Enjoy Great Coverage And Roaming With Fido Phones

With GSM phones offered by Fido you can travel throughout Canada, the U.S. and the world and you can enjoy some of the lowest rates around.

GSM means Global System for Mobile communications. It is the most popular standard for mobile phones. The ubiquitous quality of GSM makes international roaming easy between mobile phone operators in many parts of the world. GSM applies both signaling and speech channels that have digital call quality.

Fido runs on the world's most widely used and accepted wireless platform i.e. Personal Communications Services (PCS) on the Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) network. GSM operators provide digital wireless services to over one billion customers all over the world. Fido's digital GSM phone network covers major urban areas and some frequently- travelled highway corridors.

GSM phones provide higher digital voice quality and low cost alternatives to making calls. This system allows network operators to offer roaming services in order to use their phones on GSM networks worldwide. With these high quality and ease in services, GSM has become one of the most demanding services when it comes to using mobile phones. GSM gives quality-life to mobile phones, making them work all over the world and helping the subscribers to stay connected.

With GSM phones there are no roaming charges for using the Fido network anywhere in Canada. When you roam outside your home area in Canada, your usage will be billed according to the calls made by you. If you make a local call, you will be billed on airtime only. If you make a long distance call, you will be billed on airtime as well as on long distance charges. If you receive a local or long distance call, you will be billed on both airtime and long distance charges.

GSM wireless networks around the world operate on different frequencies or "bands". All calls will be automatically transferred to you while you will be abroad. As the callers will dial your Fido number, they will reach you, wherever you are, within GSM coverage.

If you are already on call, the call will be transferred seamlessly if you leave the Fido coverage area and enter the expanded network area. Your handset will automatically switch to the expanded network without any interruptions.