No 3G for GTA03, 2G/EDGE only?

[wim.delvaux at adaptiveplanet.com]

On Tuesday 10 June 2008 22:31:52 thomasg wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 3:12 PM, <wim.delvaux at adaptiveplanet.com> wrote:
> > In fact 2G/Edge is really fast (more like standard ADSL speeds over here
> > in Europe).
>
> You're kidding, right?
> EDGE maxes out at about 470 kbps - if you get a full channel (8 timeslots)
> for yourself.
> In most GSM networks one of the timeslots is reserved for signalling (BCCH)
> so 7 staying (~420 kbps).
> Even this is only true if you get coding scheme 9. But then you'd have to
> have a device that supports EDGE at this rates.
> Most devices only support up to ~250 kbps (mostly less). Under real life
> conditions you'll get about 120 to 200 kbps as best rates.
> In germany DSL starts at 384 kbps if the landline is very long. The slowest
> available option normally is 1000 kbps. The average should be between 3000
> and 6000 kbps. 16000 kbps are available in most areas. Max is at 25000 or
> 50000 in some cities.
> There are other countries like sweden where much higher rates are common.

Well entry level ADSL here in belgium are 250 Kbits.
Also UMTS claimed 2Mbits are never acchieved except perhaps in densly 
populated area

>
> > Also latency is the real pain for Cellurar communication.
> >
> > CU
> > W
> >
> > > That sounds crazy!
> > >
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