CTIA: Comsys Shows Us Phone-as-Aircard, ZTE Shows Us CDMA WiMAX Phones
Comsys and ZTE both had one mutual trick up their sleeves. The idea was inevitable: With WiMAX phones on the horizon, WiMAX phones should work easier than today’s phones as wireless modems for computers. The solution that Comsys appears to be embracing is the flip-out USB port model. The phone will carry a full USB […]
Novatel Mi-Fi Rips Off Our iPod touch Trick
Sure, we were the first site to point out that the old 2G iPhone could sip Wi-Fi from a 3G phone. People laughed… until they tried it. Then, we were the first to show how the iPod touch could replace your iPhone using the same trickery… saving you hundreds each year. People didn’t laugh that […]
Sprint Completes Clearwire Merger, Clear Will Replace XOHM
Clearwire today announced the transaction of the merger between Sprint, Google, Intel, and Cable Operators. PhoneNews.com was on the conference call, and we have the key details announced on it. The Mobile WiMAX operator did not provide specifics on when, exactly, their existing pre-WiMAX network would be upgraded to the same WIMAX revision that Sprint’s […]
Qualcomm Abandons UMB, Future of CDMA Ended
Qualcomm today announced that they have discontinued development of UMB, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev C. The company that created CDMA techology, meant for UMB to be CDMA’s 4G play. The company had high hopes for squeezing out WiMAX, positioning UMB to compete directly against LTE. With a logical upgrade path for existing CDMA carriers, UMB was […]
Review: Nokia 6205 (Verizon Wireless)
Nokia used to have some of the best CDMA phones out there. Now that they are going the ODM route (outsourcing EV-DO phone manufacturing), have they kept that track record? Read more to find out. Phone Encyclopedia: Nokia 6205 Buy a 6205 from Verizon Wireless
Sanyo PRO-200 & PRO-700 Available for Kansas & Colorado Business Customers
Sprint’s large business customers in Kansas and Colorado can now purchase the Sanyo Pro-200 and Pro-700, supporting Qualcomm’s QChat technology, through Sprint’s regional direct sales department. These two new devices work off of Sprint’s EV-DO Rev. A network resulting in call connection speeds of less than a second. The Pro-200 and the Pro-700 will have […]
CTIA: Samsung M800 Becomes Instinct, Impressions & Live Shots
Today, Samsung and Sprint formally announced the SPH-M800 as the Samsung Instinct. The Instinct will serve as Sprint’s answer to Apple’s iPhone. The device has remarkably similar features, and interface to Apple’s iPhone, but also has a few new tricks. The device is an EV-DO Rev A phone with a 2.0 megapixel camera, microSDHC card […]
What Would You Ask CDMA?
We’re going to be sitting down at CTIA next month with Perry LaForge, executive director of the CDMA Development Group (CDG). The CDG is the formal consortium of CDMA carriers, as well as network, chipset, and device manufacturers. So, we’re going to as you to tell us what to ask the CDMA world. Anything is […]
Qualcomm Offers CDMA-to-LTE Migration Path
Qualcomm today announced new MDM base station chipsets (the technology that powers base stations and towers), all three of which offer support for future LTE technology, as well as backwards support for CDMA and GSM/UMTS networks. The MDM9200 is an LTE-only chipset, meant for new networks. The MDM9600 offers backwards-compatibility with GSM and UMTS networks […]
Verizon Launches HTC SMT5800
Verizon has launched the HTC SMT5800. The device has previously been released on Qwest, Verizon is the first national carrier to release the device. The SMT5800 combines Windows Mobile 6 Standard with a slide-out mini keyboard, and an EV-DO Rev A-ready phone. The device carries a similar feature set to the XV6800, device form-factor differences […]