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On that note, why hasn't Sprint switched yet? They're currently trying to figure out what to do with their massive iDEN network, whose back-end is GSM with a few add-ons. Switching to the real thing should be child's play for them and should minimize their switching costs. A large number of their iDEN phones are dual-mode GSM anyway. But no, they're the only major operator considering switching their entire network to WiMAX. And they wonder why they're having problems?]]>Jul 23rd 2008 9:29AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/23/bell-telus-getting-ready-to-pull-gsm-trigger/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/23/bell-telus-getting-ready-to-pull-gsm-trigger/Jul 23rd 2008 10:37AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/23/bell-telus-getting-ready-to-pull-gsm-trigger/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/23/bell-telus-getting-ready-to-pull-gsm-trigger/
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The reason this will go through is roaming charges. Both Bell and Telus are losing out on all the travellers coming into Canada with a GSM phone.]]>Jul 24th 2008 7:04PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/23/bell-telus-getting-ready-to-pull-gsm-trigger/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/23/bell-telus-getting-ready-to-pull-gsm-trigger/
Although GSM is more widely used around the world, I actually prefer CDMA. I hate when people come up to me and say "OMG you're CDMA/Bell/Telus? That sucks!" Why is that? Because I can't use my phone when I leave the country? Majority of people who tell me that probably don't even leave the country anyway, so GSM doesn't really have an advantage over CDMA. ]]>Jul 24th 2008 9:27PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/23/bell-telus-getting-ready-to-pull-gsm-trigger/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/23/bell-telus-getting-ready-to-pull-gsm-trigger/Jul 25th 2008 4:51AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/23/bell-telus-getting-ready-to-pull-gsm-trigger/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/23/bell-telus-getting-ready-to-pull-gsm-trigger/Jul 27th 2008 9:21PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/23/bell-telus-getting-ready-to-pull-gsm-trigger/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/23/bell-telus-getting-ready-to-pull-gsm-trigger/
"Robert McFarlane, executive vice-president and chief financial officer, said Telus will use the additional capacity [from the Spectrum Auction] to eventually deliver fourth-generation (4G) services. They will be built using the industry's LTE standard, he said."

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