Re: Wimax is next in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20507063 en Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:55:24 EDT Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:55:24 EDT Re: Wimax is next http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20510454 Matt :
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said by Matt See Profile :

LTE is going to be either carrier-locked, or prohibitively expensive pay-per-byte. Those will be the two models to choose from.
How can it be carrier locked when its GSM? Will the SIM card be suddenly dead? That makes the standard useless in Europe, market wont tolerate it there.
#1 It is GSM based. Not a direct implementation of GSM.
#2 The main component of LTE, HSOPA, can be adapted to CDMA. It would be MUCH cheaper for a CDMA carrier to do this than to convert all their equipment and towers to full fledged GSM.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20510454 Tue, 20 May 2008 07:23:18 EDT Re: Wimax is next http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20509694 patcat88 :
said by Matt See Profile :

LTE is going to be either carrier-locked, or prohibitively expensive pay-per-byte. Those will be the two models to choose from.
How can it be carrier locked when its GSM? Will the SIM card be suddenly dead? That makes the standard useless in Europe, market wont tolerate it there.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20509694 Mon, 19 May 2008 23:56:03 EDT Re: Wimax is next http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20507425 en102 : I suspect that in general, WiMAX will not be 'directly' aimed at consumer use. WiMAX will be aimed at everything from PC cards to GPS to embedded devices (in cameras, cars, and just about anything you can think of). I would EXPECT LTE to offer similar services as well.. they'll be a little later on, with less hype.
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said by en102 See Profile :

WiMAX has potential ... it just needs to present itself properly to the consumer as a viable proper choice.
I think if Verizon was behind Wimax it would be a success, i dont have faith that Sprint can do it. BTW LTE is a gsm protocol using sim cards. So any unlocked device could potential work. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20507340 Mon, 19 May 2008 16:23:59 EDT Re: Wimax is next http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20507330 en102 : WiMAX has potential ... it just needs to present itself properly to the consumer as a viable proper choice.
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Canada = Hollywood North]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20507330 Mon, 19 May 2008 16:22:11 EDT Re: Wimax is next http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20507063 Matt :
said by DaveNJ See Profile :

Sprint is probably going to Axe Wimax next. Even thought there are these people behind it. Alltel joined the LTE club, so it leaves Sprint out in the cold again. Goodbye outdated, and unprofitable techs. ATT and Verizon could provide nationwide coverage without Sprint.

Sprint needs to rid itself of Nextel, and plan an upgrade to LTE if it wants to survive. I could see sprint being broken up for the other 3, or 4, when it finally dies.
I have to respectfully disagree here. I think WiMAX, especially with Intel and Google behind it, will set Sprint apart. I do agree that now since they have written off the Nextel debt, they should dump the network.

LTE is going to be either carrier-locked, or prohibitively expensive pay-per-byte. Those will be the two models to choose from.

I think WiMAX will be the network where the innovation happens. The LTE networks will have some of the bigger names, like Moto and LG, making neat devices for them, but you'll be locked into contracts to get a decent price on the device and the cost of entry (Verizon's Certification Program for instance) will set the barrier for entry too high for anyone not already established.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20507063 Mon, 19 May 2008 15:33:49 EDT Wimax is next http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20506982 DaveNJ : Sprint is probably going to Axe Wimax next. Even thought there are these people behind it. Alltel joined the LTE club, so it leaves Sprint out in the cold again. Goodbye outdated, and unprofitable techs. ATT and Verizon could provide nationwide coverage without Sprint.

Sprint needs to rid itself of Nextel, and plan an upgrade to LTE if it wants to survive. I could see sprint being broken up for the other 3, or 4, when it finally dies.
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