Re: [asterisk-users] OT: Do You Know What the Problem With CDMA is?
On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:21:41 -0400, Jason Aarons \(US\) wrote: A lot of places you still can't get GSM in the US.it has improved...but GSM 3G coverage is lacking compared to EVDO/CDMA. which isn't usually a problem as all 3G phones i've seen also use GSM, and the phones switch to GSM when 3G coverage isn't available. You start to explain about GSM and their eyes open wide as they realize they need a unlocked GSM phone from a electronics shop and SIM chip from actually, if you're using a gsm/3G phone, and your carrier has a roaming agreement with a malaysian carrier (there're 3 big ones and 1 small one, by the way), then it shouldnt matter. of course, they'll sock roaming charges on you. some company named Digi sold in 7-Eleven and some scratch off cards for refills using SMS. that's just one of the three, and its a prepaid gsm card you're referring to. you could've also picked up a celcom or a maxis prepaid card, or not worry about that and just roam with a gsm phone. In reality my roaming fees for Intl are too high, I'll get a pre-paid in-country phone before I get phone bill for Intl roaming. My data connection syncs email all day long. i hear the vodaphone 3G service hits you a fixed monthly fee for use anywhere in the world for a data/3G connection. -- Regards, /\_/\ All dogs go to heaven. [EMAIL PROTECTED](0 0) http://www.openmalaysiablog.com/ +==oOO--(_)--OOo==+ | for a in past present future; do| | for b in clients employers associates relatives neighbours pets; do | | echo The opinions here in no way reflect the opinions of my $a $b. | | done; done | +=+ ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
[asterisk-users] OT: Do You Know What the Problem With CDMA is?
It's OT but I thought it was funny enough to point out seeing this is a telephony list.. world wide data.like the 'world series' of baseball if you ask me :-) Regards, Dean Collins [EMAIL PROTECTED] +1-212-203-4357 (New York) +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney) http://www.Cognation.net http://www.Cognation.net/profile From: http://deancollinsblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/do-you-know-what-problem-wit h-cdma-is.html Subject: Do You Know What the Problem With CDMA is? I'm a Cingular customer but i noticed that the HTC Touch Pro is only available from Sprint at the moment. So when I noticed a Sprint mailer in the post box I thought I'd flick through it. Take a look at this picture and tell me if you cant work out what is wrong with CDMA http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jmYevHrBr6M/SNqpnwbZW-I/Aww/p2pRhDO9t VM/s1600-h/Sprint.png Yep you got it world coverage includes all the countries of the world like USA, Canada and Mexico, and not something like USA and 212 other countries globally. BTW I hear that Iraq also now uses CDMA (some senator shoe-horned it into a funding bill for the war that they had to use CDMA to 'support usa businesses'), of course that means that they now use a different handset type to all of their neighbours... though I hear Iran will also be forced to implement CDMA once they are 'liberated' which should be any day now :) Cheers, Dean ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] OT: Do You Know What the Problem With CDMA is?
On September 25, 2008 09:01:52 am Dean Collins wrote: Yep you got it world coverage includes all the countries of the world like USA, Canada and Mexico, and not something like USA and 212 other countries globally. BTW I hear that Iraq also now uses CDMA (some senator shoe-horned it into a funding bill for the war that they had to use CDMA to 'support usa businesses'), of course that means that they now use a different handset type to all of their neighbours... though I hear Iran will also be forced to implement CDMA once they are 'liberated' which should be any day now :) That doesn't mean that GSM towers won't be built, it just means that the CDMA towers will be there first. I dunno; GSM 3G is all CDMA tech anyway. -A. ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] OT: Do You Know What the Problem With CDMA is?
Andrew Kohlsmith (lists) wrote: On September 25, 2008 09:01:52 am Dean Collins wrote: Yep you got it world coverage includes all the countries of the world like USA, Canada and Mexico, and not something like USA and 212 other countries globally. BTW I hear that Iraq also now uses CDMA (some senator shoe-horned it into a funding bill for the war that they had to use CDMA to 'support usa businesses'), of course that means that they now use a different handset type to all of their neighbours... though I hear Iran will also be forced to implement CDMA once they are 'liberated' which should be any day now :) That doesn't mean that GSM towers won't be built, it just means that the CDMA towers will be there first. I dunno; GSM 3G is all CDMA tech anyway. Yes, but it is a standard agreed upon by a large number of carriers around the world. Once CDMA has gone the way of the dodo in North America, I really will miss one of my favourite scenes:- Visiting Brit steps off plane and checks phone for messages... Puzzled look appears as they ask Why doesn't my phone work? It worked fine in France/Italy/Germany/Timbuktu. You start to explain about CDMA and their eyes open wide as they realize they have just stepped back into the cellular stone age... regards, Drew ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] OT: Do You Know What the Problem With CDMA is?
On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 9:58 AM, Andrew Kohlsmith (lists) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On September 25, 2008 09:01:52 am Dean Collins wrote: Yep you got it world coverage includes all the countries of the world like USA, Canada and Mexico, and not something like USA and 212 other countries globally. BTW I hear that Iraq also now uses CDMA (some senator shoe-horned it into a funding bill for the war that they had to use CDMA to 'support usa businesses'), of course that means that they now use a different handset type to all of their neighbours... though I hear Iran will also be forced to implement CDMA once they are 'liberated' which should be any day now :) That doesn't mean that GSM towers won't be built, it just means that the CDMA towers will be there first. I dunno; GSM 3G is all CDMA tech anyway. -A. Dean, Quoting you: though I hear Iran will also be forced to implement CDMA once they are 'liberated' which should be any day now :) I know it is an eventuality, I don't believe we are liberating only Iraq and Afghanistan (at least publically), as well as Iran, Venezuela and Peru in the near future. Thanks, Steve Totaro ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] OT: Do You Know What the Problem With CDMA is?
On September 25, 2008 10:41:45 am Drew Gibson wrote: Once CDMA has gone the way of the dodo in North America, I really will miss one of my favourite scenes:- Visiting Brit steps off plane and checks phone for messages... Puzzled look appears as they ask Why doesn't my phone work? It worked fine in France/Italy/Germany/Timbuktu. You start to explain about CDMA and their eyes open wide as they realize they have just stepped back into the cellular stone age... You don't have ATT towers near airports? -A. ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] OT: Do You Know What the Problem With CDMA is?
A lot of places you still can't get GSM in the US.it has improved...but GSM 3G coverage is lacking compared to EVDO/CDMA. Another option is a World Phone that can do all bands. My story; Visiting American lands in Kuala Lumpur and checks phone for messages... Puzzled look appears as it worked at Home, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean... You start to explain about GSM and their eyes open wide as they realize they need a unlocked GSM phone from a electronics shop and SIM chip from some company named Digi sold in 7-Eleven and some scratch off cards for refills using SMS. In reality my roaming fees for Intl are too high, I'll get a pre-paid in-country phone before I get phone bill for Intl roaming. My data connection syncs email all day long. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Kohlsmith (lists) Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 12:00 PM To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] OT: Do You Know What the Problem With CDMA is? On September 25, 2008 10:41:45 am Drew Gibson wrote: Once CDMA has gone the way of the dodo in North America, I really will miss one of my favourite scenes:- Visiting Brit steps off plane and checks phone for messages... Puzzled look appears as they ask Why doesn't my phone work? It worked fine in France/Italy/Germany/Timbuktu. You start to explain about CDMA and their eyes open wide as they realize they have just stepped back into the cellular stone age... You don't have ATT towers near airports? -A. ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users - Disclaimer: This e-mail communication and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information and is for use by the designated addressee(s) named above only. If you are not the intended addressee, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any use or reproduction of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] OT: Do You Know What the Problem With CDMA is?
Andrew Kohlsmith (lists) wrote: On September 25, 2008 10:41:45 am Drew Gibson wrote: Once CDMA has gone the way of the dodo in North America, I really will miss one of my favourite scenes:- Visiting Brit steps off plane and checks phone for messages... Puzzled look appears as they ask Why doesn't my phone work? It worked fine in France/Italy/Germany/Timbuktu. You start to explain about CDMA and their eyes open wide as they realize they have just stepped back into the cellular stone age... You don't have ATT towers near airports? -A Nope, no ATT north of Buffalo. To be honest, it happened a few years ago (~2002). We now have Rogers' towers near airports (and 3G iPhones in stores). Bell Canada and Telus are moving to GSM 3G (side-stepping standard GSM so they don't have to admit their mistakes) regards, Drew ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
