3G SPV!!!!

[Guest graeme2b]

dont think you can access the internet at High speeds but the New 3 Network sim cards work in my SPV and bring up a Triangle in the status bar at the top of the screen does anyone know what this means!!!

Ps the sims don't normally work in other Phones ie Nokia 6100 etc

[Guest ajb3000]

The triangle means you are roaming on another network, not your home network.

[Guest Brody]

So it works? (or just the "phone" side of things works?)

[Guest Arisme]

yes it works, but as a phone on a 2G network :wink:

[Guest Crispy]

Are there any advantages in using the 3G network?

[Guest amo]

There is the bonus of getting great tarrifs without having to use a rubish fone (eg the NEC e606) thats about all i can think of

[Guest morpheus2702]

From what I know, 3G requires new circuitry in the phone to work. Would be interesting to know how far the current GPRS circuitry can be 'turbocharged'.

[Guest xanadu]

From what I know, 3G requires new circuitry in the phone to work.  Would be interesting to know how far the current GPRS circuitry can be 'turbocharged'.

Orange are currently trialling UMTS on the existing 2G network.

This will provide similar data speeds to 3G with a compatible handset.

[Guest englishpunk]

Sorry, but that's not true, Orange are trialling UMTS, but UMTS is a 3G technology and will not work on 2G systems, the trials they are doing are for their 3G system network now to be launched mid 2004.

[Guest xanadu]

Sorry, but that's not true, Orange are trialling UMTS, but UMTS is a 3G technology and will not work on 2G systems, the trials they are doing are for their 3G system network now to be launched mid 2004.

UMTS has nothing to do with 3G.

It uses existing 2G network

[Guest Matt Kirby]

I admit I don't know much about UMTS, but a quick http://www.google.co.uk>Google seems to suggest it is 3G.

I do know that Orange have a 3G licence, and I assume that they are currently doing tests of the infrastructure required.

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Above link was to "UMTS" search on Google, but that smart link thing on the board inserted it's own link for Search (see, it's done it again!).

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[Guest Matt Whitfield]

The UMTS and WCDMA protocols are both examples of 3G technolgy implementations... EDGE can be bolted onto 2G infrastructure and GPRS requires a more significant upgrade to existing 2G infrastructure. 3G requires seperate network infrastructure.

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