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Ten years ago when I moved into my condo I switched my mobile service from my then mobile provider to Fido in order to get better reception. And now I’m seriously contemplating switching to another carrier for a much poorer signal — virtually none, in fact, within the walls of my own home.
If it sounds like a stupid idea hear me out; once I’ve told you the whole story I definitely want your opinion. But first, a little history…
If you live outside of North America, here’s your chance to point and laugh — mobile users here not only have to choose between two incompatible technologies, but between incompatible bands of the same technology. As if things weren’t confusing enough.
It’s mostly thanks to AWS, short for Advanced Wireless Services…
Surprise!
I’ve made some big changes to the old blog, and deliberately so. And like anything I attempt I’m in way over my head and can use some help…
I’ve given Google — and particularly Android, their mobile OS — a bit of a hard time on these pages. I think it’s justified; Google is doing some fantastic things for free software but is also guilty of its fair share of gaffes. But today an opportunity has presented itself for yours truly to trial Google’s Nexus One and one of Canada’s new mobile operators. How can I say no?
Here’s how it came to be…
Listening to him speak really drove home the sea change that is happening at Nokia. And while such changes will surely have a positive impact on Nokia’s stock price (almost anything would at this point, really) this particular presentation left me feeling just a bit uneasy.
Though clearly a talk about software and user experience, I got the sense that Mr. Skillman is doesn’t really see hardware as a priority in mobile design…
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