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Telus To Shutter CDMA Service On January 31, 2017 (mobilesyrup.com)

Posted by msmash on from the good-riddance dept.

An anonymous reader writes: With most Canadian mobile devices on some form of HSPA+ or LTE network, you don't hear mention of CDMA that often anymore. And for good reason; carriers like Telus, which still maintain their CDMA network for legacy customers, plan to mothball the tech over the next few years. We now have a definitive date when Telus customers will no longer be able to use their old CDMA device. Over the weekend, the company sent text messages stating, "CDMA service ends January 31, 2017. Move to our 4G network with great offers."

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  1. When can we disable 2G everywhere? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    Seriously, get rid of 2G and improve privacy. Without 2G, privacy-invading devices like stingrays won't work any longer. Plus it will free up the bandwidth for more efficient uses.

    1. Re:When can we disable 2G everywhere? by RubberDogBone · · Score: 3, Informative

      Most everyone is moving to LTE, not GSM. In any case, you don't hear much about GSM Stingrays because the entire GSM security model was holed YEARS ago so there was far less need to go to extremes to do GSM intercepts. They cheesey GSM encryption method has a variety of weaknesses and anyone inclined to do GSM intercepts can do so quite easily. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... The gear needed is basically a laptop and some innocent-looking antennas. It fits in a briefcase.

      Since the iPhone was GSM-only for a long time, I would be shocked if Apple's competitors had not setup GSM intercept stations around the Apple campus and done wholesale capture for perhaps years at a time. Hell it can be done from three blocks away and nobody would even suspect a thing.

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  2. Re:Die Qualcomm, die! by RubberDogBone · · Score: 3, Informative

    Awful technology, CDMA.

    CDMA technology is a fundamental method of communication used in a huge range of different platforms, from GPS, HDTV to broadband internet to various wireless formats. A lot of the gadgets and things we use every day rely upon CDMA to work.

    You can bash the cellular product marketed as CDMA all you want. It's a big fat target. Go for it.

    But the technology that name is more than just a cellular platform. CDMA is more useful than you imagine.

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