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Its just how the companies work here and how government regulations effect it. There are no regulations requiring services from different companies to be comparable and interchangable. So therefore companies here pretty much have leeway to offer any sort of network and any sort of phone, and the users are stuck with it. As such, users here have never thought about getting a phone from anywhere but their wireless provider because its just too much to think about whether it would work.
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Posted: 2006-05-28 06:50:00
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Residentevil Posts: > 500
That leaves smart ppl like us with better phones but crappy service.
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Posted: 2006-05-29 07:07:14
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uh ! thats bad ...
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Posted: 2006-05-30 11:50:50
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@ robbie335
When you say “crappy cheap phones”, can you translate that in Lehman’s term?
The devices that they sell here are not even comparable to Europe or Japan, in what way?
If you are referring to the camera or video that comes with the phone, who cares about the picture or the movie the quality is not even good! For the Internet-phone, the majority of DSL Home users here in the U.S. are complaining with the speed what’s more with the Internet-phone! Why bother using text or email on the phone while you can call the person, and who wants to press the phone-keypad hundred times just to send a short message, while your laptop (connected to wireless network) is just a finger tips away. My question to you is, “what is the advantage for American Cell phone provider to compete with those country you’ve mention while there’s no marketable future?”
UMTS coverage, you should do your
Home Work before posting! As of January 2006, Cingular has deployed UMTS networks in Dallas, Detroit, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, and Seattle, and work continues on turning up UMTS networks in other cities, such as Las Vegas and Washington, DC. Too bad it did not cover Los Angeles.
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Posted: 2006-05-31 23:44:43
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On 2006-05-27 00:02:05, robbie335 wrote:
Guys why US, is such a big user of cellphones, and phone in general...but all the devices that they sell here are, not even comperable to Europe or Japan???
All the companies have crappy cheap phones and they don't have coverage of umts etc....that really upset me..just wanted to share
have you ever thought that maybe the general public across america want lower end phones cos they don't wanna go out there and have to spend I think $600 on a mobile?
ive a friend in LV and yes she rants saying how we in englan have better phones but thats life lol
I guess having the latest phone is abit like having the lastest movie!
I mean you ppl overthere see them first before they go anywhere else,
So ok we have better MOBILE PHONES lol
"Tis life"
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Posted: 2006-06-01 18:20:33
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What is the difference between a hundred dollar compare to a $600 cell phone to call some one?
A cell phone is a necessity, for you guys having a high-end cell phone is a status symbol.
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Posted: 2006-06-02 03:15:57
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EastCoastStar Posts: > 500
it is NOT a status symbol. not at all.
it is a hobby, something we are ALL interested in.
some people its cars, some people liek radios, come people like RC toys, some people like coins, and so on. this is what we like to do. and If we enjoy phones, we like to have a nice one usually.
So no, its not a status symbol.
Thanks
p.s. I will be stoping in now all. I just used to not come on becuase it wasnt english before, and that frustrated me because it is the USA thread. but ill be back now
[ This Message was edited by: eastcoaststar on 2006-06-02 02:21 ]
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Posted: 2006-06-02 03:18:17
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Some people doing it for a hobby but the majority having a high-end phone outside the State are a STATUS SYMBOL!
Don’t get me wrong I carry a somewhat high-end phone with PDA, detachable QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth, WiFi and camera (I really don’t care so much of the camera coz its crappy, I’d rather use my digital camera). I used every option of my cell phone every day.
I bet you the majority of those guys that claims they have a so called high-end cell phone, they never use a fraction of its options they just have it for the STATUS SYMBOL that’s the reality.
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Posted: 2006-06-02 03:36:08
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@Marino
Stop talking out of your _ _ _ . This is a forum full of techie's, phone geeks etc.....
You don't have the slightest Idea of what this forum is about.
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Posted: 2006-06-02 05:34:25
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On 2006-05-27 00:02:05, robbie335 wrote:
Guys why US, is such a big user of cellphones, and phone in general...but all the devices that they sell here are, not even comperable to Europe or Japan???
All the companies have crappy cheap phones and they don't have coverage of umts etc....that really upset me..just wanted to share
@REO
I admit I’m a bit out of steam.. but let’s dissect the post before this thing gets out of direction:
Statement 1. “Guys why US, is such a big user of cellphones, and phone in general...but all the devices that they sell here are, not even comperable to Europe or Japan???”
• Devices sold here in the US not even comparable to Europe or Japan – I-Mate is available at
On The Go Solutions base in Illinois. Japan made phones are all over the United States.
• If he is referring to American made devices not even comparable to those country’s? It depends on how you look at it, make a list of options and compare.
Statement 2. “All the companies have crappy cheap phones and they don't have coverage of umts etc”
• All the companies have crappy cheap phones – every Cell Phone providers throughout the world have the same trend to accommodate their customers.
• “and they don't have coverage of umts etc”. See line
176 as of January 2006, Cingular has deployed UMTS networks in Dallas, Detroit, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, and Seattle.
[ This Message was edited by: Marino on 2006-06-02 09:40 ]
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Posted: 2006-06-02 10:37:08
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