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| 11/12/2009 9:30:02 PM |
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sierratoo
Grande Prairie, AB
62, joined Dec. 2008
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And are you happy with the service?
Right now, I use Telus Mobility for my cell (and only) phone.
Getting tired of them.
However, I need service in more remote areas so just wondering what people are using out there.
Koodoo, heard of it? what is it like?
Feed back please.
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| 11/15/2009 6:36:24 PM |
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lazylion
Grande Prairie, AB
43, joined Nov. 2007
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Koodoo is just a rebranded telus. So you'd be using the same towers/network as you are now.
Likewise, Fido = Rogers and Solo & Virgin = Bell.
Mike Phones are also Telus but use separate towers.
Bell and Telus share each others towers.
Bell has towers in Ontario and east.
Telus has towers in Albera and BC.
But they don't share all their towers, so the coverage isn't identical.
Telus has better coverage across Alberta & BC.
Rogers has better coverage across Canada and around the world,
at least in the major cities anyways.
If you are in a remote area, stick to Telus;
however Koodoo should be cheaper.
Bell I have found in the past has lousy customer service and lousy phones.
No matter what phone you get, it will only last two years, so don't get locked
into a three year contract.
Bell and Telus are both switching from CDMA to GSM which Rogers and the rest
of the world have already be using since digital came out. But you CDMA phone
will still work for years to come.
Being in a remote area, ask other people around there what they use.
Local knowledge is always best.
I've used all three in the last 15 years.
Don't let yourself be overwhelmed by bells and whistles and a smiling salesman
who won't be there next year when you need help with something.
Know what you want/need going in and don't bring your wallet into the store on the
first visit.
If it's on sale today, it will be on sale again in 6 months or so.
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| 11/16/2009 11:53:45 AM |
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2bluiz
Calgary, AB
66, joined Feb. 2008
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Wow, lazylion, you sure are informed about cell matters! That being said, can you tell us who lack the savvy what are CDMA and GSM?
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| 11/25/2009 12:34:19 AM |
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forestrose
Calgary, AB
64, joined Dec. 2007
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Very informative, thanks for taking the time to share all this info!
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| 11/25/2009 2:27:12 PM |
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sierratoo
Grande Prairie, AB
62, joined Dec. 2008
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Wow, you're in the same neck of the woods as I so you know what it can be like.
Plus I am getting tired of Telus.
Thanks for the info. I will be looking into it. ewww that means I will have to go shopping. yuk.
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| 12/1/2009 6:24:19 PM |
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forestrose
Calgary, AB
64, joined Dec. 2007
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Wow, lazylion, you sure are informed about cell matters! That being said, can you tell us who lack the savvy what are CDMA and GSM?
CDMA: stands for Code Division Multiple Access. Both data and voice are separated from signals using codes and then transmited using a wide frequency range. Because of this, there are more space left for data transfer (this was one of the reasons why CDMA is the prefered technology for the 3G generation, which is broadband access and the use of big multimedia messages). 14% of the worldwide market goes to CDMA. For the 3G generation CDMA uses 1x EV-DO and EV-DV. It has a lot of users in Asia, specially in South Korea.
GSM: stands for Global System Mobile. Even though it is sold as "the latest technology" in several countries, this technology is older than CDMA (and also TDMA). But keep in mind that this doesn't mean that GSM is inferior or worse than CDMA. Roaming readiness and fraud prevention are two major advantages from this technology. GSM is the most used cell phone technology in the world, with 73% of the worldwide market. It has a very strong presence in Europe.
TDMA technology is the less used from the three main digital technologies (GSM, CDMA and TDMA) and we think it will gradually be replaced to CDMA or GSM. That's why the GSM vs CDMA war. At one corner, GSM operators say it is better "because it uses a SIM chip, it is the most used technology worldwide, it is more secure and it is more advanced". On the other corner, CDMA followers say it is better "because it is the 3G generation chosen technology and GSM will migrate to CDMA since CDMA is more advanced..."
But which one of these statements are correct? Acordingly to Nokia, "this discussion is not about technology anymore, but about market". We think this is the best way to describe the war between these two cell phone technologies.
In the beginning, GSM was in fact superior. It had more services and allowed more data transfer. But CDMA, facing the advantages of the competitor standard, soon delivered the same features found on GSM. Nowadays, it is not possible to say that GSM services are better than CDMA. Multimedia messages, video, high-speed Internet access, digital camera and even PDA function are some of the features we can found on both technologies. The new CDMA 1XRTT technology, which previews what G3 cell phones will bring, is more advanced than EDGE, technology from the beginning of 3G generation, allowing higher transfer rates.
Even the GSM SIM card advantage, that allows you to change your cell phone and keep your phone list, is being surplaced by some CDMA operators with a service that allows you to store your phone book on the operator's database, allowing you to recover your phone book even if your cell phone is stolen (which is not possible with GSM, since if your cell phone is stolen, your SIM card will be stolen together). Notice that recently a new accessory called SIM backup was released, which allows you to backup the data stored in your SIM card. Also some GSM operators are offering a similar backup service.
So, nowadays both technologies are equiparated in technology, but this picture won't be like that in the future. Afterall, CDMA evolution ground is wider and in a few years it will be superior than GSM. This means that GSM operators will disapear? Not at all. They will migrate over CDMA and the war will continue, because the existing CDMA operators chose to use 1xEV-DO and1XEV-DV technologies for their 3G network and the existing GSM operators have opted for a different technology, called WCDMA. Also, even though the current GSM operators will migrate to WCDMA, they still can use their existing GSM network. So users won't feel anything special when the operators shift to the new cell generation (3G), independently from the technology they choose.
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| 2/20/2010 12:52:34 AM |
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plunberbutt
Chicago, IL
97, joined Sep. 2009
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