User: Roadkill
These are the most recent forum messages posted by Roadkill:
Re: AT&T is mad slow
Huh? Since when?
I can't find anything saying that T-Mobile has HSDPA 7.2, and that includes their own web site.
They have it in Europe, but that's hardly relevant since you're comparing them to AT&T.
Re: expand 3g before speed
You're going to have to provide proof of that "double" claim. Sprint's and Verizon's footprints are not that much larger than AT&T's unless you're just looking at square miles covered (which is basically meaningless), and even then they're not double.
AT&T's coverage is just as solid as any other carrier's.
Re: they better do it quick!
I work with all the carriers, actually, but not for any of them.
I don't really see the point in a USB modem, but that's because it's so easy for me to tether my phone and use its data plan instead. It's pretty rare that I'm not within range of some sort of wi-fi too, so the 5 gig data cap isn't really a problem for me either.
Re: ?REAL? World speeds???
So are the new HTC devices. I'm looking forward to the Touch Pro2.
Re: they better do it quick!
Nope, I don't work for a phone company.
I'm just pointing out that false advertising is extremely difficult to prove, and that in this case AT&T is on very solid ground whether or not you agree with their claims.
Re: ?REAL? World speeds???
I'm just guessing, but I suspect it will probably be about double what you're seeing now.
I'm getting about 1.1 right now, so I suspect I'll be at or a little over 2.0 once then upgrade my area to 7.2.
Re: they better do it quick!
Why? Their current 3.6 HSPA is already faster than Verizon's 3.1 EVDO Rev A, so it's not false advertising at all.
Re: Other Carriers
Apple's not even close. They only have one handset, and while that one handset sells very well it's still just one handset.
Shortly after the iPhone's 1-year anniversary, some Apple rep was at a convention bragging about having sold 10 million units. It happened to be within earshot of a Nokia exec, who turned and said "10 million units? We've sold that many since last Friday."
Despite all the hype, Apple is tiny in the cell phone market. ...
Re: NO!
The problem is that you're both right.
"Largest network" and "fastest network" do not have a common definition. Verizon and AT&T both define the terms in ways that make them apply to their own networks.
Neither one of you can "win" this argument because you're both right... and you're also both wrong. It just depends on which carrier's definitions you choose to use.
Re: Bring Iphone to Verizon!!!
That's correct, at least as far as the planning goes. Verizon and AT&T have both announced that their 4G networks will be LTE based.
Technically, WiMAX and LTE are supposed to be compatible within the 4G specification, so 4G phones should theoretically be able to roam on any 4G network.
Re: ROFL
Verizon earned their reputation for a craptastic UI - but nice try at diverting attention away from that.
One would hope that the iPhone would qualify as a smartphone, but since we're talking about Verizon there's no guarantee.
Plus then there's the whole VCast and VZ Navigator issue.
ROFL
Yeah, except that then Verizon would insist that Apple drop the iPhone's user interface in favor of Verizon's craptastic system. :roll:
Re: Actually....
I think his point is that everything *does* update automatically these days, so the patent cannot possibly be for anything important.
For example, just today the following automatically updated on my computer: Adobe Reader, Flash Player, Windows, and Kaspersky Anti-Virus. Somehow I doubt that all of those companies are paying Apple royalties on their alleged patent.
Re: huh?
Huh. I would have thought that they'd have advertised that in my bill at the very least. I've honestly never heard about this, and I've had an AT&T cell phone (through it's various incarnations) for ... oh probably close to 15 years.
Though since I automatically toss out anything that comes in the bill besides the bill itself, that probably explains why I didn't know about it! :lol:
Re: maybe
how gud duz it trnslt txt spk? :wink:
Re: huh?
Interesting! I guess it just must not be available on AT&T.
If it costs the sender 25 cents, though, it doesn't seem to me like it would be very appealing to spammers. Their whole operation is based on the fact that they can send the spam essentially for free. Since text messages have to go through a carrier gateway, it seems like SMS spam is something that really wouldn't be viable anyway.
huh?
The M-SPAM Act would prohibit marketers from sending SMS pitches to landlines registered to the Do-Not-Call list and all mobile phones.
Someone want to explain how you send an SMS to a land line???
so... OnStar?
GM's vehicles can already do this, so is this basically just a formalized standard for everyone to use?
Re: hasnt this always been available???
This sounds like a new app to me... the one that is currently available on Windows Mobile devices is Live Search.
But yeah, all of those features have been available. This new app is probably just going to (theoretically) group them together and make them easier to use.
Re: ignorance is bliss, I guess
Pretty much, yeah. If there are any other differences they're inconsequential enough that I've never noticed them.
ignorance is bliss, I guess
Professional is touchscreen. Standard is not.
Not exactly tiered.
Here's the missing information
Consumers are harmed and may be misled about the source and origin of their mobile phones, and they are sold phones without their manufacturer's warranties, accessories or user manuals. Because the phones may still carry T-Mobile's brand, consumers may believe they are purchasing handsets manufactured for T-Mobile and covered by original warranties.
So basically T-Mobile won the judgement not because their phones were being purchased and resold, but because their brand was still being associated with the resold phones.
It appears ...
Re: So I can't...
Yes, you can. It's perfectly legal.
Re: OWNED!!!
No, you're not. You are not required in any way to activate the phone, nor are you required in any way to sign up for service with T-Mobile.
If you wanted to go out and buy up every single one of these phones that T-Mobile subsidizes, and then smash them all to little bits, there's absolutely nothing that T-Mobile could do about it.
You are NOT entering into any sort of agreement with T-Mobile when you buy one of these ...
Re: OWNED!!!
They aren't.
And software specifically states on the outside of the box that there are terms and conditions for use on the inside.
Re: One more thing..
No, it's a pre-paid phone, so you're not buying a service. You're buying a box with a phone and a SIM card in it.
T-Mobile hopes that you'll sign up for their service, but there is NO LEGAL REQUIREMENT that you do so. And once you've purchased the phone, you can do whatever you want with it. Including unlock it and resell it to someone else. T-Mobile legally cannot restrict what you do with the phone ...
Re: OWNED!!!
Nothing that comes in the box is legally binding, because you cannot read it until after you have made the purchase.
And get it right... it's not a "verbal" agreement.
And these people aren't activating the service, so no part of any alleged agreement that deals with activation of the service applies.
Re: OWNED!!!
But see, that's the point.
You are NOT "signing" a verbal agreement. You're not agreeing to activate the phone on a T-Mobile service plan. You're just buying a phone.
I understand that T-Mobile subsidizes the phones and that they lose money whenever someone does this, but it is NOT illegal. T-Mobile (and other carriers) basically take a big risk when they subsidize pre-paid phones, and it surprises me that they actually won this lawsuit. That's why I'm ...
Re: OWNED!!!
Yeah, I curious about that as well.
T-Mobile may hate what they were doing, but I don't see how it was wrong in any objective sense.
Re: I'll wait...
I believe it is the slightly less crappy MSM 528. :/
Re: WinMo 6.1?
Umm... yeah. Of course it is. TP2 is coming out before 6.5 is available, so they'd have to delay the TP2 if they wanted to launch it with 6.5.
As hunterd said, it will ship with 6.1 at launch but will have a free upgrade to 6.5 available once Microsoft eventually releases it. In 2010. If you want the bug-free version, that is. :wink:
Re: Make It Bio-Plastic and Mercury-Free
On a more scientific question, reliable data indicates that CO2 levels are 27% higher than at any time in the last 650,000 years. That time span includes several warming and cooling cycles.
And yet, somehow, you don't find it puzzling that the Global Warming Alarmist establishment seems to think that CO2 is ONLY NOW driving the warming cycle we're experiencing?
Your own data admits that the earth has been warming and cooling for the last 650,000 years. But somehow, suddenly, ...
Re: Make It Bio-Plastic and Mercury-Free
Here, I'll even provide a link for you. Assuming you can digest this much information.
And to make my point even clearer, I'll link from a Global Warming Alarmist site to demonstrate how unclear the Alarmist point of view really is.
http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/a rchives/2006/11/avery-and-singer-unstoppable- hot-air/
If you have time, read the book they're arguing about.
The point is that the Alarmists have no proof. They have theories and they have (wildly inaccurate) climate models, but in the end all they have is a ...
Re: Make It Bio-Plastic and Mercury-Free
Why is it that you are satisfied and placated by lies? Why don't you insist on the truth?
Furthermore, why do you assume that anyone who does insist on the truth is automatically against you?
You didn't consider that possibility, did you? No, you'd rather follow the standard Global Warming Alarmist policy and slander anyone who doesn't buy the lies.
I guess that demonstrates who you really are, doesn't it?
Don't be brainwashed by the lies. Learn the truth and ...
Re: I absolutely love this company!
I don't mind the menus or the stylus - finger control on a resistive touchscreen just isn't that great no matter how you spruce it up. So for me the only real differences were that the screen had 4x the resolution and Internet Explorer could zoom... sort of.
Plus I really like the Tilt's ... uh ... tilt. It really makes it easier to hold the device while open, and it also makes it a lot easier to ...
Re: I absolutely love this company!
I skipped the Fuze (still using a Tilt) because when I played with it in the store it really didn't seem like that great of an improvement, but I think I'll have to get the Touch Pro2 when it comes out.
Re: Make It Bio-Plastic and Mercury-Free
I see, so in order to meet your approval one must apparently buy into the lies being foisted upon the world by the Global Warming alarmists.
You're making assumptions about me that are wrong.
The alarmist's lies make it more difficult to convince people to be ecologically sound. Why would anyone with a brain support policies that are based on lies?
Give people the truth and they will make the right decisions. Give them lies and they might do what ...
Re: The Samsung Gore
The NOAA data you've linked is all valid, but incomplete. They're only looking at very recent trends, and those trends just happen to coincide with a proven, global cycle of temperature change that has been going on for at least 12,000 years.
There is no debate that the earth is warming. The debate revolves around *why* the earth is warming.
Some people want to link it to human activity, but there is no proof that it is linked.
There is, ...
Re: The Samsung Gore
Nope, I'm getting it from peer-reviewed scientific journals and books written by scientists who are concerned about the political manipulation of science by the "global warming" industry.
There is no proof that man's activities are having any impact on global warming. There's a lot of conjecture and speculation, but there's no proof.
Furthermore, there is a lot of proof that the current warming trend that we are experiencing is part of a natural cycle of warming and cooling that the ...
Re: The Samsung Gore
Sadly, Al Gore is a politician. And as is typical for politicians, he got it all wrong.
The inconvenient truth about Al Gore's movie is that he neglected to include all the facts. Particularly the ones that very clearly indicate that the earth goes through a climate cycle roughly every 1500 years. This climate cycle has been documented and proven repeatedly all over the world, but the "global warming" industry ignores it because it would be bad ...
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