最初由 Arael 发布
Wireless phone service in US is years behind East Asia....
being stuck in a little god-knows-forsaken-where town means
Harmatia@2004-06-08 05:30
Cell phone does not work. A normal ground phone costs an astronomical amount of money a month. I can't even call the internet access company because "the number you called cannot be accessed from the area you are calling from". And in any case they probably won't even install it because the place is so goddamned remote.seiyafan@2004-06-08 07:39
I think Verizon has the largest coverage in New York state. Then again, just farm land alone covers 25% of the total land in the state, not to mention forests and woods. So if the people in your small town happen to share their backyards with deers, I would even curious to know if they can get TV reception or not. (I think a satellite dish would do the trick)Arael@2004-06-08 08:18
You're fine as long as you have IP (with sufficient bandwidth) and food :Pseiyafan@2004-06-08 08:37
引用最初由 Arael 发布
Wireless phone service in US is years behind East Asia....
Lizard@2004-06-08 09:16
what the hell is that...?JanusWang@2004-06-08 09:21
引用最初由 seiyafan 发布
That is because when US first invented wireless we had to go through mistakes to get to where it is now, whereas China just adapted our technology, took the good stuff and the shortcuts. Right now in US wireless providers use either CDMA of GSM (I think eventually one is gonna take over the other, but it's a pain in the ass to do), but in China I don't think they have two standards.
silverpin@2004-06-08 10:34
cell phone sucksmyrion@2004-06-08 10:42
引用最初由 seiyafan 发布
Right now in US wireless providers use either CDMA of GSM (I think eventually one is gonna take over the other, but it's a pain in the ass to do), but in China I don't think they have two standards.
Harmatia@2004-06-11 00:43
引用最初由 silverpin 发布
cell phone sucks
and thatz why it's always convenient to bring some quarters with u :D
gemini22g@2004-06-11 04:27
引用最初由 JanusWang 发布
you are out of date. China has 2 encode/decode ways: CDMA and GSM。they are not 2 standards just 2 ways. and they can not make noise to each other.
seiyafan@2004-06-11 04:38
企鹅is a hermit, haha. :DHarmatia@2004-06-11 05:39
引用最初由 seiyafan 发布
企鹅is a hermit, haha. :D
1111111@2004-06-12 15:01
er....I thought Verizon has phone everywhere in NYC....do you really need Satellite for internet in Queens???seiyafan@2004-06-12 15:04
人家不在NYC,汗s.................Harmatia@2004-06-12 23:20
引用最初由 1111111 发布
er....I thought Verizon has phone everywhere in NYC....do you really need Satellite for internet in Queens???