[koolthang]

anyone have any experience using a cdma phone in Hawaii? Heading there next week. I'm using Telus btw

[msingewald]

This doesn't answer your question, but on a related note, Nextel coverage was fantastic on the three islands I was on (Kauai, Lanai and Maui). It seemed every hotel and bus company was using Nextel.

The other thing was that I saw maybe 4 cell towers the whole time. They have a knack for hiding them there.

[dcfroe]

I was in Hawaii last year for a business conference and we had many different phone services being used.... Verizon, Cingular, Nextel,Tmobile and others I'd almost bet you will be fine.

[finch]

Coverage and travelling page right off the Telus page: http://www.telusmobility.com/on/coverage/index.shtml

[JDWallace]

I had Nextel the whole five years I lived there and hand NO problems...no that they have merged with sprint...I would assume if there were any problems it would be better....

[WNO]

I'm in Honolulu, and am now with TMO, though I previously had Sprint and Nextel. Where I had coverage with Sprint and Nextel, the voice quality was much better than with TMO. But Sprint had a number of dead spots, including my downtown office -- just my particular office, not the overall suite. Nextel worked great in my office, but basically provided no coverage when I moved to a new home. TMO is sort of a compromise -- not stellar at either home or office, but at least available at both locations.

Overall, though, I think you'll be OK with CDMA coverage in Hawaii.

[koolthang]

Thanks everyone. That's good news. CDMA coverage is great here in Canada but I've had little experience travelling to tiny islands in the middle of the Pacific

[bclopez]

you will be fine.. it is out there

[Raven]

Verizon & Telus have a roaming deal...
And verizon works there..