avd706
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Re: 3g
said by baineschile  :Cant we enjoy 3g for at least a few weeks before we start talking 4g? P.S. sprint is going to be gobbled up by directtv/comcast/timewarner/verizon in the next few years anyways WiMAX is 3g |
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jmn1207
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| said by avd706 :said by baineschile :Cant we enjoy 3g for at least a few weeks before we start talking 4g? P.S. sprint is going to be gobbled up by directtv/comcast/timewarner/verizon in the next few years anyways WiMAX is 3g What? EVDO is 3G, WiMAX is far superior. |
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Smile__
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Baltimore, MD | reply to avd706
XOHM is 4G WiMAX my friend and this is what we are talking about.. |
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avd706
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said by jmn1207 :said by avd706 :said by baineschile :Cant we enjoy 3g for at least a few weeks before we start talking 4g? P.S. sprint is going to be gobbled up by directtv/comcast/timewarner/verizon in the next few years anyways WiMAX is 3g What? EVDO is 3G, WiMAX is far superior. But it is still 3g »www.wirelessweek.com/WiMAX-is-3G.aspx |
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jmn1207
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| Yes, but in the context of this discussion, WiMAX is not in the same league as Edge or EV-DO Rev. X versions more commonly associated with the nomenclature of 3g, and most certainly being referred to in the comment above. It was simply a political move to get WiMAX classified as 3g. The vendors still refer to it as 4g and many of us know it is somewhere in between the two. |
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xenophon
join:2007-09-17 | reply to Smile__
A better way to put it is that WiMAX is on the 4G _roadmap_ but 4G spec hasn't been officially defined yet. It will probably require MIMO antenna use to be 4G, which WiMAX is capable of. |
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Smile__
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Baltimore, MD | Let's just call it 4G WiMAX.... Sounds better.. |
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avd706
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| said by Smile__ :Let's just call it 4G WiMAX.... Sounds better.. Misleading.... this is the First generation of Sprint WiMAX |
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Smile__
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Baltimore, MD | I guess they better change all their brochures and signage then... "Powered by WiMAX, a fourth generation (4G) wireless internet technology." right off the brochure..  |
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