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| Thread ID: 46562 | 2004-06-28 01:45:00 | cdma network out dated? | yingxuan (3330) | Press F1 |
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| 248099 | 2004-06-29 00:08:00 | Next generation GSM, 3GSM is also CDMA technology. Better pick which ugly phone you like best :-) | PaulD (232) | ||
| 248100 | 2004-06-29 01:05:00 | The main reason I don't switch to Telecom is that the coverage is crap. I find my GSM coverage is far better than my mates CDMA coverage in the same areas. | Sb0h (3744) | ||
| 248101 | 2004-06-29 01:24:00 | > The main reason I don't switch to Telecom is that the > coverage is crap. I find my GSM coverage is far > better than my mates CDMA coverage in the same areas. Possibly more to do with the phone than the cell coverage. Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 248102 | 2004-06-29 02:01:00 | A bit of both really | whetu (237) | ||
| 248103 | 2004-06-29 02:05:00 | Maybe...but both are Nokia phones with internal antenna, there may be some difference between phones, even identical ones. But in saying that I still believe Telecom has been slow to provide the same level of coverage as the Vodafone network, but then the CDMA rollout has only been going a relatively short time hasn't it. Please take note I'm not saying GSM is any better than CDMA or vice versa just that I find the coverage better in the areas I use my phone with the GSM network and for that reason would not consider changing. |
Sb0h (3744) | ||
| 248104 | 2004-06-29 02:45:00 | In many areas the coverage is better with CDMA than GSM as well. Its a geographic factor and depends entirely on the number and location of cell sites. They do not share cell sites usually, each have their own. Its (almost) nothing to do with the technology however. CDMA handsets (mostly) use a chipset that is licensed by the developer Qualcomm and there are royalties that must be paid. Not the case generally with GSM, so there can be cost factors in the new technology that are not an issue with older technology. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 248105 | 2004-06-29 02:50:00 | In many areas the coverage is better with CDMA than GSM as well. Its a geographic factor and depends entirely on the number and location of cell sites. They do not share cell sites usually, each have their own. Its (almost) nothing to do with the technology however. CDMA handsets (mostly) use a chipset that is licensed by the developer Qualcomm and there are royalties that must be paid. Not the case generally with GSM, so there can be cost factors in the new technology that are not an issue with older technology. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 248106 | 2004-06-29 06:01:00 | Agreed. CDMA base stations can cover a wider area, but Vodafone may well have made the neccessary investments in their network for it to match or exceed the coverage of Telecom's. Personally, I prefer Telecom's coverage because they cover Riversdale and Castlepoint on the Wairarapa coast, where Vodafone does not. However, plenty of people prefer Vodafone's coverage so overall they are probably about on par. |
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