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EDGE in the PH |
goldenapple
Joined: Dec 21, 2004
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QUESTION: Does EDGE have the same charges with GPRS? By how much is it faster? GLOBE also offers this service right? |
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bedanmick
Joined: Aug 31, 2003
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hhmm... quite interesting.... |
baste07
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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i don't think edge is offered yet by globe |
bedanmick
Joined: Aug 31, 2003
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i htought as long as your phone is EDGE capable, its already automatic? |
baste07
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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nope. our service provider has to be offering that type of service. tulad ata ng gprs... may setting pa na kailangan gawain sa phone. |
goldenapple
Joined: Dec 21, 2004
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so that's not the go6220(or whatever handset with edge),,1234 OTA settings? |
bedanmick
Joined: Aug 31, 2003
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oo nga, kal ako gaun yun eh, automatic? kaya may pin number: |
arvinsign
Joined: Feb 27, 2004
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From: Manila
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on what ive heard of it, its automatic...some say you wouldnt even notice it..well just surmising though |
ferrarista44
Joined: Jan 30, 2002
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From: down south
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On 2004-12-23 10:06:36, goldenapple wrote:
QUESTION: Does EDGE have the same charges with GPRS? By how much is it faster? GLOBE also offers this service right?
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according to what me and my friend from Globe have discussed, EDGE will simply ride GPRS, hence, the same charges apply.
EDGE, according to him, is active in Laguna and Makati area.  |
bedanmick
Joined: Aug 31, 2003
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sabi ko na nga ba tama ako eh, hehehehe |
_mj_
Joined: Dec 28, 2004
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may EDGE din ba ang k700i? |
techboy69
Joined: Dec 16, 2002
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Hello. IF Globe is already offering EDGE, how come they don't advertise it? Considering it offers faster data speeds than GPRS? And even if they offer it, we need to have and EDGE-capable phone in order to use the technology. |
jplacson
Joined: Apr 21, 2002
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From: Philippines
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deployment of EDGE may not be complete yet... they may still be testing it. GPRS was operational for over 1 year before Globe started advertising that they had it. Right guys?  We all had so much fun back then... hehehehe.. free ISP 24/7 for over 1 year. 42K speeds!
EDGE is still under a lot of testing right now... stability, frequency allotment... base station upgrading... software tweaking... etc.
For those that know the settings... they become the unofficial beta test group. Globe then checks their network traffic, etc...etc.
If EDGE is active in Makati right now, that means it'll be about 4 months for it to be operational nation-wide... then maybe another 6 months for further tests, then they start advertising it.
Besides, it would be foolish to offer EDGE without having a full stock of EDGE capable handsets ready for sale right? And right now, there aren't that many EDGE handsets... so people might think that their GPRS phones can handle EDGE... and if they're told that they need to buy a new handset...but handsets aren't available... then it would be useless to tell the public right?
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mario2002
Joined: Feb 15, 2004
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From: Jeffrey's-Bay ,South Africa
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Edge is the highest data rate a GSM network can handle.In some places is called "wireless IDSN" the speed is also just about the same as full IDSN (128 Kb/sec) it is introduce as we speak by just about all the networks which fail to get a licence for the 3G network.And even some 3G licenced networks are introducing it to keep customers.(they do already have the 2.5G infrastructure in place) it is 3-4 x faster then the good old GPRS ! SonyEricsson,unfortunately, doesn't really support it ! ! ! Look at the market leader if you want a edge cell ! (tip 6630)
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jplacson
Joined: Apr 21, 2002
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From: Philippines
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What about the Z500?
or the:
-GC 82
-GC 83
-GC 85
-GC 89?
Aren't these EDGE products?
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Posted: 2004-12-23 10:06
