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Old 01-12-2004, 08:56 PM
Janak Parekh
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Default Re: MIA: CDMA

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Originally Posted by mmidgley
Why is it that all the smart phones are GSM?! :evil: Is it because the European carriers are a better market, and then the few and geographically challenged GSM carriers in the US also happen to benefit from that?
Not sure about "better", but it's certainly "bigger".

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Is there licensing involved in CDMA that makes it less attractive?
Well, there's Qualcomm licensing. But that's not really the problem. The problem is that Sprint and Verizon refuse to sell phones that don't pass their stringent requirements. Most phone vendors throw up their hands in the air and skip it entirely, instead. In Korea, amazing CDMA 1xEV-DO devices are coming out all the time.

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