Rogers begins activation of its first LTE smartphone - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

hugh · 2011-10-27, 02:30 PM

Three months after its launched its Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless network in Ottawa, Rogers has begun activating its first LTE smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S II LTE. The new devices were first delivered to customers on Tuesday

Let the upgrading begin!

PhotoJim · 2011-10-27, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by hugh

Let the upgrading begin!

Too bad 90% of the network here in Saskatchewan is 2G.

I guess they'll just skip the 3G upgrade and convert it to LTE in about ten years...

Still, it's nice to have options and in areas with LTE service, I can see these devices being pretty useful.

greenshadow · 2011-10-28, 12:28 PM

dont feel bad PhotoJim it's the same for the maritimes I just got a galaxy and it worth nothing to have a data package on as 2g if it works only runs at 120kbps and i live in a university town that service is non exsistant

Eluder · 2011-10-29, 12:28 AM

I got an HTC Raider today, but I need to go grab an LTE SIM to see how this bad boy will run...

jimy123 · 2011-11-07, 08:43 AM

Do LTE plans cost more than 4G/3G? it's a nightmare on the Rogers site trying to find out....

thanx...

TorontoColin · 2011-11-07, 11:43 AM

Yup, afraid so. Go to www.rogerslte.com/new-lte-devices and click on "see LTE plan details" below one of the devices.

They have a promotional offer right now of 10GB for $50. It's definitely pricey, but on a sliding scale it's not bad considering their old semi-regular promo was 6GB for $30.

Perhaps they will invest the money they make from these LTE plans into redesigning rogerslte.com so that doesn't look like it was made in 2002.

TVGuy68 · 2011-11-11, 01:59 PM

The Raider is huge, reminds me of the Nokia 2190 back in the day

I personally wouldn't bother getting a 1st gen LTE phone, LTE coverage is small & 2nd gen devices will be even faster. Without a reasonably large data bucket at an affordable price I don't see the advantage of the higher data speeds LTE gives you, which would be more useful when tethered to a computer then for on device browsing or streaming IMO.

Eluder · 2011-11-28, 11:16 PM

FYI, Rogers does have a promo where you can get LTE on existing plans.
I switched my $30/6GB over to the LTE variant and now using a Raider.
LTE sure can be quick on a phone, it's quite crazy how fast these things get.
Did a speed test at work today and got 33Mbps/15Mbps; very impressive for a phone.

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2011-10-28, 12:28 PM	#3
greenshadow Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sackville nb Posts: 160	dont feel bad PhotoJim it's the same for the maritimes I just got a galaxy and it worth nothing to have a data package on as 2g if it works only runs at 120kbps and i live in a university town that service is non exsistant

2011-10-29, 12:28 AM	#4
Eluder Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,446	I got an HTC Raider today, but I need to go grab an LTE SIM to see how this bad boy will run...

2011-11-07, 11:43 AM	#6
TorontoColin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Toronto, Wind Mobile, Rogers Cable, Teksavvy Extreme Cable Posts: 3,232	Yup, afraid so. Go to www.rogerslte.com/new-lte-devices and click on "see LTE plan details" below one of the devices. They have a promotional offer right now of 10GB for $50. It's definitely pricey, but on a sliding scale it's not bad considering their old semi-regular promo was 6GB for $30. Perhaps they will invest the money they make from these LTE plans into redesigning rogerslte.com so that doesn't look like it was made in 2002.

2011-11-11, 01:59 PM	#7
TVGuy68 Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 86	The Raider is huge, reminds me of the Nokia 2190 back in the day I personally wouldn't bother getting a 1st gen LTE phone, LTE coverage is small & 2nd gen devices will be even faster. Without a reasonably large data bucket at an affordable price I don't see the advantage of the higher data speeds LTE gives you, which would be more useful when tethered to a computer then for on device browsing or streaming IMO.

2011-11-28, 11:16 PM	#8
Eluder Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,446	FYI, Rogers does have a promo where you can get LTE on existing plans. I switched my $30/6GB over to the LTE variant and now using a Raider. LTE sure can be quick on a phone, it's quite crazy how fast these things get. Did a speed test at work today and got 33Mbps/15Mbps; very impressive for a phone.