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iDEN to GSM mod
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Posted by: fallstrk

Forgive my ignorance, I just started developing for mobile devices but I would like to know if anyone has successfully modified an iDEN handset to operate on GSM. I have heard that it is possible by switching radio modules but it seems that this would be rather complicated.

I want to have some of the chipsets available on Motorola iDEN (namely the stand-alone GPS stack) but I need it to work on GSM for when I travel. Any ideas?

Also, does anyone know exactly which models have stand-alone GPS (not A-GPS or other network-assisted location services)? I checked the documentation and phonescoop, but am still not totally clear. I'm trying to identify the perfect handset for my application.

Thanks.

Posted by: sschevy11

i would like to convert my l7 to iden so that i can use my ptt service( and also make calls and text)

Posted by: ii Candor ii

Isn't iDEN a CDMA technology?

Posted by: tsmilanich

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Originally Posted by ii Candor ii

Isn't iDEN a CDMA technology?

No. iDen is its own technology. Here in the U.S, Nextel, it is owned by a CDMA Carrier, Sprint. Unless of course you have SoutherLinc...

Posted by: ii Candor ii

Good to know. So basically an iDEN phone can only work on an iDEN network? Or is it interchangeable with CDMA?

Posted by: s3ct0r3

iDEN ... is for iDEN towers.

The commands are probably totally different from CDMA, GSM, TDMA, MONKEYDMA whatever.

It's not going to happen.

Posted by: Paolo

iDEN phone works on iDEN network (towers) just as much as a TDMA phone works on TDMA towers, and a GSM phone works on GSM Towers.

Posted by: sschevy11

I know it wont happen, but the gsm carriers should start using iden/gsm phones and offer ptt (much like sprint getting the ic series phones which are iden/cdma) and they are not the same, iden is iden. I have searched for countless hours and examined every bit of the gsm programming, and it is not a software thing , it is a hardware issue. as far as the towers t-mo and att use 1900 bandwidth, much like my i855 uses 1900 bandwidth. and the ptt on an iden phone uses satalites which is why sometimes u can use ptt and not phone and vice versa

Posted by: sschevy11

i dont like cdma but MDMA isnt bad

Posted by: kmr12489

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Originally Posted by sschevy11

i dont like cdma but MDMA isnt bad

oh look a pill popper

Posted by: st505

good one...

Posted by: msradell

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Originally Posted by sschevy11

. . .and the ptt on an iden phone uses satalites which is why sometimes u can use ptt and not phone and vice versa

Iden uses a satellite? To the best of my knowledge Iden is the same as all other cell phone service in that it depends on towers for transmission. Maybe communication between tower sites is handled via satellite but satalites are not directly communicating to your phone. Phones that communicate to satalites are available but they're expensive and the cost of service is outrageous