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Anyone here from South Langley, BC?

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Posted by: kaisercarl

Just wondering how those who live in South Langley, BC have found the reception quality with Bell. My parents live near the 0 Ave Border and I get absolutely NO reception what so ever, no roaming, no Analog, nothin! Only time I do get reception is when it's windy... weird eh? Anyways just thought I'd see if maybe it's my phone that's the problem considering it's fairly old.

Also, has anyone heard whether Bell listens to people with regards to reception issues and acted on those complaints?


Posted by: huck-guai

you should get your e815 back and try it over there. It might be the phone. what phone you using there anyways the 400 or the 680?


Posted by: ejohan

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I dont live in Langley but from my expirences Rogers seems to be better there. may want to try that.


Posted by: huck-guai

^ or you can just stop visiting your parents


Posted by: kaisercarl

LOL yah I don't think I can stop seeing them, they're a major source of free meals :P

Come to think of it, I probably should have given the E815 more of a chance. But you probably know how it is when you're used to a phone style... I guess that's why i'm holding out on the Samsung. But to answer your question, I did have a problem with the N400. Not too sure though about the 680.

In any case, it's not too big of a deal. All I want is my A920 and I'll be happy.

Regarding Rogers, reception with them is just fine but Im happier with my SMS service with Bell. For some reason, Rogers feeds their international text messages thru some kind of filter, or cheaper relay where the receiver of the email can often times get a text message from a confusing number. Not to mention all the lost text messages. Bells SMS is almost flawless.


Posted by: QPhone

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Originally Posted by kaisercarl
Just wondering how those who live in South Langley, BC have found the reception quality with Bell. My parents live near the 0 Ave Border and I get absolutely NO reception what so ever, no roaming, no Analog, nothin! Only time I do get reception is when it's windy... weird eh? Anyways just thought I'd see if maybe it's my phone that's the problem considering it's fairly old.

Also, has anyone heard whether Bell listens to people with regards to reception issues and acted on those complaints?


I'm with Telus (Bell uses the same towers anyways so basically we're all in the same family) and 0 ave. on the border has never been a problem. Roaming onto Verizon Wireless used to be a problem but after a PRL update it pretty much sticks to Telus even after about 15 minutes into the U.S. down I5. Everywhere in Langley back to the clubbing days at China Beach... never had a problem. I think it's your phone. Better have it checked out. One of my best friends who lives in Langley has a bell phone and I don't hear complaints from him.


Posted by: ejohan

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Originally Posted by QPhone
I'm with Telus (Bell uses the same towers anyways so basically we're all in the same family) and 0 ave. on the border has never been a problem.


If you've ever looked at a field test in langley, you'd see that Bell uses SID 16420 aka. BELL (not TELUS).

One of the PRL's IIRC was set not to roam on TELUS 800mhz which is what you're probably getting signal on with your Telus phone.


Posted by: QPhone

Quote:
Originally Posted by ejohan
If you've ever looked at a field test in langley, you'd see that Bell uses SID 16420 aka. BELL (not TELUS).

One of the PRL's IIRC was set not to roam on TELUS 800mhz which is what you're probably getting signal on with your Telus phone.


I thought that if a phone can not find it's "home" it will roam onto another carrier's signal (telus) and vice versa. Like when i go to the states, verizon first... no verizon then sprint or alltel or u.s. cellular who ever has a signal?

Wouldn't it be the same here to for bell or telus? no signal then it should look for another CDMA signature.


Posted by: ejohan

Quote:
Originally Posted by QPhone
I thought that if a phone can not find it's "home" it will roam onto another carrier's signal (telus) and vice versa. Like when i go to the states, verizon first... no verizon then sprint or alltel or u.s. cellular who ever has a signal?


That's true until the PRL prevents it.

You cannot roam on to Bell with a Telus phone in the west.

And a few of the Bell PRL's disallow you from accessing some of the Telus sites in the GVRD/FVRD and Capital Regional District, IIRC.


Posted by: kaisercarl

Is it possible to request that something like this be looked at so that someone from Bell is able to roam on a Telus site?

I know it's not something they would probably do for one person but if enough people were to bring this up, then maybe it would be looked into?


Posted by: QPhone

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Originally Posted by ejohan
That's true until the PRL prevents it.

You cannot roam on to Bell with a Telus phone in the west.

And a few of the Bell PRL's disallow you from accessing some of the Telus sites in the GVRD/FVRD and Capital Regional District, IIRC.


Does Bell allow OTA PRL updates? maybe that can help him unless of course the newest western canadian PRL still doesn't allow roaming onto Telus towers




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