Lumia 650 cheapest in Canada! Mine comes today :)

[XToro]

I ordered my 650 a couple weeks ago and it's arriving today. After looking at the MS site from other regions, it seems buying from the Canadian site is cheapest (which is where I bought it from). Canada and US are both $199 in their own currencies. So buying from the Canadian site at $199CAD makes it $152 USD. UK and Europe are even more expensive coming out at $300 or more in Canadian Dollars!

Just thought anyone who was thinking of buying might like to know this. Also take into account any customs/brokerage fees you'll have to pay when it arrives to see if it's worth it.

I'm super stoked to get my 650. This is my 3rd Lumia to replace my ageing 920, and my first was the 800. I know some say it's more of a sidegrade than an upgrade, but I disagree. I watched many videos of people playing with the 650, and I would open the same apps at the same time as the video I was watching, and the 650 beat my 920 every time, by quite a bit. I'm also running W10M on my 920 BTW.

 

[RumoredNow]

Yay!!! I'm excited for you.

 

[js-playround]

Enjoy your new phone!! As someone who replaced their 920 (with w10 on it too) with the 650 it's more than adequate IMO.

 

[RumoredNow]

it's arriving today

Is there a label on the box that shows what frequencies the phone has?

Can you list them?

If not, can you get into Field Test and look?

 

[justinnowak]

Enjoy, just picked mine up Friday to try out when I was getting my Surface Book. I am pleasantly surprised by the build, and how smooth it operates!

 

[XToro]

Yes I am MORE than happy with my 650! It's so much better than my 920 was and surprisingly fast.

I actually wrote my experience in comparison to my 920 in another thread here (it's quite long so I won't repost it) : http://forums.windowscentral.com/microsoft-lumia-650/418861-opinions-does-anyone-feel-good-phone-replace-my-very-old-920-a.html#post3457211

Is there a label on the box that shows what frequencies the phone has?

Can you list them?

If not, can you get into Field Test and look?

Yes there are lots of bands and frequencies listed in the booklet, I took a pic because there's lots on there. The LTE is great and very fast.

 

[BenLumia]

I'm jealous.......I'm thinking to get 650 aswell but not yet in my Country...

 

[RumoredNow]

I took a pic because there's lots on there.

Awesome Sauce. Thanks very much.

 

[Sergiusz Jasper]

Mine is to show up tomorrow by FedEx and definitely Canadian price is best.

 

[ma678]

Interesting it even supports TD LTE 38, 39, and 40 that are deployed by China Mobile; however, it does not support FD LTE 700mHz (17) that is coming from Big 3 soon.

Does anyone know if LTE 700mHz (28) is compatible with 700mHz (17) in Canada?

 

[RumoredNow]

Interesting it even supports TD LTE 38, 39, and 40 that are deployed by China Mobile; however, it does not support FD LTE 700mHz (17) that is coming from Big 3 soon.

Does anyone know if LTE 700mHz (28) is compatible with 700mHz (17) in Canada?

I don't believe there is any interoperability possible there. All of the downlink spectrum on Band 28 (758 – 803 MHz) lies outside of the downlink range for Band 17 (734 – 746 MHz).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTE_frequency_bands#Frequency_bands_and_channel_bandwidths

 

[Sergiusz Jasper]

Well since 650 arrived it gets LTE with missing band 17 but only in strong network areas otherwise it's in H or 3g

That is on Rogers Fido network

 

[XToro]

I get great LTE coverage all over Edmonton. Even in The Hamptons suburbs I get good LTE in my house. But at home I'm always connected to my WiFi anyways...

 

[XToro]

Oh and I'm with Virgin Mobile.

 

[ma678]

So disappointed that 650 is lack of Band 17.

 

[XToro]

So disappointed that 650 is lack of Band 17.

Why? What's the issue with not having band 17? I have a 650 and LTE works great. I'm in Edmonton Alberta...

 

[Sergiusz Jasper]

Why? What's the issue with not having band 17? I have a 650 and LTE works great. I'm in Edmonton Alberta...

Depending on provider, it's hit and miss

 

[ma678]

Band 17 has better ability to penetrate concrete building. Is there any way I can enable it on this device? Doesn't its soc support B17 while 640 supports it?

 

[RumoredNow]

Band 17 has better ability to penetrate concrete building. Is there any way I can enable it on this device? Doesn't its soc support B17 while 640 supports it?

We need someone with an NA variant to try accessing Field Test (##3282# in the dialer) > Accept > ellipses (...) > Settings > Network Type set this to manual > Tap box under the label: "Supported bands" (and make note if it says "all bands active" or "x/y bands active") > Write down what Bands are in the ROM for GSM/WCDMA/LTE and note which are active OOB and which can be enabled...

 

[ma678]

Maybe OP is able to help test because he uses his 650 on Bell/Virgin Mobile in Canada.