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webgoof · 03-26-2008, 6:22 PM

So, I have a contract with a local network that uses CDMA 1X. I have had my current phone with them for a while, but I am wanting a new one, and I don't like any of the phones they have. I have been looking at various phones and really like the Nokia 3555, which uses WCDMA 1700, 850/1900 or 850/2100 -- The question is will the 3555 operate on CDMA 1x?

Charlyee · 03-26-2008, 6:28 PM

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Originally Posted by webgoof

So, I have a contract with a local network that uses CDMA 1X. I have had my current phone with them for a while, but I am wanting a new one, and I don't like any of the phones they have. I have been looking at various phones and really like the Nokia 3555, which uses WCDMA 1700, 850/1900 or 850/2100 -- The question is will the 3555 operate on CDMA 1x?

Nope sorry it will not. The Nokia 3555 is a GSM phone, which is a totally different technology.

Mobile Mike · 03-26-2008, 7:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlyee

Nope sorry it will not. The Nokia 3555 is a GSM phone, which is a totally different technology.

Like Charlyee said, it is a GSM phone, even though it is W-CDMA compatible.

W-CDMA is part of the GSM evolution, not CDMA, despite the similarity in name.

UMTS, HSPDA, HSUPA, and W-CDMA are all related via their connection to GSM. They seem to be used interchangeably. Even though the flow is more like UMTS/W-CDMA > HSPDA > HSUPA> then to LTE eventually.

The forward path for CDMA 1x is CDMA Rev. 0 > Rev. A > Rev. B > then to UMB eventually.

(Techies, if I'm wrong or missing something, please correct this).

Jay2TheRescue · 03-26-2008, 7:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Mobile Mike

Like Charlyee said, it is a GSM phone, even though it is W-CDMA compatible.

W-CDMA is part of the GSM evolution, not CDMA, despite the similarity in name.

UMTS, HSPDA, HSUPA, and W-CDMA are all related via their connection to GSM. They seem to be used interchangeably. Even though the flow is more like UMTS/W-CDMA > HSPDA > HSUPA> then to LTE eventually.

The forward path for CDMA 1x is CDMA Rev. 0 > Rev. A > Rev. B > then to UMB eventually.

(Techies, if I'm wrong or missing something, please correct this).

This was just posted a few minutes ago, so you can also count LTE as a possible evolution in the CDMA networks.

http://forums.wirelessadvisor.com/wi...irst-cdma.html (Motorola Demonstrates Industry’s First CDMA/EV-DO Rev-A to LTE Network Handoffs)

-jay

Mobile Mike · 03-26-2008, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Jay2TheRescue

This was just posted a few minutes ago, so you can also count LTE as a possible evolution in the CDMA networks.

http://forums.wirelessadvisor.com/wi...irst-cdma.html (Motorola Demonstrates Industry’s First CDMA/EV-DO Rev-A to LTE Network Handoffs)

-jay

Yeah, I noticed the article on Phonescoop after I originally posted this. Thanks Jay.

webgoof · 03-27-2008, 8:41 PM

Ah, bummer, that would figure. So does CDMA 1X go by any other names that I could look for when searching for phones on manufacturer's websites?

strunke · 03-27-2008, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by webgoof

Ah, bummer, that would figure. So does CDMA 1X go by any other names that I could look for when searching for phones on manufacturer's websites?

No just look for CDMA 800/1900. It can be 1x, 1xrtt, EVDO......

RadioRaiders · 03-28-2008, 6:19 AM

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Originally Posted by strunke

No just look for CDMA 800/1900. It can be 1x, 1xrtt, EVDO......

...also can be called things like IS-95 or CDMA2000...

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Originally Posted by Jay2TheRescue

This was just posted a few minutes ago, so you can also count LTE as a possible evolution in the CDMA networks.

LTE is not an evolution of CDMA networks. CDMA operators are changing tracks to LTE because the evolution of CDMA (UMB) is dead before it started.

Evolution tracks:

3GPP: GSM -> GPRS -> EDGE -> UMTS -> HSDPA -> HSPA -> eHSPA -> LTE
3GPP2: CDMA -> EVDO -> UMB -> ?

*Note: 3GPP and 3GPP2 are not related at all.

20 or 30 years ago French was the "international language" for buisness and diplomats. Today it changed tracks to English. Is English an evolution of the French language? No. Neither is LTE an evolution of CDMA.

Jay2TheRescue · 03-28-2008, 6:45 AM

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Originally Posted by RadioRaiders

...also can be called things like IS-95 or CDMA2000...

LTE is not an evolution of CDMA networks. CDMA operators are changing tracks to LTE because the evolution of CDMA (UMB) is dead before it started.

Evolution tracks:

3GPP: GSM -> GPRS -> EDGE -> UMTS -> HSDPA -> HSPA -> eHSPA -> LTE
3GPP2: CDMA -> EVDO -> UMB -> ?

*Note: 3GPP and 3GPP2 are not related at all.

20 or 30 years ago French was the "international language" for buisness and diplomats. Today it changed tracks to English. Is English an evolution of the French language? No. Neither is LTE an evolution of CDMA.

Please forgive me, I have mispoken. What I was trying to say was that LTE could be a viable path to follow now that the technology exists to make the handoffs possible.

-Jay

RadioRaiders · 03-28-2008, 9:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Jay2TheRescue

Please forgive me, I have mispoken. What I was trying to say was that LTE could be a viable path to follow now that the technology exists to make the handoffs possible.

-Jay

The 3GPP Pope forgives you

...the next few years you'll see alot more inter-technology handovers. T-Mobile allready has handovers to WiFi, CDMA to LTE was just demonstrated. Sprint's WiMAX will have to hand over to other technologies. It's all about "Convergance". Stay tuned...

Jay2TheRescue · 03-28-2008, 9:50 AM

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Originally Posted by RadioRaiders

The 3GPP Pope forgives you

...the next few years you'll see alot more inter-technology handovers. T-Mobile allready has handovers to WiFi, CDMA to LTE was just demonstrated. Sprint's WiMAX will have to hand over to other technologies. It's all about "Convergance". Stay tuned...

Thank you your excellence... (kisses ring)

-Jay

Eric47 · 03-28-2008, 10:43 AM

that is the funniest thing ive seen all morning lol

erwinpiero · 03-31-2008, 9:59 AM

Sorry are these LTE's could be classify as 4G generation of GSM? What about CDMA, is it UMB? What is UMB, i search on Wiki, could found it on CDMA articles

Jay2TheRescue · 03-31-2008, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by erwinpiero

Sorry are these LTE's could be classify as 4G generation of GSM? What about CDMA, is it UMB? What is UMB, i search on Wiki, could found it on CDMA articles

LTE is the next progression in GSM's evolution. UMB is the next for CDMA. Verizon will be using LTE instead of UMB so the4y are compatible with international roaming with Vodafone, their parent company. Other us based CDMA carriers may also go to LTE if their coverage depends on roaming with Verizon.

-Jay

cheddar · 03-31-2008, 11:04 AM

Is anybody going with UMB or have carriers decided it isn't worth and they're just going to go LTE eventually? Last I heard companies like Nortel weren't even working on UMB gear.

Also has anybody heard of WIMAX being used to replace a CDMA or GSM network? I know its being deployed in newly allocated frequencies but has anybody said they're going to migrate their existing networks to WIMAX?

Jay2TheRescue · 03-31-2008, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by cheddar

Is anybody going with UMB or have carriers decided it isn't worth and they're just going to go LTE eventually? Last I heard companies like Nortel weren't even working on UMB gear.

Also has anybody heard of WIMAX being used to replace a CDMA or GSM network? I know its being deployed in newly allocated frequencies but has anybody said they're going to migrate their existing networks to WIMAX?

Sprint is dabbling in WiMax. Verizon and AT&T have already announced they are going LTE. I'm not sure if TMO has announced, but since they are a GSM carrier LTE is a logical choice. Alltel will probably go LTE because Verizon is. Alltel, and the other smaller rural & regional CDMA carriers depend on Verizon for urban coverage. It is very possible that once the jump to 4G is made all US based carriers will be LTE, with the exception of Sprint.

-Jay

strunke · 03-31-2008, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Jay2TheRescue

Sprint is dabbling in WiMax. Verizon and AT&T have already announced they are going LTE. I'm not sure if TMO has announced, but since they are a GSM carrier LTE is a logical choice. Alltel will probably go LTE because Verizon is. Alltel, and the other smaller rural & regional CDMA carriers depend on Verizon for urban coverage. It is very possible that once the jump to 4G is made all US based carriers will be LTE, with the exception of Sprint.

-Jay

It depends. Although Alltel will likely go to LTE. They actually don't use verizon all that much anymore. It's all sprint with vzw as a second or third roamer. So there is some potential for a different option...

RadioFoneGuy · 04-01-2008, 9:07 AM

LTE was originally designed for for the GSM evolution path but having some CDMA interworkings devolopers saw an oppourtunity thru Mimo and multiple chipsets that it could work with existing CDMA netoworks.

After the Motorola Test Alltels interest in the test is a good indicator of things to come.

This what I think the carriers will look like.

LTE AT&T, Verizon, Tmobile, Alltel, USCC

Wimax? Sprint for now, but with economic issues they may run Wimax hotspots for data only and remain on the CDMA path for now. Just my thoughts.

gpatrick900 · 05-01-2008, 10:01 PM

Here what I was told by a Verizon store person.

That Verizon will keep there CDMA network up for quite awhile.

700 mhz CDMA Voice, LTE Manily for Data and other features.
800 Mhz CDMA Voice, Basic Text Message
1900 Mhz CDMA Voice, Basic Text Message

So, if you use a CDMA phone, you will not have to throw it out for quite sometime.

I can not see pageplus, getting there own phones. Verizon will have to provide them with some new phones.

rexy · 05-09-2008, 4:23 AM

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03-26-2008, 6:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
webgoof I have arrived! Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	CDMA compatiblity question So, I have a contract with a local network that uses CDMA 1X. I have had my current phone with them for a while, but I am wanting a new one, and I don't like any of the phones they have. I have been looking at various phones and really like the Nokia 3555, which uses WCDMA 1700, 850/1900 or 850/2100 -- The question is will the 3555 operate on CDMA 1x?

03-27-2008, 8:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
webgoof I have arrived! Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: CDMA compatiblity question Ah, bummer, that would figure. So does CDMA 1X go by any other names that I could look for when searching for phones on manufacturer's websites?

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Eric47 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: in my own house Posts: 1,404 Phone(s): crackberry's Devices: my home wi-fi router and laptop Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Images: 49	Re: CDMA compatiblity question that is the funniest thing ive seen all morning lol

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erwinpiero Fresh Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sukabumi, Indonesia Posts: 25 Phone(s): Dopod 838 Pro, BenQ Siemens EL71 Provider(s): TELKOMSEL Devices: ThinkPad T60, DMC-FZ30 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: CDMA compatiblity question Sorry are these LTE's could be classify as 4G generation of GSM? What about CDMA, is it UMB? What is UMB, i search on Wiki, could found it on CDMA articles

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cheddar Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 218 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: CDMA compatiblity question Is anybody going with UMB or have carriers decided it isn't worth and they're just going to go LTE eventually? Last I heard companies like Nortel weren't even working on UMB gear. Also has anybody heard of WIMAX being used to replace a CDMA or GSM network? I know its being deployed in newly allocated frequencies but has anybody said they're going to migrate their existing networks to WIMAX?

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RadioFoneGuy Pimpin the Tilt! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Everywhere. Posts: 1,194 Phone(s): Nokia 6103, 6010, 2260, HTC TILT, moto V400, 55, Nokia 6682, 6085, to many phones Provider(s): The death star formally known as Cell One. Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Images: 6	Re: CDMA compatiblity question LTE was originally designed for for the GSM evolution path but having some CDMA interworkings devolopers saw an oppourtunity thru Mimo and multiple chipsets that it could work with existing CDMA netoworks. After the Motorola Test Alltels interest in the test is a good indicator of things to come. This what I think the carriers will look like. LTE AT&T, Verizon, Tmobile, Alltel, USCC Wimax? Sprint for now, but with economic issues they may run Wimax hotspots for data only and remain on the CDMA path for now. Just my thoughts. __________________ Cellular One of Georgia 1994-96 ATTWS 1999-2003 and VoiceStream 2001-2003 Cellular One from Dobson Cellular 2003-2007 AT&T JR 2008 to Present.

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gpatrick900 Fresh Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 16 Phone(s): Audiovox 8600 Provider(s): Pageplus which uses Verizon Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: CDMA compatiblity question Here what I was told by a Verizon store person. That Verizon will keep there CDMA network up for quite awhile. 700 mhz CDMA Voice, LTE Manily for Data and other features. 800 Mhz CDMA Voice, Basic Text Message 1900 Mhz CDMA Voice, Basic Text Message So, if you use a CDMA phone, you will not have to throw it out for quite sometime. I can not see pageplus, getting there own phones. Verizon will have to provide them with some new phones.

05-09-2008, 4:23 AM	#20 (permalink)
rexy I have arrived! Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: CDMA compatiblity question I am agree wirh Charlyee. someone guide you wronge. -------------------------- call center solution

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