Found out: "Will I be able to use my existing handset when I move to Straight Talk? No, in order to use Straight Talk service, you will need to buy a Straight Talk phone. Straight Talk phones are sold at participating Wal-Mart stores, please go to www.straighttalk.com/retail to locate the stores nearest you."
Thanks. But I can't find out if they let me use a GSM quad band phone (unlocked/never locked) I already have (as I mentioned in my original post).
I also checked out quite a few other GSM (sub)providers and all of them offer their own phones, and none of them mentions anything about using an existing phone.
So, what you are saying effectively is that as long as you want to buy expensive smartphones, are okay with shitty customer service (you picked one t-mobile "lie" to justify everything else??), but will have same number of towers (AT&T and T-mo are probably already sharing pretty much all the towers in the 'congested' areas), and will have less options with higher prices is REALLY GOOD FOR EVERYBODY???
You can go to Verizon or Sprint, only if you are willing to go CDMA. If, like me, you have a perfectly working unlocked GSM phone and do not want to deal with the devil, you are pretty fucked.
As I understand, everything else (from MetroPCS, Virgin to Sprint/Verizon) are on CDMA.
>> What do they achieve by lying about an accomplishment that does not impact the experience of the product?
Welcome to Apple era. Check out this "OH SHINY!!" rambling on twitter about this app, and you have the reason why such lies work - it's easy to convince apple userbase (i.e. sheeple (there, I said it) ) if you market it right (no matter how useful the product is, or how truthful the advertisement is)
Funny that I bought most of the music in last 3 years after listening on Pandora.
What they don't get is - digitization has made me purchase just one good song from otherwise crappy album and hence paying only a dollar and not a full 10-20$ they used to charge.
>> "So far as prayer related to astrology is concerned, the Supreme Court has already considered the issue and ruled that astrology is science. The court had in 2004 also directed the universities to consider if astrology science can be added to the syllabus. The decision of the apex court is binding on this court," observed the judges.
>> I suppose that explains Apple remaining in the top 3 for the last what 15 yrs in computer customer service.
Nope. For that, you will have to read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance. And not only that, the tendency to justify something is directly proportional to the money you have already sunk in it. Simple as that.
As for your anecdotes, I have few too to prove you wrong. But they are just that, anecdotes.
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>> Google keeps all of it's software entirely secret
Of course. All 442 articles listed on this blog are nothing but utter bullshit - http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/
Now if you are done with your ignorant google-whining, can you please fuck off?
Found out:
"Will I be able to use my existing handset when I move to Straight Talk?
No, in order to use Straight Talk service, you will need to buy a Straight Talk phone. Straight Talk phones are sold at participating Wal-Mart stores, please go to www.straighttalk.com/retail to locate the stores nearest you."
Sorry - fuck them too.
Thanks. But I can't find out if they let me use a GSM quad band phone (unlocked/never locked) I already have (as I mentioned in my original post).
I also checked out quite a few other GSM (sub)providers and all of them offer their own phones, and none of them mentions anything about using an existing phone.
So, what you are saying effectively is that as long as you want to buy expensive smartphones, are okay with shitty customer service (you picked one t-mobile "lie" to justify everything else??), but will have same number of towers (AT&T and T-mo are probably already sharing pretty much all the towers in the 'congested' areas), and will have less options with higher prices is REALLY GOOD FOR EVERYBODY???
You can go to Verizon or Sprint, only if you are willing to go CDMA. If, like me, you have a perfectly working unlocked GSM phone and do not want to deal with the devil, you are pretty fucked.
As I understand, everything else (from MetroPCS, Virgin to Sprint/Verizon) are on CDMA.
What? We found a giant wormhole on Mercury???!!!11!!
But you just did, itard.
>> What do they achieve by lying about an accomplishment that does not impact the experience of the product?
Welcome to Apple era. Check out this "OH SHINY!!" rambling on twitter about this app, and you have the reason why such lies work - it's easy to convince apple userbase (i.e. sheeple (there, I said it) ) if you market it right (no matter how useful the product is, or how truthful the advertisement is)
http://twitter.com/#search?q=time%20warner%20ipad%20COOL
So what? Some of us prefer to be ahead of time.
You are banging your head against an itard. Don't expect a logical discussion involving any fact.
Right. because you know, only ipad (or tablets) can do that...
Take it easy Steve. Stress is not good for your liver.
I don't see how GPS jammer can be positively useful, but a cell phone jammer is dream come true...
Yep. We need Apple-fag mod immediately!!
Now now! Don't use facts with apple fanbois. That's completely hitting below the belt.
>> Perhaps I was just trying to show some perspective
By comparing to something half the price?? I smell fanboi fart...
Funny that I bought most of the music in last 3 years after listening on Pandora.
What they don't get is - digitization has made me purchase just one good song from otherwise crappy album and hence paying only a dollar and not a full 10-20$ they used to charge.
>> Also, "dumbphones" make phone calls just as well as the so-called "smartphones".
Actually, these _dumb_ phones are smarter than iphones in making phone calls.
*awaits flamebait moderation*
And it takes more than 6 minutes to crack the passwords on them. What's your point?
Never challenge an apple fanboi with facts. It makes them say weirdest things.
Are you saying they need to do some R&D on their own while they can just steal Nokia's hard work AND sue them too??
Clearly, accordingly to Astrology, Bombay is more auspicious than Mumbai.
RTFA!
>> "So far as prayer related to astrology is concerned, the Supreme Court has already considered the issue and ruled that astrology is science. The court had in 2004 also directed the universities to consider if astrology science can be added to the syllabus. The decision of the apex court is binding on this court," observed the judges.
So basically, you are saying that apple just fucked you over and over with the iphone, and you are still calling other phones crap!?! Bravo!! Bravo!!
>> I suppose that explains Apple remaining in the top 3 for the last what 15 yrs in computer customer service.
Nope. For that, you will have to read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance. And not only that, the tendency to justify something is directly proportional to the money you have already sunk in it. Simple as that.
As for your anecdotes, I have few too to prove you wrong. But they are just that, anecdotes.