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I'm getting antsy waiting for the Airprime SB3000 Visorphone clone. I'm wondering: will it offer any real advantages over existing GSM visorphone?

Questions for existing Visorphone users and anyone knowledgeable about GSM vs. CDMA:

1. advantages/disadvantages of GSM/CDMA?

2. Will the Airprime offering deliver more features than the GSM visorphone?

3. Is it true (in actual practice) that CDMA web surfing delivers 14.4 while GSM web surfing is closer to 9600?

I'm a Sprint PCS customer so that's my incentive for waiting -- I'm assuming Sprint will carry the AirPrime offering. However, if there's no real payoff for waiting, I'll just get the GSM visorphone now. My needs are pretty straightforward: occasional web email (eudora), PQAs, and very light voice calling. I've been driven toward the product by my need for a single comm device (no cables!) and the desire to manage voice calling via the Datebook.

Thanks,

/Steelkilt

Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Ft Walton Bch, Fl
Posts: 24

CDMA vs GSM

From what I have seen, CDMA (Verizon, Sprint PCS) coverage is better throughout the US than GSM. Also CDMA supports 14.4 kps connection (I use SPrint to surf the web with my PDA). Also the Airprime module is 3G ready which means when Sprint upgrades the network (Late 2001) to 3G, connections up to 144 kps will be possible.

Registered: Jun 2000
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Posts: 216

CDMA vs GSM

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Originally posted by steelkilt
I'm getting antsy waiting for the Airprime SB3000 Visorphone clone. I'm wondering: will it offer any real advantages over existing GSM visorphone?

Questions for existing Visorphone users and anyone knowledgeable about GSM vs. CDMA:

1. advantages/disadvantages of GSM/CDMA?

2. Will the Airprime offering deliver more features than the GSM visorphone?

3. Is it true (in actual practice) that CDMA web surfing delivers 14.4 while GSM web surfing is closer to 9600?

I'm a Sprint PCS customer so that's my incentive for waiting -- I'm assuming Sprint will carry the AirPrime offering. However, if there's no real payoff for waiting, I'll just get the GSM visorphone now. My needs are pretty straightforward: occasional web email (eudora), PQAs, and very light voice calling. I've been driven toward the product by my need for a single comm device (no cables!) and the desire to manage voice calling via the Datebook.

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Registered: Nov 2000
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 201

Re: CDMA vs GSM

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Originally posted by MPM

1) SMS (Short Message Service). As far as I know this unique to GSM, but simple e-mail or some form of AOL-type Instant Messaging over the Internet-enabled SB-3000 VisorPhone should solve this problem.

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Last edited by critic on 03-20-2001 at 09:25 PM

Registered: Jul 2000
Location: austin, texas
Posts: 61

do we know yet if it will support 800 mhz digital as well as 1.9 ghz? or if it will support 800 analog?

and does visor central have anyone at the conference that's it's being shown at this week?

i'm very hyped about this one, too.

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Registered: Aug 2000
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Re: CDMA vs GSM

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Originally posted by Jon932
From what I have seen, CDMA (Verizon, Sprint PCS) coverage is better throughout the US than GSM. Also CDMA supports 14.4 kps connection (I use SPrint to surf the web with my PDA). Also the Airprime module is 3G ready which means when Sprint upgrades the network (Late 2001) to 3G, connections up to 144 kps will be possible.

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