Comments on: Telus and Bell announce GSM plans for Canada – HSPA 3G networks by 2010

By: t

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:51:22 +0000

telus and bell both offering 850 and 1900 frq. any gsm with this will work. on their website they say if ur phone is unlock we sell you sim card only. this should be good for all consumers.

By: K

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:49:23 +0000

Ahh, people are getting excited but Telus and Bell are going to 2100 HSPDA which is a another name of CDMA with Simcard so most of the GSM cellphone will not work. Only those which you would buy from them either signing your life for 3 yrs or paying $$$$$$…….GOOD LUCK CANADIANS

By: William

William — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:09:05 +0000

Well its about time Bell and Telus entered the GSM market, I am only with Ro”b”ers because GSM phones gives me flexability but their rates suck big time. Go Bell go.

By: Silvio

Silvio — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:36:54 +0000

Does this mean i can buy a phone at that only Rogers is selling like foe example the nokia n95 and use it for Bell Mobility?

By: paul summers

paul summers — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:00:12 +0000

Even if the phones plans prices remain the same, I hope that bell/telus data plans are reasonable (data charges= dollar fifty per Gigabyte+ data plan fee 20,30$? month)

’cause I think phones are going data…. and rogers data data planes are extreme rip-offs.

also hope that they will sell unlocked phones, so that the phone plans don’t have the built in rental fee. (which means if you already have a phone, you are already paying to much) and everybody is paying the system access fee….

By: jack

jack — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:48:59 +0000

all im saying is Ro”b”ers is going down big time!!! haha oh man i hate rogers!!

By: Eltawil

Eltawil — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:45:15 +0000

@Zak: As far as I know, Bell and Telus are two seperate companies, unlike Fido and Rogers. If you recall, Telus released the HTC Touch Diamond and Bell didn’t. Also Telus won over Bell in getting the BlackBerry Storm.

That being said, this piece of news here is certainly as you said ‘music to my ears’ It’s about time we see some dropped prices on data plans.

By: Zak

Zak — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:18:37 +0000

You got it Radium
-It’s not too bad if you just ignore the benefits of data… (won’t have to do that much longer after Bell $ Telus come into the picture)

BTW
Does anyone know if Bell and Telus are the same company?
They seem to make all the same moves

By: Raidium

Raidium — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:27:16 +0000

So as a guess I would say currently Canada has it rough with cell rates atm? Man, that sux.

By: Wizard

Wizard — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:41:24 +0000

About bloodying frickin’ time! Tired of paying ridiculous rates for cell phone coverage.

By: Ganon

Ganon — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:52:29 +0000

Finally! Rogers iver price there plans and i have been staying with them becuase of GSM phones. If they turn GSM there would be BUG prices drops plus ontop of that telus and bell with have real good introductory rates for the begining of there GSM network phones.

By: Zak

Zak — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:38:17 +0000

This is music to my ears!