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Telus announces 4G network upgrade - The Globe and Mail

With Telus upgrading in March, could we expect BlackBerry to take advantage of the 4g?

I sure hope so!

[ravenlore]

Can't imagine why we might expect such a thing...Verizon's LTE network is growing constantly, yet there's not even a hint that any of this year's Berry crop will be LTE-capable...

[WillieLee]

RIM isn't going to make 4G phones until some standards are established or if a carrier special orders 4G. Telus is likely just going to HSPA+ as well.

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[luqman24]

I don't think verizon is even interested in bbs, they are more intersted in android phones and now the iPhone.

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[SnoozerBold]

Telus and Bell are already Hspa+

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[_StephenBB81]

This is going to be odd, is Telus going to launch a Verizon like LTE? meaning they are going to downgrade their speeds for people moving from telus GSM to Telus CDMA/LTE? and calling it 4G? or are they going to do as they US GSM people did and call ALL their new phones 4G capable?

[johnenglish]

I imagine Bell will make a similiar announcement soon too since Telus and Bell each paid for half of the HSPA network that's replacing their CDMA network.

[Xopher]

Seeing that all the announcements for upcoming devices are 3G, probably nothing until next year will be LTE.

[Rootbrian]

Telus doesn't have 4G yet, probably won't have 4G until 10 years from now, that being 'true' 4G.

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[Jake Storm]

Telus doesn't have 4G yet, probably won't have 4G until 10 years from now, that being 'true' 4G.

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If you ask them they will tell you they do.
Telus is taking a page from the American carriers book of marketing and renaming their HSPA networks "4G"

Here they claim to have launched their "4G" network in 2009...
4G Network | TELUS Mobility

The speed chart shows three levels of 4G (21Mbps, 42Mbps, and LTE)

[Rootbrian]

If you ask them they will tell you they do.
Telus is taking a page from the American carriers book of marketing and renaming their HSPA networks "4G"

I call that deceptive advertising. At least wind, public and mobilicity haven't lied about it.

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[Jake Storm]

I call that deceptive advertising. At least wind, public and mobilicity haven't lied about it.

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I agree. The carriers are a bunch of charlatans.
It's just a shell game designed to confuse the consumer into thinking they are getting more than they are.

I'm afraid Wind, Mobilicity et al may not have a choice but to start calling it like everybody else or they will "appear" like they have slower service when in fact they may not.

[Bobcat665]

Telus and Bell are already Hspa+

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The so-called upgrade to 4G is Telus going to Dual Cell HSPA+. As probably mentioned already, this really isn't LTE at all...

[K Bear]

4G network vs. 4G speed definitions. It's all 4G no matter how you slice it in one way our another.

[LordGav1n]

I'd still buy it if it has 4G. I mean a bought a bold when it came out because of 3G.

[spektakle]

I'd still buy it if it has 4G. I mean a bought a bold when it came out because of 3G.

Bingo. That is why they are calling it 4G because people will buy it cause they will think it's better/faster. Pure marketing.