EDGE, EV-DO and such
As an "average" cell phone user (by average I mean I make calls, send about 100 text messages a month and only use the internet on the phone because it's free) why should I be excited about the new high-speed download capabilities the different networks are working on?
New handsets will be coming out for it. Very cool. But there will always be new handsets coming out...
Unless the network upgrades give me better signal strength or coverage (which they may, I don't know), why should the "average" user care?
Thanks.
New handsets will be coming out for it. Very cool. But there will always be new handsets coming out...
Unless the network upgrades give me better signal strength or coverage (which they may, I don't know), why should the "average" user care?
Thanks.
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rathofbuns said:
As an "average" cell phone user (by average I mean I make calls, send about 100 text messages a month and only use the internet on the phone because it's free) why should I be excited about the new high-speed download capabilities the different networks are working on?
New handsets will be coming out for it. Very cool. But there will always be new handsets coming out...
Unless the network upgrades give me better signal strength or coverage (which they may, I don't know), why should the "average" user care?
Thanks.
the average user shouldnt care, thats why they offer free phones, free phones are for the "average" user, phones that cost money are for the phone whores like me 😁
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Oh, I love a good phone and will shell out the cash for one. With me, the grass is always greener when it comes to phones (and even service providers sometimes). I've had over a dozen phones and won't take a free one.
That being said, what are the specific benefits to high-speed networks? The only ones I can think of are TV on your phone and faster download rates when browsing the "web". Did I miss anything?
That being said, what are the specific benefits to high-speed networks? The only ones I can think of are TV on your phone and faster download rates when browsing the "web". Did I miss anything?
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rathofbuns said:
Oh, I love a good phone and will shell out the cash for one. With me, the grass is always greener when it comes to phones (and even service providers sometimes). I've had over a dozen phones and won't take a free one.
That being said, what are the specific benefits to high-speed networks? The only ones I can think of are TV on your phone and faster download rates when browsing the "web". Did I miss anything?
live update GPS (if you are into that kinda thing), VoIP and/or UMA, etc
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Just as was the case with the PC, as bandwidths and speeds of data increase, so will data-driven capabilities. 3g networks in other countries already support on-demand TV and movies to your handset, full live streaming, and much more. With data, its not about what IS, its about what's POSSIBLE.
Take UMTS/HSDPA, for example. The UMTS aspect increases network capacity for voice up to 5X, while HSDPA increases data speeds up to a max of 14.4 Mb/s. What's possible with that much voice capacity, and data speeds that fast? Its a lot of fun to think about!
Take UMTS/HSDPA, for example. The UMTS aspect increases network capacity for voice up to 5X, while HSDPA increases data speeds up to a max of 14.4 Mb/s. What's possible with that much voice capacity, and data speeds that fast? Its a lot of fun to think about!
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phoneguy3376 said:
Just as was the case with the PC, as bandwidths and speeds of data increase, so will data-driven capabilities. 3g networks in other countries already support on-demand TV and movies to your handset, full live streaming, and much more. With data, its not about what IS, its about what's POSSIBLE.
Take UMTS/HSDPA, for example. The UMTS aspect increases network capacity for voice up to 5X, while HSDPA increases data speeds up to a max of 14.4 Mb/s. What's possible with that much voice capacity, and data speeds that fast? Its a lot of fun to think about!
true but like he said, other then higher speed downloads and TV from the phones, what benefit would he see, cell phone signal is cell ...
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I appreciate the feedback. Thank you.
Would someone mind doing what Phoneguy started and list the technologies that come along with 3G and what they do? UMTS, HSDPA etc. I've heard of these things for a while but I don't know what they stand for or what they do.
Thanks.
Would someone mind doing what Phoneguy started and list the technologies that come along with 3G and what they do? UMTS, HSDPA etc. I've heard of these things for a while but I don't know what they stand for or what they do.
Thanks.
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3G for GSM in America consists of UMTS (Universal Mobile Telephone Standard) on the voice side, and HDSPA (High Speed Data Packet Access) on data side.
EV-DO is the 3G path chosen by CDMA networks for their data, along with a voice software revision to the CDMA architecture, or that at least is my understanding.
EV-DO is the 3G path chosen by CDMA networks for their data, along with a voice software revision to the CDMA architecture, or that at least is my understanding.
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