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Fatal Vector
join:2005-11-26
| Re: If you can't beat down your customer...
As far as cell towers go: Seeing as most of them that I see are veritible trees of antennas (sometimes as many as 6 one above another), it would seem to me that there is plenty of bandwidth available. All they have to do is cooperate with each other. And, lets not forget all the fees, and charges for each little "feature" you add on, like text messaging, etc.
But then, since deployment is glacial, I'd have to think it's because they are caught in that same constant "upgrade" trap that computer buyers and corporations used to be in with computers. You remember, the constant small speed increments? What ever happened to all that anyway? The chip makers like Intel just simply couldn't keep delivering for the gravy train? Or, did the corporations finally say screw you? Or, maybe all the above?
Thanks, but no thanks. I'll pass on 3G for now, as well as texting and downloading files on my cellphone, and dumb video clips and polyphonic ring tones and...you get the picture, I'm sure. | |
|  achuchma
join:2001-04-11
Tampa, FL
| Re: If you can't beat down your customer... said by Fatal Vector  :As far as cell towers go: Seeing as most of them that I see are veritible trees of antennas (sometimes as many as 6 one above another), it would seem to me that there is plenty of bandwidth available. All they have to do is cooperate with each other. Good point, however, each of those towers, or panels, belong to different companies and also carry different technology. One "cluster" generally has several carriers on it, with formats from GSM, TDMA, CDMA, PCS, and AMPS.
Even if the carriers "shared" resources, it does not mean that each of the towers are set up for 3G, or can even communicate with the other carrier's phones.
If we ever see the world of wireless narrow down to one format (and probably will one day), then sharing of resources will probably happen much like the major telecom companies share their transport network. Right now, however, it really is not a viable option.
And I understand on passing up 3G. I have been burned plenty of times in the past with technology that was "hip" for a few years, and then it dies...Anyone remember the Wireless Palm VII? It's been useless now for a while, so I only got a short life-span out of a $450 piece of equipment. 
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