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Originally Posted by endsormeans View Post
CANADA

A simple breakdown of all carriers by generations... would be....

2G(CDMA/EVDO) GSM: 850/1900 (Rogers, Fido, and MVNOs operating on the Rogers network such as 7-11 and Petro Canada)

3G(GSM/GPRS/EDGE) GSM: 850/1900 (All major networks EXCEPT WIND Mobile and Mobilicity)

(UMTS) AWS 1700/2100 (WIND Mobile and Mobilicity...these companies (are very localized to major urban centres...hence... limited cross-country availability and) are in a current state of flux due to possible buy out by other corps...and limiting restrictions into the canadian market....avoidance is suggested. )

4G LTE: AWS 1700 (Rogers, Bell, Telus and their subsids. - Fido, Virgin, and Koodo...) . Regional carriers may offer LTE coverage
I'll clear this up a bit. 2G CDMA is of no consequence in Canada. The networks were used for Bell/Telus but from what I gather are now only sold by discount MVNO's. Bell/Telus share a 3G HSPA network nationwide, coverage is not an issue. MTS and Sasktel also adopted HSPA.

Big 3 Breakdown

Rogers 2G is GSM, 850/1900 (not cdma/evdo)
Rogers/Bell/Telus 3G (HSPA) 850/1900
Rogers/Bell/Telus LTE AWS (band 4)
Rogers/Bell LTE 2600 (band 7 - additional deployment in cities)
Rogers/Bell LTE 700 *NEW* (looks like probably band 17)

WIND 3G HSPA AWS (regional carrier in ontario).
Mobilicity ^^ (pending acquisition by Telus)

Last edited by joecool; 2014-05-02 at 06:05.
 

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