Telus To Launch “3G+” Network On November 5th Along With The iPhone…. Rogers Execs Crap Their Pants
The end of Rogers monopoly of the GSM standard and the iPhone in Canada has a date. It’s November 5th according to two press releases put out by Telus. First comes the one that talks about their “3G+” network:
The new next generation wireless network is the latest enhancement to TELUS’ multi-network mobile strategy, offering customers the technology for increased wireless data download speeds of up to 21 megabits per second, access to a world class selection of compelling mobile devices and international roaming service to more than 200 countries. This initiative also ensures a smoother transition to fourth generation (4G) wireless technology known as long term evolution (LTE).
For those of you wondering, 3G+ is HSPA/HSPA+. Now there’s that part about the iPhone. That was covered in a seperate press release. You already know what the iPhone does, the only thing that you likely care about is pricing:
| Apple iPhone | 3 year term | Regular price |
| 8GB 3G |
$99.99
|
$599.99
|
| 16GB 3GS Black or White |
$199.99
|
$699.99
|
| 32GB 3GS Black or White |
$299.99
|
$799.99
|
Okay. It’s the same as Rogers. No shock there. TELUS doesn’t seem to want to divulge specifics on its plan pricing, so Canadians who are fed up with Rogers can only hope that they don’t screw up a golden opportunity to steal market share by having plan prices that are at best in line with Rogers.
Still no word from Bell about their launch date, but I’m sure that’s coming shortly. That will give Rogers execs another reason to worry.
October 27, 2009 at 6:07 am
It is no good unless Telus undercuts Rogers on price. It is not competition if they have the same prices, that is collusion. Apple may restrict them on the hardware price, but they really, really need to go lower on the data plan to win this game.
November 9, 2009 at 5:52 pm
How can you say Telus is the same with Roger’s technology if a user with a Telus Iphone 3Gs (HSDPA+) cannot roam into another country that does not support (HSDPA+) but GSM/EDGE only.
Get your facts and knowledgestraight before posting such information!
November 9, 2009 at 9:00 pm
Actually, your facts are wrong.
HSPA+ is an international standard supported by a number of cell phone companies all over the world. A list of companies that support this standard is here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolved_HSPA
You’ll note that Rogers, Telus and Bell are on that list. Which means they’re using the same technology. After all that’s why it’s called a standard.
Also. You’ll note that the iPhone supports UMTS/HSDPA as well as GSM/EDGE according to Apple’s on specs.
http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html
By some strange coincidence, Telus lists EXACTLY THE SAME SPECS for the iPhone they sell:
http://www.telusmobility.com/en/ON/iphone3gs32gb/index.shtml
Wow. That’s means that the iPhone can work on any type of GSM network anywhere on earth. Imagine that. So the logical conclusion is that roaming is a non issue because Telus is using the same iPhone and the same technology as Rogers and the iPhone that they sell is designed to work anywhere.
Perhaps you should “Get your facts and knowledgestraight before posting such information!” Oh yeah, you should check your grammar too.
November 9, 2009 at 9:24 pm
To IT Nerd Smacker: You are very much wrong. Do some research before professing to know something about a topic. In this case it’s very clear that you didn’t do that and now you look like a fool.