Telus becoming a GSM network?

[tpapa5520]

no wonder they are trying to make everything universal for 4G, i think I'm gonna start to cry :'(

[avt123]

Originally Posted by maxclose

sorry didn't know that
but umm i guess i did screw up my explanation ..
was just trying to say that from my readings i understood they where going on full GSM (Data&&voice)

sparro seems to confirm that .. thx

It's all good lol. I knew what you were trying to say. You just didn't know that I know...you know the rest haha.

[raji.t]

So correct me if I'm wrong .. but in simpler terms, all that's happening is Bell/Telus are pretty much speeding up their networks?

All along I thought they were rolling out GSM networks.. I'm assuming that's not the picture now.. or is it?

Now imagine Rogers became CDMA. LOL.

[LazyStarGazer]

Cdma network and cdma devices will be supported for a few more years. They are not switching, they are adding a new layer of service. Rumors are that it will be HSPA+. I'm not a techie either, but apparently hspa+ allows very fast download speeds.

I'm taking a pass on the Tour because of this. I want to see what new devices they will offer when this new network is rolled out.

Here is the initial press release:
Home | Media | TELUS

Most rumours are that they will launch this in select markets this fall.

In howard forums, people have been reportin picking up signals from it for a while, in various locations. They have a thread devoted to it in the Telus section, with a very good sticky detailing what frequencies/bands will work with it:
HowardForums: Your Mobile Phone Community & Resource - Official Future HSPA Network Discussion (Phones/Plans/Network etc..)

There is an existing thread about this on crackberry as well:
http://forums.crackberry.com/f109/te...-gsm-s-171986/

Happy reading!

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