09-30-2003, 08:00 PM
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Verizon Wireless Launching 1xEV-DO Service
Looks like 3G is coming faster in North America than we might have initially anticipated. Verizon Wireless is set to launch an $80/month BroadbandAccess package, which uses a 1xEV-DO network now established in parts of the east coast near Washington, D.C. and on the west coast near San Diego.
"The service promises the average user download speeds of 300 kilobits per second to 500 kilobits per second, a Verizon Wireless spokeswoman said. She said that makes BroadbandAccess twice as fast as its closest competitor."
Cool. 8) What's even nicer (according to this article) is that the PC cards that they're using with laptops for the service automatically fall back to 1xRTT, so that you're still connected in other parts of the network.
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09-30-2003, 08:06 PM
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This is good. The price is too high for the average home user, but should be fine for the business user.
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09-30-2003, 08:15 PM
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Go team go!! Keep pushing the wireless envelope. The sooner this becomes the norm or the "standard" the sooner it will become more affordable. At $80/mo I'll continue to go slow with my T-Mo plan. But if you need the bandwidth this would be great.
Wonder if the bandwidth really produces the advertised transfer rates.
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09-30-2003, 08:26 PM
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Now if only Telus would get their act together!! 40k on 1xrtt is a joke.
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09-30-2003, 09:45 PM
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09-30-2003, 09:52 PM
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Quote "If the test group was exposed to third generation base station signals there was a significant impact ... They felt tingling sensations, got headaches and felt nauseous," a spokeswoman for the Dutch Economics Ministry said.
And the last time I sat on a microwave for 3 hours my butt was red. :wink: There will always be someone who says any new technology has a dark side.
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09-30-2003, 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by entropy1980
A little scary if you read this though..
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"However, cognitive functions such as memory and response times were boosted by both 3G signals and the current signals, the study found. It said people became more alert when they were exposed to both."
Wow. 8O I don't want a cell phone signal to do ANYTHING to my cognitive functions... 8O
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09-30-2003, 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by entropy1980
A little scary if you read this though
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Huh. I don't get this, at all. WCDMA in Europe uses the 2100MHz band, which is between the upper 1800MHz GSM and 2400MHz WiFi bands. Why on earth would it be any different? You might say "traffic", but the GSM and WiFi bands are already pretty saturated -- CDMA is more spectrally efficient, and that's the primary reason they're getting better bandwidth.
I think we all need to see more data before drawing a conclusion on this.
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09-30-2003, 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
"However, cognitive functions such as memory and response times were boosted by both 3G signals and the current signals, the study found. It said people became more alert when they were exposed to both."
Wow. 8O I don't want a cell phone signal to do ANYTHING to my cognitive functions... 8O
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That's what I needed all through college! All I had to do was strap a 3G handset to my head!!! :lol:
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09-30-2003, 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Janak Parekh
I think we all need to see more data before drawing a conclusion on this.
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I agree but still the timeliness of the study I thought was kind of funny, but then again they have been tell us this stuff for years, ya know that cell phones cause cancer and everything, I find it kind of funny considering people are living longer than ever before!
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