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Yeah - no brainier really - GSM is a much better technology and it's global. CDMA would have been a stupid choice. Its only happening now because at&t have shown they can't build a GSM network and so provide a rubbish service
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Haha, it's free on android. (In the UK anyway) Since changing to android I save £30 a month and already get hot spot rather than having to tether. Apple is way behind on this and will be a victim of its own success in that you will always have to pa…
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Quote: Originally Posted by penchanted Apple doesn't charge for this; the carriers do. Correct, but they don't charge for the same functionality on android phones.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Jetz Why? That's a terrible move and it totally goes against the spirit of what Google stands for. Not just that...it would be a bad business move. Google gets tons of income from being the default search engine…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin So Google is now both evil and stupid. I can see where they are coming from regarding the patents issue and open software but it is so widely used everywhere in hardware decoders and the Sandy Bridge AVC encoder…
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Quote: Originally Posted by digitalclips Good question. As I said I just read that Q&A and saw your post ... not my area, sorry. I've just read into this a little more. Apparently voice is available in a certain amount of countries and dat…
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Quote: Originally Posted by digitalclips Not my area of expertise so I am just pasting this from the Q&A ... "12. Can I use my iPhone 4 while traveling abroad? Yes, customers can use iPhone for voice and text in over 40 countries with d…
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copying android. google should pull an apple move and sue them for this
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CDMA is such a joke, why do US operators use it? You can't even take your phone abroad and you can't simultaneously use data and voice. Yet people in the US are predicted to flock to it because it now has the iPhone. I can't help thinking that the U…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mzaslove Yeah, although anything can happen, I sort of felt the same way. If someone came up with an overarching store for all that is mobile, a one-stop for anyone's phone/pad regardless the operating system, they'd …
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Only apple would try and 'patent' a social network. What a load of shit. Are they trying to kill every industry they get in to? Facebook would crush this overnight by just releasing 'facebook shopping'
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Quote: Originally Posted by ericblr Meanwhile the federal government is using red light cameras, full body scanners, spying on your phone calls and emails, trying to control what you feed your children, how cold you keep your a/c, what you say an…
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Quote: Originally Posted by habi What about Android?!?! android make no fancy claims about third party apps like apple do. About time naive apple fanboys saw that this whole private data thing is not a google only phenomenon.
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Apple fans on here just don't understand the kindle model. Kindle is all about boosting amazon book sales so they take over the ebook market before it ever really takes off. There strategy is hugely successful. They don't sell a kindle device pur…
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Quote: Originally Posted by hamiltonrrwatch So a guy who stumbled into the creation of a social networking site beat out one of the most successful executives in the world? \ Doesn't say much for Time Magazine does it? hmmm stumbled really?…
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Quote: Originally Posted by nagromme Apple?s driving target market is us users. Google?s driving target market is advertisers. That?s going to affect the experience! (As for carriers who want to control users, Apple stand on our side in …
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Quote: Originally Posted by timgriff84 Why would they need to actually build an iTunes-like desktop sync app? It already syncs wirelessly! Admittedly I've never used an android device, but assuming the wireless sync is like what WP7 has then …
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Quote: Originally Posted by island hermit I'd say "horseshit" to that argument. I can almost guarantee you that the amount of people buying an Android phone who give a rat's ass about openness and and being able to build a phone however you want …
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Quote: Originally Posted by r00fus You mean other tech blogs aren't like cults too? The group-think at places like digg, engadget, and BGR is quite overwhelming. Should probably have said suicide cult. Seeing as I wouldn't be surprised if hal…
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Quote: Originally Posted by island hermit If Android was up against iOS on its own [on edit - = one manufacturer] on one carrier it would be a flop. It takes almost every manufacturer and every carrier to make a dent in Apple's armour. Knowing…