Comments on: OpenMoko upgraded http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/01/04/openmoko-upgraded/ Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:19:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Eugenia http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/01/04/openmoko-upgraded/#comment-5255 Eugenia Mon, 07 Jan 2008 12:48:37 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/01/04/openmoko-upgraded/#comment-5255 So what if you have 3G? This phone does NOT have 3G support at all. So if they don't have the budget to add 3G, they better at least add EDGE. So what if you have 3G? This phone does NOT have 3G support at all. So if they don’t have the budget to add 3G, they better at least add EDGE.

]]> By: memson http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/01/04/openmoko-upgraded/#comment-5240 memson Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:31:19 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/01/04/openmoko-upgraded/#comment-5240 Stacy - aha! Weell, that explains it. Vodaphone, largest mobile carrier in the UK went straight to 3G and own most of the 3G infrastructure in the UK. Orange, T Mobile and O2 usee either Voafone or 3 (a mainly 3G based povider) to carry their 3G. I suspect Orange, etc, bend the truth slightly in some cases and call EDGE '3G' though. Noo one talks about EDGE in this country though, coz everyone has access to 3G, and has done for something like 5 odd years. It would seem edge was a step backwards. I'd never heard of edge till Eugenia first mentioned it, but 3G had been been availlable here for years and years before that. Stacy - aha! Weell, that explains it. Vodaphone, largest mobile carrier in the UK went straight to 3G and own most of the 3G infrastructure in the UK. Orange, T Mobile and O2 usee either Voafone or 3 (a mainly 3G based povider) to carry their 3G. I suspect Orange, etc, bend the truth slightly in some cases and call EDGE ‘3G’ though. Noo one talks about EDGE in this country though, coz everyone has access to 3G, and has done for something like 5 odd years. It would seem edge was a step backwards.

I’d never heard of edge till Eugenia first mentioned it, but 3G had been been availlable here for years and years before that.

]]> By: Stacy http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/01/04/openmoko-upgraded/#comment-5239 Stacy Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:27:29 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/01/04/openmoko-upgraded/#comment-5239 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_Data_Rates_for_GSM_Evolution" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia on EDGE</a>, in case you are interested. Wikipedia on EDGE, in case you are interested.

]]> By: memson http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/01/04/openmoko-upgraded/#comment-5237 memson Sat, 05 Jan 2008 12:25:20 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/01/04/openmoko-upgraded/#comment-5237 But we have 3G over most of the mainland England, and populated parts of Scotland and Wales. Not sure about NI. I see people with laptops and 3G pmcia/usb modems every day (I commute to London from he south coast, via Guildford.) There is a black spot from Petersfield to Haslemere, but that is on Vodafone and most people seem to use Tmobile. 3G is very, very, very popular here. You can evn buy 3G modems with data contracts and speeds to rival low-cost/low-end ADSL for about the same price. Good if you're not in an ADSL area. I don't doubt we do have edge, but it is not called edge if we do. But we have 3G over most of the mainland England, and populated parts of Scotland and Wales. Not sure about NI. I see people with laptops and 3G pmcia/usb modems every day (I commute to London from he south coast, via Guildford.) There is a black spot from Petersfield to Haslemere, but that is on Vodafone and most people seem to use Tmobile. 3G is very, very, very popular here. You can evn buy 3G modems with data contracts and speeds to rival low-cost/low-end ADSL for about the same price. Good if you’re not in an ADSL area.

I don’t doubt we do have edge, but it is not called edge if we do.

]]> By: Eugenia http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/01/04/openmoko-upgraded/#comment-5226 Eugenia Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:37:52 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/01/04/openmoko-upgraded/#comment-5226 EDGE is very popular in less developed countries in Europe, and very-very popular in USA. I am pretty sure you have EDGE everywhere in UK too. No matter if it's "popular" with the people or not, the point remains, this phone does not have 3G. And so even UK people would benefit from EDGE support in this case. GPRS only goes up to 8 kb/sec, and EDGE can go up to 22 kb/sec. So this remains a bad decision from FIC. EDGE is very popular in less developed countries in Europe, and very-very popular in USA. I am pretty sure you have EDGE everywhere in UK too. No matter if it’s “popular” with the people or not, the point remains, this phone does not have 3G. And so even UK people would benefit from EDGE support in this case. GPRS only goes up to 8 kb/sec, and EDGE can go up to 22 kb/sec. So this remains a bad decision from FIC.

]]> By: memson http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/01/04/openmoko-upgraded/#comment-5225 memson Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:35:28 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/01/04/openmoko-upgraded/#comment-5225 Well, EDGE is not popular in the UK either. I've no idea what it is even called here. We have GPRS and 3G here and that is it. Well, EDGE is not popular in the UK either. I’ve no idea what it is even called here. We have GPRS and 3G here and that is it.

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