Whats the difference between GSM and CDMA?

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Whats the difference between GSM and CDMA?

Sorry if this has been answered before but what is the difference between these two model types? In terms of world wide usage?

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Posted on Mar 11, 2011 7:52 AM

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Answer 1

Tamara

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Mar 11, 2011 7:54 AM in response to shea.brewer

GSM is more of a worldwide standard than CDMA. CDMA is more restricted and even in countries with CDMA, there is no guarantee that a CDMA phone from somewhere else will work.

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Mar 11, 2011 7:56 AM in response to shea.brewer

A Google search is your friend with a wealth of info at your disposal with just a quick search entry and mouse click away.

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-difference-between-gsm-and-cdma.htm

http://gizmodo.com/#!5637136/giz-explains-gsm-vs-cdma

These two links were in the top 5 hits with a search for "GSM and CDMA".

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shea.brewer Author

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Mar 12, 2011 5:01 AM in response to Allan Sampson

Cheers guys. Yeah i did a load of research on Cdma and gsm when i was trying to get my iphone 4 to work in china with 3G but was just wondering.

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Answer 4

Sep 17, 2011 2:24 AM in response to shea.brewer

i wrote the exact same question

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