Actually, Telus (and Bell), will be doing a GSM switch over the next 3 years or so, probably using the licenses they won during the spectrum auction. Part of Telus' reasoning is the 2010 Olympics and the influx of GSM users.
They'll probably be dual networked for a couple of years after that. That's why I took the dive and went with the $7 Bell data plan with the HTC Touch, as my contract will be up by the time they get the ball rolling on GSM and they'll be more REAL competition in the wireless space (not to mention all the newcomers to the Canadian wireless space).
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Telus has been landing some pretty nice handsets lately. Maybe I'll have to check them out again, that is if they ever launch a GSM network.
Actually, Telus (and Bell), will be doing a GSM switch over the next 3 years or so, probably using the licenses they won during the spectrum auction. Part of Telus' reasoning is the 2010 Olympics and the influx of GSM users.
They'll probably be dual networked for a couple of years after that. That's why I took the dive and went with the $7 Bell data plan with the HTC Touch, as my contract will be up by the time they get the ball rolling on GSM and they'll be more REAL competition in the wireless space (not to mention all the newcomers to the Canadian wireless space).