[nylug-talk] [OT] Fwd: Re: [linux-58] OpenMoko & the Neo1973 (iPhoneKille

[jh]

Alex Pilosov wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Sep 2007, Ajai Khattri wrote:
> 
>> Well CDMA (as used by Sprint and Verizon) != GSM
>>
>> The USA bringing up the rear in cellular standards, as usual.
> dont confuse openness of carriers vs quality of standards themselves
> 
> gsm is the suck, as far as frequency reuse and bit density per mhz go. 
> (gsm = tdma, like amps/namps). the only reason euros are all gsm is 
> because it was illegal for 10 years to run anything non-gsm
> 

It may that "gsm is the suck", as you say, but I'd rather have an open, 
more consumer-friendly standard than a totally closed, better standard.

In other words: I can have the phone of my choice (a Nokia E61) on the 
"suck standard", but I have to take whatever the carrier decides, locked 
and crippled, on CDMA.

No thanks.

jh