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Can HSDPA Compete With DSL?
Landline quality, on the road...someday
The Financial Times wonders if wireless HSDPA (high-speed downlink packet access) can compete with fixed wireless and even residential DSL. Confused about the speeds though we think, the paper claiming "first commercial services next year should offer real-world speeds of 500 to 700 megabits a second." Potential is there for speeds greater than 7Mbps, with Cingular (now AT&T) being the biggest U.S. provider.
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CPUYODA
join:2003-01-25
Johnson City, TN

CPUYODA

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Misprint....

5-7 megs,real world......someone had a sticky zero key...:D

Cheese
Premium Member
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL

Cheese

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Hrm

500-700mbps? :o:o
taar
join:2000-11-21

taar

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Yeah right

500M to 700M???? Sure........;)

wifi4milez
Big Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY

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wifi4milez

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Re: Yeah right

Its 500Kbps to 700Kbps folks! »www.cingular.com/sbusiness/umts

Edit: Those stats are for UMTS, but the HSDPA speeds I stated above ARE correct!

EDIT #2: Here is a more detailed article about it. Doesnt look like a landline competitor during the next year to me though.......
»www.phonescoop.com/news/ ··· p?n=1464

kamm
join:2001-02-14
Brooklyn, NY

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said by taar:

500M to 700M???? Sure........;)
No, it's Megabit. No typo there.

Folks, let me remind you: US is way behind the other parts of the developed world in mobile phone and mobile internet technology.
Europe is years ahead of us - even those new EU countries, just left Commie regime behind 15+ years ago, are now well ahead of US in many cases - I just read HDSPA is already under live testing in Hungary with 1.8Mbit/s but it's scheduled to launch next year on 3.6Mbit, then 14Mbit by 2007.
Let's face it: we're pretty far from this as it looks now...

Rojo78
join:2005-09-21
Hollywood, FL

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What about latency?

Gaming?
Streaming?
VOIP?

If HSPDA can do all that, then I don't see why not competing with DSL.

jgkolt
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join:2004-02-21
Avon, OH

jgkolt

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Re: What about latency?

the best thing is its latency. i use verizon wireless broadband, i love it but the latency is so slow.
cougar2
join:2005-05-06
Syracuse, NY

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Re: What about latency?

jgkolt
Try this software called Arteraturbo. You won't deal with latency again. Plus it will boost your connection beyond 2.5M
It really works.

Ark4
join:2002-06-08
Lansing, MI

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Even more important is how limited "unlimited" is. You can't compete if users can't use the service.

en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA

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The main reason that it can't/won't compete with DSL is that there is a limited amount of spectrum available, which means its all fine when there are only a few people using it, but where there are multiple calls + data streaming, that spectrum will get chewed up quickly. Since Cingular does have a _lot_ of spectrum, they should be in a decent spot to promote it.
Their listings are similar to others though - limit to email and browsing. No P2P, VoIP , Webcams, etc. This sort of kills its usefulness.

Jon Geb
Long time member
join:2001-01-09
Howell, MI

Jon Geb

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Cellphones>Landlines

I have always had a better phone call quality on a digital cellphone as opposed to analog landlines.

quickbeam
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join:2003-06-01

quickbeam

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Re: Cellphones>Landlines

said by Jon Geb:

I have always had a better phone call quality on a digital cellphone as opposed to analog landlines.
The landlines in your area must be pretty ass then.
athlon 11
join:2003-01-15
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athlon 11

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Re: Cellphones>Landlines

theoretically,the hsdpa can be 14m download maximum,but its upload limit still same to 3g

wirle
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wirle

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I'd be happy if they provided me with FREE UNLIMITED text/email with my overcharged wireless plan.. it looks like the 'proprietary' nonsense they want to offer is to 'compete' with an oversaturated broadband access market already. The only difference, is that there isn't a competitive market for the slow speed, low priced end... you can get cable, dsl, or fiber in some areas at a wide-variety of prices.. typically $30-50. nothing in the $0-30 range yet, unless you tap someones open wifi (with emphasis on the $0)

Cell phone companies RIP YOU OFF, and I wouldn't trust them to provide and 'value-added' services, as they are very narsissitic pricks when it comes to overcharging already... and what you can 'do' with those services, like try using VOIP over it... and see what they'll say... go to hell-in-a-handbasket!