Nokia N75
Phone will not come out until...
The phone will not come out until Nokia cuts a deal with Qualcom because the N75 uses WCDMA technology. Holla!
Qualcomm, Nokia Patent Agreement Ends Next Week
Today, 10:38 AM source: MSNBC
Nokia and Qualcomm are still at odds over the terms of a new license agreement for 3G technologies, even as the current agreement is set to run out in one week. Qualcomm. Because WCDMA incorporates CDMA technology, Nokia and all other manufacturers who sell 3G handsets must pay royalties to Qualcomm, which owns CDMA patents. Nokia's leading share of the 3G market could see that company pay $1 billion per year in royalties at current rates according to analysts. Nokia claims rates should be lower because Qualcomm's patents play less of a role in...
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Qualcomm, Nokia Patent Agreement Ends Next Week
Today, 10:38 AM source: MSNBC
Nokia and Qualcomm are still at odds over the terms of a new license agreement for 3G technologies, even as the current agreement is set to run out in one week. Qualcomm. Because WCDMA incorporates CDMA technology, Nokia and all other manufacturers who sell 3G handsets must pay royalties to Qualcomm, which owns CDMA patents. Nokia's leading share of the 3G market could see that company pay $1 billion per year in royalties at current rates according to analysts. Nokia claims rates should be lower because Qualcomm's patents play less of a role in...
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I must say, I had a hard time believing all of the other rumors these past few months, most of which blamed Cingular for dragging their heals with software/branding issues, those didn't make sense. Nor did the other rumors about hardware issues make sense, Nokia is on top of their game.
This reason, CDMA legal issues, finally makes sense. Although from the sound of it, it certainly is not good news.. 😡 👿
This reason, CDMA legal issues, finally makes sense. Although from the sound of it, it certainly is not good news.. 😡 👿
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What about all the other Nokia phones with WCDMA. If that is true then Nokia have a huge mountain to climb as most of the nokia phones use WCDMA.
Doubt that would have been the reason deals are done late all the time in business. If so then it would have been released earlier to join the other phones with WCDMA and Grandfather it.
Doubt that would have been the reason deals are done late all the time in business. If so then it would have been released earlier to join the other phones with WCDMA and Grandfather it.
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Are you on crack? What nokia phone is out in North America with a major carrier and has WCDMA? None. Yes, Nokia has unlocked phones that can be purchased over seas with WCDMA but none here in the US. Get your facts straight.
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Also do you even own a Nokia? You have not even reveiwed a phone yet. Also why are you in this forum anyway. It seems all you do is post bogus messages about the N75.
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Who made you the expert?
Does reviewing a phone make you an expert, I read your reviews great insight not! If you think I am an idiot then reviewing a phone would not make any difference then would it.
Own a Nokia well YES E61. I also own a Treo, 3 Rzrs, NEC , 2 HTC 2125/Tornado smartphones, I had a V3xx (Returned it) and a couple of Samsungs. Funny I have owned countless other phones and returned them, as they never met my needs or had other problems. HTC 8525 Pearl, N70, P990, Chocolate and so on.
Oh and let me see, You can't buy a WCDMA phone from a carrier for Nokia because of the Qualcomm deal. But you can buy the N73 or N80 direct from Nokia, that makes a lot of sense.
As I travel with my phones and unlock them so I ...
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Does reviewing a phone make you an expert, I read your reviews great insight not! If you think I am an idiot then reviewing a phone would not make any difference then would it.
Own a Nokia well YES E61. I also own a Treo, 3 Rzrs, NEC , 2 HTC 2125/Tornado smartphones, I had a V3xx (Returned it) and a couple of Samsungs. Funny I have owned countless other phones and returned them, as they never met my needs or had other problems. HTC 8525 Pearl, N70, P990, Chocolate and so on.
Oh and let me see, You can't buy a WCDMA phone from a carrier for Nokia because of the Qualcomm deal. But you can buy the N73 or N80 direct from Nokia, that makes a lot of sense.
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i read larue and i was going to write about it and then i read londoner and you got the words right out my mouth. nokia n80 is also a wcdma phone by the way. may be we should just leave larue as the only one writing the reviews. we read and write to share other people's views,idea's and information not to judge who has what experience and how many phones and how long they've had it for. please let's all of us keep it clean and respectful. nothing of that crack stuff.
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I stopprd by a couple of Cingy stores in Sacramento and they say they have not been given a date yet, however the mgr said that about a month ago they passed a working one around for everyone to see at their regional sales mtg. Maybe it is still coming soon. 😳
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A key licensing agreement between the world's number one mobile handset maker Nokia and mobile giant Qualcomm, which has prompted a bitter court battle between the two, has expired this week.
The agreement, under which Nokia licensed patents pertaining to the CDMA and WCDMA mobile standard, has been the subject of protracted legal wrangling between the two. The licensing deal officially ran out on 9 April.
Qualcomm has now filed an arbitration demand with the American Arbitration Association, claiming Nokia's continued use of the Qualcomm-patented technology in handsets constitutes an acceptance by the handset maker to continue licensing the patents. As such, the arbitration demand states Nokia must continue its payments to Qualcomm....
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The agreement, under which Nokia licensed patents pertaining to the CDMA and WCDMA mobile standard, has been the subject of protracted legal wrangling between the two. The licensing deal officially ran out on 9 April.
Qualcomm has now filed an arbitration demand with the American Arbitration Association, claiming Nokia's continued use of the Qualcomm-patented technology in handsets constitutes an acceptance by the handset maker to continue licensing the patents. As such, the arbitration demand states Nokia must continue its payments to Qualcomm....
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