Comments on: Alek places the first call on Canada’s new AWS spectrum http://wirelessnorth.ca/2009/02/05/alek-places-the-first-call-on-canadas-new-aws-spectrum/ Covering The Great Wireless North Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dan Matan http://wirelessnorth.ca/2009/02/05/alek-places-the-first-call-on-canadas-new-aws-spectrum/comment-page-1/#comment-1825 Dan Matan Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:08:06 +0000 http://wirelessnorth.ca/?p=535#comment-1825 "But the fact that they may well be quite successful with such a model, is much more a symptom of Canada’s failure in wireless leadership than any part of the solution."<br><br>A very good point. But there certainly is a large chunk of the population that would be fine with unlimited talk+text, so if they can execute things (and get out first), I think they'll be okay.<br><br>Though I've said it before, and I'll say it again, if they could just offer a tetherable data service, they could have a pretty wide range of clients. <br><br>The nice thing is that, as previously reported, even RIM was willing to make a phone for the iDEN, so maybe in due time, BMV's "orphan" spectrum may have some decent devices one day if everything takes off as planned. With the mobile makers hurting, they should be increasingly willing to build "small-market" versions of their mass-market phones. <br><br>Any idea what kind of phone they used? “But the fact that they may well be quite successful with such a model, is much more a symptom of Canada’s failure in wireless leadership than any part of the solution.”

A very good point. But there certainly is a large chunk of the population that would be fine with unlimited talk+text, so if they can execute things (and get out first), I think they'll be okay.

Though I've said it before, and I'll say it again, if they could just offer a tetherable data service, they could have a pretty wide range of clients.

The nice thing is that, as previously reported, even RIM was willing to make a phone for the iDEN, so maybe in due time, BMV's “orphan” spectrum may have some decent devices one day if everything takes off as planned. With the mobile makers hurting, they should be increasingly willing to build “small-market” versions of their mass-market phones.

Any idea what kind of phone they used?

]]> By: Dan Matan http://wirelessnorth.ca/2009/02/05/alek-places-the-first-call-on-canadas-new-aws-spectrum/comment-page-1/#comment-1323 Dan Matan Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:08:06 +0000 http://wirelessnorth.ca/?p=535#comment-1323 "But the fact that they may well be quite successful with such a model, is much more a symptom of Canada’s failure in wireless leadership than any part of the solution."<br><br>A very good point. But there certainly is a large chunk of the population that would be fine with unlimited talk+text, so if they can execute things (and get out first), I think they'll be okay.<br><br>Though I've said it before, and I'll say it again, if they could just offer a tetherable data service, they could have a pretty wide range of clients. <br><br>The nice thing is that, as previously reported, even RIM was willing to make a phone for the iDEN, so maybe in due time, BMV's "orphan" spectrum may have some decent devices one day if everything takes off as planned. With the mobile makers hurting, they should be increasingly willing to build "small-market" versions of their mass-market phones. <br><br>Any idea what kind of phone they used? “But the fact that they may well be quite successful with such a model, is much more a symptom of Canada’s failure in wireless leadership than any part of the solution.”

A very good point. But there certainly is a large chunk of the population that would be fine with unlimited talk+text, so if they can execute things (and get out first), I think they'll be okay.

Though I've said it before, and I'll say it again, if they could just offer a tetherable data service, they could have a pretty wide range of clients.

The nice thing is that, as previously reported, even RIM was willing to make a phone for the iDEN, so maybe in due time, BMV's “orphan” spectrum may have some decent devices one day if everything takes off as planned. With the mobile makers hurting, they should be increasingly willing to build “small-market” versions of their mass-market phones.

Any idea what kind of phone they used?

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