> -----Original Message----- > From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org > [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org] On Behalf Of Yaron > Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 10:17 PM > To: TCLUG > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Subject: Re: Ubuntu Phone > > On Fri, 18 Jan 2013, Chuck Cole wrote: > > > I live in the USA. Have little need to look at the rest of > the world, > ... > > Your liking the "minority spec" doesn't make it a great choice for > > everybody else. > > Wow. Again, CDMA is by FAR the "minority" spec, worldwide. > Most US carriers never bothered upgrading their > infrastructure, although they ARE working on it. And when > they switch, you'll be the one who has to change phones. > > Either way, though, most cell carriers in the US treat people > fairly horribly. The aforementioned phone-locking, for one. > Charging for incomming SMS/MMS and phonecalls is also > something that doesn't happen other places. > > I'm glad you're happy with your phone and service, and I'm > not at all trying to get you to switch or anything. Nowhere > in the conversation was anything like that mentioned. But > when you say GSM is the minority and that you can switch CDMA > phones between providers, sorry but that's just not true. The fact that 5 of 7 US providers use CDMA is indeed true, and THAT defines a kind of majority, as I stated before... As I also stated, worldwide doesn't matter much for citizens and services here. That's all I stated about majority. Nuf sed. Enjoy your whatever. Chuck