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TDMA Camera phones
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Posted by: breathe

do they exist? I like my current provider (cellular one, TDMA) but i really like the phones ive been seeing from most of the 3G CDMA/GSM providers. Are there any TDMA phones currently out there with this feature?

Posted by: Bugwart

Since TDMA is rapidly fading from the scene, it is doubtful that any companies will bring out new phones with advanced features. Sending a photo via TDMA data would take much longer than on GPRS or CDMA 1X.

I could be wrong, but I do not recommend holding your breath while you wait for a TDMA camera phone.

Posted by: funklord

I've recently run into the same problem. I really want a camera phone, but since I travel a lot, and not to major cities, I need a plan with the best possible coverage areas. So far, this has been AT&T's digital one-rate. But this is a TDMA service, and their GSM coverage is meager at best. Is there any service provider that has a halfway decent GSM coverage area? Or am I just stuck waiting until everyone upgrades their towers and such? And how long will that take?

Posted by: The Rex

seriously camera phones suck (or more correctly, the cameras on camera phones suck)... spend a little money and grab a tiny ~2.0 mp digicam and carry that around (that's what i do)

Posted by: funklord

Oh good, something else to carry around, along with my keys, wallet, cel phone, iPod, PDA, etc. Now all I need is pants with 42 pockets.

Seriously though, I have a nice 5 mp digital camera if I'm looking to take quality pictures. But I don't want to carry that around all day every day. I'm going to have my cel phone with me anyway, so I can live with the low res images (instead of no images at all).