The whole Cell Phones - The Next Generation thing
has been a pure marketing scam from the beginning.
Experience demonstrates that any term with generation in it is pure BS,
technically and financially.
Most advances in technology are illusions created by dumbing down of the
populace.
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At 01:38 AM 1/14/03 -0800, Bill Stewart wrote:
data speeds on cell phones are
getting fast enough that if they've designed the phones right,
you can get at least CU-SeeMe quality video and maybe better,
with 64kbps, and ostensibly 384kbps
But it's a start.
Its pretty common to see a reporter
On Mon, 13 Jan 2003, Tim May wrote:
Samsung unveil new 3G camcorder phone
http://www.3gnewsroom.com/3g_news/jan_03/news_2906.shtml
Hardly Brinworld. And T-Mobile has had it for awhile.
Why is warmed-over technology news given headlines?
... and they lie about it being 3G (which doesn't
On Sunday, January 12, 2003, at 02:09 PM, R. A. Hettinga wrote:
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Status: RO
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 15:40:28 -0500
To: undisclosed-recipient:;
From: Monty Solomon [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Samsung SCH-V310 camcorder phone
Samsung unveil new 3G camcorder phone
On Tuesday, January 14, 2003, at 08:49 AM, Major Variola (ret) wrote:
At 01:38 AM 1/14/03 -0800, Bill Stewart wrote:
data speeds on cell phones are
getting fast enough that if they've designed the phones right,
you can get at least CU-SeeMe quality video and maybe better,
with 64kbps, and
On Tue, 14 Jan 2003, Steve Mynott wrote:
... and they lie about it being 3G (which doesn't exist yet.)
It's a CDMA2000 phone which is 3G.
3G networks exist in many parts of the world, although behind schedule
in other parts.
Hmm. I actually can't find any specs on that phone's max speed.
At 12:31 PM 01/14/2003 -0800, Tim May wrote:
I saw mention on the Yahoo news site that some health clubs and
gyms are already taking steps to limit the types of cellphones
allowed in the changing areas (and maybe elsewhere).
Hey, some people get their privacy by going to places that
have Rules
At 11:39 PM 01/13/2003 -0800, Tim May wrote:
Hardly Brinworld. And T-Mobile has had it for awhile.
Why is warmed-over technology news given headlines?
Because all of us phone company stockholders hope maybe
warmed-over headlines will get them to buy the stuff this time?
Less cynically,
Bill Stewart said:
At 12:31 PM 01/14/2003 -0800, Tim May wrote:
I saw mention on the Yahoo news site that some health clubs and
gyms are already taking steps to limit the types of cellphones
allowed in the changing areas (and maybe elsewhere).
Hey, some people get their privacy by going to
