3G is inherently more complex and when issues do occur it can be harder not necessarily easier to find and fix them than with 2G. Couple that with all the circuit to IP migration that was, is and will be going on. Leads to the vendor relationship becoming potentially more important. The fact that Voda have worked closer with RIM on the 9000 series may pay off.
RIM have never had much luck with WCDMA chips though, the 8707 and Bold have both had issues. Twin this was poor customer education on 3G (your never going to get a sales rep saying, well to be honest the new RSJ in your living room will probably fook the 2100 propagation) and you can see some of the reasons why 3G hasn't been as successful as it was predicated to be.
Hopefully easier software upgrading (maybe OTA) could lead to easier paths for resolving these problems.
@AC (Minority): Bit of a sweeping statement, 3G handovers aren't that bad. True there's a few many factors in play sometimes and it's not perfect but it's a damm sight better than 2G for many applications. Just turn it off when your travelling at any speed, are rural or same as you would with WiFi on a laptop and don't require it at all.
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3G is inherently more complex and when issues do occur it can be harder not necessarily easier to find and fix them than with 2G. Couple that with all the circuit to IP migration that was, is and will be going on. Leads to the vendor relationship becoming potentially more important. The fact that Voda have worked closer with RIM on the 9000 series may pay off.
RIM have never had much luck with WCDMA chips though, the 8707 and Bold have both had issues. Twin this was poor customer education on 3G (your never going to get a sales rep saying, well to be honest the new RSJ in your living room will probably fook the 2100 propagation) and you can see some of the reasons why 3G hasn't been as successful as it was predicated to be.
Hopefully easier software upgrading (maybe OTA) could lead to easier paths for resolving these problems.
@AC (Minority): Bit of a sweeping statement, 3G handovers aren't that bad. True there's a few many factors in play sometimes and it's not perfect but it's a damm sight better than 2G for many applications. Just turn it off when your travelling at any speed, are rural or same as you would with WiFi on a laptop and don't require it at all.