On Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:03:44 -0700, SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com>
wrote in <4ace6170$0$1602$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>:

>Mark Crispin wrote:
>
>> With equal validity, one can say:
>> What's actually happening is that GSM is dying.
>> AT&T etc. is trying in the towel and moving to LTE.
>
>Actually they threw in the towel on GSM, but since LTE isn't here yet
>they are moving first to CDMA. This is why they are moving their 3G CDMA
>service to the more desirable 850 MHz spectrum and relegating the
>remaining GSM customers to less desirable 1900 MHz spectrum with even
>poorer coverage. You have to wonder if this will cause even more
>dissatisfaction with their quality of service and have them fall even
>below Sprint in terms of coverage quality.
>
>Qualcomm certainly must be happy about AT&T's decision to push CDMA, at
>least in the short term.

Roughly equivalent to arguing:
* The sun gives off light.
* Feathers are light.
* Therefore the sun gives off feathers.

GSM>UMTS>LTE won. cdmaOne>CDMA2000 lost.
Be man enough to admit it. (I won't hold my breath.)

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