Motorola Q
Why not Cingular?
Does anyone know why Cingular would not pick up this phone? I really don't want to switch carriers but am dying to get my hand on this Smartphone. Is it possible Cingular eventually will have the M-Q to offer?? Thanks...
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Carriers pay for the right to market the phones exclusively. In this case Verizon got it. They usually make th deal for 6 months or a year.
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Also, Cingular is a GSM carrier where the phone is for CMDA networks, i.e. Sprint and Verizon. As far as I've seen, there is no GSM version in the plans, but a UTMS version is (not sure what UTMS is).
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In layman's terms high-speed data broadcasted over towers Cingular will eventually (have started in some areas I think) use across the country. Similar in purpose to EVDO (what VZW uses). Also not sure how legitimate they are but I have seen quad-band GSM versions for sale on eBay $250 shipped and am contemplating just tethering one to my E815.
Direct from Phone Scoop:
UMTS
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System.
A third generation (3G) mobile communications technology that promises data transmission speeds of up to 2 megabits per second (Mbps), although actual speeds may be significantly lower at first, due to network capacity restrictions.
UMTS used WCDMA technology, and the two terms are often used interchangeably wit...
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Direct from Phone Scoop:
UMTS
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System.
A third generation (3G) mobile communications technology that promises data transmission speeds of up to 2 megabits per second (Mbps), although actual speeds may be significantly lower at first, due to network capacity restrictions.
UMTS used WCDMA technology, and the two terms are often used interchangeably wit...
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