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I don't know how much I trust Siemens opinion on this subject but it's worth looking at.
http://news.com.com/Will+U.S.+carriers+switch+mobile ... »
http://news.com.com/Will+U.S.+carriers+switch+mobile ... »
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Perhaps reading the article would help.
"I would not bet on North America continuing with CDMA."
TheGreatRep
"I would not bet on North America continuing with CDMA."
TheGreatRep
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thegreatrep said:
Perhaps reading the article would help.
"I would not bet on North America continuing with CDMA."
TheGreatRep
If you don't understand the technology, I will sum it up for you very briefly. GSM technology's natural progression is taking it much closer to CDMA than die hard GSM people want to admit. Now, before you jump on me and say that WCDMA has nothing to do with CDMA, I already understand that. However, GSM never had ANYTHING to do with CDMA before, now it does. WCDMA, while based on GSM technology, actually has a code division overlay which brings it closer to CDMA technology.
My prediction is that the two technologies will continue to evolve until they evolve into a techn...
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SForsyth01 said:
My prediction is that the two technologies will continue to evolve until they evolve into a technology that is one in the same taking things from the strong points of both. But that is a long way off.
Ding ding ding, its not as far off as you think though.
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Well they don't make and CDMA phones so why would they say it's any good? GSM is just a rehash of TDMA which also sucked so where's the improvement? The only reason GSM is popular in Europe is because it was invented there! I bet Airbus is popular too and if you asked someone in France about Boeing they'd tell you it's not a very good product.
Look for advice from a souce that doesn't have an interest in the outcome.
Look for advice from a souce that doesn't have an interest in the outcome.
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