User: mosherkl
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Re: Sorely Needed
Any sort of home invasion where someone doesn't want to make noise? The deaf/mute community has also been pushing for this for a while. The fact of the matter is that this is great simply because it gives another option to contact emergency personnel when the standard voice call may not be an option or may be a poor option.
Also, the system is set up such that a 911 SMS receives the same priority as a call to 911, ...
Sorely Needed
This is great. Hopefully other carriers will expedite this functionality into their networks. And a BIG hopefully that the PSAPs will receive the necessary funding to make sure their systems are upgraded to take the SMS messages.
Re: AT&T are so full of themselves
That's provided they don't start throttling until 2GB. The way I read it, if the top 5% in a region have only used 1GB, AT&T is STILL liable to throttle those users.
Re: carriers?
HTC's website lists this as a GSM/UMTS device. Why would US Cellular carry it when they are a CDMA carrier?
Re: Why iPhones are not part of the deal
Because deciding you don't want a contract and actually paying the ETF to get out of it means that iPhone you have isn't really yours to use elsewhere. I mean, heaven forbid you actually, maybe, want to have it unlocked so you can use it in the UK instead of a US carrier that isn't on the Apple approved network list.
If you complete the contract (one way or another....via service time or ETF or whatever), the hardware should be ...
Re: Please...
Or MetroPCS. Now THAT would be interesting. :)
Re: the math...
Exactly! It's not like that extra $40/month is used to support capacity on the data network for a device that is usually much more data intensive than a feature phone, too. Hell, I usually go through at least 4 GB a month with Mobile Web on my EnV2...... :roll:
Re: Freedom?
Yeah. It's not like you don't manually accept and download the update yourself. How dare they!
Re: First AT&T, now Spring
Sure, the technology can be called equally dependable (contingent upon how the myriad of parameters are set to control the network and mobiles, of course). However, when it comes to having cell sites with battery backup and generators to keep them operating during power outages, VZW wins hands down. I don't know of any Sprint sites here in New England that aren't just equipment on a concrete pad next to the tower (aside from all the Nextel equipment shelters ...
Re: Well, to be fair to AT&T...
Almost....
GSM, CDMA, HSPA/UMTS, EVDO, etc can ALL run in either the 850 (or 800 if you like), PCS (aka 1900) or AWS (1700/2100 MHz) bands. If a carrier (like T-Mo) chooses to deploy in the AWS band, then their tower-to-mobile transmission is in the 2100 block and the mobile-to-tower transmission is in the 1700 block. However, if deployed in the 850/800 or PCS/1900 bands, both directions have frequencies within those same bands. For example, B Band in the 850 ...
Re: 21 MBPS?
The big difference is that HSPA+ is the upgraded upgraded version of W-CDMA, and it's still only rated at a max of 21 Mbps. LTE's initial offering may be limited to about 10 Mbps average, but future upgrades to that will see significant increases to throughput.
Re: DROID is trademark of Lucasfilm Ltd
At the end of the trailer, the fine print at the bottom lists that Droid is a trademark of LucasFilm and is used under license.
Re: I'm served by 3 carriers? Or 6 even?
He means that most people have a choice between at least 3 carriers to provide them service, not they have service WITH at least 3 carriers.
Re: SMS messages can be sent to laptop dongles?
Yeah, no overhead. Just uses the control channel. So heaven forbid a few MILLION be sent a day. Control channel will never get overloaded.....
Maybe overloaded control channels and the need to add more is why text prices DID go up? :o
Re: Funny
Nevermind. Forget the first paragraph of my previous post. Looks like it's every cell site Sprint operates.
2nd paragraph still applies.
Re: Funny
Thousands of towers that Sprint OWNS. Has nothing to do with the towers/rooftops/water tanks, etc. that Sprint uses for cell locations that they rent from someone else.
But yeah, it is kinda sad. Such are the breaks when you build a 1.9GHz PCS network in the US and compete with other operators using 850MHz cellular. Signal doesn't go as far and suddenly those thousands of towers don't quite stack up to the thousands of towers the other guys have.
Re: Verizon certainly isn't waisting anytime. . .
The bandwidth will support the same number of users regardless of the frequency. The rub is that the 700 MHz will travel further than 850, PCS, AWS, or even WiMax's 2.5 MHz. This results in more potential users being provided service from a particular tower, which means a smaller slice of the fixed bandwidth available.
Re: Picture Messaging and Tethering...
Yeah, but cut & paste???? *sigh* :(
Good...But Sucks?!
This is a great device and I'm glad some of the more regional and price-conscious carriers are beginning to offer them.
However, it sucks because an AWS only market such as Boston loses out on this device due to it's 850/1900 only chipset.
Re: This will send ripples threw the entire industry.
The cost to process A text may be cheap, but the method for delivering said text is ancient in this industry and hasn't changed. In this particular case, the users aren't paying for the data, but the "privilege" of using the transport method.
Look at it this way. A since CDMA channel being transmitted on a site can theoretically process on the order of 100-110 calls simultaneously. This will vary depending on noise and interference and averages more about 50-60, ...
Re: Way to go at&t...
Handsets maybe, and then probably only because 99% of the phones are quad band GSM, so they have a greater variety that work overseas. They also mention the wifi capabilities and blackberries, of which VZW doesn't have any.
However, they say nothing of emergency preparedness and service for AT&T. In fact, VZW is mentioned specifically FOR the quality and reliability of their network during major emergencies.
Based on this, I wouldn't say AT&T is better. They just fit a different need ...
Re: Too much money
Quite the opposite. Their native network is just as big as it was before they sold their towers. The key word here is "towers." It doesn't say "tower, antennas, cables, and equipment." Sprint selling its towers is just their way of attempting to cut costs. By selling the towers and entering a lease for space for equipment and antennas at each, Sprint no longer needs to maintain the towers and access to them. Sprint didn't give up service, they ...
Re: Why is this on phonescoop?
The frequencies being vacated will be used by the winners of the most recent 700MHz auction (among others) to deploy new & additional services. VZW and AT&T come to mind, as they plan to deploy their 4G LTE network in the 700 MHz spectrum. In addition, Qualcomm is planning to deploy their MediaFLO network (mobile TV) in some of these channels as well.
Re: Why Ma Bell sell?
Verizon did this a few years ago (selling off to Crown I believe). Biting them in the butt now, though. More and more tower owners are making carriers specify specific antenna models, coax types & sizes, tower mounted amps, combiners, etc in their leases. Now if a carrier decided they need to adjust antennas or change them to better serve an area, the tower owner can jack rent because they're making a change. And provided that's the only tower ...
Re: 235?
In all seriousness, that's probably all the towers AT&T owned in those states. It's really a rarity these days to see new towers being constructed unless it's in areas that don't have good/any coverage from ANY provider. 9 times out of 10 there's an existing tower or structure in the area that a carrier could locate on and meet their coverage objectives. These situations are usually encouraged by towns as well.
I mean, think about it. GTP owns over 10,000 ...
Re: Wait till Verizon nerfs the good stuff out of it
AT&T might "take" a GSM variant of the Storm, but I doubt they're pushing for it. As much as people say it's an apples to oranges comparison, you'd have direct competition between the GSM Storm and the iPhone.
Re: Crazy....
Sorry, just RTFA. Sounds like RIM is also communicating with current employees, as well. Though the article makes it sound like a lot of employees at Motorola are looking for other jobs since the company is making massive layoffs.
Re: Crazy....
Yeah, it's ex-Motorola employees that RIM is trying to hire. Normally I would be ok with it if it were due to the employee leaving for better x (benefits, pay, etc) but it sounds like these were employees that Motorola either fired or laid off. To me, that's extraordinarily shady on these economic times. Motorola is basically saying you're not worth their time and money, but at the same time they're also going to stop you from earning a ...
Where is this relevant?
110 MHz is a LOT of spectrum. At least in the Boston area, VZW has 25 MHz cellular spectrum, 30 MHz PCS spectrum, 20 MHz AWS spectrum, and 22 MHz 700 spectrum, for a grand total of......97 MHz. If you move away from Boston and check other neighboring markets, the total is even less. Is a cap that high going to make any difference anywhere?
Re: Will not happed by 2009.
The Tcarriers will only operate at the capacity dictated by the cell site. However, once the backhaul for a site gets above 80%, extra capacity via additional spans is usually in the works for the site.
As far as the "average" 3g site, I don't know ANY site with just 2 spans. To simply meet the OTA peak bandwith of EVDO Rev A, you need 2+ spans. That's per sector, and most sites have 3 sectors. So that's 6 spans ...
Re: Transition from CDMA?
Don't forget the 700 MHz license (C Block) has open access restrictions on it. I wouldn't be surprised to initially see a somewhat high price on plans, but that "should" drop dramatically as the network expands. If I can get an LTE card and a plan for service from anyone, and it runs on the VZW LTE network, then if that 3rd party is cheaper, why would I want to get a plan with VZW. I think the open ...
Re: Sales pitch?
I certainly think WiMax can be, and is, a threat. However, the choice to use 2.5 GHz for service will certainly restrict the size of the network depending on the number of sites deployed. While the higher frequency will certainly permit higher data rates (as well as have the signal "die" faster, causing less interference between neighboring sectors), I think VZW learned from their EVDO deployment in PCS. The difference in speed between the 2.5 GHz and the 700 ...
Re: Will not happed by 2009.
What Tcarriers are you talking about that are operating at 90% capacity or higher? VZW (as well as AT&T, Sprint, etc) are turning on thousands (combined) of sites every year across the US. I'm willing to bet each one is using more than 1 T1 (probably closer to an average of 4 or 5 per site). If the Tcarrier capacity is so high, these new sites would not be backhauled to their respective switches because they would run out ...
Re: Sales pitch?
Technically, the WiMax Sprint/Clearwire is rolling out is an "underpowered" version of what it's capable of.
LTE is a new technology. I don't find it inconceivable that VZW would be able to deploy "full" LTE before a GSM carrier if they are set on it. Some Canadian CDMA carriers have stated they are going to deploy UMTS before transitioning to LTE. UMTS isn't on the CDMA upgrade path, either. So long as the chipsets are available and any two technologies ...
Re: Will not happed by 2009.
Many of the cable and landline operators already have a LOT of fiber run to handle their networks. The thing that will trip the deployment up will be whether these operators will be able to provide 10/100/1000 Mbps backhaul service, as opposed to the typical T service.
Keep in mind, this is going to probably be very similar to the EVDO deployment, in that it will start in major metropolitan areas first and work out to the network fringes over ...
Re: So much for wimax being light years ahead
The open 700 MHz C Block VZW won spans the entire continental US and Hawaii. That's pretty much their entire coverage area.
Re: So much for wimax being light years ahead
It may penetrate better, but that doesn't help the people in areas that have poor coverage outdoors. And it's only a difference of ~150 MHz between 700 and Cellular, compared to the ~1 GHz difference between Cellular and PCS. The 700 signal won't be the far reaching, all encompassing blessing a lot of people think it will, though it will certainly help out some current marginal coverage areas.
Besides, depending on the plans VZW has for their femtocells, I might ...
Re: GSM, US bands
If it's like the Samsung Renown, when you insert a SIM card, you select whether you want the device to operate in CDMA mode or GSM mode, but not both. So there is no chance of not finding CDMA signal and automatically having the phone search for GSM (or vice-versa).
Re: WTF?
Just what they need to bolster their fumbling wireless handset business.....an overpriced luxury item they'll sell a few hundred or thousand of.
Re: It's not $25, it's $30!
They'll have to compete with LTE in the next few years, as well as competing with both FiOS and cable (Comcast is trialing 150 Mbps service now, though I forget where).
Yes, contract free is the big deal here. When I sign up for FiOS, DSL, Cable, etc. I'm going to be locked into a 1 year contract. If I can get XOHM for the same or less than any of those, get speeds comparable to current DSL, and not ...
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