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4G/LTE Data

Obice
Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle

Hi,

 

Is there any chance that Public Mobile will bring back 4G/LTE data for actual voice plans and not just a single data-only plan? It would be nice to have that extra speed and I'm sure the majority of us would not only be willing to pay a little extra for it but also very much appreciate having it.

 

I can certainly live without while on the other hand... Why live without if you can have it?

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popping
Retired Oracle / Oracle Retraité

@Obice wrote:

@popping wrote:

@Obice 

It will be a while before PM will offer VoLTE for calling.

We will have VoLTE when Telus shutdown 3G transmitters and use the 3G frequecies for 4G or 5G.  It will be a very long long time.  


I'm not looking for VoLTE just LTE data.


Even Telus shutdown 3G, we are still looking at LTE capped to 3Mbps speed.  BTW, voice calls will be switched from 3G to VoLTE when 3G is shutdown.  

 

For full LTE speed, it will depends which tier 3 provider offers full LTE speed first.

jor123
Town Hero / Héro de la Ville

@Obice wrote:

@geopublic wrote:

@Obice  Public competes with Lucky and Chatr. If you want true LTE speeds you will need to move to Koodo, Virgin or Fido. Maybe when 5G becomes the norm tier3 providers will offer LTE but I wouldn't bet on it.


I'm here because I won't pay for second or first tier carriers. Although given how all 3 tiers seem finicky I've actually been considering an archaic landline. Say what you will but wired is always better no matter what. You might suggest I go with an internet phone ("VoIP") but lets face it, if the internet goes down then no more phone and it's back to a cell phone or a landline that has battery back up and in theory a very reliable hardwired connection. As with second and third tier cellular carriers I dread even looking at the cost of them so it's more of a "I'll probably do without at this point" scenario.

 

They've got us in a vice, that's for sure.


It's harder and harder to find a traditional landline now anyway - cable companies have their own sort of private VoIP cable phone service and as areas with copper phone lines/DSL get moved over to fibre to the home Bell is routing their home phone through their modems as well. Sure you get the "up to" 4-6 hours battery backup but beyond that not much. At the same time the central office needs power itself regardless & making a call outside your local exchange or to any other carrier introduces a bunch of other points of failure as well. The days of a town having a CO serving everyone in it and maintaining local calling when wider service goes out for whatever reason is pretty much over. 

Obice
Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle

@popping wrote:

@Obice 

It will be a while before PM will offer VoLTE for calling.

We will have VoLTE when Telus shutdown 3G transmitters and use the 3G frequecies for 4G or 5G.  It will be a very long long time.  


I'm not looking for VoLTE just LTE data.

Obice
Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle

@geopublic wrote:

@Obice  Public competes with Lucky and Chatr. If you want true LTE speeds you will need to move to Koodo, Virgin or Fido. Maybe when 5G becomes the norm tier3 providers will offer LTE but I wouldn't bet on it.


I'm here because I won't pay for second or first tier carriers. Although given how all 3 tiers seem finicky I've actually been considering an archaic landline. Say what you will but wired is always better no matter what. You might suggest I go with an internet phone ("VoIP") but lets face it, if the internet goes down then no more phone and it's back to a cell phone or a landline that has battery back up and in theory a very reliable hardwired connection. As with second and third tier cellular carriers I dread even looking at the cost of them so it's more of a "I'll probably do without at this point" scenario.

 

They've got us in a vice, that's for sure.

popping
Retired Oracle / Oracle Retraité

@Obice 

It will be a while before PM will offer VoLTE for calling.

We will have VoLTE when Telus shutdown 3G transmitters and use the 3G frequecies for 4G or 5G.  It will be a very long long time.  

geopublic
Mayor / Maire

@Obice  Public competes with Lucky and Chatr. If you want true LTE speeds you will need to move to Koodo, Virgin or Fido. Maybe when 5G becomes the norm tier3 providers will offer LTE but I wouldn't bet on it.

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