How do I force Analog on my Telus phone?
The unfortunate answer is you don’t (officially). There has been much speculation as to why Telus has their phones programmed to disable this particular feature. No matter what their reasoning however, the bottom line is that Telus does not want you using analog if digital is available. The problem with this idea (as many people on fringe areas already know) is that the digital signal can often be too weak to make a call, and yet strong enough to keep the phone in digital mode. Under these circumstances, the phone is essentially useless. I can’t offer any advice as to how to deal with this problem. You might try complaining to Telus, but unless enough subscribers do this I’m sure management will ignore the requests. Only if they feel that not offering this feature is hurting their business will they change their stance. If you absolutely can’t live with things the way they are, then you are left with no choice but to switch carriers. For many however, this isn’t really a valid solution
