The Fight For Bandwith

Now we all know how the government likes to intervene at things that could make the consumers unhappy. Take Wind Mobile which the Conservative government overturned the CRTC judgment that said Wind Mobile couldn't operate because it's owner, Globalive, was mostly controlled by Egypt's Orascom. The CRTC got overruled and Wind Mobile came. Now it's about internet.

The CRTC has delayed their ruling on giving internet providers the power to charge money to small providers by per GB. This would eventually get rid of the "unlimited" plan in Canada. If this were to happen then data caps would be strengthened even more. This was given pressure as the government knows who's affected: small businesses and any threat to let the unemployment rate go to down is bad for the look.

If the government succeeds to do so, not only small providers, but us consumers will also reap the benefits as we will have to offered unlimited plans as well. That means more Netflix for you.

Wind Mobile - A Carrier Worth Mentioning

Wind Mobile is a new wireless carrier in Canada that promises cheaper plans and no contract phones. They currently have service in Vancouver, Toronto, Edmonton, etc. They plan to be a nationwide carrier and compete against the Big 3 : Telus, Rogers, and Bell. They are a carrier to look into if you want a cheap deal.

Wind currently has voice plans that are similar, but better to carriers like Fido or Solo Mobile. They have plans starting from $15 and all plans come with unlimited Wind-Wind calling and Call Control (Call Conferencing, Call Display, etc) standard on plans. This is a $10 discount off plans offered by other carriers. They also offer unlimited data and unlimited data laptop add-ons which make Wind cheaper than all of the Big 3 as they stress the words of cheap and reliable.

Wind also has no contracts as a standard. This means you buy the phone and you can use the plan as long as you like and you can quit anytime. You won't be penalized like Rogers or the other carriers with contracts. They let you quit anytime. They have found out that people don't like contracts and they have put that into their conduct.

Wind Mobile is the newest carrier by Globalive. This new company is small now, but I hope it'll make a change in practices and lower prices on the Canadian cellular business.