It is now easier to list the Canadian carriers not planning to launch BlackBerry 10 devices than the ones who are. Koodo, Mobilicity and WIND Mobile today all confirmed their intention to offer BlackBerry 10 smartphones soon. As with Bell, Rogers, SaskTel, TELUS, and Virgin Mobile, no specific details were provided – We can expect those after Research In Motion’s […]
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WIND Mobile offering CA$50 credit on new Google Nexus 4 activations
WIND Mobile is reaching out to those Canadians who managed to get themselves a Google Nexus 4. It is offering a CA$50 credit to those who activate a new line on the Unlimited Wish 40 or Unlimited Wish 25 plan between December 10th, 2012 to December 31th, 2012. It is available to both Pay Before and Pay After customers. Click […]
Samsung Galaxy S III Android 4.1 update headed to Mobilicity, Videotron and WIND starting Friday
Canada’s Android 4.1 update rollout began early last week with Bell, Rogers and TELUS users getting their upgrades. Samsung Canada today announced that the upgrade will begin rolling out to Mobilicity, Videotron and WIND Mobile users on Friday, December 14th: The rollout will be staggered and continue into next week, meaning that it may be a few more days before […]
WIND Mobile launches Sony Xperia ion
WIND Mobile today announced that it has added the Sony Xperia ion to its smartphone lineup. “WIND strives to bring Canadians the best phones on the market and the Sony Xperia Ion will make another incredible addition to our handset lineup.” said Mirko Rugarli, Chief Marketing Officer of WIND Mobile. “This smartphone is perfect for those who want to capture […]
Windows Phone 8 devices coming “soon” to WIND Mobile?
WIND Mobile has hinted that Windows Phone 8 devices are coming soon to its lineup in a series of tweets. Asked about such devices, WIND Mobile teased: There is no word on when WIND Mobile will have more to share but it promises that “we DO mean “soon”!” Hopefully that means that we will have more information within days. WIND […]
WIND Mobile not interested in Apple iPhone?
In an interview with the Edmonton Journal, WIND Mobile’s COO Pietro Cordova shared some thoughts on how the carrier is faring as well as one of the the industry’s top smartphones. With about 560,000 customers now onboard, WIND Mobile has established itself as Canada’s fourth largest carrier. But the carrier has found the market tougher than it had expected. It […]
WIND Mobile launches Windsor, Ontario Home Zone
WIND Mobile today officially launched its latest Home Zone in Windsor, Ontario. It made the announcement via Twitter: Windsor: Come celebrate our official launch today at our brand new store in Devonshire Mall! CEO Tony Lacavera made a similar announcement as well a bit later in the day. WIND Mobile launched its Kingston Home Zone earlier this month and will […]
WIND Mobile now has over 510,000 subscribers
WIND Mobile continues to grow its customer base. As in the past, Orascom Telecom which owns a 65% indirect and non-voting equity share in the Canadian carrier, revealed the latest numbers in its own financial results. At the end of Q3 2012, WIND Mobile had 510,484 subscribers, up from 456,886 a quarter ago and up from 357,983 the same quarter […]