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03-19-2014 12:29 AM
I have an older phone, a Sanyo SCP-400. How old do phones run on the Telus network?
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03-19-2014 12:46 AM - edited 03-19-2014 12:48 AM
If the phone can only run on the CDMA network(old style data network), Telus may not allow it to be activated.
The phone needs to be HSPA+ and LTE network compatible.
http://mobilesyrup.com/2013/10/17/telus-aims-to-shut-down-its-cdma-network-in-2015/
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Technology evolves and what was once advanced becomes obsolete. Such is the fate of CDMA.
Over the past several years, TELUS has invested millions, if not billions of dollars into enhancing their HSPA+ and LTE networks, and doesn’t even list the now-outdated CDMA network on its coverage map. And now they’re set to to begin shutting it down.
According to an internal doc we received, “CDMA technology is reaching the end of its service life,” and TELUS will start a “CDMA Migration Campaign” to transfer customers off this old technology. March 31, 2014 is when “TELUS will be discontinuing EVDO data service on the CDMA network in all of BC and AB (excluding Edmonton and Calgary).” There’s no indication of how many wireless customers are still using CDMA devices, but “to ensure their service is not disrupted,” TELUS will be sending a letter to them offering an upgrade to a 4G HSPA+ compatible device."
http://forum.telus.com/t5/Mobility-Services/EVDO-Shutting-down/td-p/29757
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03-19-2014 12:46 AM - edited 03-19-2014 12:48 AM
If the phone can only run on the CDMA network(old style data network), Telus may not allow it to be activated.
The phone needs to be HSPA+ and LTE network compatible.
http://mobilesyrup.com/2013/10/17/telus-aims-to-shut-down-its-cdma-network-in-2015/
"
Technology evolves and what was once advanced becomes obsolete. Such is the fate of CDMA.
Over the past several years, TELUS has invested millions, if not billions of dollars into enhancing their HSPA+ and LTE networks, and doesn’t even list the now-outdated CDMA network on its coverage map. And now they’re set to to begin shutting it down.
According to an internal doc we received, “CDMA technology is reaching the end of its service life,” and TELUS will start a “CDMA Migration Campaign” to transfer customers off this old technology. March 31, 2014 is when “TELUS will be discontinuing EVDO data service on the CDMA network in all of BC and AB (excluding Edmonton and Calgary).” There’s no indication of how many wireless customers are still using CDMA devices, but “to ensure their service is not disrupted,” TELUS will be sending a letter to them offering an upgrade to a 4G HSPA+ compatible device."
http://forum.telus.com/t5/Mobility-Services/EVDO-Shutting-down/td-p/29757
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