http://yro.slashdot.org/story/13/01/25/144204/unlocking-new-mobile-phones-becomes-illegal-in-the-us-tomorrow
On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 10:38 AM, Douglas Roberts <d...@parrot-farm.net>wrote: > That is why an unlocked phone can be to your advantage. > On Feb 16, 2013 10:06 PM, "Russell Standish" <r.stand...@unsw.edu.au> > wrote: > >> The phone is just a touch over two years old. Even though my contract >> has expired, and the phone company has offered an upgrade, its only on >> the proviso that I change plans, which would see me losing roaming (a >> big deal in a country where mobile coverage it pretty ratshit out of >> the big cities). Upgrading the phone would also see me putting the old >> phone back in the drawer, not to be used again, as the SIM has changed >> format, for the first time in my mobile phone history. >> >> My experience has been so far that every phone upgrade has seen the >> loss of as much functionality as new functionality gained. At each >> generation, its a different set of functionality I have to do without, >> or find alternative ways of meeting the need. >> >> As I said - my phone does everything I need of it right now. At some >> point upgrading will become compelling - hopefully that happens before >> the phone dies physically. >> >> Cheers >> >> On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 09:48:53PM -0700, Douglas Roberts wrote: >> > Android 1.6? >> > >> > Let me guess: you're also one of those running an ASCII email client, as >> > well. I believe I see a pattern. >> > >> > (Message sent from my rooted, cyanogen modded Android 4.2.2 >> > work-in-progress gorilla glass excuse for a phone). >> > On Feb 16, 2013 9:35 PM, "Russell Standish" <r.stand...@unsw.edu.au> >> wrote: >> > >> > > On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 10:34:39AM -0700, Owen Densmore wrote: >> > > > I don't want to be flame bait (oh well, maybe i do) .. I posted >> this on >> > > > your blog post: >> > > > >> > > > I'm surprised anyone buys android phones at all. They're stuck >> between a >> > > > rock and a hard place: If they buy from Google they have your well >> > > > articulated problems. >> > > > >> > > > But if they get another handset mfgrs phone, they get no updates .. >> as >> > > far >> > > > as I know most give you the vanilla android+their device's drivers >> with >> > > > little to no upgrades over time. >> > > > >> > > > cyanogenmod? Er.. sorta proves the point! >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > Updates is not the only reason to buy a phone. I went Android >> > > (upgrading from Symbian), precisely because of the iOS lockdown >> > > prevents me from using a couple of critical features on iPhone (namely >> > > USB Mass store, and USB modem - aka tethering). >> > > >> > > Yes, it would be nice to have had some updates to Android (I'm on 1.6 >> > > (donut?)), but its not the end of the world, as the phone basically >> > > does everything I need of it. >> > > >> > > Cheers >> > > >> > > -- >> > > >> > > >> > > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > > Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) >> > > Principal, High Performance Coders >> > > Visiting Professor of Mathematics hpco...@hpcoders.com.au >> > > University of New South Wales http://www.hpcoders.com.au >> > > >> > > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > > >> > > ============================================================ >> > > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> > > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> > > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> > > >> >> > ============================================================ >> > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> >> >> -- >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) >> Principal, High Performance Coders >> Visiting Professor of Mathematics hpco...@hpcoders.com.au >> University of New South Wales http://www.hpcoders.com.au >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >
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