Mickey and Joey get into detail about what LTE is, and why you should care about it.  Questions answered include:

What does LTE stand for?
What will the deployment look like in the US?
Will the same data speeds be available for all carriers implementing the network?
When will we see new devices?
How are talk time and battery life affected by LTE?

A few links to articles talked about in the show:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3GPP_Long_Term_Evolution

http://gigaom.com/2008/03/05/a-little-4g-sibling-rivalry/

http://www.radio-electronics.com/info/cellulartelecomms/lte-long-term-evolution/3g-lte-basics.php

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Mickey and Joey discuss the the history of the mobile phone.

Tower expert Randy Hemenway joins us this week to go over how towers play a vital role in the cellular technology.

Alli Flowers from Mobility Today joins Joey and I this week to talk about switching from Palm to Windows.  We discuss her "Definitive Guide to Switching" and go through a lot of her recommendations on making the process easier.

A very random show this week as we talk about a variety of topics.  Items include converged devices, keyboards on phones, Bluetooth, data cards and Touchscreens.

Please let us know via email at questions@thecellphonejunkie.com if you have any topics you'd like us to discuss on future shows.

We interview Matt Miller from ZDnet and MobileTechRoundup on this special bonus show.  Topics include Symbian, the Nokia E71, the Samsung Omnia, the Treo Pro and MaxRoam.

We're All About Symbian this show.  Steve Litchfield from All About Symbian and The Phones Show joins us to talk about the state of the Symbian S60 operating system, and specifically the Nokia E71.

Providers, Phones and Plans.  Mickey and Joey talk about how to go about choosing each. 

Sites referenced:
www.phonescoop.com
www.cellularmap.net/regions

TCPJ Unlocked has been accepted and is now available through iTunes.  Head over to this link to add the subscription.If you'd like to add it manually, you can do so by copying and pasting:http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=288560560

In this inaugural episode of TCPJ Unlocked, Joey and Mickey talk about the latest with the iPhone, how Google Maps works with cellular towers and Bluetooth headsets.

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