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3G Network Coming to America

Not2Bryt64 writes: "Reuters has a story about Cingular building a nationwide 3G network. According to Cingular it 'will deliver mobile users data at rates of up to 470,000 bits a second -- fast enough to watch video clips over phones.'" I just hope it doesn't mean that we have to see more annoying Cingular commercials. But I want my video cell phone!

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  1. Communist! by buzzbomb · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What's the matter, Taco? Don't you believe in self expression?

  2. First goatse.cx post! by Faulty+Dreamer · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    1. Re:First goatse.cx post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Sorry, my good man, but you still have a ways to go. Remember to post as Code. ;) You'll get it someday.

  3. on the fifth day of christmas by Transient0 · · Score: 3, Offtopic

    my true love bought for me:

    five video cell-phones
    four sega dreamcasts
    three thinkgeek shirts
    two copys of The Hobbit*
    and 2.4.15 on a CD

    *One copy to read, another to keep under the mousepad for luck.

    1. Re:on the fifth day of christmas by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Drink coffee before attempting humor -- writing or reading...

  4. gaza strip attacked by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Nice diplomatic touch from israel.
    And Bush says "israel has the right to defent itself".
    Man, go ahead, justify everything using the word "terrorism"!
    Let's not worry about the word "occupation" though.
    Nice president you guys have, he must be so happy he can play war and peace.

    Can you imagine? He must have done a pact with the devil to get all this stuff going, he can be popoular, he can play with the army and he can solve the palestina problem the way he always wanted to.

    - "Sure man nuke palestina, it's on me, i'll cover your ass with the war-on-terrorism thing".

    Thank you.

  5. fpfpfpfpfpfirstp0st0rZ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  6. I much prefer by tcd004 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    my not@home network.

    Karma is a small price to pay.
    tcd004

  7. caffeine-free humour by Transient0 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    i agree. my apologies. I officially refuse any responsibility if people foolishy mod this up for funny.

  8. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  9. Re:Think OUTSIDE the box, please. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Think outside the box?

    People who use that term should be beaten.

  10. Re:hehehe by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...or maybe you can't go @home again.

  11. Re:I am so sick... by cornjones · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    they are both sending and receiving video. upstream and downstream must be pretty reasonable.

  12. Re:Screw 3G - I want useful 2G by Geeky+Frignit · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    And while we're at it, world peace too.

    Yes, I am being an ass today.

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    Tired of sitting at that karma cap? Start a flame war today! See just how low you can go!
  13. Re:Annoying Cingular Commercial by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That ballet guy was so gay. I was wondering what does this have to do with any kind of technology and who would want to use anything that this guy uses?

  14. sorry about the posting frenzy by Transient0 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    i've made about 20 posts in the last two hours... slow day at work... this is a short off-topic rant about the moderation scheme.

    moderation total:
    offtopic 1
    funny 3
    overrated 1
    underrated 1
    total score (3, offtopic)

    i just don't get it, how is off-topic the relevant feature here?

    not that i'm really complaining, I would have modded this post (-1, stupid/not funny). I'm just confused