| CDMA - Introduction: | | | | your CDMA phone; you can call abroad as well as |
| CDMA stands for Code Division Multiple Access. It is a | | | | within your nation or can send SMS worldwide. You |
| channel access method that is being used by number | | | | can take your CDMA phone to abroad as well, and |
| of radio communication technology, but when talking | | | | can take advantage from its full functionality like you |
| about the CDMA technology in Cell phones it is | | | | were having in your own country. But the most |
| actually CDMA One and CDMA2000, which are | | | | important thing that needs to be taken under |
| commonly referred to as CDMA too. | | | | consideration is that the frequency of your CDMA |
| Difference between CDMA and GSM: | | | | phone should match the frequency of the region you |
| However both technologies are used in cell phones | | | | are going to take it to. |
| for communications but the difference between | | | | Things that could go wrong with your CDMA phone: |
| them is that the GSM is SIM based while CDMA is | | | | The most important thing that can put you in a big |
| connection based, the SIM card provides the facility | | | | problem is that the frequency of your CDMA phone |
| to store all the contact information and other | | | | doesn't match the frequency of that region and |
| fundamental information and can be easily switched | | | | that's surely the worst as you won't be able to |
| from one Cellular phone to other. CDMA also | | | | benefit from the services that your CDMA provides |
| comprises of the same technology as SIM card but it | | | | and would end as a toy! |
| is only available in some regions of Asia. | | | | Another issue is that you will need to contact your |
| The technology used by GSM and CDMA is same, | | | | network provider to set up roaming, this is not so |
| but CDMA is said to be much reliable than GSM and is | | | | with GSM phones which allow you to simply put in a |
| more accessible and have less connection issues as | | | | new SIM when you get to a new location. |
| compared to GSM phone. | | | | Questions that you need to ask before buying a |
| Online Availability of Cheap cell phones: | | | | CDMA phone: |
| Sites like Amazon and eBay are the online markets | | | | The most vital query that you should clear before |
| that supply various kinds of products to the people | | | | buying a CDMA phone is, |
| globally at very low prices. You can find most cheap | | | | - Is the CDMA phone you are buying supports the |
| cell phones available in a huge quantity at eBay and | | | | frequency of that region in which you are currently |
| Amazon, as they are demanded by number of | | | | residing or to the country you are willing to take it? |
| people and are easily sold as compared to costly cell | | | | - Is that CDMA phone able to get good signals at |
| phones. They even have those models in their stock | | | | elevation or beneath the normal crust? As there are |
| which are no more manufactured or supplied in local | | | | some places which are built at upper or lower levels. |
| markets. | | | | Guidelines to be Followed: |
| Commonly used CDMA frequencies and Usage: | | | | Now you are surely able to recognize what kind of |
| The most common CDMA frequency used in the | | | | cell phone is suitable for you in the country you are |
| continent of North America is 800 MHZ and 1900 | | | | currently residing, whether it would be a GSM or |
| MHZ, while in Europe, Asia Pacific and Russia it is 450 | | | | CDMA. As still GSM network is not available globally or |
| MHZ and 800 MHZ. | | | | they don't receive proper signals or cover much area |
| Things you can do with a CDMA phone: | | | | than CDMA. |
| There are a number of stuff that you can do with | | | | |