Best Celluar phone provided in Canada?

[Noriaki]

Looking for a cell phone provider. Any opinions?

 

[eakers]

i'm with bell and i have never had a problem with static or not being able to recieve calls in ppls basements. its a bit more expensive i think, my mum pays for it, but i highly recommend.

*kat. <-- likes her fone.

 

[Bluga]

can you make calls in the subway (tunnel)?

 

[GL]

Bluga, nope I can't make cell phone calls in the subway. I'm with Bell. It seems to be the best route (from second-hand experience with Clearnet, and Rogers). But when I'm downtown, all the tall buildings can really wreak havoc on the service. I'll lose reception for a split second and then the call will be cut off.

-GL

 

[StageLeft]

I'm with Rogers. Been good so far and their help-staff are very nice. I have nothing to compare it to though.

 

[Bluga]

so why can i hear cell phone ringing in the subway?

 

[GL]

Bluga, some pagers work in the subway. So if the cell phone has a paging mode that will work. It depends how deep you are too. In the station you might get analog reception (not digital) but once inside the actual subway car I have yet to be able to get any reception whatsoever.

If you live in the suburbs pretty much everyone but Clearnet seemed to have good reception. Downtown, clearnet has OK reception, never seen Rogers, and Bell has OK reception. Tall buildings, streetcar overwires and the like wreak havoc on my reception downtown.

-GL

 

[yllus]

I'd recommend staying away from digital, or dual digital/analog for now. I tried two phones under a Clearnet plan and they were nothing but a hassle. Switched over to Bell and it's been clear sailing since.

Can't send or recieve calls in the subway, though - I get no signal. Guess that's good in the long run, I tend to doze off and don't want to be woken by someone's annoying custom ring.

 

[Eug]

<< I'd recommend staying away from digital, or dual digital/analog for now. I tried two phones under a Clearnet plan and they were nothing but a hassle. Switched over to Bell and it's been clear sailing since. >>

I'm on Fido. Digital works great in the city. Plus, Fido's GSM is the dominant type in certain parts of Europe and Asia - a bonus for travellers. I keep an analogue module for the highway hours away from where I live. I have found with my friends Clearnet problematic in certain parts of downtown Toronto and also in the suburbs. It seems that Clearnet's placement of the towers is a bit different. On the other hand, clearnet in Vancouver seemed good. I dunno if this is still true though, since this was more than a year ago. Bell has worked well, as has Rogers. I hate analogue by the way. Weak reception = static.



<< Can't send or recieve calls in the subway, though - I get no signal. Guess that's good in the long run, I tend to doze off and don't want to be woken by someone's annoying custom ring. >>

Actually, it's quite possible to have cell phone service in the subway, but the companies or the subway people have chosen not to implement it. (You need transmitters inside.) Subway reception is available in some countries. Mall basements are the same way, but most big malls have service now. I get great reception in nearly every mall I go to now, but when I first got my phone a few malls had essentially no reception in some areas.