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It is already reality to a certain degree outside of the US. The difference can likely be explained by how some combination of the economics, regulation, polit
by laut 16y ago
It is already reality to a certain degree outside of the US.
The difference can likely be explained by how some combination of the economics, regulation, politics, culture, geography is different in the US.
- mechanical_fish 16y agoAs has been pointed out elsewhere on the thread, the fact that there are multiple cellular radio standards in the USA (GSM and CDMA), combined with the fact that network coverage in the USA is so spotty (my colleagues in the Bay Area can't stop complaining about the poor AT&T coverage, whereas my AT&T coverage north of Boston is fine) means that you effectively don't have much choice of carrier. Once you choose a home and a phone you're very nearly stuck with one carrier. So unless you see yourself switching your service on and off over time, or you enjoy switching hardware more often than once every 24 months, there's no real disadvantage to signing the evil contract.
- doron 16y agoI will admit first ignorance on cellular radio standard, but i'm quite sure its possible to build a CDMA and GSM all in one phone, that are activated based on availability and carrier. I would love to get a droid phone that does just that.