Eastlink announced their much anticipated wireless service will be available starting February 15th, 2013 in PEI and NS. Here’s some of the details via Ian Hardy at mobile blog MobileSyrup – check out their article here for more.
Phones:
– Sony Xperia T: $79 on the ‘easyTab’ and $549 outright
– Samsung Galaxy S III: $99 on the ‘easyTab’ and $599 outright
– LG Nexus 4: $129 on the ‘easyTab’ and $499 outright
– BlackBerry Bold 9900: $49 on the ‘easyTab’ and $599 outright
– BlackBerry Curve 9320: $19 on the ‘easyTab’ and $199 outright
– LG F4n: $9 on the ‘easyTab’
– Huawei e397 Internet Stick: $0 on the ‘easyTab’ and $149 outright
Plans:
$20/month Talk and Text plan (price will eventually increase to $25/month)
– No activation fee
– 200 local anytime minutes
– Unlimited Nights and weekends
– Unlimited Text, Picture and Video Messaging
– Unlimited “My Eastlink Calling” – calls between Eastlink customers
– Call Display, Call Waiting and conference calling is included
– 25 minutes of Canada-Wide Travel Pack
$30/month Talk and Text plan (price will eventually increase to $37.50/month)
– No activation fee
– Unlimited local anytime minutes
– Unlimited Nights and weekends
– Unlimited Text, Picture and Video Messaging
– Unlimited “My Eastlink Calling” – calls between Eastlink customers
– Call Display, Call Waiting and conference calling is included
– 50 minutes of Canada-Wide Travel Pack
Data Add-ons:
– “Social” data is $8/month (will increase to $10/month) and includes Unlimited Facebook/Twitter/BBM
– 1GB data is $16/month (will eventually increase to $20/month)
– 2GB data is $20/month (will eventually increase to $25/month)
– 5GB data is $32/month (will eventually increase to $40/month)
Wireless Internet Stick data rates:
– 3GB data for $35/month
– 5GB data for $45/month
Calling Features:
– Voicemail: $5/month
– Voicemail to email (voicemail required): $3/month
– Unlimited call forwarding: $3/month
– Top 5 local Calling: $5/month
– Top 10 Canada-wide calling: $10/month
– Unlimited Eastlink calling: $10/month
– Unlimited Canada long distance: $10/month
– Unlimited North America: $25/month
– International Text messaging: $5/month
Bundling savings:
– Save 10% when bundled with 1 other Eastlink service (TV, Internet, home phone)
– Save 15% when bundled with 2 other Eastlink service (TV, Internet, home phone)
– Save 20% when bundled with 3 other Eastlink service (TV, Internet, home phone)