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  1. #46
    Richard Ness
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    Re: NEXTEL vs Verizon PTT

    PCS doesn't mean a damn thing. Just FORGET that term.
    It's meaning has been totally blurred by all the marketing hype.

    When AT&T started calling their 800Mhz TDMA "Digital PCS"
    this screwed up whatever definition the term ever had.

    PCS was SUPPOSED to refer to any digital services in the 1900Mhz frequencies.
    NOT any particular protocol, "band", carrier, phone or whatever.



    "Mark Kim" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:75sxb.239049$275.894759@attbi_s53...
    >
    > > Verizon, Sprint, Alltel, and a few smaller carriers all use CDMA.

    >
    > Don't forget that US Cellular uses CDMA as well. So PCS is actually
    > just a 1900MHz Frequency Subsidiary of a particular protocol?
    >






    See More: NEXTEL vs Verizon PTT




  2. #47
    Richard Ness
    Guest

    Re: NEXTEL vs Verizon PTT

    PCS doesn't mean a damn thing. Just FORGET that term.
    It's meaning has been totally blurred by all the marketing hype.

    When AT&T started calling their 800Mhz TDMA "Digital PCS"
    this screwed up whatever definition the term ever had.

    PCS was SUPPOSED to refer to any digital services in the 1900Mhz frequencies.
    NOT any particular protocol, "band", carrier, phone or whatever.



    "Mark Kim" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:75sxb.239049$275.894759@attbi_s53...
    >
    > > Verizon, Sprint, Alltel, and a few smaller carriers all use CDMA.

    >
    > Don't forget that US Cellular uses CDMA as well. So PCS is actually
    > just a 1900MHz Frequency Subsidiary of a particular protocol?
    >






  3. #48
    Aboutdakota
    Guest

    Re: NEXTEL vs Verizon PTT



    Richard Ness wrote:
    > PCS doesn't mean a damn thing. Just FORGET that term.
    > It's meaning has been totally blurred by all the marketing hype.
    >
    > When AT&T started calling their 800Mhz TDMA "Digital PCS"
    > this screwed up whatever definition the term ever had.
    >
    > PCS was SUPPOSED to refer to any digital services in the 1900Mhz frequencies.
    > NOT any particular protocol, "band", carrier, phone or whatever.


    Actually, wasn't PCS supposed to refer to any "Personal Communications
    System" no matter what frequency it was? This was even before the FCC
    auctioned off 1900 blocks.

    AD




  4. #49
    Aboutdakota
    Guest

    Re: NEXTEL vs Verizon PTT



    Richard Ness wrote:
    > PCS doesn't mean a damn thing. Just FORGET that term.
    > It's meaning has been totally blurred by all the marketing hype.
    >
    > When AT&T started calling their 800Mhz TDMA "Digital PCS"
    > this screwed up whatever definition the term ever had.
    >
    > PCS was SUPPOSED to refer to any digital services in the 1900Mhz frequencies.
    > NOT any particular protocol, "band", carrier, phone or whatever.


    Actually, wasn't PCS supposed to refer to any "Personal Communications
    System" no matter what frequency it was? This was even before the FCC
    auctioned off 1900 blocks.

    AD




  5. #50
    Peter Pan
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    Re: NEXTEL vs Verizon PTT


    "Aboutdakota" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    >
    >
    > Richard Ness wrote:
    > > PCS doesn't mean a damn thing. Just FORGET that term.
    > > It's meaning has been totally blurred by all the marketing hype.
    > >
    > > When AT&T started calling their 800Mhz TDMA "Digital PCS"
    > > this screwed up whatever definition the term ever had.
    > >
    > > PCS was SUPPOSED to refer to any digital services in the 1900Mhz

    frequencies.
    > > NOT any particular protocol, "band", carrier, phone or whatever.

    >
    > Actually, wasn't PCS supposed to refer to any "Personal Communications
    > System" no matter what frequency it was? This was even before the FCC
    > auctioned off 1900 blocks.
    >
    > AD
    >


    When I was working at Sprint they used to tell us it mean Pretty Clear
    Sound.





  6. #51
    Peter Pan
    Guest

    Re: NEXTEL vs Verizon PTT


    "Aboutdakota" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    >
    >
    > Richard Ness wrote:
    > > PCS doesn't mean a damn thing. Just FORGET that term.
    > > It's meaning has been totally blurred by all the marketing hype.
    > >
    > > When AT&T started calling their 800Mhz TDMA "Digital PCS"
    > > this screwed up whatever definition the term ever had.
    > >
    > > PCS was SUPPOSED to refer to any digital services in the 1900Mhz

    frequencies.
    > > NOT any particular protocol, "band", carrier, phone or whatever.

    >
    > Actually, wasn't PCS supposed to refer to any "Personal Communications
    > System" no matter what frequency it was? This was even before the FCC
    > auctioned off 1900 blocks.
    >
    > AD
    >


    When I was working at Sprint they used to tell us it mean Pretty Clear
    Sound.





  7. #52
    Bob Smith
    Guest

    Re: NEXTEL vs Verizon PTT


    "Mark Kim" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:75sxb.239049$275.894759@attbi_s53...
    >
    > > Verizon, Sprint, Alltel, and a few smaller carriers all use CDMA.

    >
    > Don't forget that US Cellular uses CDMA as well. So PCS is actually
    > just a 1900MHz Frequency Subsidiary of a particular protocol?
    >

    No, it's just a frequency, that 3 different protocols use ...

    Bob





  8. #53
    Bob Smith
    Guest

    Re: NEXTEL vs Verizon PTT


    "Mark Kim" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:75sxb.239049$275.894759@attbi_s53...
    >
    > > Verizon, Sprint, Alltel, and a few smaller carriers all use CDMA.

    >
    > Don't forget that US Cellular uses CDMA as well. So PCS is actually
    > just a 1900MHz Frequency Subsidiary of a particular protocol?
    >

    No, it's just a frequency, that 3 different protocols use ...

    Bob





  9. #54
    WindsorFox[SS]
    Guest

    Re: NEXTEL vs Verizon PTT

    Stevie Ray wrote:

    > Mark,
    >
    > Great link. They said that Sprint works as well as nextel. Can anyone
    > confirm or deny this?
    >
    > Steve
    >


    Assuming you can find someone else that has it. It's likely that
    the largest majority of true "business" users will stay with the
    NexTel unless Sprint severely undercuts on cost.


    --
    Check out the gaming & computer forums at the [SS] clan site.
    http://www.shamikaserver.com

    Horsepowered.com is full of dorks and wanna bes...




  10. #55
    WindsorFox[SS]
    Guest

    Re: NEXTEL vs Verizon PTT

    Stevie Ray wrote:

    > Mark,
    >
    > Great link. They said that Sprint works as well as nextel. Can anyone
    > confirm or deny this?
    >
    > Steve
    >


    Assuming you can find someone else that has it. It's likely that
    the largest majority of true "business" users will stay with the
    NexTel unless Sprint severely undercuts on cost.


    --
    Check out the gaming & computer forums at the [SS] clan site.
    http://www.shamikaserver.com

    Horsepowered.com is full of dorks and wanna bes...




  11. #56
    Mark Kim
    Guest

    Re: NEXTEL vs Verizon PTT

    I don't know if Nextel has any plans to deploy 1900MHz frequency since
    they only invest whatever is stable for the majority customer base....

    Bob Smith wrote:

    > "Mark Kim" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:75sxb.239049$275.894759@attbi_s53...
    >
    >>>Verizon, Sprint, Alltel, and a few smaller carriers all use CDMA.

    >>
    >>Don't forget that US Cellular uses CDMA as well. So PCS is actually
    >>just a 1900MHz Frequency Subsidiary of a particular protocol?
    >>

    >
    > No, it's just a frequency, that 3 different protocols use ...
    >
    > Bob
    >
    >





  12. #57
    Mark Kim
    Guest

    Re: NEXTEL vs Verizon PTT

    I don't know if Nextel has any plans to deploy 1900MHz frequency since
    they only invest whatever is stable for the majority customer base....

    Bob Smith wrote:

    > "Mark Kim" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:75sxb.239049$275.894759@attbi_s53...
    >
    >>>Verizon, Sprint, Alltel, and a few smaller carriers all use CDMA.

    >>
    >>Don't forget that US Cellular uses CDMA as well. So PCS is actually
    >>just a 1900MHz Frequency Subsidiary of a particular protocol?
    >>

    >
    > No, it's just a frequency, that 3 different protocols use ...
    >
    > Bob
    >
    >





  13. #58
    JRW
    Guest

    Re: NEXTEL vs Verizon PTT

    [email protected] wrote:

    > PCS means 1900 MHz - just the frequency range. It implies nothing
    > about the modulation method, etc.


    That's what I thought too, so when I saw AT&T claiming PCS on 800 MHz,
    I thought they were a little liberal in their terminology. Eventual
    research showed that PCS generically refers to an enhanced
    communications service (my words as I don't recall the exact wording)
    such as SMS.

    This was like seven years ago - about the same time Sprint hit
    the Dallas market. I believe AT&T is all 1900 MHz here now.




  14. #59
    JRW
    Guest

    Re: NEXTEL vs Verizon PTT

    [email protected] wrote:

    > PCS means 1900 MHz - just the frequency range. It implies nothing
    > about the modulation method, etc.


    That's what I thought too, so when I saw AT&T claiming PCS on 800 MHz,
    I thought they were a little liberal in their terminology. Eventual
    research showed that PCS generically refers to an enhanced
    communications service (my words as I don't recall the exact wording)
    such as SMS.

    This was like seven years ago - about the same time Sprint hit
    the Dallas market. I believe AT&T is all 1900 MHz here now.




  15. #60
    Thomas M. Goethe
    Guest

    Re: NEXTEL vs Verizon PTT

    "Mark Kim" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:rjzxb.133436$Dw6.571233@attbi_s02...
    > I don't know if Nextel has any plans to deploy 1900MHz frequency since
    > they only invest whatever is stable for the majority customer base....
    >


    Nextel uses two-way radio frequencies, not telephone frequencies. I am
    not sure, but I don't think that there is any spectrum for two-ways in 1900.


    --
    Thomas M. Goethe





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