Rogers Talkspot in the US?

[awktane]

I've got Rogers Talkspot and am taking a trip down to the states fairly soon. I can't see why it wouldn't work but the FAQ on Talkspot says that it only works in Canada. I was pretty sure it was more or less VOIP so it should work. Anybdoy triedusing it outside of Canada?

[321789]

I tried it with the fido uno service, which is the same as the rogers talkspot. It won't work outside of canada, period.

[BaRTiMuS]

This talkspot/uno crap is absolute BS cashgrab. I wish the blackberry platform was more open. On my Nokia E61i I used Truphone, it was free and worked anywhere, non of this BS paying rogers more money to use the internet you ALREADY pay for to make a call.

[awktane]

I won't argue that its just Rogers trying to make more money... but it's still a very neat idea. I like the sound of the phone automatically transitioning to talkspot mode too. From the sounds of it if I have the wifi network setup in my phone then it works automagically. My only concern is quality. I used to use voip on an old windows mobile phone and the quality was crap.

[RamBoaz]

Has anyone else tried TalkSpot? I've been waiting for the BlackBerry Curve 8320, which is wifi-capable (no GPS), and TalkSpot-enabled. I'm wondering if I'd be better off with the Bold if I can cut a deal with Rogers.

[jase88]

Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry8830/4.2.2 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/109)

UMA service (which is the technology basis for "Talkspot") should be cheaper or free. The service benefits the carrier more than the consumer:

• Expands the carrier's coverage footprint, especially indoors and/or basements

• Diverts traffic away from the wireless network, thus improving capacity and network performance

[grinning_ghost]

Has anyone else tried TalkSpot? I've been waiting for the BlackBerry Curve 8320, which is wifi-capable (no GPS), and TalkSpot-enabled. I'm wondering if I'd be better off with the Bold if I can cut a deal with Rogers.

I'm using it on my 8120 - call quality is excellent (though I did take the rogers router which is supposed to be "voice optimized" - can't tell you what its like on other routers). As for "seamless" transition - overall, its not bad, but I would say about 25% of the time if I'm on a call and leave my house, the call drops when switching from UMA to GSM. As far as i can tell, its never happened the other way around.

Overall, very happy with it - I was able to drop my LD plan with Rogers Home Phone so overall, I'm still paying the same thing as i was before.

[DaBones]

Wait... Are you guys saying that a Rogers UMA phone will not let you use a UMA wifi conection outside of Canada?? Why would that be??

With T-Mobile USA, you can use a UMA phone anywhere in the world and when connected via UMA it acts like a regular domestic call.. So you could go to China, and make a call to your home back in New York, connected UMA and it would only bill you with your normal mins.. Some ppl have even used a T-Mo prepaid SIM and tried it and it worked.. hahaha.

I cna't believe that Rogers would not let you do that as well.. holy cow, I hope they send you coupons for Vaseline with your monthly statements... cuz man, you'd sure need it.. lol.

[jase88]

Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry8830/4.2.2 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/109)

Canadian carriers earn huge amounts of money when their customers use their devices outside of Canada. What motivation would they have to cannibalize from that revenue stream?

[mobile_pheen]

Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry8830/4.2.2 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/109)

UMA service (which is the technology basis for "Talkspot") should be cheaper or free. The service benefits the carrier more than the consumer:

• Expands the carrier's coverage footprint, especially indoors and/or basements

• Diverts traffic away from the wireless network, thus improving capacity and network performance

and as a result reduces operational costs as well...

another advantage!