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T-Mobile USA Pitching Long Term HSPA Evolution to 3GPP

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Iknownothing

Dec 15, 2010, 4:32 PM
With vodafone pushing lte onto verizon it looked like we were moving toward a world standard for wireless networks, or at least a western world standard. But it seems that we are going to be more fragmented than ever here in the states. Instead of two competing tech's (cdma and gsm) we are going to have 3. ah well... I really don't know what my point is here.
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cstone

Dec 15, 2010, 4:44 PM
I think I know your point.... YAY FOR PHONES THAT WONT WORK ON OTHER CARRIERS!!! Everyone loves being even more limited right?!?! Anybody.....
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Iknownothing

Dec 15, 2010, 5:18 PM
YES! THAT is my point. Thanks.

And I may get flamed for saying this but maybe, just maybe, a little socialism isnt always a bad thing. What I mean is europe, and I mean the governments of europe, essentially decided their upgrade path twenty years ago. And its turned out ok for their consumer. So ok in fact that they are able to push it on us.

Of course I could be full of crap.
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djdanska

Dec 15, 2010, 5:31 PM
We will never be the same as europe in regards to phones. The spectrum is already in use vs. what europe uses. If it was that easy, tmobile could have used 2100mhz for their 3g, like europe, but instead had to use aws (1700/2100). It's just not possible.

Your only hope is a phone or device that has all the radios that can access all the different networks built inside it. Something the carriers don't usually do.
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Azeron

Dec 15, 2010, 6:54 PM
Everyone has their own opinion. I'm not a fan of government mandates OR of carriers being forced to allow rivals to use their networks.
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Iknownothing

Dec 17, 2010, 12:02 AM
I don't really have an opinion on this. I just wanted to think out loud. I've been told the internet is a good place for that.
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Slammer

Dec 15, 2010, 5:35 PM
Even if everyone was LTE, the dozens of different frequencies around the globe including the states, would still render carriers incompatible.

I feel T-mobile's stand on this, is purely economical. Why build a whole new network, if retooling and adding advanced software could keep them competitive in the speed arena.

John B.
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Azeron

Dec 15, 2010, 6:43 PM
Actually... Yes. Build your own network.
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Azeron

Dec 15, 2010, 6:42 PM
With T-Mobile forced to use AWS spectrum it was going to be in any case.
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