[Imap-protocol] Fwd: iOS IMAP IDLE (Standard "Push Email") Deficiency, Explanation?

[Mark Crispin]

On Mon, 4 Oct 2010, John Snow wrote:

>> Of course, SPRINT would be using EV-DO or WiMax, not UMTS.

> In my case, it's all EV-DO.  I'm not in range of any WiMax towers.


I'm on Verizon, so EV-DO until LTE arrives.


> I'm pretty sure it's the GPS chip.  The software was using map data

> stored on the phone.  I guess it could just be processing of map data.

> I'll have to run a test of on phone vs on the net map data.


Interesting, since a Garmin handheld seems to contrive to work for much
longer.

However, it could be simply a matter of many devices these days being a
Jack of all trades and master of none.

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