That depends. I did like the 701, but I definitely didn't like how the screen didn't fill up the lid all the way. So I figured I would wait to see if they would come out with a larger screen, and they did. Now it would be worth my money, imho, even though they might release something better in the future. It depends on what you want and how often you are willing to upgrade your stuff.
Compared to other unlimited data plans, it probably is a good deal. But I would still rather not pay $60/month for unlimited data, I just don't need it that much.
I completely agree. Voting with our feet (and dollars) might ultimately be the best way to stop this nonsense, despite what the other replies to your post said. When your problems start hitting others more frequently, hopefully more will follow suit and stop using their service all together.
Actually, all patents severely inhibit technological development. They prevent others from improving society by building on the ideas of their predecessors... all because someone falsely claims they can own an idea.
Also, you are assuming that without ownership of ideas that people would suddenly lose interest in advancing technology. Which, frankly, I find to be utterly ridiculous. Sure, the game would be changed somewhat... but people would still be working to improve society.
'I think if you invent drugs, you should be able to charge for them,' Of course you should be able to charge for them...
But, that doesn't mean you have a moral right to claim it is intellectual property and forcibly prevent others from using their physical property rights to sell them.
I develop primarily on a Thinkpad T60, and I definitely appreciate the vertical space. My company doesn't have extra monitors hanging around the office, but many people bring their own in. I suppose I could imagine myself investing in an extra 19" LCD for work as some point.
Yeah, I filed taxes, but only because they will throw me in jail if I don't. I'm not willing to go to jail to express my non-support at this point.
I haven't actually seen any cars with those two bumper stickers on them... usually all I see is support the troops ribbons. But if someone did have those two, I would agree they would be a hypocrite.
Who actually likes to carry around audio CDs anymore? I sure as hell don't. And it's a big hassle that all your ID3 tag info gets lost when you burn it as audio.
I could understand if someone likes to collect actual CDs from artists, but that's not what we're talking about here.
I don't think the public cares much about what their politicians do. There must be a reason most congressmen are re-elected. They could be completely transparent in everything they do and still not be held accountable for their actions by the voters. This is because the public operates under the assumption that the government generally takes care of things people normally don't want to do. Yet, the same problems of human nature continue to occur year after year. The best we can hope for is that people begin to realize that this isn't the case, and stop depending on the government to take care of them.
These convergence devices bug me to a certain point. I turned off my wireless data plan and opted for a plain-jane phone when I realized I never used it enough to justify its cost. So with the few poeple like me that are cheapskates when it comes to a cell phone, you lost a customer if your 'top requires it. What if I just want to use existing free wifi spots or just go offline to whip up some notes or play games?
I'm the same way. I've been very tempted lately to purchase a Nokia n810 tablet to use at wifi spots. And with skype included, I can use SkypeOut and SkypeIn to talk very cheaply and just go with a prepaid minute plan on my cell for emergencies. I just don't have a need for always on data connection...
"Having received bids totaling $19.5 billion over 260 rounds of bidding, the FCC has announced the closing of Auction 73. The Chairman's statement notes that the auction has "raised more money than any [FCC] auction has ever raised"
While I'm glad the spectrum will be going back into private hands, I'm sad that the FCC is gaining so much revenue from something they never should have owned in the first place. Leave it to government agencies to take what's not theirs and sell it back to the public for profit. They will surely use this money to expand the reach of their draconian censorship rules.
Here's hoping that private companies will be able to use better use of the spectrum than what we've previously seen.
Personally, I don't even bother paying for cable TV anymore. I have an early gen hdtv (at least 3 years old) that I use with a cheapo Radio Shack HD antenna. Gets me all the local HD channels. Before that I was paying an arm and a leg for HDTV from Time Warner. I also downgraded my internet to first tier, so now I pay only $15/month for that. Huge difference and great pictures. If I really want to watch something I can download it, but usually Netflix fills the gap for me. The time you speak of in the future is pretty much here for me.
It depends on whether it's charged by the government or the ISP. If it's charged by the government, it's no different than any other tax. If it's charged by the ISP, then you can choose not to pay the ISP for their service. In other words, essentially the same as if it were broadband I would think.
As someone who has been burned by new technology multiple times, I can certainly appreciate this approach. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Live by the sword, die by the sword.
I believe most of them are about revenue generation, yes. Police should only really pull people over for reckless driving. I could understand 25mph in residential areas with kids. But on the main street in my town with only businesses is kind of stupid and maddening IMO.
My last two tickets were for stop sign violations - and nobody was even around. It was completely pointless and it cost me over $200 - not to mention my insurance went up another couple hundred. And don't get me started with city driving. There are WAY too many useless lights and stop signs in Cleveland. It's not surprising that people get frustrated and want to drive fast when they have to stop at a red light every F'in block when there's no cars waiting. And if you need to turn left at a red in the middle of the night, don't you dare go or you will get pulled over again and fleeced for even more money (happened to me in college).
Then there are the red light cameras - a whole 'nother story, since it doesn't have as much to do with cops. Those are definitely nothing more than revenue generation.
I do now religiously go the speed limit, have been for the last year or so. And I do agree with the stress levels - I definitely noticed a decrease. It's amazing how many people cut you off, even when you're in the right lane. Tailgaters often come within inches of my rear when they can finally get around me.
Isn't it also known that speed limits are too low to begin with? 25mph downtown zones are just a bit much sometimes. Then there is a margin of error of a few mph for radar too. So it's easy for them to claim that they're being nice by allowing a bit of leeway when that really isn't the case. To be honest, since my last ticket I religiously don't speed at all anymore. It's amazing how many people cut you off while going the speed limit in the right lane.
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That depends. I did like the 701, but I definitely didn't like how the screen didn't fill up the lid all the way. So I figured I would wait to see if they would come out with a larger screen, and they did. Now it would be worth my money, imho, even though they might release something better in the future. It depends on what you want and how often you are willing to upgrade your stuff.
Compared to other unlimited data plans, it probably is a good deal. But I would still rather not pay $60/month for unlimited data, I just don't need it that much.
I completely agree. Voting with our feet (and dollars) might ultimately be the best way to stop this nonsense, despite what the other replies to your post said. When your problems start hitting others more frequently, hopefully more will follow suit and stop using their service all together.
Actually, all patents severely inhibit technological development. They prevent others from improving society by building on the ideas of their predecessors... all because someone falsely claims they can own an idea.
Also, you are assuming that without ownership of ideas that people would suddenly lose interest in advancing technology. Which, frankly, I find to be utterly ridiculous. Sure, the game would be changed somewhat... but people would still be working to improve society.
But, that doesn't mean you have a moral right to claim it is intellectual property and forcibly prevent others from using their physical property rights to sell them.
I develop primarily on a Thinkpad T60, and I definitely appreciate the vertical space. My company doesn't have extra monitors hanging around the office, but many people bring their own in. I suppose I could imagine myself investing in an extra 19" LCD for work as some point.
Yeah, I filed taxes, but only because they will throw me in jail if I don't. I'm not willing to go to jail to express my non-support at this point.
I haven't actually seen any cars with those two bumper stickers on them... usually all I see is support the troops ribbons. But if someone did have those two, I would agree they would be a hypocrite.
Do people actually believe what the FBI says? Honestly, I'm shocked if they do.
Who actually likes to carry around audio CDs anymore? I sure as hell don't. And it's a big hassle that all your ID3 tag info gets lost when you burn it as audio.
I could understand if someone likes to collect actual CDs from artists, but that's not what we're talking about here.
As long as the market can play the tracks on their ipods, they'll let it slide.
Why is it that so many video sites other than youtube don't bother to buffer their video? I'm too cheap for anything faster than 768...
My fix is already in place: a cheapo Radio Shack HDTV antenna.
I don't think the public cares much about what their politicians do. There must be a reason most congressmen are re-elected. They could be completely transparent in everything they do and still not be held accountable for their actions by the voters. This is because the public operates under the assumption that the government generally takes care of things people normally don't want to do. Yet, the same problems of human nature continue to occur year after year. The best we can hope for is that people begin to realize that this isn't the case, and stop depending on the government to take care of them.
How can science avoid talking about political agendas when most research funding comes from the political arena?
I'm the same way. I've been very tempted lately to purchase a Nokia n810 tablet to use at wifi spots. And with skype included, I can use SkypeOut and SkypeIn to talk very cheaply and just go with a prepaid minute plan on my cell for emergencies. I just don't have a need for always on data connection...
Yeah, I enjoy having tactile feedback while pressing a key, so that pretty much rules out the iPhone for me as well.
While I'm glad the spectrum will be going back into private hands, I'm sad that the FCC is gaining so much revenue from something they never should have owned in the first place. Leave it to government agencies to take what's not theirs and sell it back to the public for profit. They will surely use this money to expand the reach of their draconian censorship rules.
Here's hoping that private companies will be able to use better use of the spectrum than what we've previously seen.
Yeah, that is unfortunate. I use the IETab extension in Firefox which makes it somewhat more tolerable.
I haven't made too much use of that feature yet. I noticed a couple things in my queue have "watch it now" though, so I might give it a shot.
Personally, I don't even bother paying for cable TV anymore. I have an early gen hdtv (at least 3 years old) that I use with a cheapo Radio Shack HD antenna. Gets me all the local HD channels. Before that I was paying an arm and a leg for HDTV from Time Warner. I also downgraded my internet to first tier, so now I pay only $15/month for that. Huge difference and great pictures. If I really want to watch something I can download it, but usually Netflix fills the gap for me. The time you speak of in the future is pretty much here for me.
It depends on whether it's charged by the government or the ISP. If it's charged by the government, it's no different than any other tax. If it's charged by the ISP, then you can choose not to pay the ISP for their service. In other words, essentially the same as if it were broadband I would think.
You can choose not to have broadband. You can't choose to not pay taxes.
As someone who has been burned by new technology multiple times, I can certainly appreciate this approach. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Live by the sword, die by the sword.
I believe most of them are about revenue generation, yes. Police should only really pull people over for reckless driving. I could understand 25mph in residential areas with kids. But on the main street in my town with only businesses is kind of stupid and maddening IMO.
My last two tickets were for stop sign violations - and nobody was even around. It was completely pointless and it cost me over $200 - not to mention my insurance went up another couple hundred. And don't get me started with city driving. There are WAY too many useless lights and stop signs in Cleveland. It's not surprising that people get frustrated and want to drive fast when they have to stop at a red light every F'in block when there's no cars waiting. And if you need to turn left at a red in the middle of the night, don't you dare go or you will get pulled over again and fleeced for even more money (happened to me in college).
Then there are the red light cameras - a whole 'nother story, since it doesn't have as much to do with cops. Those are definitely nothing more than revenue generation.
I do now religiously go the speed limit, have been for the last year or so. And I do agree with the stress levels - I definitely noticed a decrease. It's amazing how many people cut you off, even when you're in the right lane. Tailgaters often come within inches of my rear when they can finally get around me.
Isn't it also known that speed limits are too low to begin with? 25mph downtown zones are just a bit much sometimes. Then there is a margin of error of a few mph for radar too. So it's easy for them to claim that they're being nice by allowing a bit of leeway when that really isn't the case. To be honest, since my last ticket I religiously don't speed at all anymore. It's amazing how many people cut you off while going the speed limit in the right lane.