Maxo
Your tax dollars at work.
Premium,VIP
join:2002-11-04
Tallahassee, FL
clubs: | Choice
Companies don't want you to have it.
I love my Skype BTW. And I do mean love. |
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jgkolt
Premium
join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH
clubs: | go for it
i am all for it |
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inteller
Sociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK | I dont see how unlocking phones will help skype
So you unlock a phone, if it is a GSM phone you still have to use a GSM carrier. Not much use to Skype.
The Copyright Office already demands cell phone unlocking if a person is not under contract. Seems like a moot point. |
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Mactron
el camino Real
Premium
join:2001-12-16
CM94sv | Choice is good
I don't see a down side to this.
Go Skype.  |
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Camelot One
Premium,MVM
join:2001-11-21
Sarasota, FL
clubs:
| Where is the complaint?
Maybe I am just missing something....but most cell providers charge more for data than for call time, so why would they have a problem with people making skype (data) calls rather than direct?
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·DSL EXTREME
| reply to inteller
Re: I dont see how unlocking phones will help skype
Works great for calling international, where cell phone carriers charge $$$.
Eg. most carriers charge between $0.10 and $0.20 / minute on calling to Canada.
Landline and VoIP typically have unlimited free calling to Canada
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Foxbat121
join:2001-04-25
Herndon, VA | reply to Camelot One
Re: Where is the complaint?
Because there is unlimited data package but there is no unlimited voice package. |
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Camelot One
Premium,MVM
join:2001-11-21
Sarasota, FL
clubs:
| said by Foxbat121  :Because there is unlimited data package but there is no unlimited voice package. Are there unlimited data plans, or just plans ADVERTISED as unlimited?
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axus
join:2001-06-18
Washington, DC | reply to Maxo
Re: Choice
Hmm I like it but I don't think love applies. It saves money, its portable, and I didn't have to change my number when I moved. Downside is that it's more difficult to setup a computer for it than just plugging in a phone. |
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Fobulous
Premium
join:2002-08-14
Missouri City, TX
clubs: | skype rules!
I love my skype as well!! |
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No to ESPN
@sbcglobal.net
| reply to Camelot One
Re: Where is the complaint?
I think Verizon's unlimited data plan is limited to 5GB a month or something like that. This is printed in a small font in a color that is hard to read against the white background in their literature. The logic is that this is a lot of data and if you are pushing more than most likely you are downloading videos or music illegally. This could be an issue is you are using your cell phone or PDA/BlackBerry as a modem to your laptop.
Also a comment to an earlier statement that the FCC requires that phones be unlocked. This is be useful for GSM phones but I wonder what, if any, good it would do for a CDMA phone. |
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peter_m
Premium
join:2005-07-13
Canada, QC | reply to Camelot One
I pay 7$can for truly unlimited data plan! |
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tmc8080
join:2004-04-24
Floral Park, NY | voip wirless breaks the wireless tax piggy bank, film at 11
VOIP wireless will do for cell phones what voip has done for landlines. Kill the piggy bank taxes, fees, and surcharges. |
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inteller
Sociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK | reply to en102
Re: I dont see how unlocking phones will help skype
yeah, but unlocking a GSM or CDMA phone doesn't help you or Skype in this manner. |
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
1 edit | reply to inteller
Some "locked" phones prevent you from installing third party software (e.g. the Skype client) on them.
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Joe12345678
join:2003-07-22
Des Plaines, IL | reply to tmc8080
Re: voip wirless breaks the wireless tax piggy bank, film at 11
Skype wants to get on the i-phone and it may take the FCC to force it to be fully unlocked. At&T and other carriers like to lock down phones and force you to buy apps and games useing there store with high prices. |
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dispatcher21
join:2004-01-22
united state
| If skype wants to be on a phone, maybe they should invest in their own phone instead of bumming off of someone elses phone and expenditure of money. You can already install skype on most WM5 devices so I dont see what they are complaining about. If they dont like how the cell companies run things, build your own network and compete. |
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nixen
Rockin' the Boxen
Premium
join:2002-10-04
Alexandria, VA
·Cox HSI
·Speakeasy
| reply to Maxo
Re: Choice
said by Maxo :Companies don't want you to have it. I love my Skype BTW. And I do mean love. Euw... Remind me that if I ever have to touch your phone that I should use tongs.
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to inteller
Re: I dont see how unlocking phones will help skype
I agree... it just needs a data plan that doesn't filter or kill TOS.
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Canada = Hollywood North |
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Lumberjack
Premium
join:2003-01-18
Newport News, VA
| Let carriers be carriers....
To me an ideal situation would have carriers handle the data connectivity layer and service providers offer services that can make use of that data connection. There's no reason a carrier can't also be a service provider either.
I would love to be able to pay Verizon for instance a montly fee to give me FiOS and mobile broadband access but nothing more. All I want is an IP address (DHCP, you get the picture) and bandwidth. Then on top of that I can go to whatever service provider I want for content, VoIP, TV, etc... But as above it may be that it's in my best intrest to pay for Verizon as a service provider for my home VoIP. The thing is that choice should be up to me.
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