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Technology Stocks : Qualcomm Moderated Thread - please read rules before posting -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: JeffreyHF who wrote (80695)	10/1/2008 9:31:14 AM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197321

Were the EV-DO card and network both RevA? How loaded was the WiMax network, relative to the EV-DO? What other variables would there be? Looking at the numbers, I believe it was Rev A. The writer noted that he gets faster browsing speeds in New York for his DO card. The fact that Sprint has an empty network could have an impact on the test though I think it will be a while before they fill up the 20MHz available on a single channel of WiMAX. I would imagine that back-end capacity might be more of an issue as time goes on. Honestly, nothing in the test is particularly surprising. It is pretty much a given that WiMAX is going to be faster than DO. Verizon could change that by launching Rev B, but I have yet to hear of much interest in the technology. The real advantage for CDMA is going to be coverage. At least for the mobile market, Sprint is going to need dual-mode devices for a very long time. If they have a dual-mode laptop card when they launch in Chicago (and I am actually covered), I'll be tempted by the $50 a month offer. Slacker