TK Junk Mail
Go ahead, make my day
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join:2002-03-03
Margate City, NJ
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Re: Already possible
And the last time I renewed a few months ago, I had a choice of over 50 phone models(1/2 of which were no charge for the contract renewal). So I don't see this big technological deficit he speaks of.
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Jason Levine
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join:2001-07-13
Albany, NY
| I actually just renewed this weekend and got a new phone (actually 4 new phones total on my account). I got the LG VX8350 from Verizon Wireless. While they were trying to sell me features, I mentioned getting a USB data cable from someone other than Verizon. The guy mentioned that doing that could void my warranty.
In addition, there are features on phones that Verizon locks down or tries to hide (like using your own MP3s as ringtones) because they want to sell you on their VCast service.
If an ISP told their users that they couldn't use their own music CDs to make MP3s and instead had to buy from the ISPs online shop for their music, those users would either protest loudly or flock to an alternative. |
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NOCMan
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join:2004-09-30
Flower Mound, TX
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Japanese phones have a plethora of features we do not have.
Look at Verizon Wireless and AT&T tout 2 megapix cameras like they're the latest in technology. Japanese phones are capable of much more than 2 megapixels, can pay bills and vending machines, shop, etc from their phones. Most other countries have open platforms on the phones where most java apps will run on them and the market benefits from it. There are dozens of companies that are out there building apps and there's an entire shareware community out there as well.
While in America were stuck between a good provider with a crappy standard and a bad provider with a globally accepted standard.
Overseas they have phones that can do many things the iPhone can do (Just not as sexily) yet here we all have to clamor that were trapped with a GSM only phone on a carrier who can give a rats arse about their customers or their network. |
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james1
join:2001-02-26
antarctica
| I hope cell phones give everyone who uses them brain cancer. I'm tired of hearing idiots yammering about nothing in otherwise quiet, peaceful places. It makes matters worse that their provider is crappy, so they YELL into their phones. To be fair, the technology isn't the problem, it's the inconsiderate idiots who somehow make up the majority of our society. I have no idea how we've clung onto what we've got for so long without killing eachother in an orgy of blood and steel. Buut *crosses fingers* here's hoping  |
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PolarBear
The bear formerly known as aaron8301
join:2005-01-03
Riverside, WA
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said by Jason Levine  :If an ISP told their users that they couldn't use their own music CDs to make MP3s and instead had to buy from the ISPs online shop for their music, those users would either protest loudly or flock to an alternative. Excellent point. That is exactly why I only buy Nokia or Windows Mobile phones. That way I have complete control over the files I put on them (ringtones, pictures, etc.). |
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