OT: Telus "3G" network?

[Dave Cramer]

Now does anyone know a bell store where they have a clue. I have an
android g1 I'd like to get hooked up.

Dave

On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 5:05 PM, William Muriithi
<william.muriithi-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Sorensen,
>
>> of the world.  I believe all 3 intend to roll out LTE (or whatever 4G
>> is called).  Perhaps someone finally realizes that being tied to a
>> single supplier (Qualcomm) with a bad attitude isn't good for business
>> long term, and that being able to have your users roam anywhere in the
>> world is profitable.
>
> Well said. Basically, choosing CDMA was a very bonehead move on their
> side. It was doomed from the word go because of patent. Well, that
> would have been ok if there was no patent free alternative, but in
> this case, GSM did have that property. This meant everybody except
> North Americans went GSM and it took the lion share of the market.
> Handset manufactures therefore tended to release all the nice phones
> for GSM, and CDMA phones were mostly an after thought.  And as if
> market share disadvantage was not enough,  Qualcomm was not helping to
> say the least.
>
> They actually initially wanted to wait until LTE comes out around
> 2011. However, they realized waiting that long would have essentially
> sealed their fate, considering all the nice smart phones are GSM
> based. By 2011, majority of the people in developed country should be
> carrying around a smart phone.
>
> So, essentially, they have spent around half a billion on GSM, and in
> 2011 roll out again a LTE network. They might not break even on this
> investment, but at least, it kind of assist in retaining their current
> user base. Do not feel bad at the death of CDMA, and its kind a good
> lesson to the pro patent mindsets
>
> Regards,
>
>
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