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    News - Digital switchover complete, 800Mhz available with T&Cs

    Ofcom announces the official completion of the digital switchover.
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    Re: News - Digital switchover complete, 800Mhz available with T&Cs

    This is silly, surely instead of auctioning spectrum off, it should be available for all networks to use, being charged a per MB fee, or something? Would save plenty on infrastructure and other costs!

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    Re: News - Digital switchover complete, 800Mhz available with T&Cs

    Unlucky for iphone 5 users!

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    Re: News - Digital switchover complete, 800Mhz available with T&Cs

    iPhone users aren't the sort to worry about penetration.

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    Re: News - Digital switchover complete, 800Mhz available with T&Cs

    Quote Originally Posted by sykobee View Post
    iPhone users aren't the sort to worry about penetration.
    Bahahaha

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    When are we likely to start seeing this being available to consumers?

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    Re: News - Digital switchover complete, 800Mhz available with T&Cs

    Are they turning up the digital transmission; iirc they said they were. My reception sucks and could do with a boost.

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    Re: News - Digital switchover complete, 800Mhz available with T&Cs

    Quote Originally Posted by miniyazz View Post
    This is silly, surely instead of auctioning spectrum off, it should be available for all networks to use, being charged a per MB fee, or something? Would save plenty on infrastructure and other costs!
    Making the band essentially license-free would cause all sorts of interference problems, and I don't see why charging based on usage would be at all better or simpler?

    Auctioning off the spectrum, aside from raising money, also encourages the providers to deploy services ASAP so they can recover costs.

    It might not be a perfect/completely fair system, but it's far better than many of the alternatives.

    @OP: I'm being pedantic again, but the 900MHz band is also used for 3G by O2 and possibly Vodafone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sykobee View Post
    iPhone users aren't the sort to worry about penetration.
    Yes they are.

    They get shafted every time they buy an overpriced product!
    "In a perfect world... spammers would get caught, go to jail, and share a cell with many men who have enlarged their penises, taken Viagra and are looking for a new relationship."

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    Re: News - Digital switchover complete, 800Mhz available with T&Cs

    The selloff of these ranges is a nice big fat cashcow for governments. Don't worry - the unemployed single mother of 8 in the council house nearby is enjoying the benefits of your expensive contract.

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    Re: News - Digital switchover complete, 800Mhz available with T&Cs

    Quote Originally Posted by sykobee View Post
    iPhone users aren't the sort to worry about penetration.
    Lol'd IRL.

    Now, when are we going to get 4g without a ridiculously low data cap?

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    Re: News - Digital switchover complete, 800Mhz available with T&Cs

    Quote Originally Posted by watercooled View Post
    Making the band essentially license-free would cause all sorts of interference problems, and I don't see why charging based on usage would be at all better or simpler?

    Auctioning off the spectrum, aside from raising money, also encourages the providers to deploy services ASAP so they can recover costs.

    It might not be a perfect/completely fair system, but it's far better than many of the alternatives.

    @OP: I'm being pedantic again, but the 900MHz band is also used for 3G by O2 and possibly Vodafone.
    Sorry, should clarify: my plan entailed Ofcom (or similar) to deploy the infrastructure, charging the networks to use it. This way we could see excellent coverage of the whole of the UK at a lower cost than currently, where each provider sets up their own mast.
    As for interference, with connections being handled by a single mast, this shouldn't be a problem (my comms knowledge is a little shaky so these ideas may not hold water).

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    Re: News - Digital switchover complete, 800Mhz available with T&Cs

    So you essentially have a state-sponsored monopoly running the air interface and transit networks? Might seem like a nice idea, but it wouldn't mean better coverage or lower prices in reality, far from it.

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    Re: News - Digital switchover complete, 800Mhz available with T&Cs

    I wonder if Humans are effected by all these transmissions going through them..

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    Re: News - Digital switchover complete, 800Mhz available with T&Cs

    Not at the power levels we're exposed to. Stand close enough to a base station (I'm talking like 1m, i.e. climbing it) it would start to heat your body; most parts can cope with this like how we cope with heat radiated from the Sun, the blood vessels in our skin keep it cool. But some parts, like eyes, can't do this so could potentially be damaged.

    As for cancer etc, all trustworthy, large-scale investigations I know of come back negative, but you still get some people who furiously debate it. Personally, I really don't think there's any cause for concern at the power levels we're exposed to.

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    Re: News - Digital switchover complete, 800Mhz available with T&Cs

    Quote Originally Posted by badass View Post
    Yes they are.

    They get shafted every time they buy an overpriced product!
    Yet they still go back for more, so it clearly doesnt concern them too much

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