  tiger72SexaT duorPPremium
join:2001-03-28
Saint Louis, MO
kudos:1 | Screw EDGE Siemens shouldn't waste time and money trying to lift EDGE up into mediocrity. Let's get more out of HSDPA if anything... | |
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wb6uqu
join:2001-01-27
Milpitas, CA | Why not upgrade? For remote areas that will not see 3G for some time to come why not upgrade? | |
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 | | | Re: Why not upgrade? said by wb6uqu:For remote areas that will not see 3G for some time to come why not upgrade? Agreed. Especially if the cost to implement these improvements to EDGE is much less than expanding 3G coverage. Not everyone wants to run out a buy a new phone when their carrier could make further improvements on their end. | |
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| | Latency? I wonder what kind of effects this will have on the latency? Is it still going to suck worse than dial-up or is it going to be half way decent?
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 MrMasterjetsetterPremium
join:2000-12-16
St Thomas, VI
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| Will upgrading require new hardware The article here assumes that the hardware only needs to be updated on the back end(or is it front end?)
Wouldn't we need new phones to also understand the new software?
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| | | Re: Will upgrading require new hardware Firmware update might solve that issue.... | |
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| | | said by MrMaster:The article here assumes that the hardware only needs to be updated on the back end(or is it front end?) Wouldn't we need new phones to also understand the new software? It appears to be only a software upgrade, not a hardware upgrade. In theory, carriers would be able to send out a software update to the phones that is able to support the higher data rates. | |
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| | hmm This is interesting to hear...and if it is truly only a software upgrade, it could give AT&T a huge plus for "mobile broadband".
Now, if only someone would do something similar with 1xRTT. | |
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 wifi4milezBig Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY | As fast as EVDO..;.. I dont know what you are all complaining about. Assuming these speeds are actual instead of theoretical, EDGE will now be as fast as regular EVDO, which is what 99% of people (using CDMA based 3G) have right now anyway.
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