How is UMTS support on GTA03 (read support in Japan)? On Thu, December 18, 2008 10:02, Carsten Haitzler wrote: > On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:46:54 +0100 "Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller" > <h...@computer.org> babbled: > >> >> Am 18.12.2008 um 00:12 schrieb Will Siddall: >> >> > On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 7:02 PM, Justyn Butler >> > <justynbutler+openm...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> > >> >> Replace the mc75i with a 3.5G modem! Go on, surprise us all! >> >> We perhaps will be most surprised how much a 3G modem will cost... > > a 3g modem/module/chipset is REALLY expensive. especially if you have low > volume (that means less than a few hundred thousand units). you pay a > small > fortune in royalties too. > >> >> I have to agree with Justyn and say that we need a 3G phone. I >> >> bought >> > this phone in hopes that I can use it when I travel around. >> > Unfortunately, when I leave the country, it just becomes a toy to play >> > around with and most of the time I have to leave it behind :( >> >> Why that? >> >> I don't own a 3G phone but a UMTS wireless card for my Mac. >> >> My practical experience is: >> >> a) in areas (urban) where you have HSDPA speed, you also have WiFi >> hotspots >> >> b) in all other areas (more rural) your connection falls back to GPRS >> anyway >> >> So, a phone that combines GPRS and WiFi is a little more difficult to >> connect >> to the correct network but has no dramatically worse connectivity than >> real 3G. >> >> 2 months ago I had to run a VNC connection to my server back home >> through GPRS. >> Slowly, but it worked. >> >> Improving to 3G is therefore a "nice to have" for me. Not mandatory. > > here is where i'd disagree. i can walk down my street in sydney - 100% of > wifi > spots are locked (wep/wpa etc.) - no one opens them. yopur choice is > "spotty" > wifi hotspots you have to pay for. the other option is 3g (umts/hsdpa > etc.) > which has pretty good coverage most areas in urban settings - even > outside. i > think there seems to be some assumption that wifi is so widespread in > urban > areas (and it comes at a cost equal to or cheaper than 3g datarates). this > is > not the case in australia. not to mention the datarates for 3g are MUCH > less > than 2g - they give you a discount for 3g data, but for 2g, it's rap you > silly > per kilobyte. why? the phone network's 2g data setup was NOT designed for > heavy > data usage - it's being abused for data and that impacts call quality and > the > providers will appropriately price the service based on the network > ability to > provide. so 3g is reasonable. for 2g i will never pay for it as its > outragoeus. > > -- > ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- > The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) ras...@rasterman.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community >
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