SK Telecom and KTF (the # 1 and #2 Korean mobile providers) both launched HSDPA...
'au' may choose UMB but who the hell cares as their flavour of CDMA has reversed Tx and Rx channels compared to everywhere else on Earth using the 800Mhz band and they also DO NOT use ESN, MEID, or IMEI numbers - opting instead for a Japan only serial number system - making their handsets completely incompatible with any other provider on Earth.
UMB is looking like it will be a still born baby with most of the worlds largest CDMA2000 players abandoning the technology.
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hh @ Oct 5th 2007 10:02PM
japan's KDDI and korea's LG telecome are using CDMA.. REV A
KC @ Oct 6th 2007 6:50PM
Yep, so?
SK Telecom and KTF (the # 1 and #2 Korean mobile providers) both launched HSDPA...
'au' may choose UMB but who the hell cares as their flavour of CDMA has reversed Tx and Rx channels compared to everywhere else on Earth using the 800Mhz band and they also DO NOT use ESN, MEID, or IMEI numbers - opting instead for a Japan only serial number system - making their handsets completely incompatible with any other provider on Earth.
UMB is looking like it will be a still born baby with most of the worlds largest CDMA2000 players abandoning the technology.