Cell Phones

[oldschoola]

Will the Blackberry Tour 9630 unlocked GSM Smart phone that Fulture shop is selling work with Bell network?

Thanks.

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/blackberry-blackberry-tour-9630-unlocked-gsm-smartphone-black...

Supported 2G Modes/Bands

GSM 850/900/1800/1900

Supported 3G Modes/Bands

HSDPA 2100; CDMA/EVDO Rev A 800/1900

Other Supported Modes/Bands

GSM 850; 900; 1800; 1900

Phone Operating System

BlackBerry 5.0

Network

2G; 3G

Data Features

Data Speed

Single-Band- 2100 MHz UMTS/HSPA networks; Dual-Band- 800/1900 MHz CDMA/EVDO Rev A networks

Wi-Fi

802.11 b/g/n

[mtrump]

I do not believe this unit would work for Bell.

1) Bell has no GSM network.  They have CDMA and HSPA, but (unlike Rogers/Fido) there are no fallback to GSM.

2) The BB has 2100, but 2100 is used in Europe and Asia - not North America.

3) The CDMA circuit may work *from a technical perspective*.  However, in almost all cases CDMA providers will not activiate a CDMA device that is not offered by the company itself.  (You can't even bring Solo phones over to Bell.)