Back to the articleOpen Office #
Posted Tuesday 30th September 2008 12:51 GMT
if i saw that logo on a smart phone, i would just assume it had Open Office installed on it...
Vendors launch sticker chart to boost 3G take-up
Mobile FraudBand #
Posted Tuesday 30th September 2008 13:36 GMT
Broadband*:
-> Always connects
-> Always at least 512kbps download, 128k upload
-> Always low latency, typically < 50ms
-> session preserved if momentary loss of connection
3G FraudBand:
<- May not connect: Cell sector easily filled up
<- Can be GPRS (50k), EDGE (240k) or 3G (350k), the "up to " 7.2Mbps HSDPA can easily be 150k down and often no more than 70k up.
<- Mid to high latency: 120ms to 1000ms
<- Usually Dialup type connection, loss of signal means loss of session.
*Real Broadband is not just DSL/Cable/Fibre but is on Wireless too.
The FCC and OECD don't count 3G/HSDPA as Broadband.
This should be outlawed and called "Mobile Internet" or "Mobile Midband"
3G/HSDPA/HSUPA will never be broadband.
errrr #
Posted Tuesday 30th September 2008 13:59 GMT
whats wrong with "3g"
everyone recognizes it and it doesn't cost billions of dollars/pounds whatever takes your fancy, to dream up/market
ph - cos we all dream of her....
One key issue #
Posted Tuesday 30th September 2008 18:16 GMT
One key issue is that the majority of the phones from the largest phone manufacturer doesn't support the US 3G bands. Nokia has only a few models that support the US 3G spectrum but most of them do not. They don't even have a tri or quad-band 3G phones available. Australia uses some of the same bands as the US, their phone options are slim as well.
If they want people to use it, then the devices need to be available.
comments by Mage #
Posted Tuesday 30th September 2008 22:45 GMT
Broadband*:
-> Always connects
Yup. No probs there
-> Always at least 512kbps download, 128k upload.
Yup. Many multiples of this in fact. I average around 2Mbps down/1Mbps up wherever I am. Bursts of around 6Mbps are common.
-> Always low latency, typiGcally < 50ms
Not quite always but latency in the realm of 80ms is common
-> session preserved if momentary loss of connection
Yup. No worries at all there - the entire system is designed around this premise.
All of this is on the NextG HSPA network down here in Oz. Been commercial for nearly 2 years now and covers 99% of the population. Dont knw why you have problems but it isn't inherent in the technology.
Uh Oh! #
Posted Tuesday 30th September 2008 22:45 GMT
>With effectively-unlimited data tariffs
You are obviously not an Orange customer, 256mb a month for £7.50 !!!
And as pointed out above, calling these 3G services 'broadband' is being more than a little economical with the truth.
Mobile Broadband #
Posted Wednesday 1st October 2008 09:17 GMT
Great Logo for Mobile Broadband...
The sparrow and other small Bird Population has has been decimated.. perhaps due to the proliferation of mobile phone masts.
