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Hello hello im now just back from NewYork in USA what a greath place!!! i really recomend it!
And now for the negative part abouth NewYork:
There GSM covverage suucks! duude it is newyork and people there are talking on walkitalkies!! hahaha I brought my T68I to NewYork and i dident see anyone there with a deccent phone i was the only one! And forexsample the subway dont got coverage!
I just think it is a bitt srtange thatt NewYork a verry big citty have such a bad coverage compaerd to OSLO! Oslo have coverage on the subway! And u coudent send picture with comunicam there
Butt i still loved thatt place best trip i evver had!
Here is a picture thatt i toock holding my comunicam outh of EmpireState buylding!
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Posted: 2002-08-07 08:41:00
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Welcome back. Can't see the picture thoug...
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[ This Message was edited by: tranquil on 2002-10-01 13:12 ]
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Posted: 2002-08-08 13:29:00
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Well. Generally, GSM coverage in US sucks. Or say, maybe the coverage is good, but calls drop and drop and drop. Capacity problems, blocking, whatever...
I'm not even talking about their TDMA. Ahahahahah. But they don't mind
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Posted: 2002-08-08 13:44:00
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@Bjerkebanen
Don’t forget that in USA, GSM is only something like… 3 years old ! I don’t know how it was in Oslo 3 years after the launch of GSM, but I can assure you that in Switzerland, the coverage wasn’t better as it is in New York today !!
Anyway, in Europe it was a long time ago !!!
Rolud
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Posted: 2002-08-08 17:26:00
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Well.. everybody knows americans are a bit backwards..
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Posted: 2002-08-12 02:03:00
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Well, you can't compare the subways in NY and Oslo. If you put the NY subway rails together you could build a railroad stretching from new york to florida!...So making sure new york subway stations have GSM coverage is not an easy task because there's tons of them. It will take some time especially that GSM is a fairely new technology in the U.S.
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Posted: 2002-08-12 03:14:00
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Yoonoo is partly right. I agree that the subways in New York can stretch up to Florida. However, people should be aware of the fact that indeed, GSM is a new technology in the US.
It was introduced by Pacific Bell in the west coast sometime in 1996 or 1997. It was then called PCS (Personal Communication System) rather than GSM. While GSM is the standard here in the Philippines, Asia as a whole, and Europe, the US was still heavily into analog systems.
You really can't change this overnight. Just food for thought, it is only this year that my friend in San Francisco got an SMS capable phone.
The point is, in time, just like in Hongkong's MTR, the New York subways will likewise be flooded with cell sites. So be patient.
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Posted: 2002-08-12 19:00:00
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I love New York.
I do agree that GSM coverage there does suck quite considerably but that's okay because it's an amazing city - something's gotta be wrong with it - so maybe GSM coverage is that thing.
Best city on earth.
Cheers to any New Yorkers on this forum.
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Posted: 2002-08-13 15:08:00
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NY is ok i guess....
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Posted: 2002-08-14 04:31:00
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Motorola introduced GSM systems in 1994 in Southern California across the freeways. It cost $3000 per phone, and you could only use it in your car, but it worked
I agree that GSM coverage is LOUSY in the US, but I don't blame them. There are just so many legal problems right now with GSM's (Which is the reason I think they are building GSM networks at 1900MHZ).
On the other hand, CDMA is just leaping over GSM big time because of this. I've seen commercials of some CDMA providers with some pretty nice looking color phones that are suppose to come out in a few months.
I really hoped GSM systems improve in the US, but it's really doubtful with CDMA taking over.
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Posted: 2002-08-14 23:15:00
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