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  • Reply 41 of 48
    samabsamab Posts: 1,953member
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    We're used to send MMS -- if only you could know how pretty they are on iPhone! -- so we actually don't need our voice minutes.

    P.S. SMS/MMS are, surely, unlimited. Just asking myself, can it be other way??



    Americans also pay the same price for a MMS as a SMS. Not the French people.



    Americans talk 6x more than the average OECD countries per month AND text 4x more SMS than the average OECD countries per month.
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  • Reply 42 of 48
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    Americans also pay the same price for a MMS as a SMS. Not the French people.



    France is a socialist country; we don't pay. It just works.



    Quote:
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    Americans talk 6x more than the average OECD countries per month AND text 4x more SMS than the average OECD countries per month.



    Sure, all calls are dropped, so Americans have to repeat everything 6 times to get it finally heard by a counterpart.
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  • Reply 43 of 48
    samabsamab Posts: 1,953member
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    Sure, all calls are dropped, so Americans have to repeat everything 6 times to get it finally heard by a counterpart.



    Except that the largest American carrier (Verizon Wireless) also has the best wireless network in the US. They don't drop calls.
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  • Reply 44 of 48
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    Except that the largest American carrier (Verizon Wireless) also has the best wireless network in the US. They don't drop calls.



    Oh, they just never saw iPhones on their network.
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  • Reply 45 of 48
    samabsamab Posts: 1,953member
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    Oh, they just never saw iPhones on their network.



    It won't matter because on a CDMA system, voice and data are on separate networks --- so even if the data side is overwhelmed, you still wouldn't have dropped calls.
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  • Reply 46 of 48
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    It won't matter because on a CDMA system, voice and data are on separate networks --- so even if the data side is overwhelmed, you still wouldn't have dropped calls.



    And all that after Google will finally have deployed their Voice on VeriZon-authored gadgets? Oh, no, you won't.
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  • Reply 47 of 48
    samabsamab Posts: 1,953member
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    And all that after Google will finally have deployed their Voice on VeriZon-authored gadgets? Oh, no, you won't.



    Google Voice is a call forwarding app that consumers still have to pay Verizon for voice minutes. You already can get Google Voice installed on Verizon Blackberries.



    French mobile carriers have been blocking VoIP calls for years now.



    http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communicatio...9210642,00.htm
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  • Reply 48 of 48
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    Google Voice is a call forwarding app that consumers still have to pay Verizon for voice minutes. You already can get Google Voice installed on Verizon Blackberries.



    French mobile carriers have been blocking VoIP calls for years now.



    http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communicatio...9210642,00.htm



    Nobody's perfect.
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