No Mobilicity coverage on the Richmond/Vancouver Canada Line Skytrain tunnel.

**robsaw** · 04-15-2011, 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by cmstlist

If the big carriers had gone along with their obligations to share tower space, Wind and Mobilicity may well have had the opportunity to get signals in the tunnels. Otherwise the cost benefit equation of adding that infrastructure doesn't work out.

There are no "towers" inside a tunnel or underground, therefore nothing to share. Each carrier has to have their own antennas and mounting points, generally along the tunnel walls. Only difference would have been advance planning by the newcomers to get the required space, conduit and antenna mount points installed with the original construction.

Furthermore, the whole tower sharing "obligation" had a huge "technical feasibility" caveat that would effectively made the obligation unenforceable. Even if the incumbents did take unfair advantage of this "out", a look around will show that many towers weren't ever designed or built to take on another set of antennas and the incumbents had NO obligation to expend any $ to accomodate such a structural change to their existing towers.

**onewhofightsfoo** · 04-18-2011, 05:41 AM

Originally Posted by Quake

Mobilicity is a new company. Do you think Rogers, Telus and Bell had a good reception back in the early 90s?!?!

Fido as Microcell was worse than Mobi and Wind together today!

Mobilicity frees Canadians from cellular slavery (at least - until one of the big three gobbles them up)!

**LDN2012** · 08-07-2012, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by onewhofightsfoo

Mobilicity frees Canadians from cellular slavery (at least - until one of the big three gobbles them up)!

If you are going to use that line over and over, put it in your signature so it shows up ONCE in the thread. Then we don't have to read it over and over again.

so annoying.

**ECBomb** · 08-08-2012, 01:01 AM

Originally Posted by LDN2012

If you are going to use that line over and over, put it in your signature so it shows up ONCE in the thread. Then we don't have to read it over and over again.

so annoying.

Lol. You bumped up an ancient thread just to call him out? Nice. Glad I'm not the only one annoyed with him haha.

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**Volition** · 08-08-2012, 03:07 AM

Don't quote me on this, but apparently Telus has a monopoly on the entire Canada Line network, be it underground or not. I'm not sure as to why they have this monopoly -- if I remember correctly it was because they helped invest huge money in the Canada Line -- but, they allow the other big 2 in on this coverage for a price. Unfortunately, for the new entrants, that cost is just not feasible. I read this all somewhere, and it's bugging me to know where from I got this info -- it was an article, I think.

**endlessdayz** · 08-08-2012, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by Volition

Don't quote me on this, but apparently Telus has a monopoly on the entire Canada Line network, be it underground or not. I'm not sure as to why they have this monopoly -- if I remember correctly it was because they helped invest huge money in the Canada Line -- but, they allow the other big 2 in on this coverage for a price. Unfortunately, for the new entrants, that cost is just not feasible. I read this all somewhere, and it's bugging me to know where from I got this info -- it was an article, I think.

Telus manages the infrastructure if i remember correctly. They only rent out to rogers cause bell and telus use the exact same towers

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**cmstlist** · 08-08-2012, 02:51 PM

Originally Posted by endlessdayz

Telus manages the infrastructure if i remember correctly. They only rent out to rogers cause bell and telus use the exact same towers

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Well yes, for HSPA. Telus has separate LTE, so their agreement might cover separate transmitters for that too.

Heh, I remember they got the network up in time so that Bell could sponsor the Olympics with the official flagship Olympic phone... the Samsung Omnia II (ack!). Amazing how things change in 2.5 years isn't it?

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**onewhofightsfoo** · 08-10-2012, 02:26 AM

Man the haters...I posted this over a year ago....and it actually popped up again...now that's funny!

Mobilicity frees Canadian cellular smartphone users - or at least - till one of the big 3 gobbles them up!

**Volition** · 08-10-2012, 04:14 AM

Because it is still a problem...

**onewhofightsfoo** · 08-10-2012, 11:31 AM

Well you can force ur phone to WCDMA preferred and roam on the Rogers network if u need service..
My office is in Sinclair Centre, so every morning I just listen to my downloaded podcasts till I get to work.
Mobilicity will have to spend some very big bucks before we get any service on their network down under....
Simple as that for frequent Sky/Tunnel Reain travellers..

Mobilicity frees Canadian cellular smartphone users - or at least - till one of the big 3 gobbles them up!

**Volition** · 08-10-2012, 09:58 PM

Interesting. I work at Waterfront and I experience some dead spots, but the coverage is fair for the most part; however, I have been to Sinclair center center various times and the coverage in that building is HORRIBLE. How do you cope with that?