GSM coverage/quality outside the GTA

**paulsey** · 03-31-2003, 10:20 PM

Hi:

I wondered about how GSM coverage was outside the GTA. I currently have a Roger's 'Pay-As-You-Go' phone (Erricson A1228d) and it works good in areas I've travelled around Ontario as it's a TDMA/analog type phone (I primarily drive to the Hamilton/Stoney Creek area and the Barrie/Orillia area). I was thinking of going to the 'Canadian One Rate' plan as I don't need a whole lot of minutes but I do make long distance calls and I have been going thru more pre-paid cards lately especially since Roger's increased their long-distance rates from 33 cents to 58 cents per minute (not to mention per minute charges as opposed to per second with a plan). The Motorola V60g seems to be a good phone as I have always wanted a more compact 'clam-shell' type in comparison to my Erricson but it's only available as a GSM model.
Any comments/opionions/help with regards to GSM would be greatly appreciated as I haven't signed up for anything yet and don't want to regret anything!

Thanx!

Paulsey

**lobodog3** · 03-31-2003, 10:56 PM

Rogers has the V60t. It's TDMA. It's not on there web site,but the stores got it. Lou i'v got one!

**ptsun** · 03-31-2003, 11:44 PM

...don't make me suggest what you should do.....

i don't.. wanna.. i might get flammed here

**rip** · 04-01-2003, 12:00 AM

Originally posted by ptsun
...don't make me suggest what you should do..... i don't.. wanna.. i might get flammed here

hahah...i got 2 suits hahahah

**Charliey** · 04-01-2003, 04:44 PM

Rogers is still billed per minute when you get a new plan.

**ptsun** · 04-01-2003, 09:06 PM

Originally posted by Charliey
Rogers is still billed per minute when you get a new plan.

*Achem* some other gsm company out there has 15 cents/min and only 10 cents North America long distance on prepaid (in fact only 5 cents/min at this point) :P

nooP!!! i didn't say it!! don't flame me!!!!

**pcmonkeyhead** · 04-01-2003, 09:30 PM

Fido prepaid. You may be able to pick up some prepaid sim and a cheap 5190 here and try it out.

**cellrunner** · 04-01-2003, 11:59 PM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by paulsey
[B]Hi:

I wondered about how GSM coverage was outside the GTA. I currently have a Roger's 'Pay-As-You-Go' phone (Erricson A1228d) and it works good in areas I've travelled around Ontario as it's a TDMA/analog type phone (I primarily drive to the Hamilton/Stoney Creek area and the Barrie/Orillia area). I was thinking of going to the 'Canadian One Rate' plan as I don't need a whole lot of minutes but I do make long distance calls and I have been going thru more pre-paid cards lately especially since Roger's increased their long-distance rates from 33 cents to 58 cents per minute (not to mention per minute charges as opposed to per second with a plan). The Motorola V60g seems to be a good phone as I have always wanted a more compact 'clam-shell' type in comparison to my Erricson but it's only available as a GSM model.
Any comments/opionions/help with regards to GSM would be greatly appreciated as I haven't signed up for anything yet and don't want to regret anything!

If you are thinking about switching to GSM... make sure it is a dual band phone (850/1900)... 850 is up and running east of Grimsby... Hamilton is not complete yet... but there are four sites planned to be built this year that will improve the current coverage. Parts of Barrie and Orillia also have 850. If you like the clam-shell type... then check out the Motorola T720.