By Kate O’Brien ⋅ June 3, 2010

WIND today opened their doors in Vancouver,… now joining Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary and Edmonton. You can check out the images below of the launch and their first Vancouver customer.

By: ctvbc.ca

Date: Thursday Jun. 3, 2010 3:00 PM PT

The first new cellular phone service to hit Metro Vancouver in 10 years is up and running. Wind Mobile promises rock bottom rates and top notch service. So, should you switch?

Kieran Bullen has been waiting since October for Wind Mobile to blow into Vancouver and bring lower prices with it.

“I could get unlimited nationwide calling for the price I am paying for 100 just-Vancouver minutes,” Bullen said.

Wind’s CEO Ken Campbell says Wind is offering local residents 50 per cent off their monthly fees for the first six months.

That means the $15 plan for 100 minutes costs you $7.50 for the first six months. The province-wide Unlimited $35 plan costs just $17.50. Unlimited Cross Canada calling, which is normally $45 dollars a month, is $22.50 until the end of the year.