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mccclxxxv
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 Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 1:26 pm Post subject: EDGE speed |
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Anyone know if Cingular plans to upgrade the EDGE network to support higher speeds? I heard that EDGE is 135k and that Sprint's is 300-400k.
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AdamaDBrown
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Those Sprint speeds are EVDO, which is a newer technology than EDGE. Cingular has their own high-speed network, based on UMTS technology, but it's only in a few cities. It probably won't be more broadly available until some time next year. Until then, EDGE is what's available.
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mccclxxxv
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what's the name of Cingular's network and what cities is it in?
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AdamaDBrown
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Cingular calls their UMTS network "BroadbandConnect."
You can find a list of cities here:
http://www.cingular.com/business/3G_cov_maps_pop
Bear in mind that to take advantage of it, you'd need a device which supports UMTS on the 1900 MHz band. There are a few phones like this already available, but no WM Smartphones that I'm aware of.
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