net industry wireless and telecommunications services founded 1997 headquarters calgary alberta key people abdul traya founder products wide area wi fi private cdma mobile operator website www.westnet.ca westnet wireless wireless carrier operator based in calgary alberta . 1 in early 2008 westnet wireless submitted its application to industry canada s wireless auction . contents 1 history 2 the calgary wi fi network 3 2013 alberta floods 4 us ip address feature 5 the custom network 6 cdma network 7 services 7.1 free incoming texts 7.2 deploying amps analog network 8 references 9 external links history edit westnet wireless initially wanted to launch custom solutions wireless . their westnet wirecell solution was announced in early 2001 intergrades mobile and land line phones allowing much more flexibility and unlimited local calling . the announcement of westnet wirecell had cell phone enthusiasts interest while others didn t not understand its long term foreseeable practicality . westnet s main market idea would allow any compatible device on his cdma network and unlimited local calling . such calling options and phone activation was unheard of in the industry at the time . 2 3 the calgary wi fi network edit in 2002 westnet started to deploy the wide area wi fi network using the 802.11 b standard . the first communities where ; downtown calgary radisson heights 4 bridgeland victoria park calgary 5 forest lawn alberta as of july 2010 westnet was said to have over 15 000 wireless users on the public hotspot . 6 2013 alberta floods edit during the 2013 alberta floods westnet was the only isp only during the floods in affected parts of calgary . many users specifically in southeast downtown calgary were surprised to see a single wi fi network ssid westnet city wi fi . many citizens left without electricity for 3 months were recharging their portable devices at westnet wireless trucks such as converted eng vehicles . westnet calgary eng floods wi fi us ip address feature edit many calgarians signup to westnet to utilize its tier 1 backbone connection as815 to the internet . using this service they maybe able to obtain a us based ip address that many see as a bonus to be able to receive a us ip address . the custom network edit westnet wirecell integrates pots telephone lines and base station controllers users can operate their land line in the coverage area . 7 a typical westnet wireless cell site . cdma network edit currently westnet operates a private cdma network . a public cdma network is in the works . 8 services edit free incoming texts edit in the summer of 2008 westnet said it would never charge for incoming text messaging . 9 deploying amps analog network edit traya announced he would be interested in deploying an analog network in alberta as the current networks operated by competitors are decommissioning analog services . he projected that many business and consumers still rely on analog as they are built tens of thousands of vehicles and it would not be practical to consumers to shell out thousands of dollars replacing their car phones at auto dealerships . 10 references edit http strategis.ic.gc.ca app ccc srch nvgt.do lang fre & app 1 & prtl 1 & sbprtl & estblmntno 234567119439 & profile cmpltprfl http howardforums.com showpost.php p 37488 & postcount 4 http simontonekham.wordpress.com 2008 12 http img1.classistatic.com cps kj 101215 551r3 9961hbm 20.jpeg radisson heights banner http www.westnet.ca coverage.htm calgary coverage http westnet.ca press ground breaking wireless.htm business in calgary article featuring westnet wireless http calgaryx.com showpost.php p 205 & postcount 1 calgarian building his own cellular network cte wireless news http www.thetransporterltd.com clients.php http www.westnet.ca press sms no fee.htm http simontonekham.wordpress.com 2008 12 external links edit http www.ccts cprst.ca 1617 westnet joins the commissioner for complaints for telecommunications services http westnet.ca press ground breaking wireless.htm business in calgary article featuring westnet wireless http strategis.ic.gc.ca app ccc srch nvgt.do lang fre & app 1 & prtl 1 & sbprtl & estblmntno 234567119439 & profile cmpltprfl http gd.tuwien.ac.at faqs allfaqs comp.mail.maps uucp map for u.can .623 http www.westnet.ca westnet wireless home http start.westnet.ca westnet subscriber start page v t e canadian mobile phone companies network operators bell mobility eastlink wireless ice wireless rogers wireless sasktel mobility telus mobility tbaytel mobility vid otron mobile wind mobile mvnos citywest mobility chatr cityfone primus zoomer wireless fido koodo mobile latitude wireless public mobile pc mobile virgin mobile canada ztar mobile 7 eleven petro canada defunct amp d mobile clearnet communications clearnet telus mobility dmts mobility inukshuk wireless mike northerntel mobility solo mobile sprint canada t l bec mobilit related system access fee this article about wireless technology is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title westnet wireless & oldid 726467694 categories companies established in 1997mobile phone companies of canadacompanies based in calgarywireless stubshidden categories all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 22 june 2016 at 10 58 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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