Re: Verizon renamed vodafone? in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r18564683 en Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:01:35 EDT Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:01:35 EDT Re: Verizon renamed vodafone? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18565353 cgigate : I wish VZ could convert GSM to be able to use in the world]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18565353 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:29:03 EDT Re: Verizon renamed vodafone? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18564828 DaveNJ :
said by VikingStorm See Profile :

I don't get the repeated mention of Verizon switching to GSM if bought. What exactly would someone be buying if they had to get rid of VZ's entire CDMA network? Just the customers?
Verizon regardless of cdma, has to move to newer technology GSM forced operators to move to a MAP core based system, which supports all types of new technology. Verizon still uses an ANSI core. Either way Verizon is going to have to move to a more modern internal network.

If Verizon did switch, they would support both networks until the conversion was complete. Telstra in Australia is doing the exact thing. Converting from Cdma to Gsm/wcdma/3gsm.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18564828 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:49:09 EDT Re: Verizon renamed vodafone? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18564683 n2jtx :
said by BosstonesOwn See Profile :

not me im more then happy with my cdma phones thank you very much.

GSM while being a world standard is starting to show it's age. They are simply selling to many phones using gsm and queueing up on the towers to connect is getting horrendous in most metro areas.
Of course the flip side of that is that CDMA can degrade to the point where you are paying for the call but it is unintelligable. WCDMA, when/if it rolls outs based on resolution of the Qualcomm/Broadcom dispute, will put the two technologies in the same ballpark. It will probably take 4G to finally unify under one technology.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18564683 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:25:36 EDT Re: Verizon renamed vodafone? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18564681 VikingStorm : I don't get the repeated mention of Verizon switching to GSM if bought. What exactly would someone be buying if they had to get rid of VZ's entire CDMA network? Just the customers?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18564681 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:25:05 EDT Re: Verizon renamed vodafone? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18564638 BosstonesOwn : not me im more then happy with my cdma phones thank you very much.

GSM while being a world standard is starting to show it's age. They are simply selling to many phones using gsm and queueing up on the towers to connect is getting horrendous in most metro areas.
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"It's always funny until someone gets hurt......and then it's absolutely friggin' hysterical!"]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18564638 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:15:57 EDT Re: Verizon renamed vodafone? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18564632 BosstonesOwn : Yeah I did , I was to lazy to edit it afterwards. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18564632 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:13:55 EDT Were will they come up with the money? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18564336 Surfinusa : Bonds sell bonds Barry bonds]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18564336 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:10:50 EDT Re: Verizon renamed vodafone? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18564173 Jwobot : Yeah I wish that also.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18564173 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:39:11 EDT Re: Verizon renamed vodafone? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18564137 TheOtherPete :
said by BosstonesOwn See Profile :

No you misread it.

Verizon Wireless , is owned by VZ and Vodaphone. 62% and 38%.
As did you - 38% is the ownership that Vodaphone *would* still have if they sold off $10 billion of VZW to VZ.

According to the article, currently VZ has a 55% stake in VZW; that means Vodaphone currently owns 45%.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18564137 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:30:10 EDT Re: Verizon renamed vodafone? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18564135 DaveNJ :
said by BPLSUCKS See Profile :

If vodafone buys out verizon does that mean a switch to GSM and rebranding like AT&T did with cingular?
I wish Vodaphone would buy out verizon, unfortunately its going in the other direction. Verizon needs to join the gsm/wcdma bandwagon. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18564135 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:29:38 EDT Re: Verizon renamed vodafone? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18563914 BosstonesOwn : No you misread it.

Verizon Wireless , is owned by VZ and Vodaphone. 62% and 38%.

I said this would happen a year or so ago. VZ will purchase as much of VZW as possible. As long as they remain separate entities VZ can hold VZW and use VZW profits to pad their bottom line while rolling out FIOS.

Beautiful play by Ivan if they get the ok. Truly a smart man.
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