"Verizon LTE: no roaming, even if you want to"
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You figured we'd be trying to converge to a single frequency band instead of spreading it out. GSM runs on 3 (?) for international usage. LTE will run on 12!? Really now, why is it so difficult to decide on one large block and stick with it. Like 700-900 or something. I think 200 Mhz divided up among carriers is plenty enough.
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Perhaps we need smarter radios in phones that can hop between Vzn's LTE and ATT's LTE that only exists in a "Land far, far away" 🤣 .
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Azeron said:
...each carrier purchased different blocks.
I understand that. I'm not blaming the carriers (though, I'm sure they're happy about this). I'm blaming the FCC and other similar commissions world-wide for selling these blocks in such a fragmented manner.
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Azeron said:
...each carrier purchased different blocks.
This is only a very, very small part of the problem. The REAL problem is that each country on the planet earth manages their own spectrum independently. India uses different things in different bands than the U.K. which varies from Saudi Arabia which varies from Brazil which is not the same as the USA.
It's a political problem, not a technological one!
it is also a problem that can never be solved. We get to learn to live with it.
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"Verizon acquired most of the FCC's 700 MHz C Block spectrum (which lies in band class 13), and many of AT&T's 700 MHz licenses sit in the lower C and B Blocks (which lie in band class 17). A number of smaller operators acquired 700 MHz spectrum licenses in the Lower A, B and C Blocks, which lie in band class 12."
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/att-cellular-sou ... »
It's not as simple as consumers think it is. Here is the deal...the carrier has to pay the manufacturer to develop a chip which supports other blocks. They then have to pay the manufacturer to include that chip in the phone and THEN have to pay the other carrier when their customers roam on said character's network. ...
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http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/att-cellular-sou ... »
It's not as simple as consumers think it is. Here is the deal...the carrier has to pay the manufacturer to develop a chip which supports other blocks. They then have to pay the manufacturer to include that chip in the phone and THEN have to pay the other carrier when their customers roam on said character's network. ...
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