Telus/Bell/Rogers/Fido dead zones???
 

I tried searching for this before, but kinda forgot. I was curious cause i'm with Rogers right now, and since number portability is coming on March 14th I might be switching providers.

I've noticed that I get like 3-5 dropped calls everyday now with my Blackberry when I never had that problem before. I called in about it and got it looked into. But it wasn't related to my phone, it was the network.

But I know that there are some dead zones with each of the providers.

Wanna share and list them?

Rogers
-41st ave & 49 ave areas around main or something

Telus
-Fleetwood area in Surrey (162nd Street - 176 Street area around Fraser Highway)

Bell
-Same as above

u left out fido :(

Telus - UBC and some N. Bby area

fido uses the same network as rogers

at my work place only rogers and fido gets network

rogers- i know near 41st 'ish and nanaimo is a dead zone, tough to get signal.

telus - UBC, dead for sure
telus - marine drive near knight street bridge
telus - 41st and margaret ave

that's when i switched to Fido...

not 100% true i always talk on the phone near there and its fine... for me anyways

How about Telus MIKE?

is it a diff network from telus?
no idea...
my post earlier was from few years ago tho.. not sure if they changed nething..

Re: Telus/Bell/Rogers/Fido dead zones???
 

Not possible. There are cell sites there at the intersections. Try using a different phone.

Yes.

TELUS Mobility - CDMA
Telus MiKE - iDen (TDMA with a spliced trunk for voice.)

Re: Telus/Bell/Rogers/Fido dead zones???
 

if you take the number to Telus, that means you have to get a different phone too. Blackberry for Rogers and Blackberry for Telus are different. ;)

the blackberrys have different system cdma and gsm

Telus sux in cloverdale at about 176 and 64 compared to rogers wich has a full signal in the same area.
P.S. if im on telus pay and talk is my number portable as well i can use it for a different providor

i live on 41st and i have perfect signal
hahaha i like thoz giant billboards "rogers, canada's most reliable network" :LOL

Re: Re: Telus/Bell/Rogers/Fido dead zones???
 

Sorry I didn't mean 41st or 49th and Main, I forgot which area it was exactly.

Maybe it was Victoria or something........
crap

Victoria drive closer to the Fraserview area has ALWAYS been a problem because it's on a hill. There are no cell sites that can provide the area with coverage and I think each and every provider's got a problem there. You can thank your friendly neighborhood protester.

^ lol he knows everything

fido - between 144th and 152nd on 72nd ave in surrey around the cemetery

Hey Mike, do you know if there're any problems with reception in the Capitol Hill area of North Burnaby (more specifically near the intersection of Dundas & Howard).


I live in the basement suite of a house near there (I know, I know, basement) and sometimes have connection problems even with my W810.

use a quad brand phone for better reception hehe

Fido dead zone: near Langara

Telus dead zone: Austin Ave/Hickey (Coquitlam)

My room from my desk to the end of my bed. No joke. True Story. drops my calls like fuckin' flies....wait that's not even a proper term...oh well! =D

by switching to a different carrier, all you'd keep is the number.