Comments on: Network Coverage Maps; Bell vs Telus vs Fido vs Rogers

By: No name

No name — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:11:25 +0000

It is interesting to note that the 3GS iphone is not compatible with CDMA / EVDO etc. May cellular repeaters within the Bell and Telus network will have to be replaced overtime. However Roger's network is EDGE compatible – the 3GS cell phone can implicitly fall back to EDGE and GSM coverage.

By: The Ghost of Ted Rogers

The Ghost of Ted Rogers — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:14:25 +0000

you just compared bell and telus, i stopped reading to call you a retard, or a troll, now i am leaving, your point is invalid.

By: Jezebel

Jezebel — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:01:51 +0000

I ended up going with Rogers and so far I have no complaints with the service. The no service zone I used to get between Guelph and Burlington on my old Telus phone has not been an issue. I even get service in stores when I used to get none!

By: X1Zero

X1Zero — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:41:12 +0000

One of the “reliable” features of Telus/Bell

By: iphoneuser

iphoneuser — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:36:35 +0000

Although service may be good with rogers/fido and telus/bell, he difference i noticed as my iphoneplan is with fido and my husbands iphone plan is with bell. When the 3g is turned off with bell the phone doesn't allow to make calls where as fido if the 3g is turned off the phones works on edge and allows you to make calls

By: Jezebel

Jezebel — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:27:57 +0000

This no backup network issue may be a big problem… particularly if the new network coverage (areas covered by each tower) is not very good… it would be a drag to move outside of a tower's coverage and have NO backup coverage at all. I'm assuming Rogers/Fido does not have this issue? Has anyone with Telus or Bell experienced a problem with service in Southern Ontario due to this problem? I currently have an old LG phone on Telus pay and talk and cannot get service in a pretty big area between Guelph and Burlington. I am in the market for an iphone, and not only do I want to get the best plan for my needs but I want to make sure I get good coverage in this area because this is my commuting zone. I've asked Telus if their new network will have better coverage but of course they have no idea. I'd like to hear others' experiences with this. I can't borrow iphones from the major carriers to check out coverage so I have to make the best educated guess I can and hope it is the right one. Expensive mistake if it isn't!

By: Tino

Tino — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:59:53 +0000

Telus & bell Do Not have GSM/GPRS/EDGE so theres no backup network. Goodl Luck when theres congestion in the network.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:00:30 +0000

I live in St.John's NL…have iPhone with Rogers but the coverage is terrible. Rogers has nothing to say about their plans or lack of plans to upgrade their network here…so do I go with Bell and pay the contract cancel fees or wait with misplaced hope for Rogers to smarten up.

By: Robb

Robb — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:27:36 +0000

I've also got Rogers and 302880. Maybe 302880 is the new Telus/Bell network. You'd definitely have to jailbreak and unlock to use it though, and Telus would charge you an arm and a leg anyway.

I was looking at jailbreak apps the other day. There are plenty of must-have lists but the only two that really tempt me are the app that allows other apps to use 3G when they normally require wifi (Skype out over 3G, download things > 10 MB, etc.) and the one that lets you change bluetooth, wifi and 3G settings from the home screen with a swipe. Other than that I don't see anything really compelling.

By: Chris Magnusson

Chris Magnusson — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:12:16 +0000

I still only have Rogers and 302880 listed on my network selection screen. Is this because Telus hasn't actually implemented their 3G here yet (I wouldn't be surprised) or because I need to unlock to access their network? fwiw, everything I want to do with my iPhone and then some can be achieved without jailbreaking/unlocking it.