I used 2 metro areas as comparison. Shanghai is completely covered by China Mobile and Unicom, while Nashville is barely covered and its suburbs have 0 coverage for me. I think that it shouldn't cost that much to maintain towers for a fairly large metro area, right?
You get reduced international rates in the package too (since it's primarily aimed at businesspeople)- $.02/min to North America and Singapore (why Singapore?), $.10/min to the rest of Asia, and I forgot for Europe. So good if you make a lot of international and domestic calls.
You live in Shanghai, so you'd know that iPhones are available at practically every vendor in the Xujiahui area, as well as any other place that specializes in unlocked phones, so if there's a cool phone that's not available in China, it's not the iPhone. For the "cool phone available in China, not the US" I present the Moto Z1, E685, and the StarTAC 2004. Yeah, they're not feature-packed, it's not that which defines cool. Also that good deal that you can't seem to find (450 minutes for $8/month)? It's China Unicom's GSM50 plan. Wouldn't expect you to know of it if you don't speak Chinese or dig deep into their site, though.
Out of curiosity, could I apply to have a 230v line run into my home instead of, or alongside, 110v? It'd make moving back to the States easier for me- no need to chuck out the (very nice, I might add) appliances I already have.
This is primarily because cellphones in Japan aren't pieces of crap like those sold in the US. Helio's only starting to turn that around right now, and they're the only carrier I'd support if I returned to America. Here in China I get the best of both- advanced phones (Samsung and LG like to give the Chinese market nearly all of what they have given the Korean market) and cheap prices. For example, prepaid runs less than $.01/min, and I can get 450 minutes/month for $8. Beat that, AT&T. Oh, and population density- China Unicom's quite willing to cover the mountains where there are approximately 5 people/sq.km, as opposed to AT&T where I get spotty coverage at best in downtown Nashville (better than before I moved to China where I couldn't even get any coverage on AT&T).
If it weren't for this article I wouldn't remember to download all the stuff I can while I'm still living in China. I also get to install OSx86 legally on my PC here, unlike America, where EULA is on equal standing with the law.
Mod me down all you like. I'm used to it from Mac-haters and from RIAA apologists. It's natural when you're saying something controversial.
But if not, then you've got to take advantage of an opportunity that sits in front of you. Shanghai's got a lot more stuff to buy that you can't (easily) find in the States- pre-modded Wii (pre-modded for about $250-300)/360/PS3 (60GB for about $300-400), unlocked iPhones, cheap cell modems, stuff like that. In other words, if you want to buy something modded or unlocked but you're too afraid of screwing something up, buy it pre-modded from China.
On another topic, given what's happened with the most recent RIAA lawsuit, I think I'm not going to leave China until I finish all my torrents.
This woman has lived for 35 years without doing anything wrong. Yes, she killed someone once. Going by her later behavior (35 years' worth) it would seem that that was a one-off, and she shouldn't be dragged back to jail. Let her go- one less person in the crowded prison system (and this one is very justifiable- if not, then that soulds quite like a zero-tolerance policy).
Toshiba 904T. Other models that can do this include the Sharp 903SH, 902SH, 802SH, 703SH, and the Toshiba 803T and 705T. It's mostly on Japanese phones because in Japan you still have to pay a monthly fee for network-based voicemail, so the manufacturers developed a free workaround. The reason some people still pay for voicemail there is because of what you said- it's no help if you're out of signal.
T-Mobile US-
$29.99
300 minutes
unlimited weekends only
$0.40/min overage
China Mobile-
GoTone 50 plan
50RMB/month (approx $8.00)
450 minutes
0.12RMB/min ($.01) overage
no unlimited weekends, but discounted international rates
.4RMB/min($.05) to Asia and North America
1.6RMB/min ($.20) to Europe
I want it. I like being able to watch YouTube in places where I can't take my laptop. Of course, my phone doesn't exactly have a teeny-tiny screen- 2.4 inches is fairly large, and I'll someday upgrade to one of those nice phones with the 3.2-inch screens.
The joy of unlocked phones- I use a phone has a built-in voicemail program that will will intercept any of my calls that would otherwise drop to voicemail. I can also save them onto the miniSD card so I have near-limitless storage. "Sorry, I can not pick up the phone right now. Please leave a message." and then the voice message is recorded and saved to my memory card.
Well, I've been using OSx86 on a Panasonic as my main machine for a while now, and I'm not exactly an experimenter geek (heck, I'm still afraid to even *touch* Terminal). Of course, it helps that most of the hardware is supported from a fresh install and the rest (just the sound) can be patched with an installer.
My laptop *does* run indistuingishibly from a real Mac. It's a Panasonic Toughbook T5, has a 1.2GHz Core Solo and 512MB RAM. Before OSx86, I never knew my laptop could run so fast.
Random anecdote- For the longest time I thought Naver was Japanese because when I first found it I found it at naver.co.jp and thought that the Korean site as an offshoot of that. It was when Naver Japan closed (but leaving Hangame intact) that I realized that Naver Japan was the offshoot and that Naver Korea was the main site.
One such exception is Shanghai, China. For example, all the Koreans and Japanese at my school speak fluent Chinese. It's practically expected now that if the new student looks Chinese they will speak it. The same thing happens on the street. If a person looks native but doesn't speak Chinese (that is, someone from Korea/Japan) people look at them funny when they insist on speaking English.
Oh, that's nice to know. Now it becomes more clear- but then why do Mac OS developers have that mentality (to aim to create their programs to be machine-portable) while Windows developers do not?
Sure doesn't feel that way- I can't drag over my whole \Program Files folder from one computer to another and have everything work, whereas I can do so with Mac.
Except... he didn't even have to run it that first time. Windows programs have to be run that first time to make the association. I couldn't open RARs on Windows right after downloading WinRAR; I had to install the darn thing and run it once for it to set file permissions. with UnRAR I download, open the DMG, copy the app in, and it knows intuitively that UnRAR handles RAR files. Also, unlike WinRAR it doesn't spew files all over the place so I migrate to a new computer by copying the app over, unlike WinRAR. Seriously, try copying the WinRAR EXE alone and see if it works.
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I used 2 metro areas as comparison. Shanghai is completely covered by China Mobile and Unicom, while Nashville is barely covered and its suburbs have 0 coverage for me. I think that it shouldn't cost that much to maintain towers for a fairly large metro area, right?
You get reduced international rates in the package too (since it's primarily aimed at businesspeople)- $.02/min to North America and Singapore (why Singapore?), $.10/min to the rest of Asia, and I forgot for Europe. So good if you make a lot of international and domestic calls.
Do yourself a favor- get a Toshiba 904T, use it, and come back to me about that miniaturization bit.
These things are tailor-made to block only certain frequencies.
You live in Shanghai, so you'd know that iPhones are available at practically every vendor in the Xujiahui area, as well as any other place that specializes in unlocked phones, so if there's a cool phone that's not available in China, it's not the iPhone. For the "cool phone available in China, not the US" I present the Moto Z1, E685, and the StarTAC 2004. Yeah, they're not feature-packed, it's not that which defines cool. Also that good deal that you can't seem to find (450 minutes for $8/month)? It's China Unicom's GSM50 plan. Wouldn't expect you to know of it if you don't speak Chinese or dig deep into their site, though.
Out of curiosity, could I apply to have a 230v line run into my home instead of, or alongside, 110v? It'd make moving back to the States easier for me- no need to chuck out the (very nice, I might add) appliances I already have.
This is primarily because cellphones in Japan aren't pieces of crap like those sold in the US. Helio's only starting to turn that around right now, and they're the only carrier I'd support if I returned to America. Here in China I get the best of both- advanced phones (Samsung and LG like to give the Chinese market nearly all of what they have given the Korean market) and cheap prices. For example, prepaid runs less than $.01/min, and I can get 450 minutes/month for $8. Beat that, AT&T. Oh, and population density- China Unicom's quite willing to cover the mountains where there are approximately 5 people/sq.km, as opposed to AT&T where I get spotty coverage at best in downtown Nashville (better than before I moved to China where I couldn't even get any coverage on AT&T).
If it weren't for this article I wouldn't remember to download all the stuff I can while I'm still living in China. I also get to install OSx86 legally on my PC here, unlike America, where EULA is on equal standing with the law.
Mod me down all you like. I'm used to it from Mac-haters and from RIAA apologists. It's natural when you're saying something controversial.
If you're joking, then...
But if not, then you've got to take advantage of an opportunity that sits in front of you. Shanghai's got a lot more stuff to buy that you can't (easily) find in the States- pre-modded Wii (pre-modded for about $250-300)/360/PS3 (60GB for about $300-400), unlocked iPhones, cheap cell modems, stuff like that. In other words, if you want to buy something modded or unlocked but you're too afraid of screwing something up, buy it pre-modded from China.
On another topic, given what's happened with the most recent RIAA lawsuit, I think I'm not going to leave China until I finish all my torrents.
That's why I shop at Costco.
oh heck yeah 15 dollars is a ripoff. i can buy legit CDs in china for half that.
This woman has lived for 35 years without doing anything wrong. Yes, she killed someone once. Going by her later behavior (35 years' worth) it would seem that that was a one-off, and she shouldn't be dragged back to jail. Let her go- one less person in the crowded prison system (and this one is very justifiable- if not, then that soulds quite like a zero-tolerance policy).
Capable, but she hasn't, despite having who knows how many chances to.
Toshiba 904T. Other models that can do this include the Sharp 903SH, 902SH, 802SH, 703SH, and the Toshiba 803T and 705T. It's mostly on Japanese phones because in Japan you still have to pay a monthly fee for network-based voicemail, so the manufacturers developed a free workaround. The reason some people still pay for voicemail there is because of what you said- it's no help if you're out of signal.
T-Mobile US-
.4RMB/min($.05) to Asia and North America
$29.99
300 minutes
unlimited weekends only
$0.40/min overage
China Mobile-
GoTone 50 plan
50RMB/month (approx $8.00)
450 minutes
0.12RMB/min ($.01) overage
no unlimited weekends, but discounted international rates
1.6RMB/min ($.20) to Europe
not as they seem indeed.
I want it. I like being able to watch YouTube in places where I can't take my laptop. Of course, my phone doesn't exactly have a teeny-tiny screen- 2.4 inches is fairly large, and I'll someday upgrade to one of those nice phones with the 3.2-inch screens.
The joy of unlocked phones- I use a phone has a built-in voicemail program that will will intercept any of my calls that would otherwise drop to voicemail. I can also save them onto the miniSD card so I have near-limitless storage. "Sorry, I can not pick up the phone right now. Please leave a message." and then the voice message is recorded and saved to my memory card.
I find that where I live T-Mobile is more than adequate and Sprint will drop to Analog. This is an anomaly, I know.
Well, I've been using OSx86 on a Panasonic as my main machine for a while now, and I'm not exactly an experimenter geek (heck, I'm still afraid to even *touch* Terminal). Of course, it helps that most of the hardware is supported from a fresh install and the rest (just the sound) can be patched with an installer.
My laptop *does* run indistuingishibly from a real Mac. It's a Panasonic Toughbook T5, has a 1.2GHz Core Solo and 512MB RAM. Before OSx86, I never knew my laptop could run so fast.
Random anecdote- For the longest time I thought Naver was Japanese because when I first found it I found it at naver.co.jp and thought that the Korean site as an offshoot of that. It was when Naver Japan closed (but leaving Hangame intact) that I realized that Naver Japan was the offshoot and that Naver Korea was the main site.
One such exception is Shanghai, China. For example, all the Koreans and Japanese at my school speak fluent Chinese. It's practically expected now that if the new student looks Chinese they will speak it. The same thing happens on the street. If a person looks native but doesn't speak Chinese (that is, someone from Korea/Japan) people look at them funny when they insist on speaking English.
Oh, that's nice to know. Now it becomes more clear- but then why do Mac OS developers have that mentality (to aim to create their programs to be machine-portable) while Windows developers do not?
Sure doesn't feel that way- I can't drag over my whole \Program Files folder from one computer to another and have everything work, whereas I can do so with Mac.
Except... he didn't even have to run it that first time. Windows programs have to be run that first time to make the association. I couldn't open RARs on Windows right after downloading WinRAR; I had to install the darn thing and run it once for it to set file permissions. with UnRAR I download, open the DMG, copy the app in, and it knows intuitively that UnRAR handles RAR files. Also, unlike WinRAR it doesn't spew files all over the place so I migrate to a new computer by copying the app over, unlike WinRAR. Seriously, try copying the WinRAR EXE alone and see if it works.
Liberated from Windows since 2005 thanks to OSx86.