| Below I will explain the following
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| | you are working in an corporate
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| important cell phone terms.What is UMTS?
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| | environment, Cingular wireless is
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| Universal mobile telephone service.What
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| | currently offering a nationwide EDGE
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| is GSM? Global system for mobile
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| | WiFi service that allows you to truly
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| communications. I quickly learned that
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| | experience what is is like to access your
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| with all the trips I take to Asia and
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| | email and surf the interent on your
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| Europe having a phone with GSM was
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| | mobile smart phone or blackberry device
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| critical. GSM means Global System for
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| | 24 hours a day seven days a week anywhere
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| Mobile Communications and is a digital
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| | you can pick up a cellular signal.What
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| format used widely in Europe and Asia. In
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| | are some of the exciting applications of
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| the U.S. only T-Mobile and some AT& T and
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| | the higher download speed using the
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| Cingular phones use GSM. It keeps calls
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| | Universal mobile telephone service? With
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| separate by assigning a slice of time to
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| | download speed between 220 -- 320 kB per
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| each carrier.
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| | second, mobile subscribers will be able
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| What is GPRS? General packet radio
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| | to use video to monitor their brand-new
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| service.What is CDMA? Code division
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| | baby sitter that they have just hired for
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| multiple access is a digital format used
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| | the first-time, be able to watch digital
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| by Sprint, Verizon wireless and some
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| | TV, be able to listen to digital radio
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| other regional carriers. CDMA is
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| | and be able to listen to video on demand
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| incompatible with other digital formats.
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| | or music on demand.GPRS is the slowest
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| With CDMA each caller is assigned
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| | data service on GSM phones. The download
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| additional code to separate the calls.
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| | speed is only 35 kB per second which is
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| Below is a chart that explains the
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| | comparable to dial-up Internet access.
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| typical speed of downloading data from
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| | It is painfully slow compared to a modem
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| the Internet and the network providing
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| | cable Internet connection. However for a
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| it.TDMA: Time Division Multiple Access.
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| | lot of non-business users, it is the only
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| The digital format used mainly by AT&T
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| | affordable option. For example, for
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| Wireless and Cingular. TDMA is
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| | folks who own blackberry devices, PDAs or
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| incompatible with other digital formats.
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| | Treo Palm one devices, they would
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| TDMA is similar to GSM.
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| | typically subscribe to a GPRS network
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| SMS: Short Message Service is also known
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| | which allows them to have text messaging,
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| as text messaging. With SMS I can send a
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| | e-mail and basic wireless application
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| short text message from one cell phone to
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| | protocol Internet browsing for a similar
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| another or from the Internet to a cell
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| | price that they would be paying for their
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| phone. This is great for attending trade
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| | cell phone service calling plans.To make
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| shows. I use it to send a quick message
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| | this a bit easier to understand, below is
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| to clients about meeting for coffee, or
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| | an example of how long it takes to
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| at their booth.Network download speed
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| | download 1 MB(megabyte) file using the
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| (kbps)GPRS 30 to 40Edge 70 to
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| | different networks.If you are on the 2G.
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| 130UMTS 220 to 320HSDPA 400 to 700What
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| | network, GPRS -- it would take a full
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| do all the letters mean? i HOPE I have
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| | four minutes to download 1 MB file which
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| explained the cell phone network terms
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| | to me is a very long time.If you are on a
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| clearly for you. If you are business
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| | 2.5 G. network EDGE -- that same file
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| cellular phone subscriber, you will want
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| | will take 60 seconds to download.If you
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| to have Internet download speeds ranging
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| | are on any 3G. network, UMTS (Universal
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| from 400 -- 700 kB per second. This will
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| | mobile telephone service) -- a 1 MB file
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| be the fastest available cellular broad
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| | would take only 40 seconds to download.If
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| brand technology allowing you to
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| | you are on a 3 G. network, HSDPA -- it
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| experience the same Internet speeds as if
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| | would only take 15 seconds to download a
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| you were at home on a wired network. The
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| | one megabyte file. That is significant
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| advantage of being on a UMTS And HSDPA
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| | compared to a full four minutes on a 2G.
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| network is you would be able to make data
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| | network.3.5 G. Network is in
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| calls as well of voice calls at the same
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| | development, and the download speeds
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| time on your mobile. If for example you
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| | would be comparable to what you would get
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| have a smart phone that is on the HSDPA
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| | if you were at home or office and you
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| network you'll also be able to access any
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| | subscribed to a cable modem broadband
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| type of Internet information as well as
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| | Internet service. On a 3.5 G. Network
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| using your smart phone as a cell phone.
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| | you'll be able to watch a TV program,
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| Also, the other benefit is the cost
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| | download any CD-quality audio and play
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| savings from the carrier's point of view.
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| | video games with other portable wireless
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| Not only is there an increased
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| | devices on your smart phone or tv or mp3
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| efficiency because both the voice and
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| | cell phone.According to Cingular
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| data is able to go on a single UMTS
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| | wireless, UMTS is available in only six
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| network, but many cell phone subscribers
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| | cities currently: Seattle, San Francisco,
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| will love the savings.If you are
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| | San Diego, Phoenix, Detroit and Dallas.
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| impatient, you probably would not be
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| | By early 2006, the above cities will be
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| happy with the speed of the GPRS network
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| | upgraded to HSDPA. And eventually there
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| at only 35 kB per second, it is like
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| | will be 15 to 20 cities where Cingular
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| watching a snail perform a 4 minute run
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| | wireless will offer UMTS/HSdPA.Learning
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| when downloading only 1 megabyte file.
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| | the cell phone language has brought me in
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| You will be perhaps happier with the
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| | touch with what my own cellular needs are
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| enhanced data rates for GSM evolution or
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| | as well as for my clients. Most of the
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| EDGE service by Cingular wireless. The
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| | work I do is from my vehicle, so I can't
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| typical download speed is from 70 to 130
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| | wait until a nationwide carrier will be
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| kB per second. Therefore allowing you to
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| | able to offer wireless Internet access
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| download photos, send photo messaging,
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| | while I'm traveling in my car at 60 kph.
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| access high-speed color Internet access,
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| | I currently own a PDA as well as a cell
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| send or receive video and music clips,
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| | phone, at the end of the day I feel like
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| and access your e-mail. This is ideal
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| | a clown performing a juggling act.Source:
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| for business people, because the download
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| | Pocket PC November 2005, Consumer Reports
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| speeds are much faster than dial-up. If
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| | digital buying guide 2004.
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