Virgin to break free of pre-pay market. In Canada?

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http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8209-1170476,00.html

 

[Joseph]

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On 6 Jul 2004 20:29:16 -0700, twtwwtin <twtwwtin@newsguy.com> wrote:

>http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8209-1170476,00.html

Did you see where you referenced? *UK.* The UK is not Canada.
Canada and the UK have been separated for many years. One is not the
other. If you see it in the Sun or some other tabloid you may have a
point.

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The relevance is that our friend Virgin is on his way to this place called
Canada and therefore I thought the article would make interesting reading for
some.

 

[Joseph]

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On 7 Jul 2004 21:05:58 -0700, twtwwtin <twtwwtin@newsguy.com> wrote:

>The relevance is that our friend Virgin is on his way to this place called
>Canada and therefore I thought the article would make interesting reading for
>some.

Well, considering that they haven't even launched at all in Canada
don't you think this speculation that they're going to be a post-paid
operator in Canada is at best a little premature?

And why is Vigin a friend of yours? Did they make you some sort of
sweet deal or are you just cozy with Dick Branson?

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I have it from a reliable source the Virgin WILL be launching into Canada in
the next quarter or so...

 

[obs]

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> I have it from a reliable source the Virgin WILL
> be launching into Canada in the next quarter or so...

whose network will they use?

 

[Joseph]

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On 14 Jul 2004 23:18:54 -0700, obs@geocities.com (obs) wrote:

>> I have it from a reliable source the Virgin WILL
>> be launching into Canada in the next quarter or so...
>
>whose network will they use?

Telus

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Bell Mobility's network

"obs" <obs@geocities.com> wrote in message
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> > I have it from a reliable source the Virgin WILL
> > be launching into Canada in the next quarter or so...
>
> whose network will they use?

 

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They are a bunk reseller for Bell Mobility, and they will use the towers of
BWA members, and Telus where required.

G M
"obs" <obs@geocities.com> wrote in message
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> > I have it from a reliable source the Virgin WILL
> > be launching into Canada in the next quarter or so...
>
> whose network will they use?

 

[Joseph]

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On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 19:42:30 -0400, "G M" <greggm@sympatico.ca> wrote:

>They are a bunk reseller for Bell Mobility

Do they include a ladder to get up to the top bunk? Or is that an
extra cost?

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Joseph wrote:
> >They are a bunk reseller for Bell Mobility
>
> Do they include a ladder to get up to the top bunk? Or is that an
> extra cost?

Bell claims it has no hidden costs. But I would suspect Virgin might have such
hidden costs. After all, why charge a ladder if the customer is tall enough
that he doesn't need the ladder to get to the top bunk ?

 

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It is interesting that Virgin has opted for CDMA rather than GSM. Given
Virgin's CDMA presence in the US, it would be interesting to see if they
permit roaming between Virgin Canada and Virgin USA and if so, at what
price.

Stu

"JF Mezei" <jfmezei.spamnot@teksavvy.com> wrote in message
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> Joseph wrote:
> > >They are a bunk reseller for Bell Mobility
> >
> > Do they include a ladder to get up to the top bunk? Or is that an
> > extra cost?
>
> Bell claims it has no hidden costs. But I would suspect Virgin might have
such
> hidden costs. After all, why charge a ladder if the customer is tall
enough
> that he doesn't need the ladder to get to the top bunk ?