Existing, non-WINDtab users can now buy a Galaxy S III
I found this one out when I called WIND to switch to their $29 Back-To-School plan, and (rather despairingly) asked if I could get a GSIII as well. Apparently, they opened up the GSIII for purchase without actually telling anyone. You still cannot buy the phone outright. If you have a WIND phone number and a Tab, you need to upgrade on your Tab. If you have a WIND phone but no Tab, you'll need to switch to a Tab, which means changing your plan. So if you like your current plan, you may not be able to buy the GSIII yet. Either way, you do get to keep your existing phone number. Unfortunately, no store in Calgary has any white GSIIIs in stock. They said "a couple of weeks" for more stock. Since I don't want blue, I'm stuck again. (Irony just continues to proliferate abundantly.) They also said outright purchases in "a couple of weeks". My impression is that the staff at that store say "a couple of weeks - hopefully" to nearly ...