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- 11-11-2003, 08:53 AM #1Joe GillGuest
Sprint uses 1900mhz CDMA technology, which is fairly 'state of the art'
NOW..
HOWEVER, that cannot be said for all the other carriers out there.....
As far as I know, (And I ask others with up-to-date specs to
correct/repost!)
I am not going to list them all, but I want to draw attention to a couple,
that may be of interest!!
Cingular - Cingular is 'in process' of upgrading their network from a
mixture to GSM, so you must be careful of both the phone and the plan! Pick
the wrong phone and you will have a 'paper weight' when your area is fully
converted. A little detail not in the ads!
ATT - ATT is beginning to roll out GSM. News story yesterday talked of a
serious problem at the startup on Nov 1, delaying rollout! Same caveats as
for Cingular!
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- 11-11-2003, 09:06 AM #2DSL GURUGuest
Re: Before You Switch - Check the Technology
Just some fake FUD. (Fear Uncertainty Doubt). There is zero that makes 1900MHz
CDMA better.
In some areas SprintPCS may have better coverage than a given competitor, and
that could be a good reason to switch to SprintPCS.
Many folks might say GSM is to be preferred as if you go overseas, you could
use your phone in Europe as the rest of the world is pretty much standardizing
on GSM. Then if you switch GSM phones, you just switch your SIM card. AT&T
commercials claim GSM phones have better voice quality.
The 1900 MHz CDMA of SprintPCS is at a distinct disadvange to the 900 MHZ of
Verizon as the lower frequenct allows for better penetration of buildings.
SO maybe if one is to switch Technology should be considered, but SprintPCS has
no automatic advantage.
- 11-11-2003, 09:27 AM #3Joe GillGuest
Re: Before You Switch - Check the Technology
"DSL GURU" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Many folks might say GSM is to be preferred as if you go overseas, you
could
> use your phone in Europe as the rest of the world is pretty much
standardizing
> on GSM.
You may want to look at the articles referenced in
http://www.cdg.org/news/news_cdg_cdma.asp
To me, Europe standardized on GSM, but the rest of the world is up for grabs
including Mainland China where there are 8-10 million CDMA subscribers
- 11-11-2003, 10:08 AM #4DSL GURUGuest
Re: Before You Switch - Check the Technology
> You may want to look at the articles referenced in
> <A
HREF="http://www.cdg.org/news/news_cdg_cdma.asp">http://www.cdg.org/news/n
ews_cdg_cdma.asp</A>
Somehow the CDMA Industry Trade Association may not be the most objective
source of information on GSM.
http://www.gsmworld.com/index.shtml
might be better.
- 11-11-2003, 11:47 AM #5Michael ArendsGuest
Re: Before You Switch - Check the Technology
DSL GURU wrote:
> The 1900 MHz CDMA of SprintPCS is at a distinct disadvange to the 900 MHZ of
> Verizon as the lower frequenct allows for better penetration of buildings.
Not in all cases. FWIW it may be the phone(s) But I've had more than a
couple of phones on Sprint, and in my (and many others here) the Sprint
phones work flawlessly, inside the worlds largest building. While
Verizon phones (at least here) hardly work at all inside. again, FWIW
YMMV..
- 11-11-2003, 02:08 PM #6John R. CopelandGuest
Re: Before You Switch - Check the Technology
Joe:
Cingular and ATT are switching to GSM, just so they'll be able
to switch once again(!) when WCDMA becomes deployable.
Foisting obsolescence onto customers once is bad enough.
But twice? Seems like execrable planning to me.
---JRC---
"Joe Gill" <joegill@[email protected]> wrote in message =
news:[email protected]...
> Sprint uses 1900mhz CDMA technology, which is fairly 'state of the =
art'
> NOW..
>=20
> HOWEVER, that cannot be said for all the other carriers out there.....
>=20
> As far as I know, (And I ask others with up-to-date specs to
> correct/repost!)
>=20
> I am not going to list them all, but I want to draw attention to a =
couple,
> that may be of interest!!
>=20
> Cingular - Cingular is 'in process' of upgrading their network from a
> mixture to GSM, so you must be careful of both the phone and the plan! =
Pick
> the wrong phone and you will have a 'paper weight' when your area is =
fully
> converted. A little detail not in the ads!
>=20
> ATT - ATT is beginning to roll out GSM. News story yesterday talked of =
a
> serious problem at the startup on Nov 1, delaying rollout! Same =
caveats as
> for Cingular!
>
- 11-11-2003, 03:18 PM #7John RichardsGuest
Re: Before You Switch - Check the Technology
Michael Arends wrote:
> DSL GURU wrote:
>
>> The 1900 MHz CDMA of SprintPCS is at a distinct disadvange to the 900 MHZ of
>> Verizon as the lower frequenct allows for better penetration of buildings.
>
> Not in all cases. FWIW it may be the phone(s) But I've had more than a
> couple of phones on Sprint, and in my (and many others here) the Sprint
> phones work flawlessly, inside the worlds largest building. While
> Verizon phones (at least here) hardly work at all inside. again, FWIW
> YMMV..
It depends mostly on how close you are to a tower. But all other things being
equal, 900 MHz will penetrate buildings better than 1900 MHz.
--
John Richards
- 11-11-2003, 04:52 PM #8Bob SmithGuest
Re: Before You Switch - Check the Technology
"John Richards" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Michael Arends wrote:
> > DSL GURU wrote:
> >
> >> The 1900 MHz CDMA of SprintPCS is at a distinct disadvange to the 900
MHZ of
> >> Verizon as the lower frequenct allows for better penetration of
buildings.
> >
> > Not in all cases. FWIW it may be the phone(s) But I've had more than a
> > couple of phones on Sprint, and in my (and many others here) the Sprint
> > phones work flawlessly, inside the worlds largest building. While
> > Verizon phones (at least here) hardly work at all inside. again, FWIW
> > YMMV..
>
> It depends mostly on how close you are to a tower. But all other things
being
> equal, 900 MHz will penetrate buildings better than 1900 MHz.
>
Just a point of order for any and all here. Verizon doesn't broadcast
wireless on 900 MHz ... It's on 800 MHz ...
Bob
- 11-11-2003, 07:26 PM #9planeGuest
Re: Before You Switch - Check the Technology
Michael Arends <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> DSL GURU wrote:
>
> > The 1900 MHz CDMA of SprintPCS is at a distinct disadvange to the 900 MHZ of
> > Verizon as the lower frequenct allows for better penetration of buildings.
>
> Not in all cases. FWIW it may be the phone(s) But I've had more than a
> couple of phones on Sprint, and in my (and many others here) the Sprint
> phones work flawlessly, inside the worlds largest building. While
> Verizon phones (at least here) hardly work at all inside. again, FWIW
> YMMV..
I use sprint too, but I am looking for that building in which sprint
works better than verizon 800 mh, at least the majority of the time.
<grin>
- 11-12-2003, 12:04 AM #10David G. ImberGuest
Re: Before You Switch - Check the Technology
On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 17:47:45 GMT, Michael Arends
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Not in all cases. FWIW it may be the phone(s) But I've had more than a
>couple of phones on Sprint, and in my (and many others here) the Sprint
>phones work flawlessly, inside the worlds largest building.
"worlds largest building"
Do you mean the world's largest building (the Boeing fabrication
plant - Seattle), the world's tallest building(s) - the Petronas Towers,
Kuala Lampur, or the world's highest occupied office spaces - the Sears
Tower, Chicago)?
I'm guessing you're in Chicago.
And while we're on the subject, out of curiosity, which phones? I
have had trouble in the past with Nokias on both SPCS and AT&T on the 92
floor of the John Hancock, but I understand SPCS has improved tremendously
in Chicago.
Thanks, DGI
- 11-12-2003, 11:54 AM #11Michael ArendsGuest
Re: Before You Switch - Check the Technology
Bob Smith wrote:
>
> "John Richards" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Michael Arends wrote:
> > > DSL GURU wrote:
> > >
> > >> The 1900 MHz CDMA of SprintPCS is at a distinct disadvange to the 900
> MHZ of
> > >> Verizon as the lower frequenct allows for better penetration of
> buildings.
> > >
> > > Not in all cases. FWIW it may be the phone(s) But I've had more than a
> > > couple of phones on Sprint, and in my (and many others here) the Sprint
> > > phones work flawlessly, inside the worlds largest building. While
> > > Verizon phones (at least here) hardly work at all inside. again, FWIW
> > > YMMV..
> >
> > It depends mostly on how close you are to a tower. But all other things
> being
> > equal, 900 MHz will penetrate buildings better than 1900 MHz.
> >
> Just a point of order for any and all here. Verizon doesn't broadcast
> wireless on 900 MHz ... It's on 800 MHz ...
>
> Bob
Thanks for the Info Bob. But,I think you mis-attributed that info to
me. When it wasn't. Thats ok though.
- 11-12-2003, 11:58 AM #12Michael ArendsGuest
Re: Before You Switch - Check the Technology
plane wrote:
>
> Michael Arends <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> > DSL GURU wrote:
> >
> > > The 1900 MHz CDMA of SprintPCS is at a distinct disadvange to the 900 MHZ of
> > > Verizon as the lower frequenct allows for better penetration of buildings.
> >
> > Not in all cases. FWIW it may be the phone(s) But I've had more than a
> > couple of phones on Sprint, and in my (and many others here) the Sprint
> > phones work flawlessly, inside the worlds largest building. While
> > Verizon phones (at least here) hardly work at all inside. again, FWIW
> > YMMV..
>
> I use sprint too, but I am looking for that building in which sprint
> works better than verizon 800 mh, at least the majority of the time.
> <grin>
well, I'm definitely no expert. Just reporting personal experience, and
that of my co-workers. For 'whatever' reason, Sprint works great inside
our facility. Verizon, (and other providers, Not a dig at verizon)
either don't work, or work very poorly.
- 11-12-2003, 12:02 PM #13Michael ArendsGuest
Re: Before You Switch - Check the Technology
"David G. Imber" wrote:
>
> On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 17:47:45 GMT, Michael Arends
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Not in all cases. FWIW it may be the phone(s) But I've had more than a
> >couple of phones on Sprint, and in my (and many others here) the Sprint
> >phones work flawlessly, inside the worlds largest building.
>
> "worlds largest building"
>
> Do you mean the world's largest building (the Boeing fabrication
> plant - Seattle), the world's tallest building(s) - the Petronas Towers,
> Kuala Lampur, or the world's highest occupied office spaces - the Sears
> Tower, Chicago)?
>
> I'm guessing you're in Chicago.
>
> And while we're on the subject, out of curiosity, which phones? I
> have had trouble in the past with Nokias on both SPCS and AT&T on the 92
> floor of the John Hancock, but I understand SPCS has improved tremendously
> in Chicago.
>
> Thanks, DGI
Not the Tallest, the Largest. So,the former not the later. Actually in
Everett where the Big planes are built.
- 11-12-2003, 12:34 PM #14Bob SmithGuest
Re: Before You Switch - Check the Technology
"Michael Arends" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Bob Smith wrote:
> >
> > "John Richards" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > Michael Arends wrote:
> > > > DSL GURU wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> The 1900 MHz CDMA of SprintPCS is at a distinct disadvange to the
900
> > MHZ of
> > > >> Verizon as the lower frequenct allows for better penetration of
> > buildings.
> > > >
> > > > Not in all cases. FWIW it may be the phone(s) But I've had more than
a
> > > > couple of phones on Sprint, and in my (and many others here) the
Sprint
> > > > phones work flawlessly, inside the worlds largest building. While
> > > > Verizon phones (at least here) hardly work at all inside. again,
FWIW
> > > > YMMV..
> > >
> > > It depends mostly on how close you are to a tower. But all other
things
> > being
> > > equal, 900 MHz will penetrate buildings better than 1900 MHz.
> > >
> > Just a point of order for any and all here. Verizon doesn't broadcast
> > wireless on 900 MHz ... It's on 800 MHz ...
> >
> > Bob
>
> Thanks for the Info Bob. But,I think you mis-attributed that info to
> me. When it wasn't. Thats ok though.
Well, it was going out to everyone who replied with the 900 MHz comment
included above ... We all know who typed in 900 MHz originally though ...
Mr. 26+ID himself ... Ole Phillipe.
Bob
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