3G Mobile Phones: Your Information Source On 3G
3G Mobile Phones...
Hello, I'm Bill. Everyone knows that you have to be exceptionally careful before buying any sort of technology these days especially when dealing with new technology.
That's why we've created this special page to advise on just what 3G is, and what this amazing, revolutionary new technology can do for you in your personal and buiness life!
You've almost certainly heard of 3G technology, 3G networks and 3G mobile phones, but what are they? Well, "3G" is a symbol for "third generation", meaning the third generation of wireless communications technology. 3G has been manifested by leaps forward in data and voice communications technology and standards that have enabled wireless communications transmission speeds to be raised from 9.5K to 2M bit/sec or faster.
In the late 1990s we saw 2G, or second generation wireless communications. This essentially made wireless communications technology on mass scale to become possible, and this was the time of the dawning of the "age of the cell phone". When we used 2G we also got voice mail, the ability to receive and send simple e-mail messages, and download times for mp3s of three minutes in length was 30 to 40 minutes! Transmission speeds averaged 10kb/sec.
Then very early on in the 21st century we got 2.5G technology. Now to the above wireless communications added the capabilities of faxing, sending and receiving large e-mail messages, mobile and wireless Web browsing, navigation and digital maps, and the ability to receive news updates. Now it "only" took six to nine minutes to download a three-minute mp3, and the average transmission speed was 64-144kb/sec.
In the last few years we have moved into 3G. Now we combine and intertwine a cell phone or PDA, laptop PC, and our TVs. We command phone calls and faxes with very low long distance rates, we have global roaming, we can send and receive very large and graphically complex e-mail messages, we have high-speed Internet and navigation/maps, we have real-time Internet video conferencing, TV streaming, and even electronic agenda meeting reminders! Nowadays, that three-minute song is downloaded in a mere 11 to 90 seconds! And our low-end speed is up to 144kb/sec.
3G wireless communications technology is based on standards which have been developed by the International Telecommunications Union, or the IMT-2000 criteria. These 3G standards also include W-CDMA, WLAN, and cellular radio in addition to the other applications mentioned above. Minimum transmission speed for a stationary user is 2 megabits per second. For users who are moving such as riding as a passenger in a car or bus, the minimum speed is 348 kilobits per second. 3G mobile phones service allows download speeds of 14.4 megabits per second and upload speeds around 5.8 megabits per second (assuming there is nothing in the area interfering with the signal).
Obviously, 3G is a great improvement over even the 2.5G technology. We now have vastly greater speeds and more outreach and applications for electronic communications than ever before. It's so advanced that when we reach 4G we'll probably be living in virtual reality!
So, what is 3G doing for you, or what could it do for you? Well, it's wireless communications technology that has quickly worked its way into the very fabric of our society.
Do you have broadband, hi-speed Internet? Do you love how fast everything can be downloaded, uploaded, found, or viewed today? Do you love the clarity that online videos and movies now have? Did you know that now you can even turn your PC or laptop into a TV that receives more than 2,000 channels from around the globe? How about all of the mobility options with staying connected you have today, so that you can surf the Internet or conduct a business meeting online while riding the train or sipping coffee at the local cafe? How do you like surfing the Internet on your cell phone? What about uploading and sharing photographs, or downloading and sharing music files that quickly complete their download from the time you click the mouse? How about using a webcam to have a "visi-phone" call with your family and friends? All are these are possible with today's 3G mobile phones!
And what about being able to weave together your ground line (as VoIP), your cell phone, your computers, and your television service in one service--a bundled service much less expensive than having each one of these services separately would have been just 10 years ago. It's less expensive, it's more convenient, and the quality of service is just better than ever before. All of this and more has been made possible with the rise of 3G mobile phones communications technology.
One of the greatest benefits of 3G technology is new-found freedom! You no longer need a fixed line broadband connection nor a wi-fi hotspot to hop online. Today you have wireless mobile broadband access wherever there's 3G network coverage. And this includes rural as well as urban areas; your office; your home; a public park; in your car; on your boat; and on and on, with 3G coverage expanding every day.
And then, of course, there is all of this new-found speed! With 3G mobile phones broadband connection today, you get data transfer speeds that compete with, and sometimes transcend, those you get with a fixed line broadband connection. Yes, the mobility that 3G technology provides to our "wired" 21st century is arguably the most freeing thing that has ever happened, technologically, in the history of human civilization!
Right now at the time of this writing, the top 3G mobile phones include: the Apple iPhone 3G; several Nokia phones; the Samsung i900 Omnia; the Blackberry Bold 9000; the Palm Treo 750; the Motorola Q9h; and the newly developed DROID by Verizon.
If you were to look into any of those 3G mobile phones, you would be giving yourself some new freedom without sacrificing being wired or staying connected. Welcome to 3G!