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I-mode isn't that special, its nothing more than colored wap sites, based on another technologie....
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Posted: 2002-11-07 14:00:00
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Coming in a little late in the chat, but one of the biggest things that is starting to happen to cell towers is conversion to GSM 850mhz. For the US, this will be huge: 850mhz will have a bigger radius per tower then 1900mhz, and better building penetration. The military really doesn't want to give up it's 2 to 3 ghz frequencies, but the FCC is going to start releasing those blocks soon. From my point of view, that is the last thing we in the US need, unless you really want more high tech, vs just coverage (which is what most US citizens want, especially with LD being part of most calling plans.)
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Posted: 2002-11-07 21:20:00
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3G needs the higher frequencies and I believe quality is more important than quantity. That is why FCC now is trying to make higher frequencies available for telecom.
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Posted: 2002-11-07 21:56:00
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woutervg, i-mode is much more than colored wap sites. Two of the major differences are:
-It includes support for page-embedded Java applications which greatly enhance the functionality available in the browser environment.
-It allows the user to access many standard HTML sites which expands the amount of content available from a mobile phone.
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Posted: 2002-11-07 22:30:00
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Found an interesting article on theregister today. It's called "Qualcomm monoculture is 'killing American wireless'"
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/27975.html
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Posted: 2002-11-08 14:52:00
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Excellent article - that kind of BS needs to end for the benfit of everyone. It's also interesting that both MS and Apple have only added built-in
support to their respective OS's this year, which is one of the reasons why it's so difficult to configure for many users.
Speaking of Qualcomm monoculture, it seems they also don't want to play fair when it comes to the WCDMA patents they own:
http://news.com.com/2100-1033-964999.html?tag=fd_top
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[ This Message was edited by: jnonhoffzieg on 2002-11-08 19:30 ]
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Posted: 2002-11-08 20:00:00
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Wow this thread is alot to digest but I can say that things here in the US mobile wise aren't as ancient as some people here would like to bleieve. Things are really starting to take off here and 2003 promises to be a good year for the US for mobile.
We in the US don't think we rule the world as some people here have suggested. In fact most people here don't want to get involved in the affairs of other countries half a world away. The US govt, now thats a horse of another color. Please don't make blanklet statements to which you know nothing about.
Also, when a tech becomes hot and US mobile companies see the public wants it, you will see how fast we can implement this new tech. We can get off the ground running faster then anyone else. Now thats a blanket statement.
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Posted: 2002-11-08 22:40:00
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MrSavoy> I agree with you regarding the politics of the current administration. Considering the majority of the US population voted for the other presidential candidate it shows you that world domination is not what people want. But cash is king and Bush's people has most of it.
I also think there is a great potential for mobile tech in the US. But first someone needs to get kick Qualcomm, Verizon and Sprint out of the country.
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Posted: 2002-11-08 22:54:00
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amagab,
well let's not hurt our economy more than it already is. But these corporations need to open their eyes up if they want to be global players. Soon that will be the only kind of player left. It's time for them to give up their religious beliefs in their own strengths and get with the program.
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Posted: 2002-11-08 23:24:00
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Well put, Jeff! I got a little carried away!
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Posted: 2002-11-08 23:44:00
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