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Originally Posted by STeeLy
Also, almost every carrier in other countries uses GSM except for a select few (I know there is still a CDMA company in Australia).
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You can get automatic roaming in 15 countries internationally with a CDMA phone, or the world phone will go anywhere.
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Its not about how phones look, its about being able to use it everywhere u go without a huge bill coming your way. I'm sure that if you use a Telus phone going on pay as you go, u would not be able to roam with it internationally (but please do correct me if I'm wrong).
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You're right. If you have a Pay and Talk phone with Telus you can't even use it in the US due to the cost of US roaming. Again though, a monthly billed account and we can just change your rate plan to cover you when you're down there. The question is: how much will you need your phone internationally? It's nice to plan ahead, but if you don't need your phone to work in Indonesia for another 15 years, wouldn't you rather have better coverage now, here, where you are every day?
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Where as if you get an unlocked (Which means, not Fido NOR Rogers... Unless you can unlock it) GSM phone, u can do a prepaid service with a local carrier, no contract no nothing, pay ahead of time, say a small amount and u don't have to worry about unused credit.
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Absolutely. You could also just get one incase of emergencies anyways.
Beside all that they're trying to combine the technology anyways so in 5 years or so (as the estimate) there will be no difference in any carrier worldwide. They will ALL be both.