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- 09-26-2007, 03:26 PM #16Dennis FergusonGuest
Re: Has the T-Mobile network got EDGE functionality?
On 2007-09-26, Gavin <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:17:02 GMT, "Rob"
><rob_nicholson@nospam_unforgettable.com> wrote:
>
>>> I live on the coast so the handset might have been picking up a French
>>> signal? There was no signal quality there so either the signal was
>>
>>Just back from France and had the EDGE symbol throughout it all, including
>>rural areas.
>>
>>Shame the UK can't keep up :-(
>>
>
> Edge is inferior to our existing 3g network, why would they down grade
> the system they spent millions licenceing.
>
> The only reaso to down grade it at the moment is the iphone needs it
> hence why it's around in some cities.
Doesn't EDGE also double the GSM call capacity of each cell where it
is deployed when the handsets support it? It is a dirt cheap upgrade
compared to 3G.
Dennis Ferguson
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- 09-27-2007, 06:18 PM #17RobGuest
Re: Has the T-Mobile network got EDGE functionality?
> Having paid way over the odds for the 3g spectrum, the telco's want to
> use it, not just use an add on to what they have that they can't
> charge premium rates for...
I suspect that's true.
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