HTC Diamond update Aug 12 from Vodafone

[buddhatikkigod]

hey guy i came across this update for the diamond while looking for something i forgot what.... maybe we can use it... probably not.

heres the site reporting on the update:

http://wmpoweruser.com/?p=652

which has a link to where this site got the info:

http://www.coolsmartphone.com/news4200.html

and the official htc site which has the update i guess:

http://devicehelp.vodafone.co.uk/diamondupgrade.php

[DHarvey]

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Vodafone GSM? If I'm right then that means that the drivers in that phone are useless to us.

[rolandroland]

Originally Posted by DHarvey

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Vodafone GSM? If I'm right then that means that the drivers in that phone are useless to us.

Well with Verizon supposedly moving to GSM/WCDMA/4G (or whatever it will be called) in 2010 and it takes them 2 years to add a new phone or update an existing phone this may come in handly eventually...

[buddhatikkigod]

heh, i figured VODAFONE was GSM but maybe some apps could be useful?

[rstoyguy]

Updated apps may be usefull, but the drivers part will not be very helpfull on a vogue.

[hexto]

FYI

Verizon isn't downgrading to GSM from CDMA. They're next move is LTE which almost every carrier in the US is going to. Sprint is sticking to WiMax cause they have so much invested in it.

[Whosdaman]

Originally Posted by hexto

FYI

Verizon isn't downgrading to GSM from CDMA. They're next move is LTE which almost every carrier in the US is going to. Sprint is sticking to WiMax cause they have so much invested in it.

For the people who don't know

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3GPP_Long_Term_Evolution

LTE is cheaper than WiMax, has a worse uploading rate, and a stronger signal supposedly....and that's about it

[hexto]

Originally Posted by Whosdaman

For the people who don't know

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3GPP_Long_Term_Evolution

LTE is cheaper than WiMax, has a worse uploading rate, and a stronger signal supposedly....and that's about it

Thanks for weighing in with actual facts not rumors and hearsay.
The thing that sucks about WiMax is that so many early supporters of it backed out and now Sprint will be left alone paying top dollar cause the infrastructure and handset manufacturers will be naming their price which will definitely be rolled down to their customers. One good thing is that Comcast and Cox are both hell bent on operating wireless networks and both say they will use WiMax.

[rolandroland]

Originally Posted by hexto

FYI

Verizon isn't downgrading to GSM from CDMA. They're next move is LTE which almost every carrier in the US is going to. Sprint is sticking to WiMax cause they have so much invested in it.

That's why I put all the "/" in there, I had no idea what it is called.

Just that they will finally join the rest of the world so it'll be easier swap to another carrier. CDMA might be an upgrade on paper, but not in practice in Fairfield County, CT.

[clockcycle]

OP thread jack, but follows where it went..

It may seem like most of the major cell phone providers at least may be considering LTE. But by the looks of things, Sprint is thinking a bit further, and with the partners mentioned, it's not in bad company.

As I see it the carrier's are looking at a way to increase bandwidth for thier cell phone customers, but Sprint is looking at a larger picture and thinking Wireless Broadband for all everywhere.. IMHO

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiMAX

On May 7, 2008, Sprint, Clearwire, Google, Intel, Comcast, and Time Warner announced a pooling of 2.5 GHz spectrum and formation of a new company which will take the name Clearwire.