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On Tue, 07 May 2002 23:34:57 +1200, 9 of 11 wrote:

> On Tue, 07 May 2002 11:06:27 GMT, tennyson@caverock.net.nz.NO_SPAM (Snoopy) wrote:
> 
>>I just heard a radio ad today offering Super 12 sports results on the
>>Telecom 027 network.  Surely that is a service absolutely nobody would
>>use.  I was wondering if the evolution of cellphones has gone mad.  I
>>think 3G cellphones will be the greatest technological flop this
>>century.
>>
>>Would anyone else out there like to offer their view on the future of
>>cellphones? SNOOPY
>>
> 
> 
> 
> Yes Telescum has the wrong format, GSM  is the way to go..
 
nonono.. GPRS is the way to go... :)
 
 
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"mdew" <mdew@orcon.dor.dor.net.nz> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 07 May 2002 23:34:57 +1200, 9 of 11 wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 07 May 2002 11:06:27 GMT, tennyson@caverock.net.nz.NO_SPAM
(Snoopy) wrote:
> >
> >>I just heard a radio ad today offering Super 12 sports results on the
> >>Telecom 027 network.  Surely that is a service absolutely nobody would
> >>use.  I was wondering if the evolution of cellphones has gone mad.  I
> >>think 3G cellphones will be the greatest technological flop this
> >>century.
> >>
> >>Would anyone else out there like to offer their view on the future of
> >>cellphones? SNOOPY
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > Yes Telescum has the wrong format, GSM  is the way to go..
>
> nonono.. GPRS is the way to go... :)
>
>

It would be if it wasn't $22/MB.


Anderson

On Tue, 07 May 2002 23:34:57 +1200, 9 of 11 <roger.s@paradise.net.nz>
wrote:

>On Tue, 07 May 2002 11:06:27 GMT, tennyson@caverock.net.nz.NO_SPAM (Snoopy) wrote:
>
>>
>>Would anyone else out there like to offer their view on the future of
>>cellphones? 
>
>Yes Telescum has the wrong format, GSM  is the way to go..
>
What can GSM achieve that CDMA can't? SNOOPY



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On Tue, 07 May 2002 15:05:31 GMT, "Anderson Lie" <anderson2@1ie.org>
wrote:

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>"mdew" <mdew@orcon.dor.dor.net.nz> wrote in message
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>> On Tue, 07 May 2002 23:34:57 +1200, 9 of 11 wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Telescum has the wrong format, GSM  is the way to go..
>>
>> nonono.. GPRS is the way to go... :)
>>
>It would be if it wasn't $22/MB.
>
>
Are you talking about worldwide satellite phones?   Is that similar to
the the of thing the iridium satellite network tried to get up and
running? SNOOPY



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> It would be if it wasn't $22/MB.
>

Its $10/MB - 50 times more expensive then jetstream, and about 50 times
slower too :(

Snoopy wrote:

>>Yes Telescum has the wrong format, GSM  is the way to go..
>>
> What can GSM achieve that CDMA can't? SNOOPY

He doesn't know. All he knows is that Telecom use CDMA so it must be crap 
(tm).

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Snoopy wrote:

>>> nonono.. GPRS is the way to go... :)

> Are you talking about worldwide satellite phones? 

No, GPRS is like an 'always on' Internet connection to your phone - you get 
charged by the packet to transfer data, not by time. At $22/Mb it strikes 
me as one of the stronger reasons why Microsoft must not be allowed to put 
software on phones.

Dave

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>What can GSM achieve that CDMA can't? SNOOPY

roaming to 90 odd countries for a start...

International text messaging to other GSM phones

On Wed, 08 May 2002 10:01:01 +1200, David Preece
<dpreece@deletethis.paradise.net.nz> wrote:

>Snoopy wrote:
>
>
>GPRS is like an 'always on' Internet connection to your phone - you get 
>charged by the packet to transfer data, not by time. At $22/Mb it strikes 
>me as one of the stronger reasons why Microsoft must not be allowed to put 
>software on phones.
>
>
Are there any commercially available GPRS systems available in
Australia or New Zealand? SNOOPY



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On Wed, 8 May 2002 09:24:14 +1200, "Richard" <rich@ihug.co.nz> wrote:

>
>> It would be if it wasn't $22/MB.
>>
>
>Its $10/MB - 50 times more expensive then jetstream, and about 50 times
>slower too :(
>
>
Who charges that much? SNOOPY




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On Tue, 07 May 2002 22:21:51 GMT, jfanning@clear.net.nz (Jason
Fanning) wrote:

>
>>What can GSM achieve that CDMA can't? 
>
>roaming to 90 odd countries for a start...
>International text messaging to other GSM phones
>
>
Is that a technical limitation?  Or a limitation based on the fact
that GSM has a more established worldwide network in more countries
than CDMA?

SNOOPY



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> >Its $10/MB - 50 times more expensive then jetstream, and about 50 times
> >slower too :(
> >
> >
> Who charges that much? SNOOPY

vodafone do, its $0.10 per 10 kilobytes on the casual plan - there are
cheaper options for higher use, but I only use it for the odd email.

I did find you can get to ebay thru wap, but its soooooo slow its not worth
the bother.