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mustafabay
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Well umm, their virtual you see  Now is that clear enough? Ok, its basically you setup servers phone switches and so on, have your own name  but don't own a network, instead you rent some of a current network's bandwidth. I think it still would cost millions, but not billions in the case of setting up a new network. I think ET was thinking of doing that till it installed a 1800MHz network, that's till two companies bought the right to use that band from them and they kindly decided to stop thinking of bothering onymore mobile companies  |
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mahora
Joined: Feb 15, 2005
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I guess you mean TE rather than ET? ET stands for Extra Terrestrial (as in the 1982 Spielberg movie). But well after second thoughts, ET applies more to the case of our dear El Masreya lel Etisalat
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mahora
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And don't be so upset about the bandwidth since if a 3rd operator comes to Egypt, TE is definitely gonna be involved, at least by no less than of something like 40 till 49 % of the stake. It even is a matter of when not if now with the declarations being posted in the newspapers almost on daily basis.
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What I really hope for is for TE to stay out of the management, in order not to paralyze the network's chances of success with sheer bureaucracy.
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americany13
Joined: Oct 26, 2003
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Hey Mustafa does the video call on your Z1010 work in egypt? if so How do you like it? You're on Vodophonne?? |
mustafabay
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@americany
When you post 6 more posts elsewhere in this forum you'll get to choose which phone to have as an avatar. I just got tired of being a T630 which I still own and hope to replace with a Z600. No 3G and no EDGE and no videocalls. And even if we did and I'd be a pioneer by having a z1010, I'd probably only be able to call myself using videocall 
@mahora
What bandwidth was I complaining about? I was talking about MVNOs renting part of a network's bandwidth. And if you meen GPRS, I'm not complaining about speed I'm justed pissed off with how muched I'm charged for it. India has almost free GPRS, they give you unlimited acsess for a flat rate. Maybe our companies should do that for wap at least. Because knowing Egyptians, they'd start using GPRS to surf the net, not wap, and do it for ever. Although an idea we could learn from South Africa is charging people on dialup a certain maximum per session, which is good if you have a lot of updates or downloads. |
mahora
Joined: Feb 15, 2005
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Another thing pisses me off. The speed. GPRS isn't just satisfactory anymore. DSL speed is more and more growing on people. EDGE should come fast. But probabaly it won't.
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mustafabay
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I don't think people use GPRS that much so I wouldn't see any sense in EDGE. And 3G is coming, soon, like 2010 How long have we had mobiles in Egypt? I'm asking because like a year back I read about voda recalculating the Ihlak, don't know the English word, of the network from 8 to 15 years. I think we've had mobiles for 8 years now so voda would fase out its network in 7 years and that would meen they need to start 3G relitavely soon. I hope they're just smart enough to install HSPDA too. |
mahora
Joined: Feb 15, 2005
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That's exactly why I said that EDGE won't come that fast, and one more thing: companies would just like to squeeze out more money out of GPRS investments. So EDGE seems a little far fetched, at least for 3 years to come.
But 3G -should a final decision be made on it- will be coming sooner than you think. Probably by no later than the end of 2006.
And I don't think any company would phase out its network, they're just gonna make the transition by using 3G-compatible BTSs and network components, thus making use of the current- and yet to grow more- existing infrastructure. Europe has been doing that for quite sometime now, with the rush toward 3G and all.
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mustafabay
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What I meen by fasing out is, after having your 3G network for 5 years chances are that you wouldn't want to have to keep your older network in sevice. That's unless you're saying the BTSs will work for both 2.5 and 3G. |
mahora
Joined: Feb 15, 2005
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Yes tha's what I was refering to, BTSs that can operate both 2.5 & 3G. They have been in use for quite sometime now, and Nortel has introduced them to the middle eat already. One more thing such BTSs can serve is roaming between 2 & 3 G networks.
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mustafabay
Joined: Sep 27, 2004
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Wow, we're past 100 posts already. Anymore egyptians out there?
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mustafabay
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And now the 6230i is here. Same price as MyX-8 at LE2500. I think its cheaper than the price of 6230 when it came out, but that might just be because of the exchange rate. Now waiting for K750, If its within LE2750 it'll blow 6230i's pants off. Espetially that it seems everyone is buying smartphones now. And I also saw the i-mate Jam, wow its small, hope we get an SE that size. |
mustafabay
Joined: Sep 27, 2004
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From: Egypt
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Now I have a question. Where do you get SE accessories? I want a case for T630 and K700.
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mahora
Joined: Feb 15, 2005
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Same delimma I faced when I bought my k7. Delta doesn't have any cases. Nor does Fono or RadioShak. Finally I settled for a T39 case that hardly fits the k7, but it's still better than nothing if you want to keep the set claen as much as possible. |
mustafabay
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Where did you get a t39 case? Or is it just a leather case?
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