The US learnt from GSM rollouts elsewhere.
And decided to charge for every little thing they could get away with, mostly the things people used a lot elsewhere in the world with a GSM device. That's why they charge for *receiving* SMSs. And data-sharing. And moving files on and off your phone.
Wade. Just Add Story http://justaddstory.wordpress.com/
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Verizon and the Samsung GSIII may not be so bad...
- (Another Scott)
- (21)
- Dec. 13, 2012, 02:59:49 PM EST
Query
- (pwhysall)
- (8)
- Dec. 13, 2012, 03:40:32 PM EST
The magic of the US wireless providers. :-/
-NT
- (Another Scott)
- (4)
- Dec. 13, 2012, 03:51:05 PM EST
More details? I'm confused.
-NT
- (pwhysall)
- (3)
- Dec. 13, 2012, 04:17:06 PM EST
Verizon in the US is CDMA/LTE.
- (Another Scott)
- (2)
- Dec. 13, 2012, 04:33:21 PM EST
Ah, I see
- (pwhysall)
- (1)
- Dec. 13, 2012, 04:38:01 PM EST
The US learnt from GSM rollouts elsewhere.
- (static)
- Dec. 13, 2012, 07:45:00 PM EST
Driver support included or not.
- (folkert)
- (2)
- Dec. 13, 2012, 04:59:36 PM EST
Openness is a two edged thing, it seems.
- (pwhysall)
- (1)
- Dec. 13, 2012, 05:03:54 PM EST
Yep.
- (folkert)
- Dec. 13, 2012, 06:19:09 PM EST
got the jelly bean update today :-)
-NT
- (Bman)
- (11)
- Dec. 14, 2012, 01:41:42 PM EST
Still waiting (on ATT)
-NT
- (drook)
- (4)
- Dec. 14, 2012, 06:11:54 PM EST
Re: Still waiting (on ATT)
- (Bman)
- (3)
- Dec. 14, 2012, 06:52:22 PM EST
Ahh, not over the air
- (drook)
- (2)
- Dec. 14, 2012, 09:28:45 PM EST
Re: Ahh, not over the air
- (Bman)
- (1)
- Dec. 15, 2012, 12:43:09 AM EST
Reports "Current software is up to date"
- (drook)
- Dec. 15, 2012, 09:24:27 AM EST
I've had "Jelly Bean" for Ages already.
- (folkert)
- (5)
- Dec. 14, 2012, 07:23:00 PM EST
Rub it in.
- (Another Scott)
- (4)
- Dec. 14, 2012, 07:52:48 PM EST
Ummm...
- (folkert)
- (3)
- Dec. 14, 2012, 11:15:49 PM EST
The antenna is integrated on the main board
- (drook)
- (1)
- Dec. 14, 2012, 11:21:17 PM EST
That sucks.
-NT
- (folkert)
- Dec. 15, 2012, 10:31:18 AM EST
I thought you were talking about your Nexus 4.
- (Another Scott)
- Dec. 14, 2012, 11:33:21 PM EST
