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yeah.
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Posted: 2003-01-27 19:00:00
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I know...but don't you see the beauty of the GSM networks? Example:
Subscriber A-only wants plain voice & text service (basic tariff)
Subscriber B-wants text services and a few voice calls (basic tariff + excess SMS costs)
Subscriber C-wants text & occasional WAP (basic tariff + excess data charges)
Subscriber C-Cyber surfer (basic tariff + excess data charges)
Subscriber D-wants to send & receive photos & MMS (basic tariff + excess MMS charges)
All these needs are met by one network, all that changes are the handsets...and all costs are very cheap and affordable. Current GSM tariff schemes are reasonable and you don't pay for services you don't use. If I don't use GPRS, I don't pay for it. But someone else on the same network who does use GPRS pays for it.
3G is just GSM with better internet services. But unless they can bring down the cost of the services and handsets... 3G wont take off the way they hope it will.
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Posted: 2003-01-27 19:03:00
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3G has been hyped too much and it will take a long time before we can see true 3G that has as good coverage as todays GSM. That is why I bought my P800 and not the beta 3G phones available today.
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Posted: 2003-01-27 19:08:00
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Here's a link to loads of 3g info:
Click on 'launches' to see where it's available,
http://www.3g.co.uk/
They are curreently testing on the Isle of Man.(uk)
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Posted: 2003-01-28 05:08:00
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I genuinely believe that 3g is NOT the next big thing in mobile communications. i don`t know what is the next big thing, but i have a gut feeling, & anyone who reads my posts will know that i`m often WRONG !
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Posted: 2003-01-28 05:28:00
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On 2003-01-27 18:27, jplacson wrote:
Just wondering, are 3G networks backwards compatible with current GSM handsets? (Can I use a regular dual-band GSM phone on a 3G network?) Because I feel it's very foolish of telcos to assume that all GSM subscribers will upgrade to 3G just for the data services????
That's why the 3G terminals are dualmode terminals at the first phase.
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Posted: 2003-01-28 09:09:00
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@ruvjet
u shudnt sit so high n mighty mate wit 'were ready to go in uk' cos were not as 3 has already delayed its alunch till march as the 3g network still has bugs galore !!
as for 3g in general well i think its a load of over priced hype
its way too expensive as even 3 themselves have admitted for those living outside of major cities then you will spend 3/4 of your time on o2's 2g network - wud u pay £50/£100 a month to use o2 ?!?!
as for peeps saying oooh look get premier league clips on ya phone....all very nice...but whos providing this content !?! i havent seen any news or read anywnere of who has signed up as a content provider for this stuff !! eg o2 promised the same things for mms...still waiting..so how long will it be waiting for 3g content to fianlly realise !??!
ill wait till next year personally by which time no doubt well alreayd be movin 2wards 4g licensing
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Posted: 2003-01-28 10:37:00
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I think i'll just read about it 4 now and wait 4 the t68i successor.
@shibby,ur right,i was already planning on waiting till next yr but 3g still wont be in full swing even by then,something talk about tho,innit :-)
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Posted: 2003-01-28 20:06:00
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Just a question to anyone here who knows a lot about 3G:
Ok, so they say 3G will be online in a year or two... P800 won't last, blah blah blah... I want to know one thing:
Is there really a SOLID 3G standard already? GSM is used throughout the world.
AFAIK, 3G has 3 "standards" that are authorized. Are handsets from these 3 interoperable? The 3 standards I'm talking about are EGDE, UMTS, and WCDMA... I don't know if there are any more "standards" out there..but I'm getting a deja vu with the whole AMPS, D-AMPS, TDMA, CDMA, and E-TACS "standard" war.
Do all 3G handsets work across all 3G networks? Kinda stupid if they don't.
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Posted: 2003-01-29 06:45:00
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No one 3G phone will not work on all 3g nets in the world (at least not n the beginning). And they are getting more and more nets as we go. China wants its own standard as well now.
And ive seen the live feed on video on a 3g handset, and im NOT impressed.
So MUCH is to be done before there are good phones and a completely satisfying net. To be honest, they must support gsm and 3g in one handset or it will not be usuable outside the cities for a long while.
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Posted: 2003-01-29 23:01:00
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