Both standards have their merits. But I prefer to have standards that we ALL can use. GSM has limited coverage in the US, but I can take my PocketPC with me when I travel (read worldwide) and use it. All I have to do is tell the phone that I'm in Europe and viola. Now I'm not planning on taking a trip to Iraq anytime soon, but I've heard of plans to bring VoIP and Internet to Iraq for "free" speech. Why not also give them a wireless standard that will alow them to speak freely and surf the internet.
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Both standards have their merits. But I prefer to have standards that we ALL can use. GSM has limited coverage in the US, but I can take my PocketPC with me when I travel (read worldwide) and use it. All I have to do is tell the phone that I'm in Europe and viola. Now I'm not planning on taking a trip to Iraq anytime soon, but I've heard of plans to bring VoIP and Internet to Iraq for "free" speech. Why not also give them a wireless standard that will alow them to speak freely and surf the internet.