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"Diamond Dave" <dmine45.NOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 13:50:11 -0700, Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net>
> wrote:
>
> >dave wrote:
> >
> >> Sprint originally was CDMA in San Diego and GSM in the Washington
> >> DC/Northern Virginia/Maryland markets. They converted to all CDMA a
few
> >> years ago.
> >
> >Sprint Spectrum was GSM.
> >
> >I forgot why they dumped GSM, but that's when they launched Sprint PCS as
a
> >CDMA-only network. Brochures and other literature still show Sprint
Spectrum
> >L.P. as the copryight owner, though.
>
> I'm still surprised to this day why Sprint dumped GSM. I guess they
> thought it wouldn't take off in the US. Then companies like
> Voicestream (now T-Mobile), AT&T Wireless and SBC/BellSouth (aka
> Cingular) and others went on the GSM bandwagon and now GSM will
> probably overtake CDMA over time.
>
> Right now, CDMA is king in this country (with SPCS and VZW being the
> leaders), but give it 5 years and GSM may be the technology of choice.
> With the merger of AWS and Cingular, this may actually increase the
> speed.
>
> Just my 2 1/2 cents.
>
> Dave
>
>
Just to add fuel to the fire... verizon still operates a small (and getting
smaller) GSM system ONLY for the embassies in DC on embassy row, and from
what I hear, another in NY but ONLY for the ambassadors at UN, wonder why it
is only in those tiny areas?