I have a GSM 9000 on the Bell network. GSM is no longer an issue for exclusivity on a phone. I'm guessing this will be a full release amongst major carriers.
The only reason why the Bold works with bell is because it is a 3G phone. GSM phones that are not 3G will not work with Belus
To be honest I'm more concerned about the highways. I'm using the Blackberry Traffic app (closed beta) and it works wonders, but I doubt it will work great for navigating when I have no recepton. Here on Bell I have full service on Hwy 2 (lethbridge to Athabasca), Hwy 1 (Alberta), and on pretty much all roads aside from one or two roads with very light traffic.
Which is all the more reason to purchase a navigation app that saves all the map data locally.
Makes no sense to stream the maps, especially if you are a heavy GPS user and eat up all your data.
not exactly true. Telus can only use 3G GSM phones. They still have a CDMA backbone which is extremely outdated. If you lose your 3G with telus on a 3G GSM device, your boned. With Rogers, if you lose your 3G you just drop back to edge (which is the gsm backbone).
Can you please point me in a direction where I can figure out who uses what and what each technology supports?
The more I read about GSM ,HSPA, CDMA, EDGE, etc.. the more confused I get.
puhahaha again refer to my response in the other thread... Nicer blackberries have been exclusive to Rogers for a while!! 8900, 9000 and even the 9700 came out on rogers first (even though it was only a few days)... Rogers is much better then bell and telus IMHO... Rogers has treated me well.. and sorry to burst your little bubble but i bet Rogers will have the iphone 4 before belus as well..
Not that it is relevant to this audience, but I notice that Belus have announced release date for iPhone4 as July 30, whereas Rogers just says "coming soon". Will Belus release the iPhone before Rogers, I wonder?!?!? Probably not - I bet all three will release it on the on the same date.
My point is, I think the "nicer Blackberries exclusive to Rogers" is a thing of the past. Puhahaha
Not that it is relevant to this audience, but I notice that Belus have announced release date for iPhone4 as July 30, whereas Rogers just says "coming soon". Will Belus release the iPhone before Rogers, I wonder?!?!? Probably not - I bet all three will release it on the on the same date.
My point is, I think the "nicer Blackberries exclusive to Rogers" is a thing of the past. Puhahaha
