Moto G now available to Wind Mobile subscribers for $229 outright

Motorola's Moto G is available at WIND Mobile. A smartphone that delivers a premium experience for a third of the price of current high-end phones, Moto G is available on WIND:

• Outright: $229
• WINDtab on $30 Plan: $129
• WINDtab on $40 Plan: $0
• WINDtab on $50 Plan: $0

Moto G includes:

• Android 4.4.2 KitKat, the most up to date version of Android. No skins to clutter or slow the experience, and great performance with Google’s unbeatable mobile services such as Gmail, YouTube, Google Maps, Chrome and Hangouts.
• A brilliant 4.5-inch HD display - the sharpest in its class - that goes edge-to-edge so you can enjoy photos and video chats with your loved one, and so much more.
• Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 400 quad-core processor for seamless multitasking and enjoying the web, videos and games, with all-day battery life so that you don’t miss a beat with your partner in crime.
• Stylish design with a comfortable curved back and 19 customization options, including interchangeable Motorola Shells, Flip Shells and Grip Shells in three colours.
• Moto G is smart when it comes to the battery, so as you go about your day, you won’t run out of power. *
• 16 GB of memory

AT&T and Rogers to offer reciprocal roaming deal for subscribers

Lucky AT&T subcribers who come to Canada for business or pleasure will soon be able to get 4G-LTE data speed thanks to a new deal with Rogers. The release states that 42 per cent of AT&T's subscribers are using LTE-enabled devices.

AT&T customers can select from one of three Data Global Add-On packages that offer discounted rates in Canada and over 150 countries – 120MB for $30/mo; 300MB for $60/mo; and 800MB for $120/mo. What about Canadians going to the US? No cigar. Seems the deal isn't mutually exclusive, yet.

Source: AT&T

Update on Monday, December 9, 2013 at 4:29PM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Ahh, it seems the deal is reciprocal. Meaning Rogers subscribers can feed off the AT&T LTE feast for the following prices -- 50 MB of data starts for $7.99/day, $24/150MB and $120/750MB. Rogers also has a one-month $80 plan that couples 500MB of data with 100 minutes and unlimited text.

Rogers offering the 16GB iPhone 5 on sale for $99.99

Rogers is discounting the iPhone 5 16GB. Starting today and until March 18, customers can grab a 16GB iPhone 5 for $99.99 with a 3-yr FLEXtab agreement on select plans. Hit jump for the details.

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White House backs celfone unlocking petition, sets welcome precedent

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

A petition in the US to Make Unlocking Cell Phones Legal is getting the support of the Obama government.

A report from VentureBeat notes that "R. David Edelman of the White House staff has responded, saying that “the White House agrees with the 114,000-plus of you who believe that consumers should be able to unlock their cellphones without risking criminal or other penalties” and that “all consumers deserve that flexibility.”

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