05-19-2005, 02:30 AM
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Magi
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 2,386
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A Sign of Things to Come? T-Mobile Offers 1st EDGE GPRS Phone
"We�re hitting this up because we know it doesn�t happen very often that T-Mobile gets a new phone, so if you�re in the market to trade up that crappy T-Mo handset from ages long past, peep Moto�s V330, successor to their ever-popular V300. Oddly (and hopefully indicatively) it�s got EDGE support, so maybe their high(er) speed networks aren�t totally out of the question for the near future."
I wouldn't normally post on a new T-Mobile cellphone (as monumental as that might be), but in this case, the EDGE GPRS capable Motorola v330 just might be indicative of something greater. Of the major cellphone providers here in the US (Verizon, Sprint, Cingular, T-Mobile), only T-Mo doesn't offer high-speed data. Certainly, T-Mobile can't expect to compete with the big boys much longer with the current pitiful data infrastructure (especially in the enterprise/corporate market where data access requirements grow more important by the day). T-Mobile users curious about this phone can find out more on their phone selection page (though no direct mention is made of EDGE).
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05-19-2005, 06:12 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,041
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How fast is GPRS w/EDGE?
At the personal level, I'm quite happy with current T-Mo GPRS service. It usually does the job when it comes to eMail.
Professionally, I ache for a hotspot when I want to IM and surf! Though to send/recieve data that comes from forms, GPRS is barely adequate, but it does the job. For $20/month. I find it a good bargain for a small buisness owner.
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05-19-2005, 06:22 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 437
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Originally Posted by ricksfiona
How fast is GPRS w/EDGE?
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It's as fast as 1xRTT (80 - 100Kbps).
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05-19-2005, 09:00 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 234
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Keep dreaming ... T-Mobile doesn't have any EDGE coverage nor does it plan any in the near future. T-Mobile's only value proposition is cheap rates due to the low coverage they have (compared to all the other providers).
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05-19-2005, 09:04 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 234
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Originally Posted by R K
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Originally Posted by ricksfiona
How fast is GPRS w/EDGE?
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It's as fast as 1xRTT (80 - 100Kbps). |
In real world independent tests conducted by Deutsche bank securities in SF area, CDMA 2000 1xRTT fared better than EDGE. Seems the CDMA folks' touted numbers are closer to reality than what the GSM camp claims.
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05-19-2005, 01:59 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 32
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Bluetooth DUN
I am placing an order to test one of the 330's out. Since I am anxious, I'll go ahead and ask here...
Can anyone verify that DUN is available on the bluetooth profile on this handset?
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05-19-2005, 03:50 PM
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Oracle
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 974
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T-mo USA needs an enima... look at what they are doing with phones and features in the EU as compared to here in the USA - it totally blows anything here away. Granted the marketplace is a bit different, but come on T-mo - take the lead. It's true that they don;t have EGE - in fact the onlye EDGE people on the block (I think) are Sprint (yuck) and I think Verizon may be building that technology out as well.
T-mo has cheap rates and a poor selection of high-feature phones... They have every opportunity to lead the pack with the cheap rates if only they started to get some of the devies they currently use in the EU over here in use in the USA - but it seems that the senior T-mo US leadership has a great love affair with the blackberry devices so unless something changes...
It's off to Cingular I go...
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05-19-2005, 04:54 PM
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Oracle
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 952
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Is anyone using the PDA Connect plan from cingular? It looks attractive at $44.99 per month Unlimited but from their web page I cannot tell what is required. I've been a loyal t-mobile user for years now but faster data speeds at a comparable price is very tempting.
I'm spending $50 a month with t-mobile if I can get better data speed at $85 a month I'd be interested but if the only way to get unlimited data through cingular over bluetooth is with the $79.99 data connect plan paying $120 a month is way to high for me. I'm just a guy you know?
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05-19-2005, 07:53 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 268
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I use T-Mobile because of their $5/month unlimited data access. Faster would be nice obviously, but hell for $5/month I'll take the slow regular GPRS speeds.
-arebelspy
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05-19-2005, 08:03 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 32
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Just picked one up...it's a pretty nice phone.
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