Verizon to offer GSM Technology
Verizon, Sprint Offer `world' BlackBerry
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: April 25, 2007
Filed at 2:30 p.m. ET
NEW YORK (AP) -- Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp. are introducing a BlackBerry e-mail phone that's compatible with the cellular technology more common in other countries in addition to the standard used on their own U.S. networks.
One key difference between the Verizon and Sprint versions of the new BlackBerry 8830 is that Sprint's will be ''unlocked,'' enabling customers who take the device abroad to buy wireless service in other countries through other carriers. Verizon's 8830 is locked so that it can only be used overseas through Verizon's roaming service.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: April 25, 2007
Filed at 2:30 p.m. ET
NEW YORK (AP) -- Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp. are introducing a BlackBerry e-mail phone that's compatible with the cellular technology more common in other countries in addition to the standard used on their own U.S. networks.
One key difference between the Verizon and Sprint versions of the new BlackBerry 8830 is that Sprint's will be ''unlocked,'' enabling customers who take the device abroad to buy wireless service in other countries through other carriers. Verizon's 8830 is locked so that it can only be used overseas through Verizon's roaming service.
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CDMA does not have a stronger signal. The physics of signal strength has little if anything to do with the encryption method of the signal itself.
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chocolateman85006 said:
Will GSM be good? CDMA has a stronger signal.
That's not a true statement. If it were true my friend with Sprint wouldn't drop calls. Seriously, I have seen this man stand up from a couch and drop that call! Now, that's ridiculous!
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CDMA is a higher quality digital signal, GSM is not as good as CDMA it just happens to have a broader global range.
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pepsijunky said:
CDMA is a higher quality digital signal, GSM is not as good as CDMA it just happens to have a broader global range.
that's not really true... cdma does allocate spectrum usage better, but that's about it...
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pepsijunky said:
higher megahertz right?
um. no. both top out in the high 1900s, but what i was talking bout was the whole spread spectrum thing...
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