I would think that techies would still want to continue their education. There is something to be said for people who know a little more about the world than only computers and their one particular skill. Also, a lot of times the person can encounter glass ceilings as a direct result of not having some kind of degree. And wouldn't it make it harder to get an MBA if you don't have an undergrad diploma? I think an MBA in our field can always be nice to have. Dont' know....just a thought. Maybe I'm trying to make myself feeling better for having already spent 3 years in college and loving it.
-Nick
The comment about the people having problems with their GSMs is something I have noticed since the month of June with people whom I am working with. So they are not tourists and they have these problems year round. Secondly, I did have a choice of phone, whether it was a starTAC, or Nokia, or whatever I want. All I have to do is contact sprint when I get a new phone and give them the code for the phone and they change the information and the phoen works (sure, not global, and not as easy as a chip, but it's still not that bad and takes only about 2 hours to get it to work). Thirdly, I hve the same features with the IR, and I have wireless web and paging as well, and most services let you do that (I can also receive messages people want to send from the web). Also, with caller ID, I don't pick up if a telemarketer happens to get my number. I think that takes into account all the things you mentioned. I'm just not impressed at all with the service in europe.:) Oh well, to each his own. Thanks for having responded.
For all the stuff I've heard from europeans in the US about how great GSM is, I have to say it's not all that great. I live in NY and go to school in MN and I have a SprintPCS phone that works great in both zones. However, I am in Paris now and I can say that I have never heard so many people say "hello? hello? I can't hear you" and have their conversations cut off. Sure, the sound is decent, but the service ends up sucking.
Secondly, GSM isn't popular because of how good it is, it is because it is necessary. The whole plan, at least in France, is a pyramid scheme. Once you try to call someone who has a cell phone from a land line, the connection fee is 4 francs, and then you pay a huge per minute fee. So the only solution is to get your own cell phone so you don't get raped. But then the rates aren't even that good. Even with the great exchange rate, they still pay about 15 cents per minute. I am on SprintPCS and I pay 6 cents per minute for 400 mintues, and people dont' have to pay to call me.
Sure, it would be great to have a global cell phone standard, but as long as it works, that's all that matters to me.
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I would think that techies would still want to continue their education. There is something to be said for people who know a little more about the world than only computers and their one particular skill. Also, a lot of times the person can encounter glass ceilings as a direct result of not having some kind of degree. And wouldn't it make it harder to get an MBA if you don't have an undergrad diploma? I think an MBA in our field can always be nice to have. Dont' know....just a thought. Maybe I'm trying to make myself feeling better for having already spent 3 years in college and loving it. -Nick
The comment about the people having problems with their GSMs is something I have noticed since the month of June with people whom I am working with. So they are not tourists and they have these problems year round. Secondly, I did have a choice of phone, whether it was a starTAC, or Nokia, or whatever I want. All I have to do is contact sprint when I get a new phone and give them the code for the phone and they change the information and the phoen works (sure, not global, and not as easy as a chip, but it's still not that bad and takes only about 2 hours to get it to work). Thirdly, I hve the same features with the IR, and I have wireless web and paging as well, and most services let you do that (I can also receive messages people want to send from the web). Also, with caller ID, I don't pick up if a telemarketer happens to get my number. I think that takes into account all the things you mentioned. I'm just not impressed at all with the service in europe. :) Oh well, to each his own. Thanks for having responded.
For all the stuff I've heard from europeans in the US about how great GSM is, I have to say it's not all that great. I live in NY and go to school in MN and I have a SprintPCS phone that works great in both zones. However, I am in Paris now and I can say that I have never heard so many people say "hello? hello? I can't hear you" and have their conversations cut off. Sure, the sound is decent, but the service ends up sucking. Secondly, GSM isn't popular because of how good it is, it is because it is necessary. The whole plan, at least in France, is a pyramid scheme. Once you try to call someone who has a cell phone from a land line, the connection fee is 4 francs, and then you pay a huge per minute fee. So the only solution is to get your own cell phone so you don't get raped. But then the rates aren't even that good. Even with the great exchange rate, they still pay about 15 cents per minute. I am on SprintPCS and I pay 6 cents per minute for 400 mintues, and people dont' have to pay to call me. Sure, it would be great to have a global cell phone standard, but as long as it works, that's all that matters to me.