Crowdfunding an Ubuntu smartphone (right now)

Thomas Charron twaffle at gmail.com
Tue Jul 30 10:30:37 EDT 2013


On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 8:31 AM, Kenny Lussier <klussier at gmail.com> wrote:
> But LTE is the data network, not the telephony network. VzW is still a
> CDMA network, AT&T and T-Mo are still GSM, and Sprint is still
> PCS/GSM. So, unless the phone is data-only, and uses no telephony
> protocol, it needs to have a CDMA, TDMA, GSM/UMTS, or PCS radio.

  Not correct.  Most importantly, Sprint is CDMA.  All providers are
rolling out LTE.  VoLTE exists, and Verizon is pushing heavily to
moving to an all LTE network capability starting next year.

  And TDMA doesn't really exist in the US anymore.

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-- Thomas


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