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Motorola Milestone going TELUS on Feb. 18th, GSM Droid hopefuls take note!

By: , IntoMobile
Friday, February 5th, 2010 at 4:10 PM

milestone-best-buyThe Motorola Milestone launch on TELUS might not be all that exciting for the HSPA-less residents of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, but it sure is exciting for everyone else on Canada’s TELUS network. Following on news that the Motorola Milestone will soon be hitting Canadian airwaves, Best Buy has seemingly confirmed what the carrier has been reluctant to admit thus far – the Milestone will go live on February 18th! More to the point, GSM Droid hopefuls in the US will want to mark down that date in their calendars as the first day that a GSM variant of the Motorola Droid will be available with AT&T 3G compatible frequencies.

The implications here are huge. The Motorola Droid is so far a Verizon-only affair. Big Red’s network is completely incompatible with AT&T’s network, so the option of unlocking a US Droid for use on AT&T’s 3G network is out of the question. But, unlocking a TELUS Milestone for use on Big Blue’s network is totally within the realm of possibility. Imagine a Droid that will surf on a 3G network that lets you surf the web and make a voice call at the same time.

Now, get to working on figuring out just how you’re going to get a TELUS Milestone across the border.

[Via: MobileSyrup]

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  • ScottF

    I am SOOOO happy! I hope theres a staff discount for this at Futureshop!