At 05 Apr 2008 01:45:50 +0000 Larry wrote:

> > Verizon is hoping that a joint venture with Vodafone (VOD)
> > will give it the global scale necessary to negotiate lower prices on
> > infrastructure and phones once it switches to a new wireless technology
> > known as long term evolution, or LTE.
> >
>
> Oh, boy! Let's screw up another generation of data delivery with about
10
> new, and of course completely incompatible, "systems" designed to prevent
> churning so we can screw 'em with charges.


Actually, in this case, it's just the opposite- Verizon, the largest CDMA
carrier, is planning to adopt the same 4G system most GSM carriers plan to
adopt- we're actually coming full circle- interoperability beteen most, if
not all, carriers. European GSM 4G phones will be able to roam on Verizon,
and vice-versa.

> The Sellphone industry hasn't learned its lesson, yet......
>
> But it's about to................................................ .Wimax

*Sigh*... It's going to be like watching a six-year-old discover there's
no Santa Claus when you see WiMax deployed...