I have insurance, USD 2.50 (two dollars 50cents) per month and then a deductible of USD50 for the replacement phone (for a Galaxy S5) . While they are getting the replacement ready I have a loaner of the same model for a week or so (I get the loaner the same day), all data transferred / backed up between changes if I want.
Teathering plans, up to 7Gig / month (after that slows down to 1Mb/s), are included with my phone plan.... and I can teather it to my car navigation system via bluetooth for music, map updates, news and other things as of 3 years ago. I thought this would be standard everywhere by now.
shared among 32 endpoints That is in one of the specs / interpretations.... but I know that many places advertise 1Gig connections and hook 1 GPON connection up to 200 - 500 apartments via ether, 1 line of the 32 serving 2 - 50 apartments (I install and plan these kinds of "scams" here, well not really scam but all depends on your reading of the fine print) I am currently in the process of changing my 1Gig GEPON to a 100Meg SLA backed connection... I know which will be faster.
But I notice they are using GPON. I have 1Gb/s GPON in Japan (free, comes with the body corp fees) and 1Gig aint "1Gig". Yeah looks good but I would prefer dedicated 100Meg than 2.5Gig GPON.
Not sure what current standards you are using but I have a 2000 user phone system spread over 4 sites with at least 300 users using dual mode WiFi and 3G phones. This system is designed for many times that amount of users. In the office the mobile handsets operate on SIP/WiFi as soon as they are out of WiFi range the PBX redirects all calls to the mobile number. The desk phones are simple SIP ones.
This is all based on 802.11b, SIP with QoS end to end. WiFi has minimal handoff between each AP and each AP supports up to 18 simultaneous calls before quality degrades, dependant on codec used. Each floor in the building has about 4 AP's and they load balance between each other based on number of users and bandwidth in use (current tech offered by several companies).
With the current setup WiFi voice quality is on par with the desk phones and better than when in 3G mode (WCDMA).
I would say that once you get over 5 wireless users you cannot use off the shelf AP's without stuffing about quite a bit.
To do it right you need the right AP's and controller for them as well as a correctly configured network / QoS.
We use Meru networks wireless system as well as a NEC based one, both support quick handoff and load balancing. Meru is really nice with the virtual AP where all AP's operate on the same channel and built-in QoS.
We have done similar systems ranging from 10 users on up and all work quite well.
It can be done and done well with current tech but just needs to be planned and implemented properly
I went through there last weekend, quite a few (relatively) being carried on the street and at the station. Also around Nishi-Shinjuku I also saw a couple in hand. Compare the feature / price ratio to the other similar things on the market here, DVD HDD systems like diga, and the PSX really gives the most bang for buck.
Whilst I do dislike the US centricity of slashdot sometimes I actually looked for more than 2 seconds on the page and clicked the "Advanced BBS Search" button. Here you can find a Country field, filling only this in with "UK" or "Australia" returns relevant results (few though there might be). So yes on the front page it requires US codes (as do alot of forms I am asked to fill in) but they do have a Country option.
You did hit the nail on the head there... home internet maket penatration is arrount 30 - 40% but cell phones are about 80 - 90% (figures off the top of my head but I work in the mobile industry here in Japan)
The US market I think is pretty much the reverse.
Also you tend to spend less time at home when you live in a place the size of a dog house:) (not quite that bad but all my places in Tokyo have been about 30m2.
That $700 is usually for an ISDN line in the bigger cities (2 B channels) so you do get 2 lines.
Just to point out you can get a phone that works in OZ and Japan ( I have had one for about a year and I am pretty sure it works in the US as well) KDDI's CDMA phone has roaming with Telstra.
So if I write a program in C++ and call it Blarg247 that means, by your reasoning,C++ == Blarg247. Just cause Hailstorm was written as an example of.NET's uses does not mean.NET is Hailstorm.
The article misses some of the points of what 3G is about. 3G was developed to be a converging path of current technologies to integrate them in a more practical way.
Currently there is almost a different standard for each region / country on the planet.... where is the sense in this?
3G allows technologies based on TDMA/ GSM and those based on CDMA / IS-95b to meet somewhere.
IS-136 derived technologies will merge to WCDMA/UWC-136 and IS-95b derived technologies will merge to cdma2000/3xrtt.
Handsets that are 3G capable should be able to work with any 3G network through mediation carried out at the base station.
The added bandwidth, whilst integral to the standard, is only one part of it. This defiantly was not addressed 3G was called a dog.
bleh whatever....
I would rather a full bottle in front of me than a full frontal lobotomy
Well that would depend on your mobo.... I know my 600 Duron system can take a 1ghz Athlon. But with this P4 you must get a new motherboard and power supply (and probably RAM as well) which definatly adds up to more inital outlay.
What is the story (no pun intended) with Sunday Times web site? Why is it half blank? Am I missing something or do most people not like to look down the middle / have there media go from one side to the other? We should start a save the electrons campaign because this is most assuredly a great waste of them......... :wq!
An interesting point is that when Carlton & United (the makers of Fosters) export Foster it is not the same as what you get in oz. It is actually Crown Larger which, in Australia, is a "premium" local beer. So Foster in other parts of the world is better than in.au.
Hard to watch just a few people's email. Whilst I don't like the fact that mail is going to be intercepted, It is going to happen but can't the intrusion be limited?
Why is it that all these email monitoring stories refer to indiscriminate email snooping? What's wrong with delaying the mail a whole 5 seconds and (with a script) copying the new mail from the mail spool to another place for retrieval later, or an aliases for the address on the server so 2 people get it (one hidden from the other)? If they want the mail both ways it aint that hard to setup a mail rule for outgoing that does pretty much the same (if a real mail server is being used don't know about exchange).......
There is not 2 ways about it "they" are going to get access to email but if you want to read someones letters, you don't need to open every bit of mail that goes into the post office.
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I have insurance, USD 2.50 (two dollars 50cents) per month and then a deductible of USD50 for the replacement phone (for a Galaxy S5) . While they are getting the replacement ready I have a loaner of the same model for a week or so (I get the loaner the same day), all data transferred / backed up between changes if I want.
Teathering plans, up to 7Gig / month (after that slows down to 1Mb/s), are included with my phone plan.... and I can teather it to my car navigation system via bluetooth for music, map updates, news and other things as of 3 years ago. I thought this would be standard everywhere by now.
Why no skype in Japan?
I see no such restriction after installing on 2 phones here in Tokyo....
shared among 32 endpoints
That is in one of the specs / interpretations.... but I know that many places advertise 1Gig connections and hook 1 GPON connection up to 200 - 500 apartments via ether, 1 line of the 32 serving 2 - 50 apartments (I install and plan these kinds of "scams" here, well not really scam but all depends on your reading of the fine print) I am currently in the process of changing my 1Gig GEPON to a 100Meg SLA backed connection... I know which will be faster.
--harv
But I notice they are using GPON. I have 1Gb/s GPON in Japan (free, comes with the body corp fees) and 1Gig aint "1Gig". Yeah looks good but I would prefer dedicated 100Meg than 2.5Gig GPON.
Not sure what current standards you are using but I have a 2000 user phone system spread over 4 sites with at least 300 users using dual mode WiFi and 3G phones. This system is designed for many times that amount of users. In the office the mobile handsets operate on SIP/WiFi as soon as they are out of WiFi range the PBX redirects all calls to the mobile number. The desk phones are simple SIP ones.
This is all based on 802.11b, SIP with QoS end to end. WiFi has minimal handoff between each AP and each AP supports up to 18 simultaneous calls before quality degrades, dependant on codec used. Each floor in the building has about 4 AP's and they load balance between each other based on number of users and bandwidth in use (current tech offered by several companies).
With the current setup WiFi voice quality is on par with the desk phones and better than when in 3G mode (WCDMA).
I would say that once you get over 5 wireless users you cannot use off the shelf AP's without stuffing about quite a bit.
To do it right you need the right AP's and controller for them as well as a correctly configured network / QoS.
We use Meru networks wireless system as well as a NEC based one, both support quick handoff and load balancing. Meru is really nice with the virtual AP where all AP's operate on the same channel and built-in QoS.
We have done similar systems ranging from 10 users on up and all work quite well.
It can be done and done well with current tech but just needs to be planned and implemented properly
I went through there last weekend, quite a few (relatively) being carried on the street and at the station.
Also around Nishi-Shinjuku I also saw a couple in hand.
Compare the feature / price ratio to the other similar things on the market here, DVD HDD systems like diga, and the PSX really gives the most bang for buck.
Whilst I do dislike the US centricity of slashdot sometimes I actually looked for more than 2 seconds on the page and clicked the "Advanced BBS Search" button. Here you can find a Country field, filling only this in with "UK" or "Australia" returns relevant results (few though there might be).
So yes on the front page it requires US codes (as do alot of forms I am asked to fill in) but they do have a Country option.
perhaps browsing at 0 or -1 would shed some light on the subject
Above poster was not replying to you.
You did hit the nail on the head there... home internet maket penatration is arrount 30 - 40% but cell phones are about 80 - 90% (figures off the top of my head but I work in the mobile industry here in Japan)
:) (not quite that bad but all my places in Tokyo have been about 30m2.
The US market I think is pretty much the reverse.
Also you tend to spend less time at home when you live in a place the size of a dog house
That $700 is usually for an ISDN line in the bigger cities (2 B channels) so you do get 2 lines.
PDC is based on GSM so it is sort of correct....
Sort of incorrect.
Just to point out you can get a phone that works in OZ and Japan ( I have had one for about a year and I am pretty sure it works in the US as well) KDDI's CDMA phone has roaming with Telstra.
Just fyi.
So if I write a program in C++ and call it Blarg247 that means, by your reasoning,C++ == Blarg247. .NET's uses does not mean .NET is Hailstorm.
Just cause Hailstorm was written as an example of
No?
Havent tried it but hereis IE for HP and Solaris....
If the parent post had put the comment in context you would have seen it was about Java OS not the Java language.
Bit of a difference there.
The article misses some of the points of what 3G is about. 3G was developed to be a converging path of current technologies to integrate them in a more practical way.
Currently there is almost a different standard for each region / country on the planet.... where is the sense in this?
3G allows technologies based on TDMA/ GSM and those based on CDMA / IS-95b to meet somewhere.
IS-136 derived technologies will merge to WCDMA/UWC-136 and IS-95b derived technologies will merge to cdma2000/3xrtt.
Handsets that are 3G capable should be able to work with any 3G network through mediation carried out at the base station.
The added bandwidth, whilst integral to the standard, is only one part of it. This defiantly was not addressed 3G was called a dog.
bleh whatever....
I would rather a full bottle in front of me than a full frontal lobotomy
Well that would depend on your mobo....
I know my 600 Duron system can take a 1ghz Athlon.
But with this P4 you must get a new motherboard and power supply (and probably RAM as well) which definatly adds up to more inital outlay.
What is the story (no pun intended) with Sunday Times web site? Why is it half blank?
Am I missing something or do most people not like to look down the middle / have there media go from one side to the other?
We should start a save the electrons campaign because this is most assuredly a great waste of them.........
:wq!
An interesting point is that when Carlton & United (the makers of Fosters) export Foster it is not the same as what you get in oz. It is actually Crown Larger which, in Australia, is a "premium" local beer. .au.
So Foster in other parts of the world is better than in
Just my input on this (off)topic.
Hard to watch just a few people's email.
Whilst I don't like the fact that mail is going to be intercepted, It is going to happen but can't the intrusion be limited?
Why is it that all these email monitoring stories refer to indiscriminate email snooping?
What's wrong with delaying the mail a whole 5 seconds and (with a script) copying the new mail from the mail spool to another place for retrieval later, or an aliases for the address on the server so 2 people get it (one hidden from the other)?
If they want the mail both ways it aint that hard to setup a mail rule for outgoing that does pretty much the same (if a real mail server is being used don't know about exchange).......
There is not 2 ways about it "they" are going to get access to email but if you want to read someones letters, you don't need to open every bit of mail that goes into the post office.