CDMA/GSM better than GSM alone? | Thread profile

Quote: Originally Posted by scotsboyuk You should choose the option that will give you the best service in the area where you will use your mobile most. (snipped) GSM coverage in Europe is unlikely to be a problem; most European countries have blanket, or near blanket, coverage. From what I have read of other Americans travelling in Europe, the call quality on European GSM networks is better than the call quality on American GSM networks....

Quote: Originally Posted by caller109315 2) How well does Verizon service (with whomever they're networked) in (western/central/eastern) Europe on a combo CDMA/GSM phone compare with T-Mobile service in the same areas with a GSM-only phone? (again the latter is presumably better, but is there a *significant* difference?) I can't answer your first question, but I'll make a stab at the second. In terms of coverage there probably...

Can't really say if one is better than the other as it is much too soon to really tell. And there are too few 8830s out there right now. There will be many to argue that CDMA is better and just as many to say GSM is best. But the big issue on which is best, is the carrier gives you the best coverage where you use the device is the best one for you. Verizon's US (CDMA) network is much more extensive than T-Mo's GSM. Cingular...

CDMA/GSM phones usually are just 900/1800 for GSM, which is useless in NA.