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It's called "roaming", and most modern phones support it. The "cheapest tower wins" roaming described in the article would be difficult to achieve because of th
by jmillikin 14y ago
It's called "roaming", and most modern phones support it. The "cheapest tower wins" roaming described in the article would be difficult to achieve because of the massive web of contracts required. Not to mention the terrible user experience -- most users DON'T want the cheapest possible connection, they want the one that won't drop their calls.
- batgaijin 14y agoBut what if it's voip and it can connect to multiple cheap towers simultaneously? I am so glad google is doing this; I seriously thought we were going to have to wait for new regulation.
- jmillikin 14y agoThen you're paying for a connection to each tower, which in aggregate is likely to be more expensive than a single connection to a reliable provider.
- onlyup 14y agoI always lose my data connection because of this. I then have to go into options and select my network manually. Seems like if I do that it connects me to a stronger connection.
- rogerbinns 14y agoBTW that depends on who you consider users. It isn't relevant in the US but in many other countries a lot of users prefer dual SIM devices. The reason is usually precisely because of connection costs - which SIM to use is picked on a call by call basis. It is hard to find current dropped call statistics but the random bits from random dates do show the US being worse off (~5+% versus < 2%).