http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2008/04/04/verizon-announces-700mhz-lte-plans-can-you-wait-3-years/ Engadget Mobile Comments for Verizon announces 700MHz LTE plans -- can you wait 3 years? http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2008/04/04/verizon-announces-700mhz-lte-plans-can-you-wait-3-years/http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2008/04/04/verizon-announces-700mhz-lte-plans-can-you-wait-3-years/Apr 4th 2008 10:49AMhttp://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2008/04/04/verizon-announces-700mhz-lte-plans-can-you-wait-3-years/http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2008/04/04/verizon-announces-700mhz-lte-plans-can-you-wait-3-years/Apr 4th 2008 3:29PMhttp://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2008/04/04/verizon-announces-700mhz-lte-plans-can-you-wait-3-years/http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2008/04/04/verizon-announces-700mhz-lte-plans-can-you-wait-3-years/Apr 4th 2008 3:49PMhttp://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2008/04/04/verizon-announces-700mhz-lte-plans-can-you-wait-3-years/http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2008/04/04/verizon-announces-700mhz-lte-plans-can-you-wait-3-years/
On another note, I sure would love to have Vodaphone here in the US, and I mean true Vodaphone, sure would help out with international calling and such when I travel. I assume one of the big reasons for Vodaphone not taking over Verizon is because they aren't GSM, they want a US GSM stake, proof when they tried to buy AT&T Wireless.]]>Apr 4th 2008 3:55PMhttp://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2008/04/04/verizon-announces-700mhz-lte-plans-can-you-wait-3-years/http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2008/04/04/verizon-announces-700mhz-lte-plans-can-you-wait-3-years/]]>Apr 4th 2008 5:20PMhttp://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2008/04/04/verizon-announces-700mhz-lte-plans-can-you-wait-3-years/http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2008/04/04/verizon-announces-700mhz-lte-plans-can-you-wait-3-years/
If we couldn't use past and current info to analysize/predict company's performance and future, what we can use then? Why investors use company's financial reports, events, and many of other factors to measure its stock's performance?

Open device or network? I think the first step for verizon to adopt so called "open device and open network" before switching to LTE is to stop crippling its own current devices' bluetooth, GPS and UI. You can't expect Verizon to change its closed/self-centered/conservative business model over night to adopt this toally new business idea. Unless the business philosophy that Verizon's management had been using since GTE changes completely, I don't think it will make too much difference when they switch to LTE. It is because their business philosophy directs management's actions and influences their decisions on business events. ]]>Apr 4th 2008 4:50PMhttp://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2008/04/04/verizon-announces-700mhz-lte-plans-can-you-wait-3-years/http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2008/04/04/verizon-announces-700mhz-lte-plans-can-you-wait-3-years/Couldn't agree more. Until I see VZW stop crippling the devices they DO offer, hard to have ANY faith they won't in some way limit "open access" devices on their 700MHz spectrum. They'll just find some loophole in the rules.
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You don't want a device strait from VZW? That's fine, with open access, you can buy the device strait from Samsung, LG, etc and put it on VZW's network yourself.

Damn guys... I thought that part was obvious.]]>Apr 5th 2008 3:27PMhttp://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2008/04/04/verizon-announces-700mhz-lte-plans-can-you-wait-3-years/http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2008/04/04/verizon-announces-700mhz-lte-plans-can-you-wait-3-years/Apr 5th 2008 9:02AMhttp://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2008/04/04/verizon-announces-700mhz-lte-plans-can-you-wait-3-years/http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2008/04/04/verizon-announces-700mhz-lte-plans-can-you-wait-3-years/Apr 5th 2008 2:43PMhttp://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2008/04/04/verizon-announces-700mhz-lte-plans-can-you-wait-3-years/http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2008/04/04/verizon-announces-700mhz-lte-plans-can-you-wait-3-years/Apr 5th 2008 6:50PMhttp://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2008/04/04/verizon-announces-700mhz-lte-plans-can-you-wait-3-years/http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2008/04/04/verizon-announces-700mhz-lte-plans-can-you-wait-3-years/
What about AT&T? Is AT&T's "LTE" going to be HSOPA? Are they going to upgrade their current non-700mhz HSPA (HSDPA/HSUPA) network to HSPA+ ("HSPA plus")? Or are they skipping HSPA+ completely??

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