The main reason behind "no analog" anymore is because Telus and SaskTel reached a deal on a roaming agreement in Saskatchewan. Sasktel is where all that orange is. Before they were roaming on the analog coverage. However it doesn't look like they're roaming on EV-DO.
MTS in Manitoba on the other hand has its head up its derriere, they won't allow Telus do the same kind of roaming that SaskTel is now allowing, and on the flipside, MTS customers are sometimes out of luck when roaming on Telus in Alberta/BC (ie data).
SaskTel and MTS are the only options for the rural folk in Sask/Manitoba since Rogers doesn't have many towers, and Telus doesn't provide local numbers (or didn't before). When I visit my parents farm, I can see an MTS tower right out the window and I live in an area with only 50 or so people, and I can't get a signal on Rogers if my life depended on it.
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The main reason behind "no analog" anymore is because Telus and SaskTel reached a deal on a roaming agreement in Saskatchewan. Sasktel is where all that orange is. Before they were roaming on the analog coverage. However it doesn't look like they're roaming on EV-DO.
MTS in Manitoba on the other hand has its head up its derriere, they won't allow Telus do the same kind of roaming that SaskTel is now allowing, and on the flipside, MTS customers are sometimes out of luck when roaming on Telus in Alberta/BC (ie data).
SaskTel and MTS are the only options for the rural folk in Sask/Manitoba since Rogers doesn't have many towers, and Telus doesn't provide local numbers (or didn't before). When I visit my parents farm, I can see an MTS tower right out the window and I live in an area with only 50 or so people, and I can't get a signal on Rogers if my life depended on it.