 MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
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Re: AT&T making big deal about 3G - unlike Verizon/Sprint equip I don't think a 3G phone can make calls via EDGE if it's in 3G mode, so the femtocell supporting 3G is critical. If the price is right, I'll absolutely get one of these, as the signal quality in my house is abysmal. The minute I step outside, full bars, but in my house I frequently get "no service" for hours. |
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| said by Matt:I don't think a 3G phone can make calls via EDGE if it's in 3G mode, so the femtocell supporting 3G is critical. If the price is right, I'll absolutely get one of these, as the signal quality in my house is abysmal. The minute I step outside, full bars, but in my house I frequently get "no service" for hours. That may be true (I'm not 100% sure), but AT&T's femtocell must support 3G since running femtocells in a GSM (TDMA air interface) environment would be nearly impossible. HSDPA/UMTS uses a cdma air interface, which these devices are much more compatible with.
Sprint and Verizon Wireless only need to support 1X for voice, since EVDO is data only. |
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| My 3g Blackberry Bold goes to EDGE only when there isn't a 3g signal around. If I lived where there was no 3g signal, my phone would be fine. If there was a weak 3g signal and a perfect EDGE signal, I''d be stuck with the 3g signal. ATT blocked users of the Bold the ability to force their phones to EDGE. (There is a backdoor to hack it in, but it is certainly not ATT sanctioned). |
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