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Originally Posted by karen
Telus and Bell have both been saying that they will have a GSM network in place prior to the 2012 Olympics, maybe even next year. I'm not sure I'm willing to wait for them.
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They've been saying this for at least the last 3 years. I've heard nothing, nor seen anything about them heavily investing in new infrastructure, so I wouldn't hold my breath. Unless they're planning to buy network time from Rogers
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But last night my experience at a Rogers store was less pleasing. It was hard to get any service. The sales guy we talked to was a real jerk. Said he couldn't answer any questions about data plans because they aren't trained in that stuff at the store. They can't really answer any questions.
He said that I could try to call Rogers corporate to get my questions answered, but that the couldn't sell me a phone. I wonder if he's actually heard of the web yet....
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Yes, as I mentioned, the level of experience at the stores tends to be somewhat 'diversified'. Unfortunately now, most are just franchises, rather than actual Rogers employees. I think your best bet is to call Rogers directly. That's where I've had my best successes and where I get the best service. (mind you, I've been with them for years, so I get 'special treatment').
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You can see why, even though my travel means that I could really benefit from having a GSM phone I've resisted that all these years. I've even contemplated getting a US phone and account and paying roaming for the tiny amount of use that I have here in Canada. Unfortunately, the US carriers don't seem to have any roaming packages to cut the cost of being a world-savvy chick.
But I can't keep using a pretend browser. So much of what I do has moved to the browser world. I've tried 3rd party browsers and they crawl compared to Safari on an iPhone/Touch.
I would be right back to a WM phone if a device were offered that had a high resolution screen with a real browser. If MS could make that happen, I think the ability to use a mem card and having a swappable battery would be a killer in the marketplace. Oh, and it needs to support Wifi, celluar, BT, and GPS. I know how carriers and HW vendors love to pick a couple and drop the rest, but I think the market had decided this one. Vendors who pretend it hasn't are getting less market share.
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Well, I'm currently running an HTC Touch Pro/Fuze from the US, with a custom built WM6.5 ROM. I'm not so hot on the new WM6.5 interface (I like HTC's TouchFlo better), but the IE provided in 6.5 is WAY better, faster, and more touch friendly than before, and I think it works better and is more stable than the current version of Opera.