Voicestream Quietly Releases GPRS In The U.S.

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Voicestream Quietly Releases GPRS In The U.S.

Posted by timothy on Monday October 1, 2001 @10:48PM from the some-bits-cost-more-than-others dept.

hidden72 writes: "Voicestream quietly rolled out their iStream GPRS wireless data service in the United States last week. More information is available from Voicestream's website. General information about GPRS can be found here. Theoretically, GPRS data rates can reach close to 170k. Voicestream's per-packet charges are quite expensive, ($40 for 10MB) but it's an always-on 28k-56k data connection available in most metropolitan areas."

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New Release by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-01 22:53 · Score: -1, Offtopic

AC Releases hot cum, right up your ASS!
Osama Bin Goatse by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-01 22:55 · Score: -1, Offtopic

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Let me get this straight... by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-01 22:57 · Score: -1, Offtopic

The worst terrorist attacks occurred less than 3 weeks ago, and you people are discussing the fact that Voicestream quietly rolled out their iStream GPRS wireless data service in the United States last week, which provides data rates reaching close to 170k, but with rather expensive per-packet charges ($40 for 10Mb), but thankfully provided as an always-on 28k-56k data connection available in most metropolitan areas? My *god* people, GET SOME PRIORITIES!

Do you honestly think the bodies of the 6000+ dead victims of this unprecedented tragedy really give a good god damn about this? You people make me sick!
1. Re:Let me get this straight... by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-01 23:58 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  6000 people die everyday. We should all stay in our houses and do no work. My *god* what insight.
2. Re:Let me get this straight... by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-02 02:46 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  My *god* people, GET SOME PRIORITIES!
  
  More then 30000 children dies in the world every fucking day!
  Most due to poor quality of water or no water at all!!!
  
  Why does they not get same headlines?
Exterminate Muslims. Destroy Islam. Death to Arabs by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-01 22:57 · Score: -1, Offtopic
Our dead cry out n tortured horror:
1. Kill all Muslims.
2. Kill all Mohammedans.
3. Kill all Arabs.
4. Kill all Towel Heads.
5. Kill all Camel Jockeys.
6. Kill all Dune Coons.
7. Kill all Islam.
8. Nuke their countries to hell.
9. Nuke them again.
10. Death to Islam.
I shit on Mecca. I spit on the Koran. I piss on Mohammed.
Hair by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-02 00:25 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Are you growing your hair back, or are you just as overt in public?
huh? by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-02 00:38 · Score: -1, Offtopic

"So far, we note, A LOT of whining about the asphixiating behaviours of the felonious kingdumb of fud, but a dangerous lack of actual resolution to participate in the offering of alternatives."

What language is this written in? I tried Babelfish, but it choked. It's certainly not English.

Can anyone help? I don't *think* it's 1337-speak, but, it's hard to tell. Spanish, maybe?
Re:Cool! by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-02 01:00 · Score: -1, Offtopic

mod this guy down... BTW: don't click on this link if your at work!
Re:Why GSM Sucks for America by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-02 02:00 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Um... sorry. Being that I live there I should know better than to screw up like that. [Sigh... Can't win 'em all]