Who plans to go HD2? - Page 41

**BlackDynamite** · #**401** (**permalink**) 12-31-2009, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by p-slim

you're also comparing the future with what we have today. In todays world cdma is better in the US then gsm is the US. Once again i'm not a fanboy of sprint or cdma, if gsm gets as reliable and hspda is released then i'm off sprint instantly.

I am NOT comparing the future, lol. I am talking about right freaking now. The largest Canadian CDMA carrier is almost done fully converting their network to GSM. Right now, today.

And there is no way they would go through all the trouble of doing that if CDMA was so technologically superior.

**BlackDynamite** · #**402** (**permalink**) 12-31-2009, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by WisdomWolfX

I think someone got confused here. Obviously no one can prove that they are the ONLY one that can change tech, but I'm guessing they are saying that based on the fact that they are the ONLY one in the US with a 4G OFDM network. So, technically, they are the only ones that can change from one to the other RIGHT NOW.

There's no point in disputing whether or not they could flip the switch to change tech because LTE and Wimax are far more similar than some may realize. They are not nearly as different as CDMA and GSM.

Similar, yes. But they still require different hardware.

**BlackDynamite** · #**403** (**permalink**) 12-31-2009, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by p-slim

Because of your statements I know for a fact you don't travel that much or you don't travel that much with someone who has a tmobile phone. once you step your travel game up i promise you your tune will change.

LOL, I travel all the time. Maybe not to the same places as you, but I travel all the time. I have been in Phoenix, Seattle, Vegas, and my home city of Salt Lake all in the last few months.

WisdomWolfX · #**404** (**permalink**) 12-31-2009, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by SaltyDawg

LOL, I travel all the time. Maybe not to the same places as you, but I travel all the time. I have been in Phoenix, Seattle, Vegas, and my home city of Salt Lake all in the last few months.

With a T-mobile phone?

**p-slim** · #**405** (**permalink**) 12-31-2009, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by SaltyDawg

I am NOT comparing the future, lol. I am talking about right freaking now. The largest Canadian CDMA carrier is almost done fully converting their network to GSM. Right now, today.

And there is no way they would go through all the trouble of doing that if CDMA was so technologically superior.

I can't continue this debate anymore, its hurting my head. I'm going to go get on Call of Duty, drink a mamosa (champagne and orange juice) because I finally have a day off with nothing to do because of the new year and wait for Calkulin to upload his newest kitchen so I can build a rom with the newest landscape manilla. HAPPY NEW YEARS to all and i hope i didn't offend anybody today.

**BlackDynamite** · #**406** (**permalink**) 12-31-2009, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by p-slim

Like i said earlier if you actually read, tmobile isn't stilling sprints business customers, tmobile is stealing all of sprints lower end customers that don't travel and just want the cheapest plan, marketing. Before if you wanted a nice service just as good as the rest and you had bad credit or wanted the cheap bill you would go to sprint. All of those low end customers are the ones sprint is losing to tmobile, not their tech savvy customers. Remember i wrote the majority of the US doesn't travel, so if tmobile actually works in your area and they are the cheapest and data speeds arent your concern then you should be on tmobile. The majority of the US doesn't know the difference between 4g or 3g, and tmobile is capitalizing off that.

Well T-Mobile has opnly been cheaper than Sprint for a month or so (since they came out with their new plans). They have been taking millions of customers from Sprint every quarter for a couple years now. So your argument doesn't hold water.

And, again, T-Mobile has been aggressively laying out the best 3G network in the nation, and releasing the best smartphones. You don't think tech savy people care about that?

**BlackDynamite** · #**407** (**permalink**) 12-31-2009, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by p-slim

quartely sales numbers don't tell me the adverage download speeds last i checked nor do they determine dropped calls. thats why it was ignored.

Sure they do. If these people had crappy service, they wouldn't stay. Period.

**BlackDynamite** · #**408** (**permalink**) 12-31-2009, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by WisdomWolfX

If you are gonna attack what he says...at least read it. And for the love of god, please stop repeating the bold part. We get it. You've added that to almost every post.

What he's saying is that most of the customers flock to T-mob DON'T TRAVEL so they don't feel the sting of a less than stellar network. It works at home for those customers and they are good. The customer's who do travel (typically business customers) are far less likely to go to T-mobile due to the spotty coverage.

I gather that is what he's saying. I'm just calling BS on it. If it was only a few customers here and there, I could buy it. But we're talking about millions of people, every quarter. I have a hard time believeing that none of them ever go anywhere. Especially when I know for a fact that T-Mobile has been aggressively upgrading their network, while Sprint has been pretty slow to upgrade theirs (aside from adding Wimax to already existing coverage areas).

SolApathy · #**409** (**permalink**) 12-31-2009, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by SaltyDawg

I am NOT comparing the future, lol. I am talking about right freaking now. The largest Canadian CDMA carrier is almost done fully converting their network to GSM. Right now, today.

And there is no way they would go through all the trouble of doing that if CDMA was so technologically superior.

Because my friend, most of the innovative phone technology is being implemented overseas where GSM is prevalent. CDMA is superior to GSM in many ways, but has not flourished due to proprietary coding and the already flourishing GSM "flashy phone" market.

-And on topic: I am not planning on moving to the HD2. The screen is pretty, but just too big for my taste. It's something about having to switch from a phone holster to a briefcase that turns me off...

**Dragon2** · #**410** (**permalink**) 12-31-2009, 03:28 PM

ok guys..... Just give it up, yall believe ya own things, from your own experiences... Who cares...... mods need to close this thread.... Its way off topic, the only thing is theres been no name calling yet ive seen, so thats good..... But yall aint gonna get the other to agree...

can you guys agree to disagree and leave it at that.........?