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ken0042 · 05-30-2010, 10:05 AM

(Great, another apple thread in Tech Talk.....)

I'm seriously looking at an iPhone this week, but I was hoping to hear from people who can answer this specific question for me. I was under the impression that Telus and Bell are sharing the same infrastructure with respect to towers, so their coverage should be the same. However looking at the coverage maps I see that Bell seems to be offerring coverage through Saskatchewan and Manitoba; whereas Telus just has Winnipeg covered:

Bell:

http://www.bell.ca/shopping/PrsShpWls_Coverage.page

Telus:

http://www.telusmobility.com/en/AB/network/about.shtml

So, here are my questions:

- Is it possible Telus has the same coverage, but just hasn't updated their maps yet?
- Has anybody confirmed that there is coverage in Saskatchewan or rural Manitoba?
- What kind of coverage would this be? Voice only, or similar to 1X voice, text, and really slow Internet?

I really appreciate any help!

05-30-2010, 10:05 AM	#1
ken0042 Playboy Mansion Poolboy Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout Exp:	Bell / Telus iPhone Network coverage question (Great, another apple thread in Tech Talk.....) I'm seriously looking at an iPhone this week, but I was hoping to hear from people who can answer this specific question for me. I was under the impression that Telus and Bell are sharing the same infrastructure with respect to towers, so their coverage should be the same. However looking at the coverage maps I see that Bell seems to be offerring coverage through Saskatchewan and Manitoba; whereas Telus just has Winnipeg covered: Bell: http://www.bell.ca/shopping/PrsShpWls_Coverage.page Telus: http://www.telusmobility.com/en/AB/network/about.shtml So, here are my questions: - Is it possible Telus has the same coverage, but just hasn't updated their maps yet? - Has anybody confirmed that there is coverage in Saskatchewan or rural Manitoba? - What kind of coverage would this be? Voice only, or similar to 1X voice, text, and really slow Internet? I really appreciate any help!