On Fri, 2008-03-14 at 14:43 -0600, Mark wrote: > On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 2:24 PM, Peter Bart <peter at petertheplumber.net> wrote: > > That will be very cool. I couldn't wait for it though. I > > ditched Sprint as a carrier several months ago. Here in SE Michigan > > USA it got so bad it was cheaper for me to pay the ETF rather than pay > > monthly for service that was spotty at best. Beyond that, why would I > > want to go back to a device that locks me into one carrier? Currently I > > can and do tether my handset to my Nokia w/a data plan. I can do that > > with just about any carrier, so no matter where I can choose a carrier > > that has coverage. Carriers also give away handsets. FWIW > > > > Best Regards, > > > > > > -- > > Peter The Plumber sm on the Road > > State Licensed Plumber > > > > That's key. That's why I never will invest in a "smart phone". Why be > locked into a specific carrier or subset of carriers, or risk laying > out an extremely significant amount of cash only to have a useless > device thrown in a drawer? Or worse, end up carring two phones, one > that works like a phone and another that doesn't, with the functions > that remain being compromised by phone form factors. The Internet > Tablets have lots of uses beyond Internet access, and will be useful > with whatever carrier and wireless technology is available. > Flexibility vs. compromise... > > Mark The tablets do have lots of uses beyond connectivity. Excellent point! I use it that way. Best Regards, -- Peter Bart <peter at petertheplumber.net> http://petertheplumber.net
