The big news in Canadian wireless service (besides the CRTC’s absolutely shameful decision to deny Globalive/WIND an operating license) is the launch of Bell and Telus’ joint HSPA+ network. The network uses the 850/1900 MHz bands and operates with MNC/MCC 302-880, so you can search for coverage with your existing “3G” device to see if [...]
Also tagged 3g, blackberry, gsm, hspa, hspda, telusFrom a HowardForums post, I’ve found out that the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic is seeking comments from people affected by Bell or Rogers’ throttling. This refers to Bell’s global limitation of about 30K/s for BitTorrent, and Rogers areas affected by Ellacoya/Sandvine boxes.
I’ve written Robert Hester an email about my own experiences on [...]
From HowardForums: Bell is launching two new personal data plans similar to Telus’ Email and Web 30.
Unlimited Personal Email & Internet BlackBerry 30
Unlimited Personal Email & Internet Windows Mobile 30
On the BlackBerry, this package offers unlimited data since all traffic flows through the BIS browsing transport – the only thing restricted is tethering the [...]
Also tagged bis, blackberry, cdma, rogers, telus, unlimited data, wirelessI was catching up on some of my feeds this afternoon and noted a comment I’d posted on Phil’s blog about what “unlocking” a cell phone really meant. Apart from my day job working for a wireless device manufacturer, where people swap SIM cards and batteries between devices in about 20 seconds, and talk about [...]
Also tagged cdma, fido, gsm, iden, rogers, telus, vmno, wireless