Handtops, UMPC - Upcoming TMobile technologies

02/15/07 + anthonyb

Doe anyone know what coming from Tmobile insofar as HSDPA, faster EDGE, etc. ?

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02/15/07 + ecsk2

anthonyb said: "Doe anyone know what coming from Tmobile insofar as HSDPA, faster EDGE, etc. ?"

HSDPA is supposed to be on its way and rumor has it implemented this year 2007 but even if it was OUT NOW, there wouldn't be any devices barely to use it... since its using a freq range of its own

2100 (downlink) / 1900 (uplink) for Europe (usually referred simply as W-CDMA 2100)
1900 (down) / 850 (up) for U.S.A (Cingular Wireless)
2100 (down) / 1700 (up) for U.S.A. (T-Mobile)

link

02/15/07 + anthonyb

I like Tmobile. They don't seem to be the big money grabbers that ATT and Verizon are.

The real suckey part is if you're thinking of getting a new phone you have to think two or three different technology backbones.

Just wondering though since I might be getting a new phone.

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02/15/07 + ecsk2

anthonyb said: "I like Tmobile. They don't seem to be the big money grabbers that ATT and Verizon are.

The real suckey part is if you're thinking of getting a new phone you have to think two or three different technology backbones.

Just wondering though since I might be getting a new phone."

Yeah unfortunateky with Tmo its going to be a while before we see anything 3G

02/16/07 + tnkgrl

Last I heard T-Mobile USA is aggressively working to roll 3G out for the fall of '07.

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02/16/07 + 2disbetter

You would be surprised who cell companies need to pay to use other companies backbones. (referring to the network) I got a friend who works at Sprint, and he says that for the DC area most cell providers and local phone companies use their trunk for a lot of actions. So people like T-mobile are going to be largely reliant on others for backbone support. Of course it their towers are set up, they can just equip them and then it's the same old story. Piping it through the neighbors pipes.

2d

P.s.: The only thing that interest me in terms of mobile broadband will be when it's as cheap as home broadband or when the two can be merged. (Verizon home and mobile broadband at one price ($50 would be perfect)).

02/16/07 + ecsk2

tnkgrl said: "Last I heard T-Mobile USA is aggressively working to roll 3G out for the fall of '07."

Yeah but you've pointed out not much in the hardware side of things as of yet

2disbetter ,
Oh I know my Sidekick says 'CINGULAR' on it on a regular basis...(ive been told its for the data side of things..)

02/16/07 + tnkgrl

I figure 3G hardware compatible with T-Mobile USA's network will be released in the fall of 2007

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02/16/07 + ecsk2

tnkgrl said: "I figure 3G hardware compatible with T-Mobile USA's network will be released in the fall of 2007

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Would make sence cause without the HW Tmo won't be getting any return on their investment...

02/16/07 + anthonyb

Hopefully they will offer 3G Tzones for 6 dollars.

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02/16/07 + ecsk2

anthonyb said: "Hopefully they will offer 3G Tzones for 6 dollars."

Playing around with my E70 today I ran into those Tzones, I guess thats just what the rest of the world calls WAP?? WAP I've used to pay all my bills in Europe, well since it came out, then on my Nokia 7110

loved that phone for its day!

edited: Feb 16 2007 + tnkgrl

*anthonyb*, if Cingular is any indication, T-Mobile won't charge more for their 3G data plans than for their EDGE/GPRS data plans - with Cingular, all the plans work the same for HSDPA/UMTS as for EDGE/GPRS, all you need is a 3G compatible SIM card and device, and you get 3G speeds.

Conversely, you can use a 3G SIM in an EDGE/GPRS-only device and it still works, but not at 3G speeds - HSDPA/UMTS and EDGE/GPRS settings for DUN are identical.

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02/17/07 + ecsk2

I have a feeling that the HTC Athena (Advantage), Tmo Ameo might be a logical one to expect available for Tmo USA, but I started comparing that to current PPC Phones, and its HUGE! As I've shown before its formfactor like OQO just thinner, but compared to any Smartphone of any type right now that is HUGE!! Also just figured out how that keyboard attaches, with a STRONG magnet..

02/17/07 + anthonyb

Esck2, be carefu. Dol not underutilized the awesome browsing power of your E70. Tzones is a data plan not WAP. Your E70 is an HTML and WAP capable device. Make sure you are using the HTML browser rather than the WAP browser. In the old days cellphones only had WAP and thus tmobile only charged 6 bucks for the data plan. Your E70 tricks tmobile into giving you the data for HTML while still only charging 6 bucks.
Got it.

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edited: Feb 17 2007 + ecsk2

anthonyb said: "Esck2, be carefu. Dol not underutilized the awesome browsing power of your E70. Tzones is a data plan not WAP. Your E70 is an HTML and WAP capable device. Make sure you are using the HTML browser rather than the WAP browser. In the old days cellphones only had WAP and thus tmobile only charged 6 bucks for the data plan. Your E70 tricks tmobile into giving you the data for HTML while still only charging 6 bucks.
Got it."

Oh I have no doubts about the power of (my home country's pride and joy) the Nokia phones nor the E70, I didn't use the Tzones at all just saw them on there. Since I have the full data package there is no need for it for me, although I won't mind learning what they are and what they are not

Having said that I believe Symbian isn't for me right now, and the screen size/ text size (when reading documents with ebook reader iSilo) isn't appropriate size for my wife

At least I learned what I need and not