Because if we were like the "legislate everything Euros",

Post #273,441 by tonytib 11/16/06 5:40:22 PM Reply	Because if we were like the "legislate everything Euros", 3-G wouldn't be here, anywhere. Both major 3G systems, CDMA-2000 (Qualcom) and W-CDMA (GSM successor) are based on CDMA. And when Sprint rolled out IS-95 CDMA, many people did not believe it would work. No freedom to use a new techology (as in the Europe) means slower technological advancement. Of course, there is the downside of incompatibility. But, consider the PC world -- standardization on Windows has had its benefits (large customer base for ISV's and hardware manufacturers) and disadvantages (PC's really have not changed much, and are still user-unfriendly and unreliable). At least you legally can run Mac OS, Linux, BSD, Solaris, OS/2, etc. --Tony
Post #273,468 by CRConrad 11/17/06 2:36:38 AM Reply	I was talking about "locking", not mandating any specific... ...technology. But, "legislate everything Euros", "No freedom to use a new techology (as in the Europe)", and so on...? That, AFAIK, is just plain factually wrong. WTF do you think this is, really -- the fucking Soviet Union?!? [link\|mailto:MyUserId@MyISP.CountryCode\|Christian R. Conrad] (I live in Finland, and my e-mail in-box is at the Saunalahti company.) Ah, the Germans: Masters of Convoluted Simplification. — [link\|http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1603\|Jehovah]
Post #273,483 by tonytib 11/17/06 11:33:56 AM Reply	True for cell phones try starting a IS-95 or CDMA-2000 carrier in Europe...not legally possible. There are advantages to the Euro approach, but there are disadvantages, too. It would be possible to use a SIM-style approach for CDMA (maybe they do in Korea), but this doesn't help for GSM/CDMA phone swapping. If the phone is subsidized by the carrier, then the carrier should have the right to lock it. I've heard it's easy to get it unlocked, e.g. if you're going to Asia. Plus, there are plenty of companies that will do it for you. --Tony
Post #273,565 by CRConrad 11/20/06 3:01:24 AM Reply	OK, sounds as if you know a lot better than I do. At least about cell phone tech, that is. :-) This other bit, though: If the phone is subsidized by the carrier, then the carrier should have the right to lock it. Thing is, they shouldn't be fucking "subsidizing" anything in the first place. AFAIK, product tying is just as illegal here as over there... Too bad that seems to be just as much a fancy fiction here as over there. :-( I've heard it's easy to get it unlocked, e.g. if you're going to Asia. Plus, there are plenty of companies that will do it for you. Yeah, yeah, that's all good and fine -- but what I am saying is, in a law-abiding civilized society, shenanigans like that shouldn't be necessary in the first place. [link\|mailto:MyUserId@MyISP.CountryCode\|Christian R. Conrad] (I live in Finland, and my e-mail in-box is at the Saunalahti company.) Ah, the Germans: Masters of Convoluted Simplification. — [link\|http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1603\|Jehovah]

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