I want to use my phone in Canada, what do I do?

[frazell]

Look at the plans and compare as US carrier roaming is a better deal than a lot of Canadian wireless service :P

[fakeracer]

I have been in Montreal for a few months,..and I will be keeping my US phone.

I pay an additional $40 per month for unlimited data with Sprint and thats on top of the simply everything plan $99 I think.

There is also a Canada add-on for $4.00 per month that makes the cost per minute 20something cents instead of 50somethiing cents.

I stopped into Bell canada,..and they tell me that i can get a sim card from them,..drop it into the TP2 and I can get HSPA 3G speed and pay month to month.

still not sure what i am going to do about a Canadian phone,..almost bought an iphone from Bell the other day because I am so frustrated with HTC TP2,..but then I remembered that I am a MAN who likes the ladies,..and i wont be caught dead holding that fruity girl phone.

[briggs]

I don't think telus or bell sim cards can get HSPA 3G access as the atena in the cdma touch pro 2 phones can't decode the frequency.

[Paragon]

Originally Posted by briggs

I don't think telus or bell sim cards can get HSPA 3G access as the atena in the cdma touch pro 2 phones can't decode the frequency.

Absolutely correct. The TP2 does not have the hardware requirements to receive HSPA 3G

Dave

[amd4me]

Originally Posted by Paragon

Absolutely correct. The TP2 does not have the hardware requirements to receive HSPA 3G

Dave

Hey thanks dave. Some good info there.

[Paragon]

Originally Posted by amd4me

Hey thanks dave. Some good info there.

Yes. If anyone is wondering about the validity of this info, it came directly from the horse's mouth. I heard an interview with Olipro, the fella that developed the unlocker for the TP2 and many other devices. He is a very knowledgeable guy. In the interview he stated that he was able to actually locate and unlock the necessary North Americain bands but the antenna is not capable of receiving them.

Dave

[fakeracer]

Originally Posted by Paragon

Yes. If anyone is wondering about the validity of this info, it came directly from the horses mouth. I heard an interview with Olipro, the fella that developed the unlocker for the TP2 and many other devices. He is a very knowledgeable guy. In the interview he stated that he was able to actually locate and unlock the necessary North Americain bands buy the antenna is not capable of receiving them.

Dave

Thanks Dave

[fakeracer]

Originally Posted by briggs

I don't think telus or bell sim cards can get HSPA 3G access as the atena in the cdma touch pro 2 phones can't decode the frequency.

Yeah,.it was a really quick chat with the Bell Canada rep,..I knew there had to be a catch,..dont think she was really familiar with US phones.

[fakeracer]

What I would really like to know is this,..

Since I am on Sprint,..they are buying air from someone up here. I tried to ask but the rep said she couldn't say.

If it is Telus,..should I be setting my provisioning with mightyrom for Telus?

What about the telus radio I see in the upgrade forums?

What can have this Sprint TP2 get the most out of the network here in Montreal?

I went from Merden to Mighty,..and I noticed that the EV bars are less with Mighty. Cant do the *2 updates up here for sprint for PRL and stuff.

Anyone got any ideas,..help me trick this thing

[p-slim]

OP, your sprint tp2 will not work the way you want it to in canada. Your best bet is to sell it and buy a telus tp2.