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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
What are the technical differences between CDMA and GSM?
Is one really "better" than the other, or do they both have different strengths?
Is it possible for a company like Telus(just to pick a name) to switch to GSM, or would that mean totally replacing their current tower system?
It just seems really annoying to require 2 different types of hardware that do essentially the same task.
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There's a lot of differences. I don't know that they'd have to replace their tower system but they'd have to change it completely... whether that's done by software upgrades or whatever, I don't know. However, I do know that they're trying to find a way to combine the two services. Issue is for Telus to switch to GSM, every Telus subscriber would have to change their phone. That would be a logistical nightmare, not to mention cost in the billions of dollars.