Where can I get a unlocked phone for telus?

[exit3out]

It is hard to understand all the phone connectivity thing (cdma, hspa gsm, and what not), so can someone just tell me a website where I could get a unlocked phone that is compatible with telus? Perferibly is locally in Canada. Thanks.

[Unregistered]

I will explain about GSM, CDMA and HSPA here :


GSM network operators: GSM ( Global system for mobile communications)
GSM uses TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) technique in mobile phones . The use of the SIM card allows GSM users to quickly move their phone number from one GSM phone to another by simply moving the SIM card. GSM users can also switch over from one network to another network by unlocking their mobile device.

CDMA operators : CDMA ( code division multiple access)
CDMA uses spread spectrum technique in mobile phones. consistently provides better capacity for voice and data communications than other commercial mobile technologies. It is quite complex to unlock it from the particular network .

HSPA operators : (High Speed Packet Access)

High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) is an amalgamation of two mobile telephony protocols, High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) and High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), that extends and improves the performance of existing 3^rd generation mobile telecommunication networks utilizing the WCDMA protocols.


You can buy unlocked phones from any of the local shops in Canada. Note : Unlocked phones are usually very expensive . why not you can buy a locked phone from shop and unlock it from your carrier or from any of the online vendors like SimpleUnlocking.com to unlock it. It saves your money .