In a mirror image of what is happening in the US, Rogers has been told to stop making claims of being the “most reliable’ network in Canada. Rogers has been making this claim for a long time now but Telus has finally taken them to task on these claims.
What I’m really surprised at is Telus’ slightly between-the-lines assertion that this has actually been true until November 6th when they rolled out their HSPA network. If you think about that, this claim isn’t actually saying that Rogers’ network is inferior now but that there is simply no basis, or no third-party data to assert this claim. In other words, it’s actually possible that Rogers’ network is the more reliable but they need the backing of a third party in making this claim.
The flip side of this could very well be that Telus and Bell may actually have the more reliable network but they too would have to have confirmation to make that claim. At this point they don’t seem to be making trying to lay claim to these bragging rights, they simply want Rogers to stop their advertising campaign.
I’m personally a Bell user and find their network to be as close to rock solid as wireless can be. Their HSPA network actually gave me better signal strength than their own CDMA network.
BTW, when I say “mirror image” I mean it as it’s meant to be…meaned. That’s clear, right?
Rogers Gets its Hand Slapped – http://tinyurl.com/yb66env
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I noticed that as well. Telus seems to be saying that Rogers can no longer prove that statement because of their new network. And NOT that they have actually become more reliable.
In the end I think “most reliable” is always hard to prove. There are so many factors in what makes a cellular connection reliable that it’s hard to say.