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dahottest_1

Nov 8, 2006, 10:41 PM
Yeah, I get it Sprint has pwnt all the other carriers and I am sure Verizon will be next to follow suit HOWEVER when Cingular follows suit by upgrading their 3.5G network with the addition of HSPUA it will be better than both the carriers. I mean seriously Cingular does everything better. Their PTT pwns the others carriers, even NEXTEL, but it was launched latest and still hasn't picked up get...and their PTT phones suck for now. And yes TMOBILE will launch their network but by that time 4G will be ubiquitous.
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nextel18

Nov 8, 2006, 10:53 PM
I do not think Verizon will follow suit because they lack a lot of content and speed on their network. Cingular will go to HSDPA? Ok and? Sprint will go to WIMAX, which is better than HSDPA in every single way possible. Verizon does not have any plans do go to 4G. T-Mobile well, they are still a baby but I think soon a powerful baby.

Cingular does everything better? Hmm. their data is not better, their prepaid product is not better and most importantly their push to talk is not better. Oh yea, what about their voice and data arpu? They are not the leaders in that arena.

HSUPA will be later on down the road. (I forgot the exact time frame.)
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SPCSVZWJeff

Nov 9, 2006, 1:00 PM
Another thing to consider is that the demographic Verizon is the most successful with are not likely to be big data users. Sprint and T-Mobile are the most successful at selling data products and Cingular is third.
So it is not in Verizon's best interest to deploy EVDO in markets with a very low data take rate.
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trevor83

Nov 9, 2006, 5:32 PM
SPCSVZWJeff said:
Another thing to consider is that the demographic Verizon is the most successful with are not likely to be big data users. Sprint and T-Mobile are the most successful at selling data products and Cingular is third.
So it is not in Verizon's best interest to deploy EVDO in markets with a very low data take rate.


Verizon already has EVDO in over 181 markets now, so what the hell are you talking about? Where is there any proof that Sprint outdoes Verizon, too funny. Sprint doesn't even exceed Verizon in voice markets, how do the exceed them in data?
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Sprint Guy James

Nov 9, 2006, 6:17 PM
Yes, VZW has EVDO in 181 markets. However, Verizon does not have EVDO Rev A in ANY market. Whereas Sprint has Rev A in 4 markets, with more coming.

Sprint has the highest ARPU for data in the industry. Verizon won't even attempt to broadcast their numbers of data consumers.

How is that for proof? Look at another posting in this forum about the test speeds for Rev A vs. Rev O and HSPDA. Sprint pwnz every. other. provider. for data.

The end.
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danbfree

Nov 9, 2006, 8:02 PM
Amen!
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nextel18

Nov 9, 2006, 11:36 PM
Proof? Easy. Sprint provides their customers who are on their EV-DO network while Verizon does not. In addition, internal data shows that Sprint outperforms Verizon with the EV-DO network by a significant margin.

Easy. Because Sprint caters primarily to data customers while Verizon goes after voice.
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nextel18

Nov 10, 2006, 6:29 AM
Perhaps and that is, why I have said that Verizon does not care too much for its prepaid and data products or else if they would, they would be extremely successful, but they are not.
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cellguy

Nov 8, 2006, 11:39 PM
Signals Ahead publication (Volume 3, No. 22, October 30, 2006

Test results are as follows:

* For the EVDO network tests the Novatel S620 card was used for rel .0 and the Sierra 595 card was used for the rel. A network….for Cingular's HSDPA network an SWIR 860 card was used (Sierra Wireless).

* All cards were tested on laptop computers from a downtown location in San Diego and the airport and tests were run numerous times to obtain average performance speeds.

* Download (Downlink) times are as follows:
*EVDO rel. A showed speeds from 642kbps to 1,197kbps with an average speed of 1,010kbps
*EVDO rel. 0 showed speeds from 432kbps to 1,008kbps with an average speed of 628kbps
*Cingular HSDPA showed speeds from 565kbps to 784...
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nextel18

Nov 8, 2006, 11:44 PM
Well done.

Those tests are very close to my own testing.
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Sprint Guy James

Nov 9, 2006, 12:21 AM
cellguy said:
Signals Ahead publication (Volume 3, No. 22, October 30, 2006

Test results are as follows:

* For the EVDO network tests the Novatel S620 card was used for rel .0 and the Sierra 595 card was used for the rel. A network….for Cingular's HSDPA network an SWIR 860 card was used (Sierra Wireless).

* All cards were tested on laptop computers from a downtown location in San Diego and the airport and tests were run numerous times to obtain average performance speeds.

* Download (Downlink) times are as follows:
*EVDO rel. A showed speeds from 642kbps to 1,197kbps with an average speed of 1,010kbps
*EVDO rel. 0 showed speeds from 432kbps to 1,008kbps with an average speed of 628kbps
*Cingular HSDPA
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MBA

Nov 9, 2006, 10:48 AM
Question. Are you mildly retarded?
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kompression

Nov 12, 2006, 5:54 PM
Question...what does that have to do with this discussion?
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MBA

Nov 13, 2006, 12:19 PM
kompression said:
Question...what does that have to do with this discussion?


Did that question hit a little too close to (your) home?
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