Switching AWAY from Wind Mobile???

[taro-chan]

What if there's an urgent call on your way to Guelph? It's no good if your phone is turned off.

Just not worth it.

I drive from Ottawa to Hamilton once a month (6hr-ish drive) and honestly, that 4-5hr difference that I don't get any reception is no big deal. Just check the voicemail. How many urgent calls do you have that you can't wait a little to get to.....

[tr!xxy]

You guys also have to remember that you actually DO get reception, just not from WIND's network. You roam on Rogers at a rate of $0.25/min, which the Big 3 already charge as long distance on most plans.

[light2]

i use a 4S on FIDO, and i get worse reception at home (constant 3 bars) than my parents do with their Wind Samsung phone (forgot which model).

At times, I fail to send text msgs and dial out calls but I've spoken to some other 4S ppl and they say they experience similar problems at their homes too. So it could be 4S and not the network.

However parents WIND phone is always full bars and they have never had issues receiving and making calls. I call them all the time without any issue. I just wish WIND would redo their client account page as its horrible trying to locate where to pay with all that top up crap.

[amace]

I drive from Ottawa to Hamilton once a month (6hr-ish drive) and honestly, that 4-5hr difference that I don't get any reception is no big deal. Just check the voicemail. How many urgent calls do you have that you can't wait a little to get to.....

If you use your phone for business, alot.

[DeimosBeros]

You guys also have to remember that you actually DO get reception, just not from WIND's network. You roam on Rogers at a rate of $0.25/min, which the Big 3 already charge as long distance on most plans.

I realized this the other day too when my girlfriend went with me to London. Full reception and 3G in the roaming areas. She's with Wind, I'm with Fido and I think I'd still pay more per minute than her if I had to make or receive calls.

I don't pay for sending texts when I'm outside Toronto, but would Wind users incur extra fees for the texting?

[aplayaz2000]

been looking to head to WIND

however the $25 plan doesn't include voice mail which ughh.. i kinda want
and the optimus x2 is the cheapest best phone they have... $380 :O !

other than that $25 for free talk n text in the downtown area sounds sw33t
ur thoughts?

[tr!xxy]

I realized this the other day too when my girlfriend went with me to London. Full reception and 3G in the roaming areas. She's with Wind, I'm with Fido and I think I'd still pay more per minute than her if I had to make or receive calls.

I don't pay for sending texts when I'm outside Toronto, but would Wind users incur extra fees for the texting?

Incoming is free, outgoing is $0.15/text.

[dankup]

If I'm not in a Wind zone and my phone is on, I get charged for roaming, correct?
If I'm not in a Wind zone and my phone is off, I don't get charged for roaming, correct?
If I'm not in a Wind zone and my phone is on but I have taken the sim card out but it's beside my phone, ie, the device and the sim card itself are not in a Wind zone (to play games, listen to music, watch videos, etc), will I get roaming charges?

[dredd2099]

and the optimus x2 is the cheapest best phone they have... $380 :O !

go tab go!

[Jimboski]

if i'm not in a wind zone and my phone is on, i get charged for roaming, correct? yes if you do anything like make calls and use data iirc?
if i'm not in a wind zone and my phone is off, i don't get charged for roaming, correct? no because your phone Is off.. How can you get charged for anything when your phone Isn't even on!?
if i'm not in a wind zone and my phone is on but i have taken the sim card out but it's beside my phone, ie, the device and the sim card itself are not in a wind zone (to play games, listen to music, watch videos, etc), will i get roaming charges? ff your sim card is out of your phone you can do whatever you want freely on the phone and you won't and shouldn't be charged.

. What I just said might not be accurate as that's what I think.

[sexyj]

-only if you are making/receiving calls, sending out going text and using data
-no
-no

-just turn off GSM (2g) mode on your phone. You won't ever get roaming charges

If I'm not in a Wind zone and my phone is on, I get charged for roaming, correct?
If I'm not in a Wind zone and my phone is off, I don't get charged for roaming, correct?
If I'm not in a Wind zone and my phone is on but I have taken the sim card out but it's beside my phone, ie, the device and the sim card itself are not in a Wind zone (to play games, listen to music, watch videos, etc), will I get roaming charges?

[dankup]

-only if you are making/receiving calls, sending out going text and using data
-no
-no

-just turn off GSM (2g) mode on your phone. You won't ever get roaming charges

Thanks for the tip. Does that also mean I won't be able to text/call until I turn it back on?

[aplayaz2000]

i heard wind uses networks aws 1700/2100

which is incompatible with the Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro... which is shameful cause i like that phone
what gives?

[tr!xxy]

i heard wind uses networks aws 1700/2100

which is incompatible with the Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro... which is shameful cause i like that phone
what gives?

This is true, at the time WIND and Mobilicity were bidding for spectrum, the government was only auctioning AWS which is why you need a handset with bands 1700/2100. It's a turnoff for some but there are still a lot of great phones that are able to run on this network. Generally, any UNLOCKED T-Mobile USA phone will work as well as any Mobilicity phone b/c they all run on the same frequency.

http://www.gsmarena.com/

^Best website to check the frequencies on phones, your xperia pro will not work on WIND unfortunately.

[TigerLilly]

Sorry folks, I forgot to check this thread again!

It's been awhile and my reception is better. I do sometimes still have some of the same problems but it's nowhere in the same frequency as it used to be. I can actually have conversations with people.

I'm still considering switching to Telus or Rogers. I'd like a new phone and with the Windtab+ I can get a nice new phone but it's pretty much the same as being in a contract with Telus and Rogers. With Wind, if I want to get a new phone before 3 years are up or want to leave Wind, I still have to pay out for my phone. If only 10% is going to my Tab, only $100 will be taken off after 2 years leaving still a lot of money. If I were to be on contract with Telus and Rogers, I'd also still have to pay out for the phone and plan if I was to leave them.

I'm more looking now at the reception (Wind's isn't as good) VS the price for the plan (Wind's is excellent). And I'm still not sure. . .