Edge, 3G, Hsdpa

[RVFmal]

Is this a hardware differentiation on a cellphone or software?

 

[The Guy]

Is this a hardware differentiation on a cellphone or software?

That is correct

 

[RVFmal]

That is correct

Which part, the hardware or the software?

I am going to assume the hardware.

 

[The Guy]

Which part, the hardware or the software?

I am going to assume the hardware.

hardware ..

 

[vodacom3g]

Is this a hardware differentiation on a cellphone or software?

Normally hardware, especially between GSM (GPRS/EDGE), 3G and HSDPA. But within a 'family' (say HSDPA) you might be lucky if the manufacturer already put the hardware in but not yet the firmware to enable the higher speeds.

Some of the data cards coming out now have support built in to be upgraded to higher speeds.

 

[RVFmal]

Normally hardware, especially between GSM (GPRS/EDGE), 3G and HSDPA. But within a 'family' (say HSDPA) you might be lucky if the manufacturer already put the hardware in but not yet the firmware to enable the higher speeds.

Some of the data cards coming out now have support built in to be upgraded to higher speeds.

Thanks V3G. Was just wondering if it was at all possible to upgrade a Edge/3G capable phone to HSDPA.

 

[vodacom3g]

Thanks V3G. Was just wondering if it was at all possible to upgrade a Edge/3G capable phone to HSDPA.

Probably not. If the phone was upgradeable, the manufacturer would have made a big thing about it.

At the time we launched HSDPA there was one data card that could upgrade but that was because it already had the correct hardware, just needed a newer firmware.