[asterisk-users] OT: Do You Know What the Problem With CDMA is?

[Jason Aarons (US)]

A lot of places you still can't get GSM in the US.....it has
improved...but GSM 3G coverage is lacking compared to EVDO/CDMA.

Another option is a World Phone that can do all bands.

My story;

Visiting American lands in Kuala Lumpur and checks phone for messages...

Puzzled look appears as it worked at Home, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean...

You start to explain about GSM and their eyes open wide as they realize
they need a unlocked GSM phone from a electronics shop and SIM chip from
some company named Digi sold in 7-Eleven and some scratch off cards for
refills using SMS.

In reality my roaming fees for Intl are too high, I'll get a pre-paid
in-country phone before I get phone bill for Intl roaming. My data
connection syncs email all day long.


-----Original Message-----
From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Andrew
Kohlsmith (lists)
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 12:00 PM
To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] OT: Do You Know What the Problem With CDMA
is?

On September 25, 2008 10:41:45 am Drew Gibson wrote:
> Once CDMA has gone the way of the dodo in North America, I really will
> miss one of my favourite scenes:-
>
> Visiting Brit steps off plane and checks phone for messages...
>
> Puzzled look appears as they ask "Why doesn't my phone work? It worked
> fine in France/Italy/Germany/Timbuktu."
>
> You start to explain about CDMA and their eyes open wide as they
realize
> they have just stepped back into the cellular stone age...

You don't have AT&T towers near airports?

-A.

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