AT&T keeps getting owned...

[Gas Man]

What I don't get is why the F these companies don't run the same network types so they can inner work with each other. It's F'in stupid!

[Rangerscott]

Just like any company. They aren't gonna want to be the same or share.

[Gas Man]

So the FCC should then. It would strengthen the network as a whole.

[fasternyou929]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

What I don't get is why the F these companies don't run the same network types so they can inner work with each other. It's F'in stupid!

Because they didn't start out that way, just like any technology race. The difference here is each technology costs tens of billions of dollars to develop and deploy, so nobody is going to ditch one and walk away.

[Gas Man]

I think in other places, like Ebbs was saying in Korea I think.... they have one network and no issues. Never do they have a dead zone. That's what I'm saying...

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

So the FCC should then. It would strengthen the network as a whole.

Then we wouldn't have threads like this. And what fun would that be

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by Particle Man

Then we wouldn't have threads like this. And what fun would that be

For reals... if everything was right in the world we'd have NOTHING to talk about on here... well, except maybe bikes, but who the fuck wants to talk bikes anyway?

[fasternyou929]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

I think in other places, like Ebbs was saying in Korea I think.... they have one network and no issues. Never do they have a dead zone. That's what I'm saying...

I understand. And if the FCC would've mandated it at the beginning of the cellular technology race, we would too. But with 11-12 digit numbers sunk into the network each technology in the US, nobody is going to let one of them stop generating money.

The flip side: had the FCC dictated technology in the US, everybody would be up in arms about it (and by up in arms, I mean bitching about it on message boards). FCC controls spectrum and puts safety measures in place, but saying what technology is used would be WAY overstepping their bounds.

This was no different than beta max vs. vhs, hd-dvd vs. blu-ray... except the costs are too tall for anyone to bow out.

[goof2]

Originally Posted by fasternyou929

I understand. And if the FCC would've mandated it at the beginning of the cellular technology race, we would too. But with 11-12 digit numbers sunk into the network each technology in the US, nobody is going to let one of them stop generating money.

The flip side: had the FCC dictated technology in the US, everybody would be up in arms about it (and by up in arms, I mean bitching about it on message boards). FCC controls spectrum and puts safety measures in place, but saying what technology is used would be WAY overstepping their bounds.

This was no different than beta max vs. vhs, hd-dvd vs. blu-ray... except the costs are too tall for anyone to bow out.

Or Mac vs. PC or go back even further to diesel vs. gasoline. Our lives would probably be easier if the government mandated everything but once you open that door it is very hard to close. I'll pick choice over simplicity almost every time.

[Gas Man]

Originally Posted by goof2

Or Mac vs. PC or go back even further to diesel vs. gasoline. Our lives would probably be easier if the government mandated everything but once you open that door it is very hard to close. I'll pick choice over simplicity almost every time.

This is the problem with asking for the govt to do something in common sense. They really don't have any cs! They make laws about stupid stuff but not something that would actually help.