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I’ve always been attracted to different mobile devices. I can’t carry many with me, because my pockets are only so big, and my wallet only so fat. It always confused me why certain phones would only work on certain networks… especially when the network would be compatible with other phones.

I received the following email from a community member.

My name is Oskar and I’m from Estonia, I have been a member of your chat room for a week or so by now. I have to tell you that I really like what you are doing and your opinion is very good most of the time. You want to help others and that is good. We could always say that “this rules and that sucks”, but you don´t. Even if Microsoft made a BIG mistake with Vista you still wanted to help them to make it good. Also you help other users, most cases they are geeks and power users but also you help these home users, who just want to know witch OS tho choose or something else like that.

Well I wrote this letter to discuss the wireless topic you talked about. I wanted to know your opinions about mobile networks. What if the networks went international as well as they are national. You see, almost every mobile network, if not all, charge you more for making an international call. I think that this is wrong, because we are living in an age where families and friends live far away. I’m not talking about cheap calls or anything, I just think that there should be an mobile network or something that does these five things:

  • They charge every call the same, no matter if its video call or just an ordinary one.
  • The network is everywhere. This is important because this is the only way this whole thing could work. Mobile network for everyone, to call everywhere with the same price. And also this means that it wouldn’t be like its with the AT&T and iphone today. Everyone, no matter where they live could use premium services on this network.
  • Every country gets the same network, the same services and all that the company can offer with the same price and quality.
  • Tries to make a contract with all mobile companies to work on their network.
  • And the last thing they should do is learn from their community.

Maybe this does not make any sense, but I’m really waiting for a mobile network that would treat the whole world the same and would listen to the community.

So what are your thoughts about this Chris?

Thank you from reading and hopefully replying to this.
Oskar.

Wow Oskar, thanks for your email. Even though you’ve only been around a week, you certainly have me nailed. I’m all about helping people. I’m behind you 110% on what you’re proposing here. The problem, though, is politics. When you bring it to an International market, politics get deeper by far. That being said, a lot of devices come with Wi-Fi. And the Internet is pretty ubiquitous.

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whoa where did that iphone come from at 1:08, or w/e?

Who cares?…
Anyways yeah i agree chris Wireless networks need to get the chit together.

Ummm, he picked it up off the table.

Btw. Chris, the language is Estonian :P

could u set up a itouch to use skype over wi-fi?

I don’t think so, since the audio jack doesn’t have input. I’m sure Apple thought that out… I thought it could at one point, but did research… Sorry!

You can use your wireless until your ISP starts network shaping to reduce VoIP protocols that are not their own.

my £20 phone is great

i think you could use the usb adaptor port on the bottom because that has input+output

i just didn’t notice it there be4. (man, y do nerds have to be such douchebags?)

i want too see a company use every singal tower as in service use. plus make the service plan set up still like so many minutes for this price and still have free night with weekends. i dont even own a house phone. never will most likly. my cell phone is my life other then my computer when talking too friends that are not around my area. international calles should be free provided if your under your minutes. i would make this service for cell phones if i had the money. now thats costumer sevice

My husband bought a pay-as-you go phone for $20 and he says it’s perfect for him. He wasn’t interested in a camera and it works quite well. Possibly better than Verizon.

Good cellular wish list Chris.

I think customer service really needs people who know what the company offers 100% instead of assuming things and giving out misleading information which has put me in a mess uncountable times.

Here in Canada our rates are ridiculously high! I wish I could run my iPhone legally through AT&T haha.

A Data plan here is $65 for only 1 GB!

My phone is off my cable broadband. its coming. I even see a time when broadband will cost us less. But when that happens, a new thing will come along where we can be charged.

I’d like a form of Parental Controls for other phones on the account. The ability to set times for when the phone is active.

Ability to view logs of calls & text messages.

Less expensive ability to geo locate a kids phone.

I think wireless carriers have been very difficult to its customers.
Most of them have confusing billing that an average user could never
understand. T-mobile I heard has much simper billing, and good customer
service, but its cell phone system is not all that great. If I could I would move
to T-mobile and see how good their wireless system is good.

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