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CDMA, Cell Phone Standards And Who "Wins"

Posted by Hemos on from the smaller-better-faster dept.

Fubar writes "Former Qualcomm engineer Steven Den Beste, Captain of the USS Clueless outlines why he thinks the US is primed to overtake Europe and Japan as the technological leader in cell phone technology. He argues it stems from open competition and the use of CDMA."

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  1. Only If... by Myriad · · Score: 4, Funny
    The cellular network performs better under load than his site seems to... :)

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  2. Re:Overtake Japan? by Narf+Narf · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, good luck. The phones here rock. DoCoMo's FOMA 3G services aren't really going anywhere, but everyone has a phone with a camera in it these days. They give them away for free. My phone does friggin karaoke. These things do so many stupid things that there is no way to even use them all, but comparing them to US phones is just silly. The thing here is, people don't talk on the phone so much. Phones are much more commonly used for data services, especially short email. The American mindset is completely different in this regard, as all the providers can offer to differentiate themselves from each other is "More Anytime Minutes" Woo, big deal.

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  3. All in the story... by mccalli · · Score: 3, Funny
    Captain of the USS Clueless...thinks the US is primed to overtake Europe and Japan as the technological leader in cell phone technology.

    Yep - an excellent summary...

    Cheers,
    Ian (not anti-US, just anti-daft cheerleading in the face of overwhelming reality)

  4. Re:CDMA vs GSM ? by Silver222 · · Score: 3, Funny
    I use the Panasonic GD92 as my "Dress Phone". (It matches my silver jewelry and Titanium rimed glasses)


    Thanks for making me feel better about myself this morning.

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