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Originally Posted by Spencer_CDS
Truthfully, I wouldn't be surprised if the whole 3G BlackBerry thing flops over horrible battery life and either gets pulled, or even has a replacement model with only EDGE, comparable specifications.
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Not gonna happen. Newly released chips, in theory, can now switch bewteen EDGE and 3G. Stay in EDGE mode for email and light duty, but automatically up itself to 3G for downloads, tethering, web browsing, etc.
Configurable setting "3G Only"/"EDGE Only"/"PowerSave":
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EDGE/3G Mode: [PowerSave]"
PowerSave would mean EDGE only, while going to 3G everytime data requests reached a high rate.
All your message says is they're just going to release a firmware update to downswitch to EDGE (instead of a replacement model) to let you do a powersave mode by keeping the BlackBerry in EDGE mode most of the time.
Even a 2004 released chip, the Qualcomm MSM6255, can switch between 3G and EDGE. That's long enough for the standard 18-month development cycle, and newer superior chips with lower power have already been released, that can switch between EDGE and 3G.