bad products. Elite products have fan boys like Tivo and Macs. People don't worship products that they get stuck with. Most of the people who use Windows use it because it is what came with there computers, they frankly don't care.
Over the air is the best way for most people to get HD right now, it is extremely less than cable and dish (Obviously) but it also tends to be the closest to a true HD source. I work at this small Radioshack and we sell at least 25 antennas for HD a month. I've sold four in one day, these things are awesome and tons of people are getting them here in Madison WI. My Radioshack is near the UW Madison and we get a lot of professors and UW Hospital staff who have these nice sets that they want to watch PBS in HD. PBS of all stations! I talk to dozens of people everyday who don't have cable or dish, it is super common.
By the way, shows I would watch in HD: Lost, Prison Break, House
What does having an iPod have to do with Space Exploration?
Why is the 18 to 25 year old range considered the iPod Generation? I know lots of people out of that bracket who buy iPods.
iPods all ready have a large chunk of the market, as this article clearly states. This is why they continue to be popular and will stay popular for at least 2 or 3 more years. I work at Radioshack and we sell many different models of mp3 players, including the entire iPod line up, many Sandisk players, and some Creatives and Zune's available through our delivery system and some stores. iPods sell better simply because 9 out of 10 people who are looking for a digital music player are looking for an iPod. They want that cool thing their friend, or brother had. Believe it or not some people don't know what a mp3 is. I had a lady ask me the other day what an iPod is, and I told her that it was just a brand of mp3 player that you could put music on from your computer. She imediately asked me what an mp3 player was because she had never heard of it. iPods are easy for anyone to figure out, period. For us geeks we can take our time figuring out a product that is superior in other ways, but most consumers are lazy. They want something that works and that they don't have to worry about. Most consumers don't do a lot of research, but buy by brand recognition. Frankly iPod is the only brand of digital music players most consumers can name. I've talked to several coworkers about the Zune, and most of my tech savvy coworkers did not even know it existed, much less know we stocked it, until I informed them.
It's easy to find someone who hates anything. Microsoft however has been the prime target of computer hatred simply because there is a lack of options. Their are tons of choices for an OS, but for most consumers, they don't go much further than Windows. Also Microsoft markets itself as Professional software and in this day and age Professional anything is expected to be flawless. I personally don't like Microsoft simply because I am a strong believer and open source, and believe that the free software available is more stable and flexible than the products I have to pay for with Microsoft.
I am just quoting my training. I've activated many phones overs the phone through Sprint and Alltel, when they ask me for the ESN they tell me the make and model of my phone, so it makes sense to me that they wouldn't activate ESNs from other providers, but I have never tried, congrats your friends beat the system. And if ETFs aren't for paying for phones and the commissions payed to the employees who sell them I don't know what they are for. On a free phone with a new account I make $20 if I sell nothing with it, the store makes money on top of the cost of the phone. This money is given to us from the provider. The prepaid was a joke, considering the outrageous prices.
Try finding a retail store, like a physical store that has unlocked phones, they are few and far between. I don't know the details, I am just saying that is what I was trained. I work for a wireless retailer (Radioshack).
Different technologies (Frequencies and networks) have different advantages. The GSM technology (Cingular and T-Mobile) also popular oversees is great in population dense areas, like I don't know Europe and major cities. In less dense areas like, I don't know Wisconsin (Where I live), or Montana CDMA (Sprint, Verizon etc),which you can get more distance per tower, but less people on a tower, is much more cost affective and practical.
FCC mandates that all phones sold in the US be programmed for their providers, so locked. Also CDMA companies cannot activate phones with ESNs (Electronic Serial Numbers) from a different provider. But if you unlock your GSM (Cingular or T-Mobile) feel free to pop in a SIM card from another provider, but hey still are going to at least give you a phone when you sign your contract. But hey, you could always go prepaid though.
Your local Radioshack should deal in Sprint, I work at one and most single phone upgrades take 15 to 30 minutes, and we usually have good deals, on top of the Sprint rebates. That is if the people who work at your Radioshack aren't idiots. Unfortunately not every store is as smooth as the one I am at.
Sorry doesn't work like that, Only quadband GSM phones will work internationally. Verizon is CDMA. Anyways FCC enforces that all phones are programed for their providers if sold inside the US. Be pissed at the FCC not Verizon or your carrier.
Most CDMA providers, Alltel, Verizon, Sprint, and the like all have roaming agreements. I have sold all three of those services and reps from Alltel told me that they have agreements with Verizon and Sprint for cities, because Alltel is primarily rural. They all share towers and the networks are then pretty much the same. The biggest difference between the services is the location of their primary towers in respect to you. If an Alltel tower is closer to you than a Sprint tower, a Alltel user will have better reception than the Sprint user, but if a Verizon tower is no where to be seen a Verizon user may use the Sprint tower or the Alltel tower and your phone will say "Extended Network" On an Alltel phone you will get a flashing triangle while roaming freely, and on a Sprint phone will simply say roaming, though you pay nothing more. Each provider has their pro's and con's and the most important factor in deciding a provider is who has towers located where YOU are. In my area Sprint is amazing, I get better reception then all of my friends with US Cellular, I have a cooler phone, and more choices for mobile data packs. My friends with Verizon are at par, I would say, but they have their bad spots too. I really don't like Consumer Report because of things like this. I sell Cingular and Sprint in Madison WI. They work very very well. Now people will tell me, someone who is trained on cellular services and technology, that the services I provide are bad because they spent 5 minutes reading a Consumer Report which told them so.
I just picked up my first game console ever. A PS2 with Bully, and I can get like 3 or 4 pretty good used games for the cost of a new Xbox 360 game. I am not a serious gamer so this works great for my budget. Maybe next year if I get a little more serious I'll think about spending the money on one of the new ones.
Because I work at RadioShack and none of the 30 stores in our district have sold any. Where as my tiny store has sold over ten iPods in the past week. I live in Madison just off State Street, and EB Games on State (The Biggest shopping street in Madison) hasn't even sold any to any of the music crazy wealthy students yet.
I got an old, but not to old, Panasonic stereo system, that was record and am/fm all in one. Up until a couple months ago I used it for nothing but an amp for my computer. It sounded awesome so I fixed the record player and recently insalled an iPod dock. Now my record player plays 3 things, the radio, mp3s and records. I never use CDs anymore because my iPod sounds the same if not better anyways, but records have a completely different sound.
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bad products. Elite products have fan boys like Tivo and Macs. People don't worship products that they get stuck with. Most of the people who use Windows use it because it is what came with there computers, they frankly don't care.
How is flipstart different from this.
Over the air is the best way for most people to get HD right now, it is extremely less than cable and dish (Obviously) but it also tends to be the closest to a true HD source. I work at this small Radioshack and we sell at least 25 antennas for HD a month. I've sold four in one day, these things are awesome and tons of people are getting them here in Madison WI. My Radioshack is near the UW Madison and we get a lot of professors and UW Hospital staff who have these nice sets that they want to watch PBS in HD. PBS of all stations! I talk to dozens of people everyday who don't have cable or dish, it is super common. By the way, shows I would watch in HD: Lost, Prison Break, House
I thought it was in the 360 range.
What does having an iPod have to do with Space Exploration? Why is the 18 to 25 year old range considered the iPod Generation? I know lots of people out of that bracket who buy iPods.
iPods all ready have a large chunk of the market, as this article clearly states. This is why they continue to be popular and will stay popular for at least 2 or 3 more years. I work at Radioshack and we sell many different models of mp3 players, including the entire iPod line up, many Sandisk players, and some Creatives and Zune's available through our delivery system and some stores. iPods sell better simply because 9 out of 10 people who are looking for a digital music player are looking for an iPod. They want that cool thing their friend, or brother had. Believe it or not some people don't know what a mp3 is. I had a lady ask me the other day what an iPod is, and I told her that it was just a brand of mp3 player that you could put music on from your computer. She imediately asked me what an mp3 player was because she had never heard of it. iPods are easy for anyone to figure out, period. For us geeks we can take our time figuring out a product that is superior in other ways, but most consumers are lazy. They want something that works and that they don't have to worry about. Most consumers don't do a lot of research, but buy by brand recognition. Frankly iPod is the only brand of digital music players most consumers can name. I've talked to several coworkers about the Zune, and most of my tech savvy coworkers did not even know it existed, much less know we stocked it, until I informed them.
It's easy to find someone who hates anything. Microsoft however has been the prime target of computer hatred simply because there is a lack of options. Their are tons of choices for an OS, but for most consumers, they don't go much further than Windows. Also Microsoft markets itself as Professional software and in this day and age Professional anything is expected to be flawless. I personally don't like Microsoft simply because I am a strong believer and open source, and believe that the free software available is more stable and flexible than the products I have to pay for with Microsoft.
I am just quoting my training. I've activated many phones overs the phone through Sprint and Alltel, when they ask me for the ESN they tell me the make and model of my phone, so it makes sense to me that they wouldn't activate ESNs from other providers, but I have never tried, congrats your friends beat the system. And if ETFs aren't for paying for phones and the commissions payed to the employees who sell them I don't know what they are for. On a free phone with a new account I make $20 if I sell nothing with it, the store makes money on top of the cost of the phone. This money is given to us from the provider. The prepaid was a joke, considering the outrageous prices.
Try finding a retail store, like a physical store that has unlocked phones, they are few and far between. I don't know the details, I am just saying that is what I was trained. I work for a wireless retailer (Radioshack).
Different technologies (Frequencies and networks) have different advantages. The GSM technology (Cingular and T-Mobile) also popular oversees is great in population dense areas, like I don't know Europe and major cities. In less dense areas like, I don't know Wisconsin (Where I live), or Montana CDMA (Sprint, Verizon etc) ,which you can get more distance per tower, but less people on a tower, is much more cost affective and practical.
FCC mandates that all phones sold in the US be programmed for their providers, so locked. Also CDMA companies cannot activate phones with ESNs (Electronic Serial Numbers) from a different provider. But if you unlock your GSM (Cingular or T-Mobile) feel free to pop in a SIM card from another provider, but hey still are going to at least give you a phone when you sign your contract. But hey, you could always go prepaid though.
Your local Radioshack should deal in Sprint, I work at one and most single phone upgrades take 15 to 30 minutes, and we usually have good deals, on top of the Sprint rebates. That is if the people who work at your Radioshack aren't idiots. Unfortunately not every store is as smooth as the one I am at.
Sorry doesn't work like that, Only quadband GSM phones will work internationally. Verizon is CDMA. Anyways FCC enforces that all phones are programed for their providers if sold inside the US. Be pissed at the FCC not Verizon or your carrier.
Most CDMA providers, Alltel, Verizon, Sprint, and the like all have roaming agreements. I have sold all three of those services and reps from Alltel told me that they have agreements with Verizon and Sprint for cities, because Alltel is primarily rural. They all share towers and the networks are then pretty much the same. The biggest difference between the services is the location of their primary towers in respect to you. If an Alltel tower is closer to you than a Sprint tower, a Alltel user will have better reception than the Sprint user, but if a Verizon tower is no where to be seen a Verizon user may use the Sprint tower or the Alltel tower and your phone will say "Extended Network" On an Alltel phone you will get a flashing triangle while roaming freely, and on a Sprint phone will simply say roaming, though you pay nothing more. Each provider has their pro's and con's and the most important factor in deciding a provider is who has towers located where YOU are. In my area Sprint is amazing, I get better reception then all of my friends with US Cellular, I have a cooler phone, and more choices for mobile data packs. My friends with Verizon are at par, I would say, but they have their bad spots too. I really don't like Consumer Report because of things like this. I sell Cingular and Sprint in Madison WI. They work very very well. Now people will tell me, someone who is trained on cellular services and technology, that the services I provide are bad because they spent 5 minutes reading a Consumer Report which told them so.
At least 10 of my close friends from my graduating class of 2005 all have macs, and no one I went to high school with has a gateway.
I just picked up my first game console ever. A PS2 with Bully, and I can get like 3 or 4 pretty good used games for the cost of a new Xbox 360 game. I am not a serious gamer so this works great for my budget. Maybe next year if I get a little more serious I'll think about spending the money on one of the new ones.
Because I work at RadioShack and none of the 30 stores in our district have sold any. Where as my tiny store has sold over ten iPods in the past week. I live in Madison just off State Street, and EB Games on State (The Biggest shopping street in Madison) hasn't even sold any to any of the music crazy wealthy students yet.
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I got an old, but not to old, Panasonic stereo system, that was record and am/fm all in one. Up until a couple months ago I used it for nothing but an amp for my computer. It sounded awesome so I fixed the record player and recently insalled an iPod dock. Now my record player plays 3 things, the radio, mp3s and records. I never use CDs anymore because my iPod sounds the same if not better anyways, but records have a completely different sound.