Rate Plans Leaked for New Canadian Wireless Carrier

An ex-employee of Global Wireless, a new wireless carrier set to launch in Canada, has leaked rate plan prices and handset information to the BoyGeniusReport.

The new carrier is set to launch in every province but Quebec by the fourth quarter of this year. If the information below is correct Canada could finally see some competition in the wireless sector; hopefully forcing Rogers (Fido) and other carriers to lower their prices to reasonable levels.

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14 Handsets
* Sony Ericsson TM506
o 7.2Mbps HSDPA clamshell. $29.99 on 24-month, $99.99 on 12-month and $199.99 monthly / pre-paid. Available in green, silver and red.
* Nokia 5330 XpressMusic
o 384Kbps UMTS candybar. $59.99 on 24-month, $109.99 on 12-month and $207.79 monthly / pre-paid. Available in black and red.
* Nokia 5730 XpressMusic.
o 3.6Mbps HSDPA candybar. $49.99 on 24-month, $99.99 on 12-month and $179.99 monthly / pre-paid. Available in black, pink, blue and red.
* Nokia 6070 Classic
o 10Mbps HSDPA candybar with 5 megapixel camera. Pricing is unknown. Available in silver and black.
* Sidekick LX 2009
o Radio information is unknown, though we’d wager 3.6Mbps HSDPA. Pricing is unknown and you can have it in any color you like so long as it’s black.
* Sony Ericsson Xperia X1
o 7.2Mbps HSDPA Window Mobile 6.1-powered slider to be billed as the flagship device of globalWireless. $149.99 on 24-month, $249.99 on 12-month and $449.99 monthly / pre-paid. Look for it in black.
* Global (HTC) G1
o Same thing as the HTC Dream and the T-Mobile G1 including the 7.2Mbps HSDPA radio. $129.9 on 24-month, $229.99 on 12-month and $429.99 monthly / pre-paid. Black only.
* Global (HTC) M1
o Same thing as the HTC Magic aka T-Mobile G2. Pricing is unknown, though we do know it feature 7.2Mbps HSDPA and will be offered in white only.

Airtime Rates
* $29.99 - 350 minutes, unlimited e/w, unlimited incoming
* $39.99 - 650 minutes, unlimited e/w, unlimited incoming
* $59.99 - Unlimited minutes and incoming.

Voice Add-Ons
* $5 - Unlimited nights at 5PM
* $8 - Unlimited mornings until 9am
* $15 - Unlimited calls to the US


Included Services for Monthly Plans
* Unlimited SMS (Canada and USA), Voice Mail, Caller ID, Name Display, MissedCall, Call Waiting, Call Conferencing and Call Forwarding

Optional Services
* $4 - 500 international SMS
* $7 - Unlimited international SMS
* $5 - Video Mail

International Calling
* $5 - 100 minutes to Asia
* $10 - 250 minutes to Asia
* $5 - 100 minutes to Philippines
* $10 - 300 minutes to Philippines
* $5 - 200 minutes to Eastern Europe
* $10 - 350 minutes to Eastern Europe

US Roaming (T-Mobile)
* $0.19 per minute without plan
* $0.05 per SMS without plan
* $0.40 per MB of data without plan

US Roaming Plans (T-Mobile)
* $15 - 75 minutes
* $25 - 200 minutes
* $40 - 650 minutes
* $10 - 250 SMS
* $19.99 - 50MB of data
* $29.99 - 250MB of data
* $59.99 - 1.5GB of data

Data Access Rates
* $10 - Unlimited email (20MB in reality), IM and “communities” (social media sites?)
* $23 - 2.5GB data and unlimited email
* $40 - Unlimited, plain and simple

Data Add-Ons
* $8 - Unlimited browsing
* $5 - Enables tethering
* $10 - “100MB of global remote mobile storage”

SIM Cards
* $0 on 12 and 24-month plan
* $19.99 on 1-month contract
* $29.99 outright
* Will only work on a globalWireless handset