Turbo codes have been used in consumer electronics for some time now. In my service area it's called 1X and if you have a new-ish CDMA phone you already have a turbo code'n consumer electronic appliance. Turbo codes are only used for data (because of the processing delay), and I don't know anyone who connects their phone to their computer (or pays the extortionary prices) to get the theoretical 144kbs. Oh, there's a pcmcia card as well.
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Turbo codes have been used in consumer electronics for some time now. In my service area it's called 1X and if you have a new-ish CDMA phone you already have a turbo code'n consumer electronic appliance. Turbo codes are only used for data (because of the processing delay), and I don't know anyone who connects their phone to their computer (or pays the extortionary prices) to get the theoretical 144kbs. Oh, there's a pcmcia card as well.