Freedom Mobile Launches Fast, Affordable Home Internet Service for Wireless Customers
November 07 2019 - 12:00PM
Shaw Communications’ Freedom Mobile today announced that it is
expanding the availability of Freedom Home Internet, an internet
product designed to give its wireless customers the fast download
speeds and unlimited data they need to stay connected at home.
“Freedom Home Internet gives our customers access to all the
in-home connectivity they want, paired with the innovative wireless
plans from Freedom Mobile that they already love,” said Paul
McAleese, President, Wireless, Shaw Communications. “Freedom Home
Internet is designed for Freedom Mobile customers who also want a
fast, self-managed, in-home internet service.”
Following a pilot launch in Calgary in October 2019, Freedom
Mobile is now offering Freedom Home Internet in communities where
both Freedom Mobile and Shaw operate in Alberta and B.C. Where
available, Freedom Mobile wireless customers can get wired home
internet with download speeds of up to 150 megabits-per-second
(Mbps) and unlimited data for only $55 a month.
The disruptive growth of Freedom Mobile over the past two years
in B.C. and Alberta has solidified the company’s relationship with
the segment of customers who want an abundance of data at an
affordable price in all facets of their connected life. While
Freedom Mobile appeals to a wide variety of people, many are
younger, often single, city-living, and heavy data users.
“Simply put, Freedom Mobile customers enjoy living big, digital
lives without worrying about their monthly wireless bills, and
there’s absolutely no reason that should change when they walk
through their front door and connect to their home Wi-Fi,” Mr.
McAleese said.
To be eligible for Freedom Home Internet, Freedom Mobile
customers must purchase and maintain a minimum service plan of $40
in postpaid wireless services, excluding promotions and discounts.
After signing up in store, customers are given a Freedom Wi-Fi
Gateway modem that they can easily self-install. Customers can also
access support from anywhere using Freedom Mobile’s online chat
support feature.
In addition to their wireless data plan, all Freedom Mobile
customers have access to Freedom Wi-Fi at no extra cost, giving
them the ability to connect to more than 300,000 hotspots across
Western Canada and making it easier to stream, download and share
while out of the home.
Freedom Mobile currently serves Western Canadians living in
major city centres, including Vancouver, B.C.’s Lower Mainland, and
Alberta’s big cities of Calgary and Edmonton. Freedom Mobile
expanded to 15 new communities across B.C. and Alberta in the
summer of 2019 alone, and the company continues to extend the reach
of its network and retail presence.
For more information on Freedom Home Internet visit
freedommobile.ca/en-CA/home-internet
Freedom Mobile Inc. is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of
Shaw.
About ShawShaw Communications Inc. is a leading
Canadian connectivity company. The Wireline division consists of
Consumer and Business services. Consumer serves residential
customers with broadband Internet, Shaw Go WiFi, video and digital
phone. Business provides business customers with Internet, data,
WiFi, digital phone and video services. The Wireless division
provides wireless voice and LTE data services through an expanding
and improving mobile wireless network infrastructure.
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Communications Inc. Chethan Lakshman, VP, External Affairs(403)
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