Merger Mania Reaches Canada
Technologies and Roaming Agreements
Telus is a AMPS/CDMA provider.
Microcell is a GSM provider.
Last I checked Telus had roaming agreements with Verizon, and Fido had theirs with -Mobile.
How will this ever work? It's like Sprint trying to acquire T-Mobile.
-independent
Microcell is a GSM provider.
Last I checked Telus had roaming agreements with Verizon, and Fido had theirs with -Mobile.
How will this ever work? It's like Sprint trying to acquire T-Mobile.
-independent
...
As it said in the news brief: "If the deal is completed, Telus is expected to eventually shut down Fido's GSM network and migrate customers to its own CDMA network."
Basically, my view is that Fido has too few customers to sustain a GSM network with decent coverage in Canada. That's why they went bankrupt. Telus already has a well-established CDMA network with many more customers - migrating the Fido users over is their only option.
Bottom line is that Telus doesn't give a rat's a** about Fido's network - they just want the customers and the tax break. Therefore, the network "incompatibility" is a non-issue.
You raise a good point about T-Mobile, though - they would be kind of screwed on the roaming thing... ☹️
Basically, my view is that Fido has too few customers to sustain a GSM network with decent coverage in Canada. That's why they went bankrupt. Telus already has a well-established CDMA network with many more customers - migrating the Fido users over is their only option.
Bottom line is that Telus doesn't give a rat's a** about Fido's network - they just want the customers and the tax break. Therefore, the network "incompatibility" is a non-issue.
You raise a good point about T-Mobile, though - they would be kind of screwed on the roaming thing... ☹️
...
Beyond the obvious financial benefit's there remains the underlying fact that GSM is Inferior!!
Especially know that there is CDMA phones on the way with 'sim cards' the only benefit of GSM will be gone...
As for the incompatibility issue that too will be solved in the next few years as the two technologies are merged together.
Especially know that there is CDMA phones on the way with 'sim cards' the only benefit of GSM will be gone...
As for the incompatibility issue that too will be solved in the next few years as the two technologies are merged together.
...
eclipse1974 said:
Beyond the obvious financial benefit's there remains the underlying fact that GSM is Inferior!!
Watch it. No one likes flamebait. ☹️
Especially know that there is CDMA phones on the way with 'sim cards' the only benefit of GSM will be gone...
Only if the carriers adopt it. So far, that's only gaining traction in a few places in China and Latin America. Unless the carriers want it, you won't ever see phones with that technology here.
As for the incompatibility issue that too will be solved in the next few years as the two technologies are merged together.
Yes and no. There are some dual-technology phones coming out like the Mot...
(continues)
...
This forum is closed.
