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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]] | '''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 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. | ||