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Hs dpa HSDPA, short for High-Speed Downlink Packet Access, is a new
3g Hs dpa protocol for mobile telephone data transmission. It is known as
Hs dpa Ne twork a 3.5G (G stands for generation) technology. Essentially, the
Hs dpa Cdm a standard will provide download speeds on a mobile phone
Hs dpa Te chnology equivalent to an ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) line
Hs dpa Phone s in a home, removing any limitations placed on the use of your
Hs dpa Standard phone by a slow connection. It is an evolution and improvement
on W-CDMA, or Wideband Code Division Multiple Access, a 3G
protocol. HSDPA improves the data transfer rate by a factor of at
On This Page least five over W-CDMA. HSDPA can achieve theoretical data
transmission speeds of 8-10 Mbps (megabits per second).
3 Vide os Though any data can be transmitted, applications with high data
7 Li nks to Re l ate d demands such as video and streaming music are the focus of
Arti c le s HSDPA.
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HSDPA improves on W-CDMA by using different techniques for
modulation and coding. It creates a new channel within W-
CDMA called HS-DSCH, or high-speed downlink shared channel.
That channel performs differently than other channels and
allows for faster downlink speeds. It is important to note that
the channel is only used for downlink. That means that data is
sent from the source to the phone. It isn't possible to send data
from the phone to a source using HSDPA. The channel is shared
between all users which lets the radio signals to be used most
effectively for the fastest downloads.

The widespread availability of HSDPA may take a while to be

realized, or it may never be achieved. Most countries did not
have a widespread 3G network in place as of the end of 2005.
Many mobile telecommunications providers are working quickly
to deploy 3G networks which can be upgraded to 3.5G when the
market demand exists. Other providers tested HSDPA through
2005 and are rolling out the service in mid to late 2006. Early
deployments of the service will be at speeds much lower than
the theoretically possible rates. Early service will be at 1.8
Mbps, with upgrades to 3.6Mbps as devices are made available
that can handle that increased speed.

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The long-term acceptance and success of HSDPA is unclear,
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47,719 people like wiseGEEK. extension of W-CDMA, it is unlikely to succeed in locations
where W-CDMA has not been deployed. Therefore, the eventual
success of HSDPA as a 3.5G standard will first depend upon the
success of W-CDMA as a 3G standard.
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anon164601 i was using x10 but I can't use 3g properly and
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anon146899 How does the speed and quality of service of
get widget Post 37 HSDPA compare to WiFi enabled phones such
as the Nokia E65?

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get widget anon137784 I am using huwaie e1750 7.2 usb modem of

Post 36 o2. i have been using this for the last two
months and was getting the speed 400kb/sec
on bsnl 2g but for 15 days just getting the
Subscribe to speed of 40-45 kbps only.

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enter email address anon130271 Please help i upgraded my 3G card to HP 620

Post 35 with microsoft office 7 installed, and when
starting use it, it needs a product key. where
can i get those keys because it was installed
already? it has keys as it is a product or a
software.

anon87532 i have a dell laptop. in my laptop, a sim card

Post 32 feature is available but it requires an HSDPA
sim card. how can i use my laptop with a sim
card?

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anon87366 I received an upgrade via 3 for my dongle. I

Post 31 downloaded the software! since then it's
almost impossible to download, avoid this
upgrade if your original dongle software had
previously a good signal strength. I contacted
3 and was told it will get better in the coming
months.

anon84841 Will a HSPA phone be able to function on a

Post 30 CDMA network?

anon78247 Does this mean HSDPA is free internet for

Post 28 phones?

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anon71729 what are the technologies in 3g?

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anon59818 I am confused whether HSDPA and wifi will

Post 26 function the same? will i be able to connect to
the internet with HSDPA if i have the router
and will be able to surf the net, especially with
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and will be able to surf the net, especially with
the phone 6600i slide?

anon49341 i wonder whether an HSDPA phone like the

Post 24 N95 with HSDPA + GSM (dual sim) can run on
the Reliance network (CDMA) in India.

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anon45528 I'm tied into a 24 month Contract with 3

Post 23 Mobile, and supposedly receive broadband
speeds through a "dongle". At the best of
times, speeds are mediocre, and when I'm
informed that I'm getting HSPDA it's so slow
as to make it not worth bothering! HSPDA from
3 is garbage. Don't go near it!

j ohnb2345 If there is an H or 3.5G or 3G+ showing at the

Post 22 top, then you have HSDPA, or mobile phone
broadband reception, meaning your mobile
internet will run really fast.

j ohnb2345 I reckon it will be 2012 before HSDPA covers

Post 21 the whole of Britain. Most areas only have
2.5G (Fast GSM), and some have only 2G
(Ordinary GSM) and that is pitifully slow, much
slower than even dial-up on a PC.

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j ohnb2345 My phone - a Sony Ericsson V640i has HSDPA

Post 20 and it's top speed appears to be about
1.4Mbps, which is about 4x the standard 3G
speed of about 0.36Mbps. That means it can
download a 3MB music track in under 30
seconds. 3G takes over a minute and 2.5G
seems to take forever. But Vodafone HSDPA
on a laptop is about 5 times faster than on
mobile phone. And it is also faster than home
broadband, certainly where I live, 3 miles from
Norwich City Centre.

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anon39359 When will the UK have complete HSDPA

Post 19 coverage?

anon31892 Can HSDPA have a negative effect on your

Post 18 body?

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anon31891 What is the latest internet connection today?

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anon30279 I have a sony ericson T700 and part of its use

Post 16 is internet connection -- used as a modem so
I can connect my laptop to the net.

I used to live in a bustling city where 3G and

HSDPA are readily available. My internet
connection works fine especially in the wee
hours of the morning. I'm now in a remote
place and GPRS is more available with
occasional popping of "3G" and "H" symbols.
The internet still works, my phone suite shows
I am receiving up to 9.3MB, but it's slower
now.

Just consult your cellular service provider if

they support such before buying.

anon26790 Yes the 5800 does have HSDPA google gsm

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anon24251 hi. does the new nokia 5800 have HSDPA?

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anon22158 I don't know squat about mobile phones, and I

Post 10 just bought a Sony Ericsson W980. There is an
H on the top left corner of the display when
the phone's in standby, and I read somewhere
that it means HSDPA. Now, can anyone tell
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me, when this H is visible on the display, does
that mean that my phone is connecting to the
Internet, or what does it mean?

anon21604 hi guys,
Post 9
A lot of you asked the question whether
HSDPA will be faster internet than Nokia E65
or Nokia N95 and so on. HSDPA is a network
and the Nokia products are phones that use a
network. HSDPA will be faster than any
"mobile" internet on your phone (by "mobile",
i mean anything but wi-fi).

You should be worried about whether your

device will support HSDPA, not if HSDPA is
faster internet than your phone...a phone is
not internet :-). cheers...btw, N95 is a great
phone.

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anon21018 I have a Raon Everun ultra mobile PC, which

Post 8 has a SIM card slot...how would the HSDPA
work for this device, if I put the card in?

gatubo How does the speed and quality of service of

Post 6 HSDPA compare to WiFi enabled phones such
as the Nokia E65?

born4m e What company or private entity created

Post 5 HSDPA technology?

anon3995 zamano ? -- what do you think

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anon2409 Hi, subject to Indian service providers like

Post 2 Airtel, will they be able to provide a faster
download speed if I buy a HSDPA enabled
phone like nokia N95? Will the surfing be of
higher speed as compared to surfing using the
Nokia N72 or N70?
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anon335 How does the speed and quality of service of

Post 1 HSDPA compare to WiFi enabled phones such
as the Nokia E65?

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