Cingular Launches 3G HSDPA Service in US

[Janak Parekh]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://cingular.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=1390' target='_blank'>http://cingular.mediaroom.com/index...eases&item=1390</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Cingular Wireless today launched its super-charged wireless network capable of providing customers with high-speed access to information in a world that has gone mobile. Customers can use the third-generation (3G) network to access Cingular BroadbandConnect, which is available to nearly 35 million people in 52 communities throughout the United States. The company will continue to extend the network rapidly next year."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/parekh-20051207-CingularBA.jpg" /><br /><br />I'm not interested per se in the service right now, because it's laptop-only (PC card) and it isn't supported yet in New York. 8O However, this will ultimately be significant for the Pocket PC Phone market because it will enable 3G Pocket PCs to be carried on Cingular's network. It's up for question, though, as to how long it'll take Cingular to adopt such units. Verizon and Sprint have been very aggressive with EVDO Pocket PCs, so hopefully that'll encourage Cingular to do the same (and the linked page suggests as much).

[weatheryoko]

My HTC Universal here in the States is 3G. Will it work on cingular's 3G network? From what I remember, my Universal needs two frequencies for 3G to work, 2100 Mhz and ????. Any clarification would be appreciated. Thank you.

[Jason Lee]

it will not work. :( i believe cingular uses only one frequency but it is different from how the universal is setup. but this may indicate a US universal on the horizon. with 850 and us 3g (and hopefully edge)

[Raphael Salgado]

Apparently, someone on HowardForums allegedly converted his 900MHz HTC Magician to an 850MHz... Considering this possibility, it could be done on the HTC Universal... changing the 900MHz portion to 850MHz, and possibly the 2100MHz UMTS to 1900MHz? Are there any other differences in the technology besides frequency?

Makes me wish some of this was software adjustable... ;)

[Jason Lee]

Apparently, someone on HowardForums allegedly converted his 900MHz HTC Magician to an 850MHz... Considering this possibility, it could be done on the HTC Universal... changing the 900MHz portion to 850MHz, and possibly the 2100MHz UMTS to 1900MHz? Are there any other differences in the technology besides frequency?

Makes me wish some of this was software adjustable... ;)

I don't think there are any other differences.. but i honestly have no clue. :)