canadians here on Live in Limbo, so today I’m starting off with news on an upcoming Canadian cell phone carrier.
Canada is notorious for its high rates and lack of competition in the wireless industry. Thus, the government organized an auction for wireless spectrum here in Canada in an attempt to increase competition and provide better value for Canadians. One of the winners in this auction was Globalive, a company perhaps best known in Canada for its Yak brand that offers affordable long-distance calling. They plan to launch an all new wireless service called GlobalWireless later this year, although few details have been released… until now.
Although it still should be considered a rumour, a user on the popular cell phone message board HowardForums claiming to be a former employee of Globalive has leaked photos taken during a presentation outlining the company’s launch plans. The photos look fairly legitimate and the user has been answering a lot of people’s questions about the service in detail. If true, this is something that Canadians should definitely be holding out to sign up for.
Voicemail and call display are standard features included on all plans, and there are no system access or 911 fees. The base plans leaked are:
$29.99 per month – 350 minutes
– Unlimited evenings and weekends, network calling
– Unlimited incoming calls
$39.99 per month
– 650 minutes
– Unlimited evenings and weekends, network calling
– Unlimited incoming calls
$54.99 per month – Unlimited minutes
– Unlimited incoming calls
Combined with the lack of extra fees, anyone who has tried getting a cell phone in Canada knows these rates blow the competition out of the water. But what is especially impressive are the affordable data rates (required for using smartphones like the Blackberry and iPhone). Amongst other options, $23 per month will get you 2.5GB data access per month. To put that in perspective, I own an iPhone and use it daily, and being the huge geek I am, I still haven’t ever exceeded even 1GB in a month.
For the rest of the leaked images, click here. Even if this proves not to be true, it is certain that GlobalWireless will offer more value than our current carriers in some way to become more competitive. And it will certainly increase competition, which is a win for all Canadians with all carriers.
By: Ted Avery
Hi everyone! My name is Ted Avery. I’m an Information Technology student at UOIT in Oshawa, I work part-time as a web developer, and I’ve been blogging for a bit more than a year now. Needless to say, I’m a pretty big tech freak, and I absorb hundreds of tech news headlines and articles each day. I plan to share some of the news that is more relevant to Canadians here on Live in Limbo, so today I’m starting off with news on an upcoming Canadian cell phone carrier.
Canada is notorious for its high rates and lack of competition in the wireless industry. Thus, the government organized an auction for wireless spectrum here in Canada in an attempt to increase competition and provide better value for Canadians. One of the winners in this auction was Globalive, a company perhaps best known in Canada for its Yak brand that offers affordable long-distance calling. They plan to launch an all new wireless service called GlobalWireless later this year, although few details have been released… until now.
Although it still should be considered a rumour, a user on the popular cell phone message board HowardForums claiming to be a former employee of Globalive has leaked photos taken during a presentation outlining the company’s launch plans. The photos look fairly legitimate and the user has been answering a lot of people’s questions about the service in detail. If true, this is something that Canadians should definitely be holding out to sign up for.
Voicemail and call display are standard features included on all plans, and there are no system access or 911 fees. The base plans leaked are:
$29.99 per month – 350 minutes
– Unlimited evenings and weekends, network calling
– Unlimited incoming calls
$39.99 per month
– 650 minutes
– Unlimited evenings and weekends, network calling
– Unlimited incoming calls
$54.99 per month – Unlimited minutes
– Unlimited incoming calls
Combined with the lack of extra fees, anyone who has tried getting a cell phone in Canada knows these rates blow the competition out of the water. But what is especially impressive are the affordable data rates (required for using smartphones like the Blackberry and iPhone). Amongst other options, $23 per month will get you 2.5GB data access per month. To put that in perspective, I own an iPhone and use it daily, and being the huge geek I am, I still haven’t ever exceeded even 1GB in a month.
For the rest of the leaked images, click here. Even if this proves not to be true, it is certain that GlobalWireless will offer more value than our current carriers in some way to become more competitive. And it will certainly increase competition, which is a win for all Canadians with all carriers.