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(Where the ingame company stands doesn't necessarily reflect what it is parodying: in real life, the Coca-Cola company owns Sprite, but their ingame counterparts, ECola and Sprunk are competing)
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[[File:800px-Whiz_cartel_luminoso.png|thumb|left|Whiz Wireless billboard in [[Star Junction]]]][[Image:Whiz.jpg|right|thumb|128px|Whiz Wireless]]
[[File:800px-Whiz cartel luminoso.png|thumb|left|Whiz Wireless billboard in [[Star Junction]]]][[Image:Whiz.jpg|right|thumb|128px|Whiz Wireless]]


'''Whiz''' Wireless is a phone company that appears in [[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]]. It competes with [[Tinkle]] for dominance in the wireless market, using the slogan "Whiz is stronger than Tinkle" (this makes fun of the fact that both names are slang terms for urinating).
'''Whiz''' Wireless is a phone company that appears in [[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]]. It competes with [[Tinkle]] for dominance in the wireless market, using the slogan "Whiz is stronger than Tinkle" (this makes fun of the fact that both names are slang terms for urinating).
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Whiz is possibly a parody of [[wp:Sprint Nextel|Sprint]], as both use a name which means "to move quickly" and share a colour scheme of yellow and black.
Whiz is possibly a parody of [[wp:Sprint Nextel|Sprint]], as both use a name which means "to move quickly" and share a colour scheme of yellow and black.


In the game, [[Niko Bellic]] starts with a [[Badger]] [[Cell Phone |phone]] until [[Playboy X]] gives him a Whiz phone in the "[[Photo Shoot]]" mission to take a picture of a snitch. The new phone is both better looking than the old phone and has a [[Camera]], allowing Niko to take pictures.
In the game, [[Niko Bellic]] starts with a [[Badger]] [[Cell Phone|phone]] until [[Playboy X]] gives him a Whiz phone in the "[[Photo Shoot]]" mission to take a picture of a snitch. The new phone is both better looking than the old phone and has a [[Camera]], allowing Niko to take pictures.




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* [[Playboy X|Trey Stewart]]
* [[Playboy X|Trey Stewart]]
* [[Derrick McReary]]
* [[Derrick McReary]]
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[[Category:All Businesses]]
[[Category:Communications]]
[[Category:Communications]]
[[Category:Businesses in GTA IV]]
[[Category:Businesses in GTA IV]]

Revision as of 13:27, 5 June 2010

File:800px-Whiz cartel luminoso.png
Whiz Wireless billboard in Star Junction
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Whiz Wireless

Whiz Wireless is a phone company that appears in GTA IV. It competes with Tinkle for dominance in the wireless market, using the slogan "Whiz is stronger than Tinkle" (this makes fun of the fact that both names are slang terms for urinating).

Whiz is possibly a parody of Sprint, as both use a name which means "to move quickly" and share a colour scheme of yellow and black.

In the game, Niko Bellic starts with a Badger phone until Playboy X gives him a Whiz phone in the "Photo Shoot" mission to take a picture of a snitch. The new phone is both better looking than the old phone and has a Camera, allowing Niko to take pictures.


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