topic Why the 3G setting be called WCDMA ? in Other/General https://community.sony.no/t5/other-general/why-the-3g-setting-be-called-wcdma/m-p/2951228#M25727 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>We know that 3G setting in Xperia U network mode stting menu is called WCDMA. The 3G band for XpU is in fact HSDPA. So this menu should be written as 3G or HSDPA ! Why ? Does a name matter ?&nbsp; because when i saw this in my newly bought phone, I got worried and checked with specs again in the web site. I was convinced only when I did speed test.&nbsp; WCDMA menu&nbsp; name is mis leading.</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 05 Aug 2012 17:14:42 GMT anandtapas 2012-08-05T17:14:42Z Why the 3G setting be called WCDMA ? https://community.sony.no/t5/other-general/why-the-3g-setting-be-called-wcdma/m-p/2951228#M25727 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>We know that 3G setting in Xperia U network mode stting menu is called WCDMA. The 3G band for XpU is in fact HSDPA. So this menu should be written as 3G or HSDPA ! Why ? Does a name matter ?&nbsp; because when i saw this in my newly bought phone, I got worried and checked with specs again in the web site. I was convinced only when I did speed test.&nbsp; WCDMA menu&nbsp; name is mis leading.</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 05 Aug 2012 17:14:42 GMT https://community.sony.no/t5/other-general/why-the-3g-setting-be-called-wcdma/m-p/2951228#M25727 anandtapas 2012-08-05T17:14:42Z Re: Why the 3G setting be called WCDMA ? https://community.sony.no/t5/other-general/why-the-3g-setting-be-called-wcdma/m-p/2951229#M25728 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) is <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3G" title="3G" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">3G</A> (third generation) <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_telephony" title="Mobile telephony" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">mobile telephony</A> <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_protocol" title="Communications protocol" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">communications protocol</A> which allows networks based on <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Mobile_Telecommunications_System" title="Universal Mobile Telecommunications System" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Universal Mobile Telecommunications System</A> (UMTS) to have higher <SPAN style="font-size: 36pt;"><STRONG><SPAN style="text-decoration: underline;">DATA</SPAN> </STRONG></SPAN>transfer speeds and capacity.</P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;">UMTS employs </SPAN><A class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wideband_Code_Division_Multiple_Access" style="color: #0b0080; background-color: #ffffff; font-family: sans-serif;" title="Wideband Code Division Multiple Access" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Wideband Code Division Multiple Access</A><SPAN style="color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;"> (W-CDMA) <SPAN style="font-size: 18pt;"><STRONG>radio access</STRONG></SPAN> technology... (<SPAN style="font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: underline;"><STRONG>means voice and data</STRONG></SPAN>)</SPAN></P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;">so no... the WCDMA name isn't misleading at all. Sony is technically correct...<BR /></SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 05 Aug 2012 17:44:30 GMT https://community.sony.no/t5/other-general/why-the-3g-setting-be-called-wcdma/m-p/2951229#M25728 chew_daniel 2012-08-05T17:44:30Z Re: Why the 3G setting be called WCDMA ? https://community.sony.no/t5/other-general/why-the-3g-setting-be-called-wcdma/m-p/2951230#M25729 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanx Chew ! I understand now why it is WCDMA. I mis understood earlier.</P><P></P><P>However, I suggest sony use simpler icons like 3G 2G 2.5G etc for laymen like me.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 06 Aug 2012 06:01:03 GMT https://community.sony.no/t5/other-general/why-the-3g-setting-be-called-wcdma/m-p/2951230#M25729 anandtapas 2012-08-06T06:01:03Z Re: Why the 3G setting be called WCDMA ? https://community.sony.no/t5/other-general/why-the-3g-setting-be-called-wcdma/m-p/2951231#M25730 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>well the icons are standard across all phones nowadays (except maybe apple lol)</P><P></P><P>G = GPRS</P><P>E = EDGE</P><P>3G = well... 3G/UMTS</P><P>H = HSPA</P><P>H+ = HSPA+</P><P>LTE = well... LTE</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:22:19 GMT https://community.sony.no/t5/other-general/why-the-3g-setting-be-called-wcdma/m-p/2951231#M25730 chew_daniel 2012-08-06T16:22:19Z