Canadian Chat → Re: Rogers Buying WIND Mobile?

The only place Rogers doesn't have a realistic HSPA network is Sask.

that is because Saskatchewan uses a Crown Corp for their services, so they simply roam on SaskTel mobility's network.

I'm pretty sure Sasktel is the same as Bell and Telus and runs an IS-96 network, not a GSM network. The GSM coverage in Sask is Rogers' alone. I suspect the lack of Rogers HSPA may be due to bandwidth availability and spectrum ownership within the province.

Whether or not Rogers roams on Sasktel's own HSPA network is something that I do not know. I suspect they don't considering the coverage in the province.

Sasktel has UMTS/HSDPA+ with 4G being deployed as we speak (official launch is coming soon).

Right. They don't run a GSM network, which is the only coverage that Rogers has in Sask outside of Saskatoon and Regina.