Will new CDMA iPhone work w/Telus??
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In theory it will, but Telus is extremely unlikely to carry it and you cannot bring your own CDMA device to Bell or Telus.
I've done that before. I just went to the Telus website to "Add device" and keyed in the ESN.
Has something changed??
Has something changed??
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It has to be a Telus device. You cannot, for example, use a Bell CDMA device with Telus.
I took an "MTS" HTC 6700 and added it to my Telus account without a problem.
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The bigger question should be...why would you want to? Telus already carries the GSM version of the iPhone. Plus the Verizon iPhone, just like the AT&T version, is locked to the network so it's not exactly easy to get a hold of one just to be able to use it on dead-end technology in Canada.
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Their coverage map shows Winnipeg is covered but you're correct it doesn't exist anywhere else in Manitoba.
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If by 6700 you mean the Apache, that was a Telus device. You would never be able to use a Verizon device on Telus because Verizon would have to release a key to Telus and they don't do that.
Edit: There was at one time some CDMA phones that were sold "unlocked" and thus able to move from network to network, but those don't really exist anymore and North American CDMA carriers won't accept external devices.
Edit: There was at one time some CDMA phones that were sold "unlocked" and thus able to move from network to network, but those don't really exist anymore and North American CDMA carriers won't accept external devices.
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Hey cavu, according to this story, it looks like you finally get your wish for GSM coverage in Manitoba courtesy of MTS and their partnership with Rogers.
More info here. Arriving March 31st.
More info here. Arriving March 31st.
A recent teardown of the CDMA iPhone reveals the bom cost is $16 lower then the HSPA version...no doubt the result of Qualcomm's rumoured massive concessions to get a piece of the Apple pie.
If Apple is passing that on to the operators, than its conceivable that CDMA versions might appear on Bell/Telus' second-class network, maybe as a flanker label.
If Apple is passing that on to the operators, than its conceivable that CDMA versions might appear on Bell/Telus' second-class network, maybe as a flanker label.
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Unlikely. Virgin already has the iPhone 4 and I doubt Koodo or Solo would ever carry it. Given that a new iPhone is likely to be announced in June with CDMA and HSPA, why go through the effort and costs of adding a SKU now for 5 months? Especially given the consumer confusion it would cause.
I thought the CMDA version of the iPhone also allowed for it to work just like the GSM/HSPA version(?) ... IAW, to also accept a Belus SIM and work with their HSPA. Except for the argument that you could get it in white, it begs the question, and wonder, if Canadians will ever see it(?)
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The Verizon CDMA version has been shown to include a Qualcomm chip that can do both CDMA and GSM but it does not include a SIM slot which is required for a GSM phone.
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It also doesn't include the antennas required for GSM/HSPA.
I can almost guarantee you that this CDMA iPhone 4 will not ever appear on Bell or Telus. What is possible (though still unlikely) is that should the next iPhone be fully equipped to use both HSPA and CDMA in a single device, then the Bell and Telus variants might be enabled to work on the CDMA network as well as the HSPA network.
I can almost guarantee you that this CDMA iPhone 4 will not ever appear on Bell or Telus. What is possible (though still unlikely) is that should the next iPhone be fully equipped to use both HSPA and CDMA in a single device, then the Bell and Telus variants might be enabled to work on the CDMA network as well as the HSPA network.
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That is the HSPA iPhone 4, not the CDMA version. Telus just went live with HSPA in Manitoba.
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TorontoColin is right - BELUS will never carry the CDMA iPhone. They're trying to migrate customers over to their HSPA network, not encourage them to stay on CDMA. Plus two versions would be a marketing nightmare.
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Nope - TELUS (or any of the Cadadian carriers for that matter) will not allow foreign ESN's on their CDMA networks. You can use an HSPA iPhone on TELUS though.michelb said:
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