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Globalive, aka Global Wireless, has just been the on the receiving end of a former employee’s wrath…or so it would seem. The employee in question was sacked for “poor performance in marketing” and decided to get back at the company that’s gearing to roll out UMTS / HSPA network with service planned for all provinces and territories excluding Québec that will make it one of the biggest carriers in Canada. How so? He hit up the HoFo forums and shared everything about the carrier’s future plans…except maybe the CEO’s favorite coffee. The tons of slides that he’s shared at the forum are not the best camera job on the planet, but thankfully they have been deciphered. Here’s what you can all expect from Globalive (hell hath no fury greater than an employee scorned?)

14 Handsets:

1.      Sony Ericsson TM506: 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.

2.      Nokia 5330 XpressMusic: 384Kbps UMTS candybar. $59.99 on 24-month, $109.99 on 12-month and $207.79 monthly / pre-paid. Available in black and red.

3.      Nokia 5730 XpressMusic: 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.

4.      Nokia 6070 Classic: 10Mbps HSDPA candybar with 5 megapixel camera. Pricing is unknown. Available in silver and black.

5.      Sidekick LX 2009: 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.

6.      Sony Ericsson Xperia X1: 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.

7.      Global (HTC) G1: Identical to 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.

8.      Global (HTC) M1: identical to the HTC Magic aka T-Mobile G2. Pricing is unknown, though we do know it will feature 7.2Mbps HSDPA and will be offered in white only.

Airtime Rates

1.      $29.99 – 350 minutes, unlimited e/w, unlimited incoming

2.      $39.99 – 650 minutes, unlimited e/w, unlimited incoming

3.      $59.99 – Unlimited minutes and incoming.

 

Voice Add-Ons

 

1.      $5 – Unlimited nights at 5PM

2.      $8 – Unlimited mornings until 9am

3.      $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

If you still want to get a first hand look at the slides, HoFo forums are up and alive with the vengeance.

 

Alright there’s another one circulating the rumor circuit, this time it’s about Nokia. According to a nice blog (by nice I mean they don’t just say it for the sake of saying it), there may be an addition to Nokia’s fall lineup of handsets. The Nokia 5530 XpressMusic will allegedly join the 5800 XpressMusic as part of Nokia’s music-centric touchscreen offering. Nice, if it pans out. The 5530 XpressMusic is a decent handset with a 2.9-inch touchscreen display, 3.2 megapixel camera, 3.5mm headphone jack, Wi-Fi, FM Radio and will be powered by Symbian S60 5th Edition. If all holds in place with this rumor, we can expect to see the handset debut this September.

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The recently announced Nokia 5330 XpressMusic may well be coming to T-Mobile. A leaked image of the handset with a fresh new coat of light neon blue and the T-Mobile US logo has made its way to the blogosphere. Also, there are rumors to point the way towards support for the much-desired and always-elusive 1700 MHz 3G band you T-Mobilers have been praying for. Goodie, now you lot can make a nice upgrade from your current 5130 XpressMusic.

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