Sprint Service problems?!?!?
AskJack said:Stop wearing impenetrable lead pants.
i put my phone in my pocket and when i pull it out it says no service, anyone else has this issue?
AskJack said:
i put my phone in my pocket and when i pull it out it says no service, anyone else has this issue?
Try washing your pants once in a while.
If it persists after power cycling(taking battery out & putting back) then your phone has had it. This is usually due to water damage from what I have seen. Only solution at this point would be to replace the phone.
if gsm is so good why is the world moveing to wcdma?
stevelvl said:
old cdma network? do your home work
if gsm is so good why is the world moveing to wcdma?
If you would do your research you would know that W-CDMA is a GSM based technology. W-CDMA is the air interface. Just because the name is similar, please do not assume.
cdma stands for code division multiple access. what that means is that your call is broken up into several packets so that more then one call can fit on a channel. in fact it is about 5 calls to any one channel.
wcdma wideband code division multiple access is an entirely new protocol overlaid over a gsm network. it utilizes more spectrum bust still uses the code division to break up the call and put multiple calls on the same channel.
wcdma is only being utilized by gsm carriers. the reason is simple gsm is an out dated technology. it has very limited call capacity. so gsm c...
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but i could be compleately wrong and you may not have any nonsprint downloads
When will you GSM fans get it. GSM had its day and its day is over. It was the best network in the world until 1995-96 when CDMA was rolled out. GSM is going to die in favor of another technology. In Asia CDMA is replacing GSM in many countries and WCDMA is replacing it in others. The Koreans are sending 5mp pictures over their 1XEVDO network. While DoComo is busy replacing all of its WCDMA handsets because of incompatibilities on the network.
Keep your head in the sand or get an education on how things work. The...
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SPCSVZWJeff said:...
Yes and while we are at it let's upgrade our computers to that hot 80486 dx66 with an ultra fast 14.4kbps modem. How about if we upgrade from that rotten indoor plumbing to an ultra cool outhouse. It would be a marked improvement.
When will you GSM fans get it. GSM had its day and its day is over. It was the best network in the world until 1995-96 when CDMA was rolled out. GSM is going to die in favor of another technology. In Asia CDMA is replacing GSM in many countries and WCDMA is replacing it in others. The Koreans are sending 5mp pictures over their 1XEVDO network. While DoComo is busy replacing all of its WCDMA handsets because of incompatibilities on the network.
Keep your head in the sand or ge
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If GSM is so great then why are the GSM carriers going to UMTS?
WCDMA does have a CDMA air interface but a GSM data layer.
It's the best Ericsson could do under their tight governmental constraints.
So far WCDMA has been more hype than actual performance. Real world experience has been below estimates of performance. People talk about HSPDA producing 11mbps speeds but in real world tests on a busy network it is much, much slower. Much like EVDO being hyped at 2.4mbps and performing around 1.5mbps.
I don't believe that CDMA or WCDMA will be the eventual technology.
There are things in progress right now that are well beyond both.
They will probably only affect the US and Asian markets because of the EU's insistance of a home grown technology.
WCDMA will only be the equivalent in performa...
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That's what I was commenting to... The performance of UMTS/HSDPA is hyped up because of real-life results in International markets and the possibilities...
I am definitely looking forward to UMTS/HSDPA... As i've posted previously though I also want to try EV-DO... whichever side you're own though... The 3G pace is good for us all.
As with any spread spectrum technology the real world is a tough place due to the fact that there are many players using the same bandwidth in bursts. (CDMA and WCDMA are "bursty" technologies which is okay because data is bursty by nature) GSM gives more consistent speeds due to its fixed allocation of spectrum but those speeds are limited. So while many are touting the 11mbps(which by the way outruns many internet server connections) it is just not going to happen unless you happen to be fortunate to be the only user on the network.
The main weakness I see with WCDM...
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Honestly... Are you just taking what you know about CDMA and assuming that's how WCDMA works... or have you actually read up on it?
http://www.gsmworld.com »
Go to 3GSM and read everything you can about WCDMA... Understand what it is, h...
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It seems that DoCoMo has had signifigant problems with it. They have been able to rectify those. If you only have 70MHZ of spectrum and usage ramps up as it has on the CDMA networks in Korea and the UMTS network in Japan there will be serious bandwidth problems.
Problem # 1 in the USA seems to be to convince the consuming public that there is more available on the networks besides just voice. American consumers are very hesitant to do much beyond voice and text messaging.
Sprint leads the way in internet usage and even they are not able to convince as many as they would like to use 3G services. This is why the ...
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uridiot said:
... when the body touches the antenna it looses a few DBs...
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I couldn't resist...
AskJack said:
i put my phone in my pocket and when i pull it out it says no service, anyone else has this issue?