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mojowork_n

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5. The phones are useful, convenient and sometimes even fun to use.

Reply to leftyohiolib (Reply #4)

Tue Apr 10, 2012, 11:21 AM

Apr 2012

But the payment options suck, with all the rigged charges and the broken promises --
and the woefully weak supporting infrastructure (compared to other countries) --
is just terrible. So there's a lot of room for improvement.

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Corruption Responsible for 80% of Your Cell Phone Bill [View all] kpete Apr 2012 OP

You are defending Lightsquared? ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #1

I understand the frequency tech, please link the forum...regards uponit7771 Apr 2012 #12

not to derail your whole article... but lightsquared failed of their own accord belcffub Apr 2012 #2

Unnnnn, LS has a point..the weak signal isn't their fault and GPS companies had ample time (as.. uponit7771 Apr 2012 #13

sure... but to call this political... belcffub Apr 2012 #14

It is their fault since they are trying to convert frequency from space use to ground use ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #19

It's not unlike health care. We pay more for less. mojowork_n Apr 2012 #3

uh oh youre taking a swipe the sacred cow called cell phone. this will not go over well leftyohiolib Apr 2012 #4

The phones are useful, convenient and sometimes even fun to use. mojowork_n Apr 2012 #5

add to that the profit margin is so high that users are gouged leftyohiolib Apr 2012 #10

The " interference" is with cheap defective GPS units ONLY. Why should Lightsquared pay to fix them? saras Apr 2012 #6

The real issue is the attempt to reclassify the band from low power space based signals to ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #15

Interference accord99 Apr 2012 #17

This is the American business model. It was once called monopolistic and was unlawful. Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #7

Pretty good description of Lightsquared ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #16

fascist marshall gaines Apr 2012 #8

The graph and interpretation is misleading usrname Apr 2012 #9

I think your response is misleading. mojowork_n Apr 2012 #11

i hate my cell phone facultyandstaffshow Apr 2012 #18