[BC] Analog Longevity

[JYRussell@academicplanet.com]

Thanks!  (When I got my TDMA the seller tried to force me to buy the GMA by
telling me that the TDMA/analog wouldn't work in 6 months because they wer
"going GMA" ...

   That was a couple of years ago, so I guess unless they just trash all the
contracts, it may take a little longer than they though to push the market
over into GMA.

   (Which.... I have yet to even see one of those GSM phones available
locally I actually like at all... my Moto is a little small, but at least
it's not like talking into the computer keyboard, or some overly complicated
and cheap POS... if you know which phone I mean)

   Jason
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From: "CBoone" <CBoone at earthlink.net>
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Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 7:57 PM
Subject: RE: [BC] Analog Longevity


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> > In our area... there are still enough subscriptions that are
> > analog that even though they'd LIKE to discontinue the
> > service... it would probably result in lots of bad press.
> > Interestingly too... my TDMA phone runs circles around my
> > wife's GSM.  20 miles N & S of the I-30 corridor through
> > north Texas does not seem to be a great place for many of the
> > cell phones  use, other that the  TDMA /and Nextels...
>
> GSM is an enhanced/advanced version of TDMA...but they are not
> compatible...so if the carriers don't have enough systems in place for
GSM,
> yes you will see that....eventually, the two protocols will be GSM and
CDMA
> (which Sprint is the biggest user).
> Some trimode phones can run GSM or fallback to TDMA if there is no GSM
> channels operational...
> Cingular is mixed GSM and TDMA but going GSM....ATT Wireless was TDMA but
> slowly being converted to GSM since Cingular bought them. Nextel is iDEN
but
> will likely go CDMA on their new freqs since they are owned by Sprint now.
>
>
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