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Old Apr 26, 2009 | 12:40 am
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Originally Posted by SoulFlyer
This nails it and is the biggest difference... GSM is pretty-much international and CDMA isn't.
GSM is old school 2G.

"CDMA" may not be international, but CMDA is international. IS-95 and CDMA2000 use Code Division Multiple Access, as does a newer version of Global System for Mobile communications (née Groupe Spécial Mobile; I guess French wasn't global enough).

CDMA is to IS-95 (e.g. old US Verizon Wireless phones) as TDMA is to GSM (as well as IS-136: your old digital AT&T/Cingular phones).

Comparing GSM and CDMA is like comparing apple trees and oranges

Please pardon my (most likely error-filled) rant.
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