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Prodigal Son -

Is this available through China mobile at all? I'm looking at upgrading to a 3G phone if this
service is available.



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roddy -

Probably depends on where you are. No 3G licenses have been issued, but I think commercial trials
are running in some cities. Best bet is to drop into a China Mobile office and ask what the
fastest you can get is. China Unicom's CDMA1X service used to be fastest, but now Unicom and
Mobile both have EDGE service in some areas.

Nobody yet knows what licenses will be issued or to who, and there's likely going to be a major
shake-up of the industry roundabout the same time, with China Telecom also becoming a mobile
operator. I wouldn't go buying any new phones yet.










cdn_in_bj -

Yeah, I'd hold off on buying a phone until everything is settled. The government seems to be
pushing hard for the homegrown 3G standard, TDSCDMA, or whatever it's called.

Roddy, do you know if EDGE service is available in Beijing?










roddy -

Yes, but I think technically it's still a 'trial' and I would want to check how widespread
coverage is before upgrading. If I remember correctly there's coverage around the universities and
north fourth ring road, not sure about the rest of the city.










Prodigal Son -

A phone repair guy told me today that 3G is available in Beijing and Qingdao.










gougou -

So, I finally lost my mobile and have a reason to buy a new one. Do you guys actually think it
makes sense to wait until they have got their licenses sorted out, or will that take forever?










cdn_in_bj -



Quote:

So, I finally lost my mobile and have a reason to buy a new one. Do you guys actually think it
makes sense to wait until they have got their licenses sorted out, or will that take forever?

I think it'll be at least a year before they finalize it. But what will you do in the meantime?

I suggest you just get a grey import phone. These days you don't have to pay a lot to get a phone
with basic 3G support (UMTS), and with luck W-CDMA (on standard asian/euro frequencies) will be
one of the standards that gets used here.










imron -

It will take forever










roddy -

Yeah, I'm due a new phone too, thought about 3G, and decided it wasn't worth waiting for. Even the
'it'll be ready for the Olympics' has become 'on a trial basis' lately.

I'm now waiting for me to make up my mind which phone I want, which itself could happen either
side of the Olympics.










gougou -

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Are there any protocols/frequencies I should make sure to get?












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