said by amungus:I've used an iPhone, but do not own one.
Personally just not a fan of GSM networks for phone calls as it's based on TDMA.
T-Mobile also uses GSM, which I also do not care for when it comes to phone calls.
Perhaps it's better in some areas, but CDMA for phone calls still seems to be far more reliable overall.
What's funny is that in AT&T "3G" areas, the data is actually served via a variant of CDMA
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_···s_SystemIn some cases there are also "blends" of both TDMA/CDMA
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TD-CDMA...Speaking only from personal experience, I just happen to think that TDMA sucks badly for voice, and since GSM is based on this, it's not surprising to see the same randomly dropped calls...
Again, in some places, it's probably "better" but I still think it just doesn't work as reliably. Call me a "fanboy" or whatever you wish, I'm just voicing my own opinion and don't have a stake in things either way.
I also agree w/Ian that simultaneous voice/data doesn't make/break a deal for me either.
Hopefully a good standard will eventually take hold and prove to be the best for every carrier, and there will be reliable wireless service for both voice and data, no matter who you sign up with. Oh, and it'd be nice to add any phone to any carrier too...
...One can dream...
This standard already exists. It is called LTE. The problem is that there is no voice component agreed upon just yet. So any company that implements it will have to use VOIP.
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