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pauldg

Oct 18, 2005, 10:21 PM

which handsets?

to my knowledge, no one has made an HSDPA phone. we will have 2 PC cards (though one is only available through B2B), but all of the 3g phones offered seem to be UMTS. can u put this protocol on a UMTS handset with a firmware update, or would it require a different Chipset? If this would require a new phone (likely 😕 ) what does everyone think/want in a HSDPA phone? im hoping for that Nokia 6280 in a HSDPA version, myself. Here's this pic

https://www.phonescoop.com/articles/motia_2005/index ... »
New Chipset
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SystemShock

Oct 18, 2005, 4:11 PM

So I gotta have an HSPA phone to take advantage of HSPDA speeds?

Hum, that mmight be ok for like a new sign up but others may not be 2 happy.

Its a little like the Sprint-Nextel thing where you can't take advantage of their combined coverage until the hybrid iDEN-CDMA phones come out, and then you gotta go get a new phone.
the type of people that care THAT much won't mind shelling out money for a phone at full retail especially since they have the skills to eBay their old phone anyways
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Actually, it's no different from any other company. You have to have an EV-DO phone in order to take advantage of Verizon Wireless's EV-DO coverage. You have to have an HSDPA phone in order to take advantage of Cingular's HSDPA coverage. You have t...
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SystemShock said:
Hum, that mmight be ok for like a new sign up but others may not be 2 happy.

Its a little like the Sprint-Nextel thing where you can't take advantage of their combined coverage until the hybrid iDEN-CDMA phones
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