NAB and CTIA Clash Over FM Radio Proposal
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The NAB's poll, which was conducted by Harris Interactive, demonstrated that 76% of respondents would be willing to pay 30 additional cents for their cell phone if it included an FM radio. Beyond that, 66% of respondents said they would listen to an FM radio on their cell phone if it was so-equipped, with access to local weather being the top draw.
10% of the people polled are willing to pay for something they won't use? 🙄 Try again, NAB. I side with the cellphone manufacturers on this one.
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That is really not at all unreasonable result....plenty of people would be willing to pay a little more for a feature that they don't know if they will ever use it just for the convenience of knowing it is available if they need it.
I have never used Push to Talk but my last phone had it just because I figured 'what the hell, I might need it one day'
I have never used Push to Talk but my last phone had it just because I figured 'what the hell, I might need it one day'
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There is big difference between choosing to buy something with feature you might not use and having an entire product type carry that feature because of a legal mandate.
I neither want nor need an FM radio built into my phone. Nor should I be required to have one because the RIAA are greedy scum and the CAB are little cowards who want to push their problems off on cell phone manufacturers.
I neither want nor need an FM radio built into my phone. Nor should I be required to have one because the RIAA are greedy scum and the CAB are little cowards who want to push their problems off on cell phone manufacturers.
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I'm not defending the requirement, I am responding to the claim that because the results show that 10% would be willing to pay for it even though they will never use it the results must somehow be bogus. But paying extra for something you might not use, just for the convenience of knowing it is there, is completely understandable and does not throw suspicion on to the legitimacy of the study.
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