iPhone vs. Android Battle Goes To Afghanistan

redlined writes "Cell phones are tired of waiting for the troops to come home and are going to war themselves. Tech startup Berico Tailored Systems, Lockheed Martin and apparently an army of Slashdot users are currently making tactical 3G cellular networks and smartphone applications for the military to use overseas. While DARPA has held a competition to develop iPhone and Android applications, tactically-deployable 3G networks from companies like those above should open up a slew of opportunities for Apple and Google to duke it out on an actual battlefield."

Comments

What is the over seas data rate? and how unlocked

[Joe The Dragon]

What is the over seas data rate? and how high is unlocked / jailbreak use there?

I just hope the tropes are not on at&T there.

Re:Android

[codepunk]

Considering the dismal battery life on the droid phones I would say yes, having a swappable battery on them is a must.