Could someone help me out with these two questions ...
I understand we have these three handsets:
Q1960 is for operation at 1900 MHz (no analog)
Q860 is for operation at 800 MHz (& analog)
Q2760 is for operation at both 800 and 1900 MHz (& analog)
Question 1. What does the SprintPCS network run on? Is that whole network on 1900 MHz? Or are some cities on 800 MHz? Or does every city run on both 1900 and 800 MHz?
What about GTE and BellAtlantic? How does a typical consumer in a typical city figure out which band his city runs on, and which phone he should buy?
I am in California and I am about to switch from CellularOne to SprintPCS (just waiting for the Thinphone), but I am confused about which phone to buy and in which cities each model will work. (and I am someone who has read Qualcomm's 10Ks!)
Question 2. Don't you guys think, for example, SprintPCS should market the CDMA "brand" (like Intel does with "Intel Inside"), to point out its quality of service? Right now, a consumer walking into a Sprint (or an AT&T) store would have no idea what technology he is buying (TMDA, CDMA). All he sees is the choice of service plans (dollars for minutes).
Why aren't CDMA operators pushing the "CDMA Inside = Voice Quality" marketing spin? The typical consumer is clueless about TDMA, CDMA, PCS, Cellular, modes, bands, 800/1900 MHz, etc. But he knows/wants quality of service, and CDMA is the best technology ... why don't they (operators and Qualcomm) spin "CDMA Quality" in front of the consumer? (as everyone does with "Digital Quality") |
