What is this "near-ubiquitous 3G coverage" of which you speak? Try living in the vast area outside the cities and towns (or 'real Britain' as it's known, where 'real Brits' live) and see how good the 3G coverage is!
I'm with you, Reg. I would rather take Edge speed than jump through those hoops. Hand entering my cell number and clicking a box? What century is this again?
Well I feel I'm a real Brit and last time I looked even lived in real Britian and I get great 3G coverage so I have to assume that Callaghan is living on an even smaller island, off France, with naff-all coverage.
Or indeed in cities - 3G in Edinburgh is patchy at best. And as with all of these technologies, they are most available precisely where you don't need them - i.e. home and work where better networks are more easily available - and least available where you do need them - out in the wilds, on a train journey or in a foreign country.
Wasn't there a temporary protocol between g and n for one to be able to change very quickly namely for the purpose of not interrupting voip communications?
With the state of technology you would think AT&T would have a more convenient way of making a connection without such a process e.g. check the IP address range. The most valuable WiFi connections are at the airports, which AT&T has listed as "Premier Roaming Location" Curious, I asked them exactly what that means. The answer? "Not free." oh, duh.
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Nigel Callaghan
3G coverage? #
Posted Thursday 30th October 2008 13:11 GMT
What is this "near-ubiquitous 3G coverage" of which you speak? Try living in the vast area outside the cities and towns (or 'real Britain' as it's known, where 'real Brits' live) and see how good the 3G coverage is!
Anonymous Coward
Hope it's better than The Cloud... #
Posted Thursday 30th October 2008 13:11 GMT
...which has abysmal wi-fi range and dire speeds (much slower than 3G in most cases, and occasionally I've found EDGE to be faster).
Paul Bruneau
this authentication is a pain #
Posted Thursday 30th October 2008 14:06 GMT
I'm with you, Reg. I would rather take Edge speed than jump through those hoops. Hand entering my cell number and clicking a box? What century is this again?
MarmiteToast
London #
Posted Thursday 30th October 2008 14:06 GMT
London has terrible 3G coverage... I'd dread to live out in the wilds.
Anonymous Coward
Not a problem #
Posted Thursday 30th October 2008 14:06 GMT
Surely the 3JesusPhone users just have their number on a text file and copy and paste it into the relevant webpage ? No ?
Come back Bill, the world needs you (any journo's noticed the link between Bill leaving and the world economy collapsing?)
Anonymous Coward
3G & wifi coverage #
Posted Thursday 30th October 2008 14:06 GMT
Well I feel I'm a real Brit and last time I looked even lived in real Britian and I get great 3G coverage so I have to assume that Callaghan is living on an even smaller island, off France, with naff-all coverage.
Duncan Hothersall
@ Nigel #
Posted Thursday 30th October 2008 14:21 GMT
Or indeed in cities - 3G in Edinburgh is patchy at best. And as with all of these technologies, they are most available precisely where you don't need them - i.e. home and work where better networks are more easily available - and least available where you do need them - out in the wilds, on a train journey or in a foreign country.
Anonymous Coward
@Not a problem #
Posted Thursday 30th October 2008 14:32 GMT
Is this the frothing Webster in disguise?
Good riddance to Gates and his kak-handed 'stoopid' Microsoft. Jobs can take a running jump too while we're at it.
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Anonymous Coward
IT? #
Posted Thursday 30th October 2008 15:06 GMT
Wasn't there a temporary protocol between g and n for one to be able to change very quickly namely for the purpose of not interrupting voip communications?
Nameless Faceless Computer User
yea right #
Posted Friday 31st October 2008 11:42 GMT
With the state of technology you would think AT&T would have a more convenient way of making a connection without such a process e.g. check the IP address range. The most valuable WiFi connections are at the airports, which AT&T has listed as "Premier Roaming Location" Curious, I asked them exactly what that means. The answer? "Not free." oh, duh.