SaskTel has expanded its 3G+ wireless network to 17 more locations across the province of Saskatchewan.
The 17 tower locations, along with 3G+ coverage details, are:
- Alameda Rural: provides coverage to the oil and gas area north of Alameda including highway 9 between Oxbow and Carlyle.
- Big Beaver: provides coverage to the Big Beaver area east of Coronach including highways 18 and 34.
- Biggar North: provides coverage to the area north of Biggar including highway 4.
- Carnduff: provides coverage to the town of Carnduff and the surrounding area including highway 18 west of Gainsborough.
- Divide: provides coverage to the area southeast of Consul and north of the U.S. border.
- Ituna: provides coverage to the town of Ituna and the surrounding area including highway 15.
- Kerrobert: provides coverage to the town of Kerrobert and the surrounding area including highways 21, 31 and 51.
- Lafleche: provides coverage to the town of Lafleche and the surrounding area including highways 13 and 58.
- Manor: provides coverage to the oil field region east of Carlyle including highway 13 between Carlyle and Redvers.
- Mistatim: provides coverage to the Mistatim area between Tisdale and Humboldt including highway 3.
- Oxbow: provides coverage to the town of Oxbow and along highways 9 and 18.
- Porcupine Plain: provides coverage to the town of Porcupine Plain and the surrounding area including highways 23 and 38.
- Star City: provides coverage to the area between Tisdale and Melfort including the town of Star City and highway 3.
- Sturgis: provides coverage to the town and the area immediately surrounding Sturgis.
- Tisdale: provides coverage to the town of Tisdale and the surrounding area including highways 3 and 35.
- Wadena: provides coverage to the town of Wadena and the surrounding area including highways 5 and 35.
- Wood Mountain: provides coverage to the area south of Wood Mountain including highway 18.
The 3G+ network provides increased bandwidth with download speeds approximately 4 times faster than existing speeds (up to 21 megabits per second). It is also compatible with approximately 80% of all networks across the world and international roaming customers will be able to use their SaskTel 3G+ device on 3G+ networks anywhere.
The current SaskTel 3G+ device line-up includes:
- BlackBerry® Torch™ 9800
- BlackBerry® Bold™ 9780
- BlackBerry® Bold™ 9700
- BlackBerry® Curve™ 9300
- BlackBerry® Pearl™ 9100
- LG Optimus Quantum™ (coming soon)
- LG Rumour Plus™ (coming soon)
- LG Flick™ (coming soon)
- Nokia C6
- Nokia 7230
- Nokia 6350
- Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant™
- Samsung Gravity Touch
- Samsung Gravity® 3
- Samsung Rugby™ II
- Novatel MC998D Mobile Internet Stick
- Novatel Mi-Fi 2372 Mobile Hotspot