Actually, IMO, most of the caps ARE carefully calculated to be unfair. Look at the plans for data and txt usage. They almost ALWAYS break down to these options:
1. cheap plan with a limit lower than what 95% of people need, with insane overage charges
2. expensive plan with a limit way higher than what 95% of people need, with insane overage charges
This does not describe AT&T's plan, and the other providers are sure to provide caps that are *at least* as fair as them.
1. cheap plan: 200 MB for $15. Enough data to cover 2/3 of customers. Overage charges actually *match* the base plan - $15 for another 200 MB. Not insane.
2. top plan: 2 GB for $25. Not expensive. Enough data to cover 98% of customers. Overage charges are *cheaper* than the base - $10 for another 1 GB. Not insane.
What these plans do is *save* money for 98% of customers. And anything that gets the heavy users to cut back on abusing the unlimited plans
means better/faster service for the rest of us.
Wifi only because AT&T will never allow it. It would be nice if there was a standard for video calls on phones.
Of course, there IS a standard, called Video Share and AT&T has had it for years.
Maybe you're thinking of the other carriers, which still don't support it?
Why does everybody on this site bitch when Microsoft spreads FUD about linux, and then they turn around and do the same of AT&T ?
There are legitimate issues with AT&T, but this ain't one of them. Neither is signal quality in 2010. Enough is enough.
I used to do this 15-20 years ago. Iron nails work even better than aluminum. You're really just releasing hydrogen gas... which builds up pressure until the bottle pops. Lots of youtube videos here...
I find it funny that 40+ years after the Gemini program, people still use "Tang" as their example of how space exploration improved the lives of the human race. Surely there are better examples!? How is tang a "technology" anyway? How does it benefit society at all? By the way, I'm 29, have traveled around the USA and I've never seen Tang anywhere or even heard it mentioned outside of this very topic. Where is the stuff sold ?
Also, according to wikipedia, tang was invented six years before NASA started using it. They merely started mixing it in with the bad-tasting water they had available onboard the Gemini capsules. There's zero mention of Tang being some civilian offshoot with roots in "space-age NASA-only technology".
(You get a pass since you said "popularization" but most people seem to thing Tang was born of space technology)
You (and the gp) are both wrong. I know it's cool to hate big mega-corps, especially AT&T, but you're still mistaken. They are not a monopoly, nor are they "almost" a monopoly. It might have been true in years gone by, when everybody used traditional POTS service and cell phones were an expensive luxury. But these days, people are flocking to wireless, and competition there is healthy. Recently, the number of wireless phones surpassed wired phones for the first time. And the *majority* of AT&T's income is from the wireless sector, not land lines where it previously held a monopoly. In 2007, the sad fact is that consolidation is required for these companies to remain viable. The wireless providers, cable cos, VOIP providers, etc.. are all eating away at the old market where AT&T once held a monopoly. Few people, if any, in the US today can claim they only have *one* choice for phone service.
SBC is the #1 provider of DSL and the #2 provider of local phone service. There are over 100,000 workers affected by this strike. I would say there's a good chance this affects most people in America some how.
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Actually, IMO, most of the caps ARE carefully calculated to be unfair. Look at the plans for data and txt usage. They almost ALWAYS break down to these options: 1. cheap plan with a limit lower than what 95% of people need, with insane overage charges 2. expensive plan with a limit way higher than what 95% of people need, with insane overage charges
This does not describe AT&T's plan, and the other providers are sure to provide caps that are *at least* as fair as them.
1. cheap plan: 200 MB for $15. Enough data to cover 2/3 of customers. Overage charges actually *match* the base plan - $15 for another 200 MB. Not insane.
2. top plan: 2 GB for $25. Not expensive. Enough data to cover 98% of customers. Overage charges are *cheaper* than the base - $10 for another 1 GB. Not insane.
What these plans do is *save* money for 98% of customers. And anything that gets the heavy users to cut back on abusing the unlimited plans means better/faster service for the rest of us.
Wifi only because AT&T will never allow it. It would be nice if there was a standard for video calls on phones.
Of course, there IS a standard, called Video Share and AT&T has had it for years.
Maybe you're thinking of the other carriers, which still don't support it?
Why does everybody on this site bitch when Microsoft spreads FUD about linux, and then they turn around and do the same of AT&T ?
There are legitimate issues with AT&T, but this ain't one of them. Neither is signal quality in 2010. Enough is enough.
My science teacher did the same thing. I can still picture the insanity on his face. Did you go to my school?
I used to do this 15-20 years ago. Iron nails work even better than aluminum. You're really just releasing hydrogen gas... which builds up pressure until the bottle pops. Lots of youtube videos here...
Sorry, I *knew* I shouldn't have attended WWDC this year.
I find it funny that 40+ years after the Gemini program, people still use "Tang" as their example of how space exploration improved the lives of the human race. Surely there are better examples!? How is tang a "technology" anyway? How does it benefit society at all? By the way, I'm 29, have traveled around the USA and I've never seen Tang anywhere or even heard it mentioned outside of this very topic. Where is the stuff sold ?
Also, according to wikipedia, tang was invented six years before NASA started using it. They merely started mixing it in with the bad-tasting water they had available onboard the Gemini capsules. There's zero mention of Tang being some civilian offshoot with roots in "space-age NASA-only technology".
(You get a pass since you said "popularization" but most people seem to thing Tang was born of space technology)
My phone does this. (Samsung Blackjack) and it's not the only one. (check here)
Just use the Customize Google firefox plugin. It will automatically do that for you.
Funny, because the US is now beating Japan in new vehicle quality, according to JD Power.
The best place to buy a delorean: http://www.delorean.com/dmcstore/byod.asp
The best place to buy a delorean: http://www.delorean.com/dmcstore/byod.asp
Sorry, those scientists were annoying me, you won't be hearing from them again. sheesh.
You (and the gp) are both wrong. I know it's cool to hate big mega-corps, especially AT&T, but you're still mistaken. They are not a monopoly, nor are they "almost" a monopoly. It might have been true in years gone by, when everybody used traditional POTS service and cell phones were an expensive luxury. But these days, people are flocking to wireless, and competition there is healthy. Recently, the number of wireless phones surpassed wired phones for the first time. And the *majority* of AT&T's income is from the wireless sector, not land lines where it previously held a monopoly. In 2007, the sad fact is that consolidation is required for these companies to remain viable. The wireless providers, cable cos, VOIP providers, etc.. are all eating away at the old market where AT&T once held a monopoly. Few people, if any, in the US today can claim they only have *one* choice for phone service.
EEW_Super_Comm.pdf
And, of course, google has plenty more:o ft+sbc+iptv&btnG=Search+News
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=micros
Amen.
SBC is the #1 provider of DSL and the #2 provider of local phone service. There are over 100,000 workers affected by this strike. I would say there's a good chance this affects most people in America some how.
Me. Send me your info, and I'll make sure it gets to the right people. Seriously.