I'm confused. How does a contract have anything to do with a locked phone? The two are mutually exclusive. Most people don't pay $2,000 over 2 years for their phones... most people are at ~$80-$125/month total. That's $1,920-$3,000 for the entire BILL for 2 years.
I don't agree with contracts when it comes to a phone, but let's be accurate here. Considering most companies other than T-Mobile don't offer a discount for using your own phone, the only upside is not having a contract.
But other Slashdot users appear to be of the opinion that T-Mobile has the worst coverage among the big four
Yeah I've never quite understood where people are getting these ideas from. I have T-Mobile, and have absolutely no problem at all with coverage. At the same time, I have people all of the time saying how they have T-Mobile and their coverage is horrid and they wish they never chose them. I ask them for details and it always boils down to a situation which I've actually been in... and it works fine. (like, the exact same area...)
But no matter what your situation, there is almost no reason to lock yourself into a contract anymore--the prepaid rates are usually better than the contract rates, and you can see for yourself what you save by buying your own phone.
Exactly, and so many times I have talked to people wanting to change providers, and it seems they talk themselves into the contract. I have T-Mobile with a month-to-month 1000 min talk/unlimited text/net for $77/month (after taxes and charges). I was helping a friend choose the most fiscally viable solution a little while ago, and I laid that one down along with the competition and they chose Verizon's 900 min $110/month.
Personally I think it's just like how most women choose the guy their with... by who abuses them the best.
Even switching to T-Mobile, which should be possible because both AT&T and T-Mobile are GSM, doesn't really work because AT&T and T-Mobile use different frequencies for 3G.
I was actually agreeing with you until yiou said that. I am living proof that you can indeed take an (unlocked) AT&T phone, pop in the sim, and have it work. Granted, it's not my everyday phone because I have an HTC HD2 from T-Mobile. However, I did take my sim out of the HD2 and pop it into my HTC 8525 I had when I was with AT&T, just for giggles and used it.
But yes... when the technology itself is different (GSM vs. CDMA) you're up against the wall unless it's a GSM/UMTS/CDMA/etc/etc/etc phone like some Blackberry phones.
I'm not understanding how American's are gettign the short end of the stick. I bought a phone unlocked, slapped a sim into it and pay a flat fee. I live in Arizona, USA. Sure, the unlocked phone wasn't directly from T-Mobile, but it was from one of the 24824892498138913 places that activate T-Mobile. Most phones I've seen other than mine (that I'd buy) will work in nearly every Europe as well. I guess I'm just not seeing the issue, here.
How many times is this bogus argument going to get trotted out?
As many times as it takes to get it through your thick skull. In Windows, most of the time it falls to the most available wireless network, so you don't actually hack in... it just HAPPENS. I do this all of the time, and I have to switch to the network I want.
If you don't understand it, re-read this until you do. It'll help you in life with lots of different scenarios, trust me.
There's a way to do that.. it's called secured networking with guest access. WPA2-PSK with AES encryption, and a guest password... it's so freakin easy, a caveman can do it.
Why the hell did this get labelled "troll"? This is FACT... there are lots of cases of this! Or being so financially hurt you can't afford net access, and all you do is view a few websites, and check your mail. Before anyone spouts off about not being able to afford a computer, you can get them at goodwill for $25 sometimes, or off of craigslist for $25-$50.
If the kernel was updated accordingly and the OS is still under support, that's not going to be an issue. Naturally, you've checked the supported hardware list of the OS before purchasing it.
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Code doesn't always run on the same box. If you have something in prod on a certified OS with a certified install environment, if the hardware dies you re-install the certified OS ecosystem on the new hardware.
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You have to be saying this tongue-in-cheek...
Well...
there is COBOL.NET
*ducks*
No, if it must be explained then I will... .NET is bytecode ran through an interpreter, while compiled code is ran direct.
Think Java.
You know, you completely lost it when you said USian.
*covers face and walks away*
Christ, people.
I assume this is because VZW knows that whether or not I buy the contract, it will only work on their network. ... or Cricket.
I'm confused.
How does a contract have anything to do with a locked phone? The two are mutually exclusive.
Most people don't pay $2,000 over 2 years for their phones... most people are at ~$80-$125/month total.
That's $1,920-$3,000 for the entire BILL for 2 years.
I don't agree with contracts when it comes to a phone, but let's be accurate here. Considering most companies other than T-Mobile don't offer a discount for using your own phone, the only upside is not having a contract.
So bite it, you commie.
But other Slashdot users appear to be of the opinion that T-Mobile has the worst coverage among the big four
Yeah I've never quite understood where people are getting these ideas from.
I have T-Mobile, and have absolutely no problem at all with coverage. At the same time, I have people all of the time saying how they have T-Mobile and their coverage is horrid and they wish they never chose them. I ask them for details and it always boils down to a situation which I've actually been in... and it works fine. (like, the exact same area...)
I'm at a loss, but hey...
Dude, android's and operating system.
You're thinking of Droid, which is a Verizon exclusive.
Android is across the board GSM & CDMA with AT&T/T-Mobile/Sprint/Verizon/Cricket/etc.
Unless it's a Blackberry Storm or Tour.
But no matter what your situation, there is almost no reason to lock yourself into a contract anymore--the prepaid rates are usually better than the contract rates, and you can see for yourself what you save by buying your own phone.
Exactly, and so many times I have talked to people wanting to change providers, and it seems they talk themselves into the contract.
I have T-Mobile with a month-to-month 1000 min talk/unlimited text/net for $77/month (after taxes and charges). I was helping a friend choose the most fiscally viable solution a little while ago, and I laid that one down along with the competition and they chose Verizon's 900 min $110/month.
Personally I think it's just like how most women choose the guy their with... by who abuses them the best.
Even switching to T-Mobile, which should be possible because both AT&T and T-Mobile are GSM, doesn't really work because AT&T and T-Mobile use different frequencies for 3G.
I was actually agreeing with you until yiou said that.
I am living proof that you can indeed take an (unlocked) AT&T phone, pop in the sim, and have it work. Granted, it's not my everyday phone because I have an HTC HD2 from T-Mobile. However, I did take my sim out of the HD2 and pop it into my HTC 8525 I had when I was with AT&T, just for giggles and used it.
But yes... when the technology itself is different (GSM vs. CDMA) you're up against the wall unless it's a GSM/UMTS/CDMA/etc/etc/etc phone like some Blackberry phones.
I'm not understanding how American's are gettign the short end of the stick.
I bought a phone unlocked, slapped a sim into it and pay a flat fee.
I live in Arizona, USA.
Sure, the unlocked phone wasn't directly from T-Mobile, but it was from one of the 24824892498138913 places that activate T-Mobile. Most phones I've seen other than mine (that I'd buy) will work in nearly every Europe as well. I guess I'm just not seeing the issue, here.
like a fraction of America.
There, corrected that for you.
you don't use google?
wtf?
are you Dale from King Of The Hill or something?
unless there are curtains. Oh... sorry, that's a synonym for encryption in this case....
addendum: and having those documents fall into every laptop with wifi turned on.
How many times?
How many times is this bogus argument going to get trotted out?
As many times as it takes to get it through your thick skull. In Windows, most of the time it falls to the most available wireless network, so you don't actually hack in... it just HAPPENS.
I do this all of the time, and I have to switch to the network I want.
If you don't understand it, re-read this until you do. It'll help you in life with lots of different scenarios, trust me.
There's a way to do that.. it's called secured networking with guest access.
WPA2-PSK with AES encryption, and a guest password... it's so freakin easy, a caveman can do it.
Why the hell did this get labelled "troll"?
This is FACT... there are lots of cases of this!
Or being so financially hurt you can't afford net access, and all you do is view a few websites, and check your mail.
Before anyone spouts off about not being able to afford a computer, you can get them at goodwill for $25 sometimes, or off of craigslist for $25-$50.
My advice: find men who aren't abese.
Yep, sure, why not. If you don't believe it, it must be false.
If the kernel was updated accordingly and the OS is still under support, that's not going to be an issue.
Naturally, you've checked the supported hardware list of the OS before purchasing it.
Code doesn't always run on the same box.
If you have something in prod on a certified OS with a certified install environment, if the hardware dies you re-install the certified OS ecosystem on the new hardware.
No, that's the OEM supporting it, not Microsoft.
Your getting the support from buying the hardware basically, since OEM comes with the hardware.
Well, if you think about it, between the two he is kinda the only CEO of the two who is a megalomaniac.
SAP doesn't seem to have a CEO who thinks the very breathing of the company is his own.