PPC-6700 EVDO Rev.A compatible?

whistler · #1 (**permalink**) 12-17-2006, 03:41 PM

I was in my local Sprint store today and I'm lucky to have a guy there that knows almost as much as I do about my 6700. He's a huge fan of the device.

My area just went live with Rev.A this week and he told me that the 6700 is capable of taking advantage of the speed increase. I told him that I was skeptic, but he assured me.

What do you guys/gals think?

**schettj** · #2 (**permalink**) 12-17-2006, 05:13 PM

I want what he's smoking.

RevA just ups the uplink side anyway, so mostly it's not gonna make much difference to your average ppc6700 network app.

the 6700 will work fine with revA, it just won't really do anything more with it.

**Wideawake** · #3 (**permalink**) 12-17-2006, 05:17 PM

Yeap ur 6700 isn't compatible and will not be able to take advantage of increased speeds.

~Mike

saqer · #4 (**permalink**) 12-17-2006, 09:15 PM

i thought the chipset in the 6700 the msm6500 by qualcomm lists under the specs that it is rev.a compatible...

anyone know anything about rev b.?

jschurawlow · #5 (**permalink**) 12-18-2006, 12:53 AM

RevA was just adopted by sprint and lit not long ago (it's not available everywhere just yet either).

I can also confirm the 6700 is NOT RevA. The 6800 supposedly will be having an evdo RevA radio module in it.

Also revB supposedly isn't going to be adopted by sprint as currently they seem to be headed towards wimax being the next thing after revA. They are adopting/rolling out revA rapidly and trying to cover everywhere possible for their Qchat (data stream based walkie-talkie service) which is due to be out for 2007/2008 (officially i think they made mention of late 2007).

**Wideawake** · #6 (**permalink**) 12-18-2006, 01:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saqer

i thought the chipset in the 6700 the msm6500 by qualcomm lists under the specs that it is rev.a compatible...

anyone know anything about rev b.?

you are correct and this is the chipset used, but if u read it also says that the GPS can be used, which if it can no one has seemed to figure out a way as of now.

~Mike

takmsdsm · #7 (**permalink**) 12-18-2006, 10:31 AM

actually, sprint is now using the GPS built in to most headsets for this...
https://sfl.sprintpcs.com/finder-spr...y/moreInfo.htm

pretty cool if you ask me

saqer · #8 (**permalink**) 12-18-2006, 03:56 PM

^ many have tried to unlock that gps feature and still work in progress...the 6700, however, cannot be used as a parent phone on the locater service...I kept pestering utstarcomm for info on how to use gps or a-gps on the 6700 until they sent me a final email saying it's proprietary information they cannot currently release..lol

takmsdsm · #9 (**permalink**) 12-18-2006, 04:36 PM

hmmmm sprints site said that it could? not the first time sprint has been wrong tho lol

Jammrock · #10 (**permalink**) 12-19-2006, 12:31 PM

[quote="Wideawake"]

Quote:

Originally Posted by saqer

GPS can be used, which if it can no one has seemed to figure out a way as of now.

~Mike

The GPS in the PPC6700 is radio tower triangulation ONLY. You cannot use the GPS on the PPC6700 for anything. e911 can use it, and if you subscribe to the Family Locator service that can use it, but out of the box you cannot. You need a bluetooth GPS device and a program (like Virtual Earth Mobile) in order for it to work.

Someone explained why to me, but I forgot all the details. Something to do with no access to some kind of GPS server, which has to be provided by a third party in order for it to work.