To: tensforme who wrote (788 ) 1/13/2000 9:06:00 PM From: Lance Bredvold Read Replies (1) | Respond to
Capacity vs. Coverage: CDMA is able to handle more bytes per base station than any other technology and LWIN has taken this fact and used it to it's advantage offering something I don't think others can match easily. I understand AT&T had an "all you can use" trial in Plano, TX which they have recently cancelled. Of course Sprint and ATI and maybe a third operator in Orange county do use CDMA. But their advertising and emphasis is on giving the customer wide coverage without roaming charges. To do that they must build base stations in places where traffic will not cover the cost of that particular base station so that the more profitable bases which attract middle or upper income subscribers can support them. It probably costs more than $30 a month to build and maintain such a system.
